Eagles soar past Patriots for first Super Bowl crown

Great game. Congratulations Eagles!!

Congratulations Eagles for beating the Patriots. You saved us from Trump boasting about his relationship with Belichick and Brady. YAAAAAY!!!!!

That trick play with QB Foles getting the pass for a TD from some other player! I could appreciate its brilliance and I barely watch American football.

If my favorite teams are not there, I like a Super Bowl that either A. Has high scoring or B. The Patriots lose. This game had both. Congrats Eagles!

Brady throws for over 500 yards, 3 Pats' receivers get over a 100 yards each and they still lose? Great game!

Awesome game for NFL (very) casual fans like myself, nail biter right till the end, plenty of td etc. Have to say what struck me most though was Brady's weird/funny running style (right at the end of the first half, 15-20m run). The bloke runs like a baby giraffe! Dunno if it's fitness or he's just uncoordinated or something. Has he always been like this? (That arm though!)

It was nice to see the Eagles' aggressive approach pay off. If you take your foot off the gas against the Pats, they'll take you out.

goldorak, Brady's 40 with a repaired ACL, at the end of a very long season. It's amazing anyone's out there not looking like geriatrics, which I guarantee you all of them will be feeling like tomorrow morning.

@david, no worries.

I wasn't bagging him, was just surprised by his running style. Don't think age (or 'long' season) is the issue tbh, seems to me that NFL athletes specialise in one facet/technical aspect of the game. Pretty sure some kickers aren't that quick either (nothing wrong with that btw).

Gronkowski also has a strange running style (may be deceptively quick though, hard to tell with big guys).

Both teams couldn't stop each other - the teams set the NFL record for most combined yards in a Super Bowl.......... and it wasn't even the end of the 3rd quarter yet! And at the end, they combined for most total yards in a NFL game, postseason and regular season. And yet, 2 Extra Points and 1 short FG were missed. But for once, the questionable TD calls reviewed, neither of them went the Patriots way.

Tom Brady became the first NFL QB in a game --in any game!-- to throw over 500 yards, 3 TDs, 0 Int and lose - and it happened in a Super Bowl. And thus, a NFL MVP still hasn't won the Super Bowl since 1999 (Kurt Warner).

The Patriots offense racked up over 600 yards and didn't even punt once and lose! The Eagles kept refusing to blitz, instead relying just on their stellar defensive line for pressure. So there was only 1 sack in the whole game - but it was a big one!

Who would had thought the Eagles offense could keep up with those numbers?! The Eagles were underdogs each of their 3 playoff games despite being the #1 seed in the NFC - and won them all! Their struggling QB Nick Foles wasn't even given a hope of a chance when their MVP-candidate rookie QB Wentz succumbed to season-ending injury - and now Foles is the Super Bowl MVP!

And he's the first QB to both throw a TD pass and catch a TD pass in the same Super Bowl game. The trick play he caught the TD pass going for it 4th down and goal - that was exactly the same play ran against them.......... by Brady and the Patriots in 2015! Here's the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXuZSj9BtJg

The Eagles is the first team in NFL history where every player who scored in a whole postseason wasn't with the team last year - including their rookie kicker who set the rookie record for longest FG in a Super Bowl. Unlike Atlanta last year, they stayed aggressive - kept going for 2 (after TDs, due to early missed EP) and got 2 crucial 4th down conversions, and excellent 10 of 16 on 3rd downs.

And their head coach Doug Pedersen, an ex-NFL QB whose last win as a starter was with the Cleveland Browns beating the Patriots coached by Belichick - that's how long ago it was in 2000. And now in his first game coaching against Belichick, he beat Belichick again! So his last win and first win against Belichick.

Brady couldn't beat the NFC East in the Super Bowl - his 3 SB losses are against the NY Giants twice and now the Eagles. Philadelphia became only the 6th city to win championships in the 4 major sports NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL. But this is their first pro football championship since 1960, the pre-Super Bowl era. The coach they beat then? Vince Lombardi - the very trophy named after they just won last night - that's how long ago that was.

Have to say what struck me most though was Brady's weird/funny running style (right at the end of the first half, 15-20m run). The bloke runs like a baby giraffe! Dunno if it's fitness or he's just uncoordinated or something. Has he always been like this?

Here's when Brady ran at the 2000 NFL scouting combine!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJsq5uP7IjI

Nothing like seeing Bill Bellichick lose. Made my week that did.

People are so easy to manipulate. The whole fandom in the team sports industry is testament to how gullible the species is.

Why in the world would anyone care if either of these two companies win a game? Is the company going to pay you money if they win?

These companies con the taxpayers into paying for the construction of stadiums, then charge them outrageous prices for tickets and food and trinkets.

People are so easy to manipulate.

Maybe it never occurred to you that many of us play this game from the time we are 6 or 7 years old into our 20's, and even longer for others. And that includes baseball and basketball.

So, no sports for you eh?

I actually earned money as a professional in an individual sport, but not in a team sport, which are companies.

If someone has no connection to a team, I don’t see the point.

Unless you have a friend on a team or are a stockholder, being a fan is like cheering MsDonald’s to beat Burger King at yearly sales.

I don’t see the point

I suppose you feel the same about soccer and baseball fans as well?

"If they had overturned that (touchdown), I don't know what would have happened to the city of Philadelphia"

Oh, I think Philly would have survived, lol

Yes, I do.

As a Giants fan, I hate the Eagles but hate the Pats even more, as probably most non-New Englanders do. Had to celebrate all night with my Eagles-fan pal tonight. They looked dead after Carson Wentz went down and I would have bet my house on the Falcons and Vikings beating them first. Luckily, I didn't or I'd be homeless now. Congrats to them. Brady is still the GOAT though.

As a long time Pats fan reigning from small town in MA. I remember Super Bowl XX when we were defeated by the Bears as a boy. Yes, heartbreaking a Superbowl loss is and we have had five. At least we were there. True NE fans should not cry about bad calls and all the other stuff being said today. Look the Eagles won it fair and square. That is NFL football. We should congratulate the Eagles and celebrate the win. Another Vince Lombardi trophy coming to the East Coast. No need to be bitter. Tom Brady is 40 years old and playing with the best of them. I am grateful beyond words every time his fingers touched the pigskin for NE. Every snap. Every play. Every memory. Every Superbowl. Tom Brady you accomplished allot this season. The whole team did. But its about the Eagles for the next few weeks. But I have a word of warning to the Eagles. NE is very resilient too and a dominate Football club. We do not forget so easily. You will be rest assured a little voice will be whispering louder and louder in the back of minds on next years Eagles active roster. We will be coming for you. The Patriots will play their hearts out for redemption. # not done yet. Congratulations Eagles you guys have a heck of team. Well played! Thank you for bringing out the best in our Patriots and we will be back! Pats fans and nation. Stop whining take the L as we have taken many before and back your Boston teams with pride!

Philadelphia fans reacted to the win by trying to burn down their city.

Team sports fans are special.