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Super Bowl LII
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Sunday, Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m. Eastern (NBC)
PATRIOTS SEASON AT A GLANCE *Game played in Mexico City
Sept. 7 vs. KC L42-27
Sept. 17 @NO W36-20
Sept. 24 @HOU W36-33
Oct. 1 vs. CAR L33-30
Oct. 5 @TB W19-14
Oct. 15 @NYJ W24-17
Oct. 22 vs. ATL W23-7
Oct. 29 vs. LAC W21-13
Nov. 12 @DEN W41-16
Nov. 19 vs. OAK* W33-8
Nov. 26 vs. MIA W35-17
Dec. 3 @BUF W23-3
Dec. 11 @MIA L27-20
Dec. 17 @PIT W27-24
Dec. 24 vs. BUF W37-16
Dec. 31 vs. NYJ W26-6
PLAYOFFS: Beat Tennessee 35-14 in divisional round; beat Jacksonville 24-20 in championship game.
PATRIOTS ROSTER Probable starters in boldface No. Name 2 Hoyer, Brian 3 Gostkowski, Stephen 6 Allen, Ryan 12 Brady, Tom 13 Dorsett, Phillip 14 Cooks, Brandin 15 Hogan, Chris 18 Slater, Matthew 21 Butler, Malcolm 23 Chung, Patrick 24 Gilmore, Stephon 25 Rowe, Eric 28 White, James 29 Bademosi, Johnson 30 Harmon, Duron 31 Jones, Jonathan 32 McCourty, Devin 33 Lewis, Dion 34 Burkhead, Rex 35 Gillislee, Mike 36 King, Brandon 37 Richards, Jordan 38 Bolden, Brandon 45 Harris, David 46 Develin, James 47 Hollister, Jacob 49 Cardona, Joe 50 Grigsby, Nicholas 52 Roberts, Elandon 53 Van Noy, Kyle 55 Lee, Eric 59 Flowers, Marquis 60 Andrews, David 62 Thuney, Joe 68 Waddle, LaAdrian 69 Mason, Shaq 70 Butler, Adam 71 Fleming, Cameron 74 Croston, Cole 75 Karras, Ted 77 Solder, Nate 80 Amendola, Danny 83 Allen, Dwayne 85 Britt, Kenny 87 Gronkowski, Rob 90 Brown, Malcom 91 Wise, Deatrich 92 Harrison, James 93 Guy, Lawrence 94 Jean Francois, Ricky 96 Grissom, Geneo 97 Branch, Alan 98 Flowers, Trey
Pray Birds of
Pos. QB K P QB WR WR WR WR CB S CB DB RB CB DB DB DB RB RB RB DB DB RB LB FB TE LS LB LB LB DL LB C G OL OL DL OL OL G OT WR TE WR TE DL DL LB DL DL DL DL DL
Ht. 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-4 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-8 5-10 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-6 6-1 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-8 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-2
Wt. 215 215 220 225 185 189 210 205 190 215 190 205 205 206 205 190 195 195 210 219 220 210 220 250 255 239 245 230 235 243 260 250 295 305 315 310 300 320 315 305 325 190 265 223 265 320 271 242 305 313 265 350 265
Exp. 9 12 5 18 3 4 5 10 4 9 6 3 4 6 5 2 8 6 5 5 3 3 6 11 5 R 3 2 2 4 1 4 3 2 5 3 R 4 R 2 7 9 6 9 8 3 R 15 7 9 3 11 3
College Michigan St. Memphis La. Tech Michigan Miami (Fla.) Oregon St. Monmouth UCLA W. Alabama Oregon S. Carolina Utah Wisconsin Stanford Rutgers Auburn Rutgers Pittsburgh Nebraska Florida Auburn Stanford Mississippi Michigan Brown Wyoming Navy Pittsburgh Houston BYU S. Florida Arizona Georgia NC State Texas Tech Ga. Tech Vanderbilt Stanford Iowa Illinois Colorado Texas Tech Clemson Rutgers Arizona Texas Arkansas Kent State Arizona St. LSU Oklahoma Michigan Arkansas
EAGLES ROSTER Probable starters in boldface
What do the Eagles have to do to stun Brady and the Pats? A breakdown of the matchups When the Patriots have the ball
When the Eagles have the ball
Coaching
The Patriots led the league in yards per game (394.2) and were second in points (28.6) during the regular season. Their production remained consistent while winning the AFC Championship with averages of 391 and 29.5 as quarterback Tom Brady tossed five touchdowns and no interceptions. Brady doesn’t lack for options with receiver Danny Amendola (18 receptions, two TDs), running back Dion Lewis (207 yards from scrimmage) and tight end Rob Gronkowski (7 receptions, 102 yards, TD) among those at his disposal. The key for the Eagles will be to get pressure on Brady with four rushers, leaving seven to defend the pass
The Eagles were seventh in the league in yards (365.8) and third in points (28.6) during the regular season. However, they were off (334, 15 vs. Falcons) and on (456, 38 vs. Vikings) while winning the NFC Championship for the first time in 13 years. The Eagles have a bruising ground game led by ex-Dolphin Jay Ajayi (127 rushing yards, 6 receptions) and exPatriot LeGarrette Blount (2 TDs) and a deep group of receivers who can stretch the field horizontally and vertically. But it all hinges on whether journeyman quarterback Nick Foles plays like he did against the Falcons (23 of 30, 246 yards, 0 TDs) or the Vikings (26 of 33, 352 yards, 3 TDs.
The edge, no matter who represented the NFC, would go to the Patriots. Bill Belichick has won more conference championships (8), more Super Bowls (5) and more playoff games (28) than any coach in league history. The Eagles counter with Doug Pederson. He guided the Eagles to a 13-3 record and the NFC East title after finishing 7-9 and last in the division last season, his first in Philly.
X-factor Turnovers. The Eagles finished fourth in the league during the regular season with 31 takeaways. As for the Patriots, they have one giveaway in the postseason — a Dion Lewis fumble that should have been, but wasn’t, costly.
Rich Garven, GateHouse Media
No. Name 4 Elliott, Jake 7 Sudfeld, Nate 8 Jones, Donnie 9 Foles, Nick 10 Hollins, Mack 13 Agholor, Nelson 14 Johnson, Marcus 17 Jeffery, Alshon 18 Gibson, Shelton 21 Robinson, Patrick 22 Jones, Sidney 23 McLeod, Rodney 24 Graham, Corey 26 Watkins, Jaylen 27 Jenkins, Malcolm 28 Smallwood, Wendell 29 Blount, LeGarrette 30 Clement, Corey 31 Mills, Jalen 32 Douglas, Rasul 36 Ajayi, Jay 38 Barner, Kenjon 41 Darby, Ronald 45 Lovato, Rick 47 Gerry, Nathan 50 Braman, Bryan 51 Means, Steven 52 Goode, Najee 53 Bradham, Nigel 54 Grugier-Hill, Kamu 55 Graham, Brandon 56 Long, Chris 57 Ellerbe, Dannell 61 Wisniewski, Stefen 62 Kelce, Jason 65 Johnson, Lane 66 Beatty, Will 67 Warmack, Chance 72 Vaitai, Halapoulivaati 73 Seumalo, Isaac 75 Curry, Vinny 79 Brooks, Brandon 82 Smith, Torrey 86 Ertz, Zach 87 Celek, Brent 88 Burton, Trey 91 Cox, Fletcher 93 Jernigan, Tim 94 Allen, Beau 95 Kendricks, Mychal 96 Barnett, Derek 97 Vaeao, Destiny 98 Qualls, Elijah
Pos. K QB P QB WR WR WR WR WR CB CB S S S S RB RB RB CB CB RB RB CB LS LB DE DE LB LB LB DE DE LB G/C C T T G T G DE G WR TE TE TE DT DT DT LB DE DT DT
Ht. 5-9 6-6 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-6 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-1
Wt. 170 227 221 243 221 198 204 218 191 191 181 195 196 194 204 208 250 220 191 209 223 195 193 249 218 241 263 244 241 220 265 270 245 305 295 317 319 323 320 303 279 335 205 250 255 235 310 295 327 240 259 299 321
Exp. R 2 14 6 R 3 1 6 R 8 R 6 10 3 9 2 8 R 2 R 3 4 3 1 R 7 3 6 6 2 8 10 9 7 7 5 9 5 2 2 6 6 7 5 11 4 6 4 4 6 R 2 R
College Memphis Indiana LSU Arizona N. Carolina USC Texas S. Carolina W. Virginia Florida St. Washington Virginia New Hampshire Florida Ohio State W. Virginia Oregon Wisconsin LSU W. Virginia Boise State Oregon Florida St. Old Dominion Nebraska W. Texas A&M Buffalo W. Virginia Florida St. E. Illinois Michigan Virginia Georgia Penn State Cincinnati Oklahoma Connecticut Alabama TCU Oregon State Marshall Miami (Ohio) Maryland Stanford Cincinnati Florida Mississippi St. Florida State Wisconsin California Tennessee Washington St. Washington
EAGLES SEASON AT A GLANCE
Sept. 10 @WAS W30-17
Sept. 17 @KC L27-20
Sept. 24 vs. NYG W27-24
Oct. 1 @LAC W26-24
Oct. 8 vs. ARI W34-7
Oct. 12 @CAR W28-23
Oct. 23 vs. WAS W34-24
Oct. 29 vs. SF W33-10
Nov. 5 vs. DEN W51-23
Nov. 19 @DAL W37-9
Nov. 26 vs. CHI W31-3
Dec. 3 @SEA L24-10
Dec. 10 @LAR W43-35
PLAYOFFS: Beat Atlanta 15-10 in divisional round; beat Minnesota 38-7 in championship game.
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Dec. 17 @NYG W34-29
Dec. 25 vs. OAK W19-10
Dec. 31 vs. DAL L6-0
