By Daily Sports on February 5, 2018
The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl for the first time after beating Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 41-33 in an extraordinary encounter in Minneapolis.
On a night when records tumbled and the expected norms of an NFL game went out the window, the Eagles - led majestically by quarterback Nick Foles - produced a brilliant offensive display to deny the Patriots a record-equalling sixth Super Bowl crown.
Zach Ertz's touchdown with less than three minutes remaining put the Eagles into a five-point lead, but it took Brandon Graham's sack on Brady just moments later to seemingly put the game beyond the reigning champions.
Even then the Eagles had to withstand a late march downfield by Brady, but victory was finally assured when a Hail Mary attempt came to nothing as the clock ticked down to zero.
In a game featuring just one punt and one sack - Graham's key hit on Brady - the action was breathless and, for the most part, unprecedented in NFL history.
Chief among the highlights was the glorious moment when Foles - later named the game's Most Valuable Player - caught a pass from tight end Trey Burton on a gutsy trick play on fourth-and-goal, making him the first player ever to throw and catch a touchdown in a Super Bowl.
Foles also threw for three touchdowns from 373 passing yards, as the 29-year-old Texan capped off his fairytale rise since being drafted in to replace injured regular Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz three games from the end of the regular season.
Opposite number Brady, meanwhile, will be left to reflect on his 505 passing yards - a new Super Bowl record - and three touchdown passes and wonder just how he failed to add to his five Super Bowl rings.
•Photo shows Philadelphia Eagles celebrating title win.
Source Daily Sports
Posted February 5, 2018
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