My friend Matt Kirk is a die hard Eagles fan. I told him that the only chance they would win is if Nick Foles became Jeff Hostetler. He did a lot better than that. Foles went 28-43 for 373, 3 TD passes, a fluke pick, and a momentum-changing touchdown catch (what a call) in an epic MVP performance, as the Philadelphia Eagles knocked off the heavily-favored New England Patriots 41-33. It was an extremely entertaining game, full of great offensive play and, thankfully, lacking controversy. The refs did a great job, especially on the calls that were reviewed. They got them all correct (much to Cris Collinsworth's chagrin). And hey, the Eagles proved a lot of people (myself included) wrong.
Foles' sterling offensive performance was coupled with a balanced rushing attack from Jay Ajayi and LeGarrette Blount. The defense made the biggest plays when they needed to, forcing a turnover with just over 2 minutes to go in the game. Brandon Graham was finally able to get to Tom Brady for the first sack of the game, knocking the ball out of his hands and setting the Eagles up to extend their lead to 8 points. After knocking down the final Hail Mary heave from Brady, the Eagles brought Philadelphia their first Super Bowl championship.
Congrats Philadelphia, the Eagles, and all my friends/family that have been waiting so long for this. Please don't burn the city down too much.
Now, let's start thinking about the Draft...
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