Matt Barkley and Tim Tebow each played well in the Philadelphia Eagles' first preseason game while Mark Sanchez struggled.

Barkley went 12-for-20 for 192 yards and one interception, while Sanchez was just 2-for-7 and 52 yards with one touchdown in his two series.

Tebow went 6-for-12 for 69 yards to go with a seven-yard touchdown run.

Sam Bradford didn't play and is supposed to appear in Week 2 of the preseason.

"I like how Timmy threw it,” Chip Kelly said, noting the work the passer did with pitching coach Tom House during his time away from the NFL. "That's the big concern with everybody coming in: 'Has he really changed?' And I think his sequencing is better. He got his feet underneath him. And when the guys ran the right routes and he had an opportunity to throw the football, I thought he threw the ball really well."

Several executives and coaches around the NFL believe Kelly would prefer to keep Tebow on his roster for gadget plays, fourth down situations and two-point conversions.