The Eagles and Bengals played an actual football game that didn't result in a tie – and also didn't count. They kicked off their preseason on Thursday night at the Linc, where plenty of good seats were available.

Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins were among the starters for the Bengals. Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown and Saquon Barkley ... not so much. They watched from the sideline.

Still, plenty of interesting stuff happened in the game. Here are some observations from the 34-27 Eagles win:

Kevin Patullo mixed it up in his OC debut

This game was Kevin Patullo's debut as offensive coordinator – well, unofficial debut since the game doesn't count. But he was the play caller for the first time.

I wrote recently that the Eagles have shown a heavy lean on 12 personnel (two-tight end, tw

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