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Patriots beat Eagles

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady threw a touchdown pass after sitting out the first preseason game and the New England Patriots capitalized on four turnovers to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 42-35 on Friday night.

Brady’s backups also were sharp in their competition for the No. 2 quarterback job. Rookie Jimmy Garoppolo threw two touchdown passes, and Ryan Mallett passed and ran for scores.

Brady’s scoring pass came after he threw an interception that Cory Williams returned 77 yards for a touchdown.

Williams hurt his hamstring on the play and didn’t return.

The Patriots (1-1) tied it on their next possession on Brady’s 15-yard pass to Kenbrell Thompkins. Brady was 8 of 10 for 81 yards in two series.

Garoppolo threw scoring passes on his first two series, a 15-yarder to James Develin and a 4-yarder to Brandon LaFell for a 21-7 lead.

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