Yahoo! Sports · Dec 24, 2018
Patriots locker room erupts when they see Eagles win
FOXBORO -- It wasn't long after media members were allowed into the Patriots locker room that the screams began.
"Let's go!"
"Ohh!"
"Let's [expletive] go!"
"Hell yeah!"
The Patriots had just captured their 10th consecutive AFC East title. The hats and t-shirts had been distributed after they beat the Bills, 24-12. But in that moment they were celebrating another win.
Players erupted when they saw that the Eagles had kicked a game-winning field goal to beat the Texans, putting the Patriots in the driver's seat for the No. 2 seed.
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It didn't matter that it was their opponent in Super Bowl LII who did them a favor. The Patriots were more than happy to take it.
