{"id":3605,"date":"2022-12-12T17:45:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T17:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/nfl-week-14-eagles-make-play-offs-rookie-brock-purdy-beats-tom-brady\/"},"modified":"2022-12-12T17:45:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T17:45:26","slug":"nfl-week-14-eagles-make-play-offs-rookie-brock-purdy-beats-tom-brady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/nfl-week-14-eagles-make-play-offs-rookie-brock-purdy-beats-tom-brady\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL week 14: Eagles make play-offs & rookie Brock Purdy beats Tom Brady"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Philadelphia Eagles became the first team to book their play-off spot on Sunday while Tom Brady’s homecoming was ruined by an unheralded rookie.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Eagles hammered the New York Giants 48-22 and Brady returned to his boyhood team, the San Francisco 49ers, only to see his Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated 35-7.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Detroit’s big victory over the 10-win Minnesota Vikings was an eye-popping performance, while the Dallas Cowboys left it late to avoid a huge upset defeat against the Houston Texans.<\/span><\/p>\n

As we enter the final stretch of the season where play-off places are decided, the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills maintained their winning streaks, while the Kansas City Chiefs got back in the win column after losing last week with a 14th consecutive victory over the Denver Broncos.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rookie QB Purdy runs riot as Brady beaten again<\/h3>\n
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Brock Purdy became the first QB to beat Tom Brady on his first NFL start<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rookie quarterback Brock Purdy was making his first career start after season-ending injuries to both of San Francisco’s top two starters.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the man chosen last in the NFL Draft produced a magical three-touchdown performance to signal he could be the right man for the job of leading the 49ers in their Super Bowl challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the best defence in the league, and a varied attack, the Niners have now won six in a row after Purdy basically had the game wrapped up at half-time by throwing two touchdown passes and running in a score himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brady was intercepted twice on a miserable second ever away game at the team he supported when growing up nearby.<\/span><\/p>\n

But it was a magical experience for Purdy, who not only beat the seven-time Super Bowl champion, but now looks like the starter with one of the favourites to go all the way this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It was surreal just standing there like, man, that’s Tom Brady,” admitted Purdy. <\/span><\/p>\n

“For him to have respect for what I did, it was pretty cool. I’m not going to lie.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Being a little kid, watching that guy kill it throughout all these years in Super Bowls, to be able to give him a high five at the end was pretty cool.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Brady’s Buccaneers still lead the NFC South, but their lead was cut by the Carolina Panthers after their 30-24 win at the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks play the 49ers on Thursday, with San Francisco having the chance to win their division.<\/span><\/p>\n

Electric Eagles clinch play-off spot but Vikings made to wait<\/h3>\n
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Justin Jackson scored one of the touchdowns as Detroit beat Minnesota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Philadelphia Eagles powered into the play-offs with a fine divisional win over the New York Giants that showcased both facets of their attack – rushing for 253 yards and four TDs on the ground while adding two more passing scores.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarterback Jalen Hurts continued his MVP form with two TD throws and a rushing score himself – becoming the first QB to score 10 rushing touchdowns in consecutive seasons as the Eagles improved their league-best record to 12-1, with a 26-point winning margin, and are now well on the way to finishing top of the NFC.<\/span><\/p>\n

Minnesota could have followed Philadelphia into the play-offs, but a surging Detroit Lions beat the Vikings 34-23 for a fifth win in six, their best run in six years, to keep them hanging around in the wildcard standings.<\/span><\/p>\n

At 10-3 the Vikings are still near certainties for the play-offs, but the Lions, who have scored 25 points in five straight games for the first time since 1954, are now 6-7 and powering into contention for what would be a surprise play-off spot after they started the season 1-6.<\/span><\/p>\n

Joining Minnesota on 10-3 in the NFC standings are the Dallas Cowboys, who needed a late Ezekiel Elliott touchdown inside the final minute to beat Houston 27-23 and avoid a huge upset defeat to the one-win Texans.<\/span><\/p>\n

AFC big guns keep on winning as chase for top spot heats up<\/h3>\n
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Patrick Mahomes (centre) with a trademark no-look pass for the Chiefs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Buffalo Bills are the current top seeds in the AFC after their defence stood up with a muscular performance in a 20-12 victory over the New York Jets, whose quarterback Mike White was twice knocked out of the game with rib problems and left the stadium in an ambulance for precautionary checks.<\/span><\/p>\n

White was sacked four times and Buffalo forced two turnovers as they avenged an earlier loss to New York that preceded their four-game winning run, which has moved them to 10-3 and top spot in the AFC East.<\/span><\/p>\n

Buffalo sit above Kansas City, who are also now 10-3, thanks to a win over the Chiefs earlier this season, and they could be on a collision course against after more Patrick Mahomes magic saw them beat the Denver Broncos 34-28.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Chiefs led 27-0 in the second quarter but expensively-purchased QB Russell Wilson finally showed some sort for form with a 21-point burst in just three-and-a-half minutes before he left the game with a suspected concussion.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Baltimore Ravens are just behind in the standings as 9-4 AFC North leaders after a battling win over Pittsburgh, but they lost back-up QB Tyler Huntley to concussion and had to lean on running back JK Dobbins to grind out a tough 16-14 victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baltimore hold a tiebreaker over the Cincinnati Bengals – who also moved to 9-4 by beating their Ohio rivals the Cleveland Browns 23-10 for a fifth win in the bounce, and this race will go down to the wire as the Bengals and Ravens clash in the final game of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Justin Herbert was impressive yet again as he led a depleted Los Angeles Chargers side to a 23-17 win over the Miami Dolphins, while Trevor Lawrence also stood out with a 368-yard, three-touchdown display for the Jacksonville Jaguars in their 36-22 win over the Tennessee Titans.<\/span><\/p>\n

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