After an intense couple of joint practices this week, the Philadelphia Eagles largely rested their starters against the Patriots for Thursday night’s preseason game. That adds something of a caveat to the game’s 35-0 final score and the evaluations you can glean from the game.
But as Bill Belichick said earlier this week, it ultimately doesn’t matter who you’re playing against. You still have to perform.
On that note, quite a few Patriots did their jobs and did them well Thursday.
The team got very good play from both of its quarterbacks — something that carried over from Tuesday’s joint practice in Philadelphia.