Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl
for the first time after beating Tom Brady's New England Patriots 41-33 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.
Other notable stats from the game include:
- The Patriots became the first team in NFL history to
put up more than 600 yards of offense in a game and lose.
- The Eagles set a new record for the highest number of
points conceded by a winning team in the Super Bowl (33).
- Brady became the first quarterback in any NFL game to
lose after throwing for more than 500 yards, three touchdowns and no
interceptions.
- One sack in the game tied the Super Bowl record.
- Brady was appearing in his record eighth Super Bowl and
was bidding to become the first man in the sport's history to win six
times.
- Brady did at least set a new record for most career
touchdowns in Super Bowls, with his three successes taking him to 18 in
total
- LeGarrette Blount won the Super Bowl for the second year
in succession but with different teams, having been part of the Patriots'
victory over Atalanta Falcons a year ago.
- The attendance of 67,612 inside Minneapolis US Bank
Stadium took the combined total attendance at the 52 Super Bowls held so
far past the four-million mark.
- London-born Jay Ajayi ran for 57 yards for the Eagles
as he became a Super Bowl champion just four months after he was traded by
the Miami Dolphins.
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