The New England Patriots can feel pretty good about their preseason performance against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night. After dominating their opponent on both sides of the ball pretty much from start to finish, they traveled home to Foxborough with a 35-0 victory in hand.
One significant reason for that win was the Patriots’ ability to move the football through the air — something that has not always been the case last season and even during this week’s joint practices with the Eagles. Led by incumbent starting quarterback Cam Newton and first-round rookie Mac Jones, the team’s offense found plenty of success on Thursday, though, and was never truly challenged by a defense that rested some of its best players.