The pass was incomplete, and the Eagles won their first Vince Lombardi Trophy in franchise history,[144] and their first league championship since 1960, ending the third-longest active championship drought in the NFL at 57 years. Blount, an off-season signing who won a Super Bowl with the Patriots, gained 776 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while Ajayi, picked up by a mid-season trade with the Miami Dolphins, rushed for 873 yards and caught 24 passes for 154 yards combined with the two teams. Sister cable network Universo carried a full Spanish language broadcast produced by Telemundo Deportes, with Edgar Lopez and Rene Giraldo. As the designated home team, the Patriots chose to wear their road white jerseys with navy blue pants, becoming the sixth team to wear their white jerseys as the home team and the third team to wear white in back-to-back Super Bowls, following the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowls XII and XIII and again in Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII. In just his second season, he recorded a passer rating of 101.9, throwing for 3,296 yards and 33 touchdowns, with only seven interceptions. Two plays later, on third-and-3, Foles completed a short pass to running back Corey Clement, who took off for a 55-yard gain to the New England 8-yard line. [149], at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1Completions/attempts2Carries3Long gain4Receptions5Times targeted. A failed two-point conversion left the Eagles with a 3833 lead. The Patriots' defense was improved by several late-season free-agent signings, including Eric Lee, a defensive end, previously from the Buffalo Bills, whom the Patriots signed in Week 12, and James Harrison, a perennial All-Pro for the Pittsburgh Steelers, whom the Patriots picked up off waivers after Christmas. For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 2018 season, see, (Unless otherwise noted, all records were only Super Bowl records), Super Bowl 52 FULL Game: New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles, "TV Ratings Sunday: Super Bowl LII smallest since 2009, still massive; 'This Is Us' scores big [Updated]", "Super Bowl Commercials 2018: Expectations, Rumors and Most-Hyped Movie Trailers", "The Patriots just tied the record for most Super Bowl losses", "Embrace the 'Bold North' in Minneapolis for Super Bowl", "NFL Super Bowl executives swarm Twin Cities to work out most 'complex' event in league history", "Eagles-Patriots sets multiple Super Bowl records", "Eagles QB Nick Foles wins Super Bowl LII MVP", "Eagles' 1st Super Bowl Win Draws 103.4M Viewers, Smallest Audience In Nine Years Update", "Super Bowl 52 ranked as one of greatest Super Bowls of all-time", "Ranking the Top 10 Super Bowls of All-Time", "Ranking every Super Bowl, from worst to first", "New Orleans, Minneapolis, Indy finalists for Super Bowl LII", "Three bid cities tabbed finalists to host Super Bowl LII", "Super Bowl XLVI New York Giants vs. New England Patriots February 5th, 2012", "Super Bowls in New Orleans: All 10 of them! [31], During the regular season, New England's offense led the league in yards gained (6,307) and ranked second in points scored (458). The Patriots entered the 2017 NFL season as defending Super Bowl champions. In just six games for New England, Lee recorded 312 sacks, a safety, and an interception. Super Bowl LII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2017 season. On the next play, James White scored with a 26-yard touchdown run. The Eagles secondary featured Pro Bowl safety Malcolm Jenkins, who had 76 combined tackles and two interceptions, along with cornerback Patrick Robinson, who led the team with four interceptions.[27]. [152] The numbers in parentheses below indicate their uniform numbers. The Vikings had advanced to the NFC Championship Game before losing to the Eagles; until that point, the possibility of the Vikings advancing to the Super Bowl and thus becoming the first team to play the game in its home stadium was plausible.

Brady was open, but dropped the throw from Amendola. [102], As NBC Sports Regional Networks operates regional sports networks in the markets of both teams which participated, the NBC Sports Boston and NBC Sports Philadelphia channels were used to provide additional coverage of the game from a local perspective. These numbers are about 3% lower than early numbers from Super Bowl LI, and the lowest since Super Bowl XLIV in 2010.[104]. No sales tax was collected on admission tickets to the game and related events, including parking. The NFL unveiled the official logo for Super Bowl LII (a cerulean-colored version of a standardized design) prior to Super Bowl LI, and the official branding elements and secondary logo in October 2017featuring blue and purple aurora motifs. Other contributors were two receivers acquired from off-season free agency: Alshon Jeffery, who caught 57 passes for 789 yards and nine scores; and Torrey Smith, who had 36 receptions for 430 yards. [citation needed] The Eagles therefore wore their standard home uniform of midnight green jerseys with white pants. The game was played on February 4, 2018, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [44] Among them were some 5,000-plus media members; media day events and press conferences were held at The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. On their next drive, the Eagles faced third-and-6 after two plays, but were able to keep the ball with a 7-yard catch by Ertz. Brady completed 28 of 48 passes for 505 yards and three touchdowns, breaking the record for most passing yards in a Super Bowl that he had set in the previous season. These backs were aided by the blocking of fullback James Develin, who earned his first Pro Bowl selection. [96], Online streams of the game were provided by NBC. [94], This was the last game in Westwood One's national radio contract with the NFL before a quiet renewal on undermined terms after the season and Cumulus exited a chapter 11 bankruptcy filing made just before the Super Bowl. Officials in the capital city hoped to attract Minneapolis Super Bowl visitors. The Eagles also became the first Super Bowl champions since the 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers to defeat both Super Bowl participants from the previous year in the same postseason. [61] Halftime performer Justin Timberlake held a ticketed "listening session" of his newest album at Prince's Paisley Park. Both networks aired coverage from Minneapolis, including specials focusing on their respective teams, and a jointly-produced pre-game show aired by both channels. [26], The Eagles defense allowed the fourth-fewest yards in the league (4,904). The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) and defending Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots, 4133, to win their first Super Bowl[3] and their first NFL title since 1960. [36] They then soundly defeated the Minnesota Vikings 387 in the NFC Championship Game. [133], Fifteen Medal of Honor recipients participated in the coin toss ceremony. Two plays later, Philadelphia faced fourth-and-goal on the 1-yard line with 38 seconds left on the clock. The game's first touchdown was scored by the Eagles on the next drive, taking only three plays: a short pass from Foles to Nelson Agholor, a 36-yard run up the middle by Blount, and a 34-yard touchdown pass from Foles to Jeffery to the left side of the field. They attempted a two-point conversion, which failed, making the score 153. "[110] Anheuser-Busch has, as it has done in previous Super Bowls, purchased multiple commercials in the game, advertising Bud Light, Stella Artois and Michelob Ultra. [146], The Eagles got the ball back with 7:24 on the clock and looked poised to score another touchdown after a 26-yard run by Ajayi gave them a first down on the Patriots 43-yard line. They started off the divisional round by narrowly defeating the Atlanta Falcons 1510, stopping the Falcons on four consecutive plays after the Falcons had a first-down-and-goal situation on the Eagles' 9-yard line during their final drive. One change that helped make up for the loss of Edelman was the acquisition of receiver Brandin Cooks, who caught 65 passes for 1,082 yards and seven touchdowns. The play was held up on review; Ertz lost the ball after touching the ground in the end zone, but it was determined that he established himself as a runner and maintained control of the ball as he broke the plane of the goal line. The drive stalled out on the Eagles 8-yard line, where they had to settle for Stephen Gostkowski's 26-yard field goal, which tied the game at 33. The touchdown was upheld upon replay review, as officials confirmed that Clement kept both feet inbounds and controlled the ball. ; on January 9, 2018, Verizon announced that it would host streams of playoff games through the Yahoo! Meanwhile, third-year receiver Nelson Agholor had the best season of his career, hauling in 62 passes for 768 yards and eight touchdowns, a higher total in each category than in his previous two seasons combined. This game was a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIX. The Eagles followed with an 8-play, 51-yard drive featuring a 24-yard completion from Foles to Agholor on the first play. Dan Lovinger, NBC Sports Group executive vice president of ad sales, stated to Variety in July 2017 that the network was seeking a price "north of $5million" (the price set for the previous two Super Bowls) for a 30-second commercial during Super Bowl LII. Their sole loss in the latter part of the season came in Week 14 to the Miami Dolphins, a division rival, though they were without star tight end Rob Gronkowski due to a one-game suspension for an unnecessary roughness call the prior week. [51], The Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee presented Super Bowl Live on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. [103], Nielsen reported a 47.4/70% overnight rating in metered markets, peaking at 52.2/74 during the fourth quarter. Deciding to go for the touchdown, they attempted a similar trick play to the one that had failed for the Patriots earlier, in what would become the most memorable play of the game. Metro Transit ran shuttle buses between light rail stations, as well as regular bus service was moved for several weeks due to street closures. But on the next play, Foles threw a pass that bounced off Jeffery as he tried to make a one-handed catch, and went into the hands of Patriots safety Duron Harmon for an interception, which he returned eight yards to the 10-yard line. 2 From 1966 to 1969, the first four Super Bowls were "World Championship" games played between two independent professional football leagues, AFL and NFL, and when the league, This page was last edited on 5 June 2022, at 19:54. Finally, he finished the possession with a 22-yard touchdown pass to Clement on third-and-6. It goes on to criticize car ads", "Jimmy Fallon to host 'Tonight Show' live from Minneapolis after Super Bowl", "Fallon unveils guests for Mpls. On third down from near mid-field, the Patriots attempted a trick play that involved two handoffs and a pass downfield to Tom Brady. The Patriots were the designated home team for Super Bowl LII, because the AFC team is the designated home team in even-numbered years and the NFC team in odd-numbered years.

It was available on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app for mobile devices, tablets, connected-TV devices, and NBC.com without any required login. The Patriots took advantage of the turnover with a seven-play, 90-yard drive, featuring a 43-yard completion from Brady to Hogan. Later in the drive, he threw a 14-yard completion to Ertz on third-and-1 from the New England 40-yard line. 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Defensive tackle Fletcher Cox made the Pro Bowl for the third time in his career, recording 5.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}12 sacks and two fumble recoveries, and he had plenty of help around him, such as former Patriots defensive end Chris Long, who had five sacks and forced four fumbles, and defensive end Brandon Graham, who led the team with 912 sacks. It consisted of one F-16 Fighting Falcon, two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, and one P-51 Mustang flying in formation over U.S. Bank Stadium. The Eagles opened the fourth quarter scoring with a Jake Elliott field goal to bring the score to 3226. NBC was scheduled to broadcast Super Bowl LV, their next scheduled Super Bowl at the time, but the network traded the broadcasting rights to CBS in 2019 following Super Bowl LIII the following year to avoid counterprogramming against the Olympics and the Super Bowl, and would not air a Super Bowl again until two years after the trading deal, when they broadcast Super Bowl LVI from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The last team to win a Super Bowl while wearing their home uniforms was the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV (who, coincidentally, had also worn green jerseys). [10] This is the most recent Super Bowl to date where both teams attained at least one score each quarter. [8] The game was settled after the Eagles converted a fumble recovery deep within Patriots territory to a field goal with 1:05 remaining to extend their lead to eight points, and Brady's Hail Mary pass fell incomplete as time expired. The Universo Spanish audio was also available on NBC through the SAP channel, where available. [11][12][13][14], On October 8, 2013, the league announced that three venues were vying to host Super Bowl LII:[15][16][17], On May 20, 2014, the league's owners picked Minneapolis at their meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. (For the second consecutive year, none of the local flagships are clear-channel stations, and thus the local commentators were only audible for free within each respective team's immediate metropolitan area; listeners who live outside the flagship stations' broadcast ranges were required to subscribe to Sirius XM Radio or TuneIn Premium to access the local broadcasts.) [97] Under new digital rights deals that began with the 201718 playoffs, Verizon still offers mobile streaming of games, but no longer holds exclusive rights to stream NFL games on smartphones or make them exclusive to Verizon Wireless subscribers. [34] They then defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 2420 in the AFC Championship Game, rallying from behind to win the game after the Jaguars jumped out to an early 143 lead and whose league-best defense stymied Brady and the rest of the offense for most of the first half. Following a 3-yard run by Ajayi, Foles threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Ertz with 2:21 remaining in the game. The Eagles capitalized on a drive featuring two key completions, a 19-yard catch by Zach Ertz on third-and-7, and a 22-yard reception by Jeffery on the Patriots 21-yard line. The play came to be known as the Philly Special. The Eagles responded by moving the ball 85 yards in 11 plays on a drive that consumed less than five minutes and featured three critical third-down conversions by Foles. [83], Native American communities of Minnesota performed nightly drum ceremonies. To coordinate the game and 10 days of events, the National Football League temporarily operated an events office within the Minnesota Vikings office building next to U.S. Bank Stadium. Sports and go90 app, including Super Bowl LII. [84][85], The slogan Bold North was developed by the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee to promote Super Bowl LII and its surrounding festivities. The commercial also features Nirvana's song "All Apologies" played as a lullaby. Foles also made two critical completions on third down plays, hitting Alshon Jeffery for a 17-yard gain on third-and-4, and later found Torrey Smith for a 15-yard completion on third-and-12. [129][130] Pink spit out a throat lozenge shortly before singing the anthem, later verified after many commentators thought she had spit out a piece of gum. By the end of the third quarter, the team had made it to the New England 16-yard line. [56], The Minneapolis Armory also hosted Jennifer Lopez, Imagine Dragons, and Pink concerts close to U.S. Bank Stadium. He also caught 32 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns and added 570 yards and another touchdown returning kickoffs. His top target was Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz, who caught 74 passes for 824 yards and eight touchdowns. [22][23], The NFC was represented by the number-one playoff seed Philadelphia Eagles, while the AFC was represented by the number-one playoff seed New England Patriots, marking the fourth time in the previous five years that the Super Bowl had featured the top team from each conference. Had that happened, the Vikings would have used their own locker rooms and training facilities, while the AFC champion would have used the University of Minnesota. [66] The Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota, has the second-largest hotel in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, and Prior Lake hosted Super Bowl-week events including winter activities, a hotdish competition, and fundraisers. Philadelphia had stormed to the top of the NFC by winning 10 of their first 12 games, but suffered a major setback on December 10, when Wentz went down with a season-ending ACL tear and was replaced by journeyman backup quarterback Nick Foles, who was playing for his third team in as many years and his second stint with the Eagles. The Patriots responded with a drive of their own, almost with exactly the same results; quarterback Tom Brady completed 6 of 8 passes for 60 yards to four different receivers, the longest a 28-yard strike to Chris Hogan. [74] Events in Saint Paul also included an extreme sports demonstration, a "giant slide", and a block party. [39] The Eagles were 14 against the Brady/Belichick era Patriots prior to this game (preseason notwithstanding), including Super Bowl XXXIX, their one win being a 3528 win at Gillette Stadium in December during their relatively weak 2015 season, where after falling behind 140, they proceeded to rally for 35 points and hold them down to only two more touchdowns on their end to win, allowing them to finally get their first revenge for eleven years prior. [132] No players were observed kneeling during the national anthem, in contrast to the protests that happened earlier in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. [33], In the playoffs, the Patriots earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage due to their status as the AFC's first overall seed. For the first time since Super Bowl VIII, the company reduced the appearances of the Budweiser Clydesdales in a Super Bowl commercial, with the 60-second Budweiser commercial for this event instead focusing on a Budweiser factory plant in Georgia distributing water, referencing the beer maker's efforts to distribute water to families of victims affected by natural disasters, such as wildfires and hurricanes. The game is also considered one of the best Super Bowl games of all time. Under the terms of the Westwood One contract, any radio station that is not a local flagship, if it is to carry the game, is required to utilize the Westwood One feed. The first was a 17-yard pass to Agholor on third-and-6 from the Eagles 19-yard line. The broadcast of the game on NBC had the smallest Super Bowl audience in nine years, with an average of 103.4million viewers. Average television viewership for the halftime show, headlined by Justin Timberlake, was 106.6million American television viewers, 9 percent less than the previous year. 17 people blocked the Green Line train for 90 minutes before the game, and 200 protesters blocked an entrance to the stadium's security perimeter. For instance, Super Bowl LIV was played in 2020, but was the championship for the 2019 season. The Patriots also had a superb secondary, led by cornerbacks Malcolm Butler (two interceptions, three forced fumbles) and Stephon Gilmore (two interceptions, 47 solo tackles), as well as safeties Devin McCourty (97 combined tackles, one interception, one fumble recovery), Patrick Chung (84 tackles, one interception, two fumble recoveries) and Duron Harmon (four interceptions). New England finished the regular season with an AFC-best 133 record, then extended their record Super Bowl appearances to ten, their third in four years, and their eighth under the leadership of head coach Bill Belichick and MVP quarterback Tom Brady. [32], The Patriots' defense ranked only 29th in yards allowed (5,856), but ranked fifth in fewest points, giving up only 296.

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