New England Patriots: 3 Players that must shine vs. Eagles in Week 11
As the New England Patriots head into Week 11 against the Philadelphia Eagles, here are three players that must step up and shine for the Patriots.
The New England Patriots head into Week 11 of the 2019 NFL regular season back atop the NFL standings following the San Francisco 49ers’ loss in Week 10 on Monday Night Football. The Patriots, however, are entering the game on Sunday afternoon against a tough NFC opponent while going into the matchup in somewhat of unfamiliar territory that they havent been in up to this point in the year.
New England, coming out of its bye week in Week 10, will head into the matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 11 looking to bounce back following a loss for the first time in the 2019 campaign.
The Patriots, who will hit the road to take on the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field this weekend, are coming off of a 37-20 loss in Week 9 of the regular season a little over a week ago on the road against the Baltimore Ravens. The defeat ended up being the first of the year for New England, which was at the time one of two teams left in the NFL that were undefeated heading into that week’s slate of contests.
With the loss, the Patriots dropped to 8-1 on the season moving into the 11th week of action this weekend, although they still sit atop both the NFL and the AFC East division, currently remaining ahead of the Buffalo Bills (6-3 overall), New York Jets (2-7) and Miami Dolphins (2-7) in the standings.
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The matchup on the road in Week 11 on Sunday afternoon for New England will be an NFC opponent in the Eagles, who had a solid win at home in Week 10 of the year.
Philadelphia is coming off of a 22-14 win over the Chicago Bears last weekend in Philadelphia, extending their winning streak to two in a row while improving to 5-4 overall on the season. The Eagles, along with a Dallas Cowboys loss, moved Philadelphia back into a tie of first place in the NFC East standings, knotted up with the Cowboys at 5-4.
The Eagles, who are 3-1 on their home field this season, sits in front of the New York Giants (2-8) and the Washington Redskins (1-8) in the division.
Before the defending Super Bowl Champions take on Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon in Week 11 of the regular season, here are three players that must step up and shine for the Patriots going into the showdown.