RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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The New England Patriots had to dig deep to win Saturday's preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles late, and they managed to do so on the back of rookie quarterback Behren Morton.
With the Patriots down by four points, Morton engineered a 73-yard drive with 3:39 left in the fourth quarter. The former Texas Tech standout methodically marched the offense down the field before sticking the dagger in the heart of the Eagles with a 37-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Nick DeGennaro.
Philly had a chance to tie the game up on the other end, but the Patriots closed the curtains on the birds with a sack by rookie edge rusher Quintayvious Hutchins.
However, Morton proved to be the star of the game for the Patriots as the acting quarterback and punter on special teams. And surprisingly, he wasn't half bad moonlighting as a specialist, with three punts averaging 44.3 yards. As a quarterback, he went 13-for-17 passing for 129 yards and one touchdown.
Here's how social media reacted after the game:
That score seems familiar… pic.twitter.com/OydUm3Kt2K
— Nick 🇺🇸 (@nickbrn_) August 23, 2026
IT WAS CINEMA pic.twitter.com/scx1T5MXzf
— 💜 (@thefutxre) August 23, 2026
Morton was clutch on that final drive
— Matt (@Matt41155) August 23, 2026
pic.twitter.com/Oao32sWt0A
— Fritz☘️🏀💚 (@fritzglc) August 23, 2026
pic.twitter.com/KQEmfGdPa7
— P.W. McDonnell (@burdknowsball) August 23, 2026
Morton MVP
— TheGoatAtNothing (@GoatNothing) August 23, 2026
Keep Morton and #23 guy
— OC Out Context11🇨🇷 (@context_oc) August 23, 2026
Yall got bullied
— 🧀🥩 (@cheesesteakTDs) August 23, 2026
🙏🏽😩😩
— President of Pollo Money (@Pollo_Money) August 23, 2026
first win of many
— bob truck (@TruckBon) August 23, 2026 Follow Patriots Wire on Twitter and Facebook .
This article originally appeared on Patriots Wire: Twitter reacts to Patriots comeback, Behren Morton game-winning drive
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