Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl for the first time

Minneapolis (SID) The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl for the first time thanks to a very strong offensive performance. In the 52nd edition of the game for the title in the National Football League (NFL), the outsider dethroned the defending champion New England Patriots in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in an open exchange of blows 41:33 on the coldest Super Bowl Sunday to date. "I was very calm. We have a great team. We dreamed of it as little boys and now we've done it," said Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, who was voted the game's most valuable player (MVP). "I just have the best guys. We always wanted to play aggressively and they did that," added head coach Doug Pederson. Foles and Co. prevented the Patriots from star playmaker Tom Brady and successful coach Bill Belichik's third victory in four years. Foles stepped in for the injured Carson Wentz in December after the MVP candidate tore his cruciate ligament. The bitter cold - the outside temperature was minus 18 degrees - could not be felt in the covered arena. In a game characterized by two strong offensive lines, almost all attacks were successful before the break. Both Foles and Brady drove their teams down the field; never before had either side gained more than 300 yards in the first half of a Super Bowl. Eagles playmaker Foles acted calmly and calmly in his first NFL final and led his team to a 9-3 lead with two successful attacks. Among other things, the 29-year-old threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Alshon Jeffery; kicker Jake Elliot did not score the extra point. New England, however, failed twice just before the end zone. Kicker Stephen Gostkowski also only hit the post on his second field goal attempt. Philadelphia extended the lead to 15-3 with a running play via LeGarrette Blount, but the two-point conversion was unsuccessful. With another field goal and a running play by James White, the Patriots cut the score to three points. But Foles and Co. responded promptly, the quarterback even caught tight end Trey Burton's touchdown pass himself after a clever trick play in the end zone to make it 22:12. Brady came out of the break strong, and the Patriots' next touchdown came after just 2:45 minutes. However, the Eagles were unimpressed and promptly restored the old distance. But then the defense no longer put enough pressure on Brady and the Patriots took the lead for the first time. After another Eagles touchdown, the defense forced Brady to lose the ball - and Eagles kicker Elliot converted the decisive field goal.

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Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl for the first time

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