The Patriots opened the preseason on the road for the fourth time in the last five seasons. * The Patriots victory over Philadelphia marked the first time the Patriots opened the preseason with a win since beating the Bengals at Cincinnati, 23-13, in 2005 (8-12-05). * QB Tom Brady started the game and played until the last set of downs in the first half. He finished the night 10-of-15 for 100 yards with two touchdowns for a 97.2 quarterback rating. He engineered scoring drives of 77 yards and 75 yards that both ended with touchdown passes to TE Chris Baker. * Brady threw a four-yard touchdown pass to TE Chris Baker in the first quarter, his first since completing a six-yard touchdown pass to WR Randy Moss in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLII. He also completed a seven-yard touchdown pass to Baker in the second quarter. * Baker had a two-touchdown performance in his Patriots debut. He has never had a two-touchdown game in the regular season. * Seventh-round draft pick WR Julian Edelman returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. The Patriots have not had a punt returned for a touchdown in the regular season since Troy Brown returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown at Carolina (1-6-02) during the last game of the 2001 season. * Edelman finished the game with five receptions for 37 yards, one punt returns for a 75-yard TD and one kickoff returns for 24 yards. * Second-round pick S Pat Chung blocked a 44-yard field goal attempt by PK David Akers in the second quarter. Chung was a two-time special teams player of the year during his collegiate career at Oregon. * QB Andrew Walter relieved Brady and started the second half. He completed 5-of-9 passes for 62 yards. * Ray Ventrone saw his first action at wide receiver after working as a safety for part of his NFL career. He caught his first pass on a four-yard reception from Walter in the third quarter. * TE Chris Baker started at tight end in place of TE Benjamin Watson, who did not dress for the game. Baker finished with three receptions for 22 yards and two touchdowns.
Patriots tight end Chris Baker.
The Patriots opened the preseason on the road for the fourth time in the last five seasons. * The Patriots victory over Philadelphia marked the first time the Patriots opened the preseason with a win since beating the Bengals at Cincinnati, 23-13, in 2005 (8-12-05). * QB Tom Brady started the game and played until the last set of downs in the first half. He finished the night 10-of-15 for 100 yards with two touchdowns for a 97.2 quarterback rating. He engineered scoring drives of 77 yards and 75 yards that both ended with touchdown passes to TE Chris Baker. * Brady threw a four-yard touchdown pass to TE Chris Baker in the first quarter, his first since completing a six-yard touchdown pass to WR Randy Moss in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLII. He also completed a seven-yard touchdown pass to Baker in the second quarter. * Baker had a two-touchdown performance in his Patriots debut. He has never had a two-touchdown game in the regular season. * Seventh-round draft pick WR Julian Edelman returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. The Patriots have not had a punt returned for a touchdown in the regular season since Troy Brown returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown at Carolina (1-6-02) during the last game of the 2001 season. * Edelman finished the game with five receptions for 37 yards, one punt returns for a 75-yard TD and one kickoff returns for 24 yards. * Second-round pick S Pat Chung blocked a 44-yard field goal attempt by PK David Akers in the second quarter. Chung was a two-time special teams player of the year during his collegiate career at Oregon. * QB Andrew Walter relieved Brady and started the second half. He completed 5-of-9 passes for 62 yards. * Ray Ventrone saw his first action at wide receiver after working as a safety for part of his NFL career. He caught his first pass on a four-yard reception from Walter in the third quarter. * TE Chris Baker started at tight end in place of TE Benjamin Watson, who did not dress for the game. Baker finished with three receptions for 22 yards and two touchdowns.
