--- title: Eagles Troll the Patriots in Game Against the Falcons description: The Philadelphia Eagles trolled the New England Patriots and Tom Brady in the game against the Atlanta Falcons. canonical: https://time.com/5389844/eagles-troll-patriots/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-09-07T14:55:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:43.894Z og:title: The Philadelphia Eagles Trolled the Patriots and Tom Brady Very Hard With This Trick Play og:description: People can't stop laughing og:url: https://time.com/5389844/eagles-troll-patriots/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37994da568dd7204/698939aefb4eace87d89796c/eaglesphillyspecialpatriots.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Atlanta Falcons v Philadelphia Eagles og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Philadelphia Eagles Trolled the Patriots and Tom Brady Very Hard With This Trick Play twitter:description: People can't stop laughing twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37994da568dd7204/698939aefb4eace87d89796c/eaglesphillyspecialpatriots.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Philadelphia Eagles Trolled the Patriots and Tom Brady Very Hard With This Trick Play by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Sep 7, 2018 2:55 PM UTC  Nick Foles #9 of the Philadelphia Eagles catches a pass thrown by Nelson Agholor #13 (not pictured) during the third quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at Lincoln Financial Field on September 6, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Nick Foles #9 of the Philadelphia Eagles catches a pass thrown by Nelson Agholor #13 (not pictured) during the third quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at Lincoln Financial Field on September 6, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)Brett Carlsen—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Sep 7, 2018 2:55 PM UTC It looks like the Philadelphia Eagles have mastered the delicate art of trolling. It may be a new [NFL](http://time.com/5133200/bradley-cooper-philadelphia-eagles-meme/) season, but that didn’t stop the [Eagles](http://time.com/5301170/philadelphia-eagles-not-attend-white-house-super-bowl-celebration-national-anthem/) from bringing back a play you might remember from the Super Bowl earlier this year to troll the New England Patriots. In the [Super Bowl champions’](http://time.com/money/5386243/watch-eagles-falcons-game-free-nfl-first-game-2018/) first game of the season on Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field, the Eagles defeated the Atlanta Falcons 18-12 by ripping a page from the Patriots’ old playbook. The [trickery savvy-Eagles](http://time.com/5133456/super-bowl-2018-philadelphia-aftermath/) ran the play the Patriots and quarterback Tom Brady couldn’t complete in the Super Bowl in February, leaving quarterback Nick Foles wide open to catch the pass. Fans online noticed that Thursday night’s third quarter play was similar to the iconic Philly Special of football lore when Foles caught a touchdown pass from Trey Burton. > [](https://twitter.com/ArifHasanNFL/status/1037901122034380800) But that wasn’t it. > [](https://twitter.com/seanjwagner/status/1037903564884959233) The move was actually almost identical to the Patriots’ play in the second quarter of Super Bowl 52\. Of course, there was one key difference. Foles caught the ball. Brady did not. The Eagles coach Doug Pederson confirmed the “Philly Philly” was actually the failed trick play the Patriots attempted in a post-game interview. “It’s where we got it from. We just put different people in the game,” he told [Bleeding Green Nation](https://www.sbnation.com/2018/9/6/17830448/eagles-falcons-philly-special-back-nick-foles). But in case there wasn’t enough proof you’d seen the Patriots fail to pull this off before, Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson removed all doubt, and let people know exactly how he felt in the process. > [](https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1037920735719837697) It wasn’t just a comical move; it also worked in the team’s favor at a crucial time. The Eagles gained 15 yards on a third down in Falcons territory, and Jay Ajayi scored with a short touchdown run. 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