Michael Vick outshone Nick Foles in the Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback competition on Friday night.
In their preseason opener against the New England Patriots, Vick threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson, but the star quarterback said they hardly cracked their playbook during the game.
“We didn’t do a third of what we normally would do,” Vick said.
Foles also led the charge in a TD drive, which kept him in the competition for the starting job.
Even though the Philadelphia Eagles lost to the New England Patriots 31-22, the new Eagles coach Chip Kelly seemed pleased with his two quarterbacks’ progress.
“Both got us in the end zone. I was pleased,” Kelly said. “They played pretty well. Both rose to the occasion. I was excited with the way they played.”
On the other side of the ball, Tom Brady looked impressive.
The veteran quarterback led the New England Patriots to a pair of 80-yard TD drives on the only two series he played. Tim Tebow also saw some time in the preseason win.
