Kevin Faulk helped slow down the Eagles' pass rush, catching two screen passes for 27 yards. (Globe Staff Photo / Jim Davis) Globe Staff Photo / Jim Davis

On football

Screens closed the door on blitz

By Ron Borges

February 7, 2005

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In the summertime in New England, screens are important, especially in blackfly country. Last night, screens were again important in New England, even though it's the dead of winter. The New England Patriots used the screen pass to nullify a swarm of nasty blackflies called the Philadelphia Eagles, beating a blitz that was pressuring Tom Brady and ... (Full article: 926 words)