This victory is touching and emotional as my favorite "NFL" team the "Philadelphia Eagles" have finally done it! They are world champs! So special for me as I've been a fan since the mid to late 80's when I first started watching football and also liking the color green and my little league team I played on were the Eagles! In the start of being a fan of the green I loved the play of the tough sack happy defense lead by the now late Reggie White and Jerome Brown and the best defensive master mind the now late Buddy Ryan. Plus the eye catching play of QB Randall Cunningham was a beauty. Still despite the good play and talent the team would always lose out in the first round of the playoffs.
The heart break and struggle would continue with the Rich Kotite and Ray Rhodes's teams despite good play and playoff wins both burned out and were fired. Then the Andy Reid era was a success with a lot of wins yet the "Super Bowl" was never meant as the team was always cursed with playoffs loses. Then the Chip Kelly era was a mess his quick run and gun college style had no place in the "NFL".
Yet with Doug Pederson this "Eagles" team was different as the 2017 season was lead by QB Carson Wentz however a late season ending knee injury had folks worried, never fear St. Nick arrived flying high for the playoffs and into the Super Bowl.
"The Eagles" again heavy underdogs in "Super Bowl LII" upset the "Pats" in a hard fought contest punch for punch with a lot of offensive yards a football record breaker of 1,151 total net!. Yet "LII" "MVP" Eagles QB Nick Foles threw for 373 yards and 3 TD passes, and became the first QB in "Super Bowl" history to also catch a pass for a TD! Plus the Eagles ground game of 164 total was lead by a two headed monster attack with Blount(14 carries for 90 yards 1TD) and Ajayi(9 carries for 57 yards). And 3rd down RB Clement had 4 rec for 100 yards and a TD catch! And the dependable TE Zach Ertz caught the game winning TD catch!
And despite pretty boy Tom Brady having a field day throwing for a record 505 yards on a late drive he was finally stripped sacked by DE Brandon Graham and the fumble recovered by DE rookie Barnett now that won the game so fly eagles fly finally a super bowl win! A tribute to all past birds like Andy Reid, White, Ryan, and Cunningham who should have won one but didn't. As Eagle fans and the city of Philadelphia was long over due, as it shows what team work can do. Wow really greatest and best "Super Bowl" ever as it was meant and fate that the Pats lose and the Eagles win!
