Eagles vs. Patriots: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2015 Regular Season

The Philadelphia Eagles picked up their biggest win of the season Sunday, toppling an injury-depleted New England Patriots squad, 35-28, at Gillette Stadium.

According to ESPN's Adam Caplan, it was the Patriots' first home loss in nearly a year, with the last one coming Dec. 28, 2014, against the Buffalo Bills.

Although the result itself is encouraging for Philadelphia, the nature of the Eagles' victory tempered that encouragement. They nearly threw away a massive lead and provided Tom Brady with an opportunity to drive down the field for the game-tying or potentially even go-ahead score.

Philadelphia looked to have the game in the bag after Riley Cooper's 14-yard reception on a 3rd-and-11 inside the final three minutes. Then, Kenjon Barner fumbled on third down at the New England 25-yard line with a little over one minute remaining. Bill Jones of CBS 11 in Dallas/Fort Worth questioned why the Eagles handed the ball to Barner in that situation:

The Patriots moved the ball to their own 37-yard line before ultimately turning it over on downs, sparing Philadelphia a massive embarrassment.

New England outgained Philadelphia 427-248, with Sam Bradford throwing for 120 yards and two touchdowns on 14-of-24 passing. DeMarco Murray was also anonymous, carrying the ball eight times for 24 yards.

Philly's offense accounted for only two of the team's scores, as the defense put two touchdowns on the board, while Darren Sproles also returned a punt for a touchdown in the third quarter. The defense and special teams were responsible for swinging the game in the Eagles' favor.

With eight seconds left in the first half, linebacker Najee Goode picked up a blocked punt and ran 24 yards for a touchdown to help tie the game at 14-14 following the extra point, per the NFL's Twitter account:

Then, in what wound up being the game's turning point, Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins intercepted Brady's pass on the goal line and went nearly the length of the field for the pick-six:

ESPN.com's Bill Barnwell made light of head coach Chip Kelly's continually fluctuating level of job security after the play:

As ESPN's Trey Wingo joked, Sunday's game was the complete antithesis of what fans have come to expect from a Kelly-coached team:

The Patriots quickly climbed into a 21-point deficit in the fourth quarter, 35-14, but they found the end zone on consecutive drives to make it a one-score game with three minutes left. CBS Sports wasn't ready to count New England out:

Head coach Bill Belichick opted for another onside kick after the strategy paid off following the first of his team's two fourth-quarter touchdowns. Cooper knocked the ball out of bounds, though, to give Philadelphia possession.

The Patriots sideline wanted the referees to flag Cooper for illegal contact with the ball, but Fox Sports officiating expert Mike Pereira disproved that notion:

Brady did everything he could to complete the comeback, but the offense labored at times with so many key players out of action. The fact that Brady threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns sans Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman and Dion Lewis is beyond impressive, even if he needed 56 attempts to get there.

With the loss, the Patriots fell to 10-2 on the season and are now tied with the Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos for the best record in the AFC.

New England should still win the AFC East, given its three-game lead over the New York Jets. However, the reigning Super Bowl champions can't afford to be without their best playmakers, particularly Gronkowski, for much longer.

Brady can only paper over the cracks for so long before the injuries become too overwhelming.

For the Eagles, the win kept them alive in the playoff hunt. Should the Washington Redskins lose to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night, the top three teams in the NFC East would all be 5-7.

Being first in the division would represent a far cry from the turmoil surrounding the team just a few weeks ago.

Postgame Reaction

Goode wasn't about to part ways with the football he carried into the end zone to tie the game in the first half, per Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer:

Brandon Graham credited Eagles team owner Jeffrey Lurie in part for the win, per McLane:

Although the victory maintains Philadelphia's postseason hopes, Kelly isn't looking that far ahead in the year, per Joseph Santoliquito of CBS Philly.

"It's wasted energy to talk about (the playoffs)," Kelly said. "We're just talking about playing the next game. We'll pick our head up after the Giants game to see if we've played well enough to get in or not. It's wasted energy to talk about playoff picture and what happens here and who wins here."