MINNEAPOLIS -- During the last day of media access on Thursday, Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery guaranteed a win over the Patriots, and Sunday night they proved him right.
"Man, I told y'all," he said. "Hey, we don't care who we were playing. Facing this opponent, I knew Tom Brady – I respect him, a great player, probably one of the greatest ever, but hey, he had not played the Eagles yet. He [had not played] the Eagles, not the 2017-18 Eagles."
Added Jeffery: "I just believed. It doesn't matter who we are playing. I just believe in us. We are a team. We really have a brotherhood. No matter what. Doesn't matter who is at quarterback, who is at receiver, who is at [defensive back], who is at [defensive] tackle, special teams, kicking the ball, we are really a team. We believe in each other. That's all that matters. I've never been part of a team like this. I mean, only in high school, but other than that, this team, we have something special."
The wide out finished the game with three catches for 73 yards and a touchdown.
"Nick [Foles] made a hell of a throw," he said of the touchdowns. "I knew I had to make up for the first ball he gave me a chance in the end zone. I didn't get my feet set. I kind of misjudged it, but at the same time, I was getting this one right here. I'm not letting this one go."
