The Patriots were behind. Then they weren't. That's the whole game, and for New England, the comeback matters more than the scoreboard ever could.
According to ESPN, the Patriots came back to win at home over the Eagles. No details on the deficit. No heroics to dissect. Just a team that got punched and refused to stay down. That's the kind of habit that carries into a season.
Maybe it's preseason. Maybe it's not. Doesn't change the lesson. A roster that keeps fighting when the easy excuse is to let a game slip is a roster building something real. The Eagles pushed. New England pushed back. That's not luck. That's temperament.
There will be rough stretches ahead. Every team hits them. But this win says the Patriots have the mettle to bend without breaking. They trailed. They rallied. They won at home. That's a snapshot of a team that believes in the next play, not the last one.
For a franchise built on comebacks, this one fits the pattern. The score in August fades. The resilience sticks. That's the takeaway — and it's a good one.