Bleeding Green Nation - Eagles vs. Vikings 2018: Updates, time, TV schedule, predictions and more Philadelphia Eagles rumors, news, analysis, roster updates, depth charts and more.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47571/bleedinggreennation_fave.png2018-02-27T08:00:05-05:00http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/rss/stream/166802072018-02-27T08:00:05-05:002018-02-27T08:00:05-05:00Creative Intelligence: 6 Best Play Designs from the Eagles’ Super Bowl Run
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<p>Looking back at how the Birds were able to win it all. </p> <p id="0hsmRQ">The <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Philadelphia Eagles</a> survived the loss of franchise quarterback <span>Carson Wentz</span>, and eventually thrived, by being innovative with their offensive concepts and adapting to their players’ strengths. This flexibility and forward thinking allowed them advance past the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a>, carve up the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a>, and out-sprint the <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/">New England Patriots</a> in a wild track meet on their way to a <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/a/super-bowl-2018-coverage">Super Bowl</a> Championship.</p>
<p id="av54LO">Credit can be given to head coach Doug Pederson, first and foremost, for being receptive to his coaching staff and their suggestions. Too often teams fail to evolve in season, relying heavily on their offseason installs and becoming predictable in their scripting. This was not the case for Pederson in 2017. He showed the ability to craft a new gameplan each week before unfurling a diabolical set of creative designs in the playoffs.</p>
<p id="HlQ9AF">It would be cumbersome to include every inventive creation that sprang forth from the Philadelphia think tank this season, so the focus here will be strictly on the playoffs. Here are the best play designs from the 2017 playoffs, in no particular order:</p>
<h3 id="6IROgE"><strong>BUNCH WING COUNTER (Divisional Round, Atlanta Falcons)</strong></h3>
<p id="x9wxU5"><em>3rd & 3 @ ATL 24, 2nd Quarter (12:13), 3-0 ATL</em></p>
<p id="ZcwnZu">One area in which the Eagles excelled this year was giving traditional looks for defenses to key on and then putting said defenses in a blender with a new twist. In this case, the alignment and toss action by RB <span>Jay Ajayi</span> screams Toss Bunch Crunch. Here’s how the assignments would look if the Eagles had run a conventional toss:</p>
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<p id="tz6MsM">The idea of Toss Bunch Crunch is to have the two outside bunch players seal with crack blocks with the inside bunch man and playside tackle kicking out. Defenses have to be fast to flow to not only defeat the cracks, but to work through the wall the offense is trying to create. In short, the defense can not hesitate or it’s toast.</p>
<p id="ElfIO0">The Eagles have two of the three elements of Toss Bunch Crunch in play to sell their deception. WR <span>Torrey Smith</span> and TE <span>Zach Ertz</span> come down at the snap with crack blocks and Ajayi takes a toss track. The defenses reads this action and knows they’re about to have to chase down the most common pitch play in the league.</p>
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<p id="RnCjr6">The two players that would normally kick-out to lead the toss on the outside, LT <span>Lane Johnson</span> and WR <span>Nelson Agholor</span>, take a different path. Johnson pulls and to his left, with <span>Agholor</span> behind him to receive a hand-off from Foles. On the left side of the formation, LG Steven Wisniewski pins the 1 tech, <span>Halapoulivaati Vaitai</span> seals and widens DE Adrian Clairborne, and the backside LB <span>Deion Jones</span> vacates his area by running off to Antarctica. This creates a huge void for Agholor to exploit, which he does for a chunk play.</p>
<p id="hgX1rG">This conversion set up a goal-line situation for the Eagles, leading to 4<sup>th</sup> and GL on the Falcons 1-yard line.</p>
<h3 id="gWd2a3"><strong>G-LEAD (Divisional Round, Atlanta Falcons)</strong></h3>
<p id="KhQTei"><em>4th & GL @ ATL 1, 2nd Quarter (10:32), 3-0 ATL</em></p>
<p id="GF2vJA">This playcall resembles something that could be mistaken, at first glance, as Power. Instead, the concept used is called G-Lead. So what is the difference between Power and G-Lead?</p>
<p id="JjkWe2">They’re nearly twin running concepts with one major difference. Instead of the backside guard pulling, G-Lead pulls the play-side guard, which in this case is <span>Brandon Brooks</span>.</p>
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<p id="7NwIHo">This allows you to get your most athletic guard pulling and still run to his side of the formation. It also hits quicker than Power because your key block is coming from a short distance.</p>
<p id="NnuycK">The G-Lead can also be called G-Kick, as the intention is to kick out the end man on the line of scrimmage. It doesn’t always work this way, depending on the angle of the force defender, it’s not a kick out, it’s a log block.</p>
<p id="Thowb9">On a “kick” you would see the play-side guard engage the end man on the line of scrimmage from inside-out, with the aim of creating a lane inside of his butt. That’s where Blount initially presses his aiming point, but seeing the adjustment from Brooks, he bounces to the outside.</p>
<p id="aSASeO">Watch it again in slow motion.</p>
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<p id="2kwqfi">Like Power, the LT Lane Johnson and the TE <span>Brent Celek</span> down block. Brooks pulls to the play-side, which we’ll break down in detail in a moment.</p>
<p id="4N0Qye">Center Jason Kelce has a reach block, but in the confined spaces of the goal-line, can’t quite get to the outside of his man to seal him. Still, he gets a piece of DT <span>Grady Jarrett</span>, which proves pivotal as <span>Jarrett</span> was nearly able to chase down Blount to the corner.</p>
<p id="J3voei">Brooks shows off the athleticism and technique that got him to the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl-pro-bowl">Pro Bowl</a> this year. His first step drives hard off his left, inside foot while his right foot pulls straight back in a “bucket step”. This turns his shoulders perpendicular to the line as he shoots his left foot in front of his bucket step.</p>
<p id="6YJrfG">He is now at the proper depth of 2 yards behind the line and needs to locate his target with his eyes. By his fifth step, he’s decided the blocking technique required. The end man on the line of scrimmage OLB De’Vondre Campbell, left intentionally unblocked, has pressed inside off the butts of the down blocks. This means Brooks needs to log, not kick.</p>
<p id="cYFqvv">On a log block, the intention is to turn the defender from facing towards the backfield into facing the sideline, walling him off. It’s called a log block because Brooks rolls his man’s shoulders from facing one way to another, like you would roll a log. Brooks pulls this off masterfully, engaging Campbell with length while his hands/hips/feet all work in unison.</p>
<p id="uD7Lzn">With the play sealed off, TE <span>Trey Burton</span>, acting as a fullback, gets a key block on LB <span>LaRoy Reynolds</span> to win the corner. Blount outruns Jarrett and S <span>Kemal Ishmael</span> to the end zone for a touchdown on a ballsy call from head coach Doug Pederson.</p>
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<strong>COUNTER WING PLAY ACTION (</strong><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfc-championship-game"><strong>NFC Championship</strong></a><strong>, Minnesota Vikings)</strong>
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<p id="Sq0h9Z"><em>3rd & 4 @ PHI 14, 3rd Quarter (5:00), 31-7 PHI</em></p>
<p id="OHlIm8">Part of successful playcalling is putting a concept on tape, showing the same set up in a similar situation, and playing off that previous tape with a new wrinkle.</p>
<p id="CjXdlO">This is, for all intents and purposes, garbage time. But as Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer pointed out coming into the game, the scoreboard doesn’t matter to Pederson, who will dial it up no matter how dead and buried the other team may be.</p>
<p id="PAUEUb">In this case, the Eagles show a similar look to the first play cited in this article, the Counter Wing which saw an inside hand-off to Agholor. The Vikings defense has seen this on tape and a flurry of communication happens before the snap. Every defender is alert to the possibility of a hand-off to Agholor.</p>
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<p id="yxo6PX">If the Vikings defense had a motive to bite to the opposite of the strength of the formation anticipating some chicanery, the Eagles give them extra incentive. The zone steps to the left by the offensive line helps create a flow away from where the routes are developing.</p>
<p id="IkwBmB">Not only do the Eagles run play action, but RB <span>Corey Clement</span> darts to the flats and the combination of routes resembles a “spot concept”. This provides a defined horizontal and vertical reads for QB <span>Nick Foles</span>.</p>
<p id="gz3syl">Zach Ertz gets a quick chip on the EMLOS, simulating a blown block, and finds a void in the defense to sit in for an easy catch and run that moves the chains.</p>
<h3 id="3aclhz"><strong>POST, OUT-AND UP (NFC Championship, Minnesota Vikings)</strong></h3>
<p id="mIxck8"><em> 1st & 10 @ PHI 31, 2nd Quarter (:23), 21-7 PHI</em></p>
<p id="jYoUCZ">I could use a bunch of fancy coach-speak to explain this play but it comes down to two major factors.</p>
<p id="gaxOfK">First, the Eagles play the situation against the Vikings beautifully. With only 23 seconds remaining on the clock, the Vikings defenders are going to be aggressive in covering the sidelines.</p>
<p id="yFCbxu">Second, Doug Pederson doesn’t care about who he’s attacking, he’s going to run his offense. Vikings safety <span>Harrison Smith</span> is one of the best in the league at his position and most coaches would prefer stay away from him. Instead, the Eagles put him in constant conflict and even outright attacked him, as they did on this play.</p>
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<p id="hUcIJ5">To start, the offensive line does well to pick up the blitz that comes heavy to the left side. With WR Torrey <span>Smith</span> running a post, the Eagles run a variation on the post-wheel. Replacing the wheel, Ertz runs a similar route, the out-and-up, which is designed to stretch the defense vertically all the same but integrates situational deception.</p>
<p id="UEJUW3">With the sideline approaching Smith anticipates the throw and bites hard on the out. Taking advantage of Smith’s aggression, Ertz uncovers up the sideline and ultimately gets into range for more points on the way to a 38-7 win.</p>
<h3 id="KNrqIj"><strong>Hi-Lo Mesh Wheel (Super Bowl, New England Patriots)</strong></h3>
<p id="lKs8Jn">I highlighted this play in <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/2/20/17033528/eagles-film-room-corey-clement-unexpected-hero-running-back-philadelphia-wisconsin-super-bowl-nfl">“Corey Clement, the Unexpected Hero”</a>, but it’s such a fitting design that highlights all the fantastic parts about what the coaching staff accomplished this year, so here it is again.</p>
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<p id="m4VlHZ">Incorporating elements of the Chip Kelly playbook to make Foles more comfortable and utilizing an undrafted free agent running back in a key situation is a microcosm of what made this season so special.</p>
<h3 id="vhFe6l"><strong>Philly Special (Super Bowl, New England Patriots)</strong></h3>
<p id="A67Ij8"><em>4th & GL @ NE 1, 2nd Quarter (:38), 15-12 PHI</em></p>
<p id="JoDtEs">The most iconic play in Eagles history, the Philly Special blends creativity, deception, and big balls. The most impressive part about this play is the exchange that happened before hand. With a crucial 4<sup>th</sup> down looming, Foles asked Pederson if he was ready to risk it all. Pederson looked Foles in the eyes for a full beat, saw a reflection of his own daring nature, and decided to put the fate of the Super Bowl in the literal hands of his backup quarterback.</p>
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<p id="0cRYMS">That’s the stuff of which legends are made.</p>
https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/2/27/17056724/creative-intelligence-6-best-play-designs-eagles-super-bowl-run-offense-doug-pederson-philadelphiaMichael Kist2018-01-28T14:19:32-05:002018-01-28T14:19:32-05:00Minnesota can’t get over getting blown out by the Eagles
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<p>So much salt there should be no issues with the roads</p> <p id="ayUrIq">The <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Eagles</a> have defeated 13 different teams this season: the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/washington-redskins">Redskins</a>, <a href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">Giants</a>, <a href="https://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/">Chargers</a>, <a href="https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/">Cardinals</a>, <a href="https://www.catscratchreader.com/">Panthers</a>, <a href="https://www.ninersnation.com/">49ers</a>, <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com/">Broncos</a>, <a href="https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/">Cowboys</a>, <a href="https://www.windycitygridiron.com/">Bears</a>, <a href="https://www.turfshowtimes.com/">Rams</a>, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Raiders</a>, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons">Falcons</a> and <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Vikings</a>. After each game everyone associated with the losing side has taken their lumps, especially as the season progressed and the Eagles looked more and more like one of the best teams in the league and the Eagles handed out blowouts in half their wins.</p>
<p id="7TqwqW">But not Minnesota. No team’s fans and media have reacted as poorly as the Vikings. They’ve been worse than their team was. The piece de reistance might be <a href="http://www.startribune.com/at-minnesota-s-super-bowl-party-who-s-the-guest-of-honor/471466534/">this column by the Star Tribune’s Jim Souhan</a>. We don’t even get to the body of the work before the grapes get sour.</p>
<blockquote><p id="RQZkty">At Minnesota’s <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/super-bowl-recipes">Super Bowl party</a>, who’s the guest of ‘honor’?</p></blockquote>
<p id="BRX6qV">‘Honor’. Hmm... well, it won’t be birds, since <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/the-vikings-sparkling-glass-stadium-is-killing-birds-at-an-alarming-rate/">the Vikings stadium kills them in droves</a>. Is it Garrison Keillor?</p>
<blockquote><p id="ZRjg73">Minnesota this week will host one team that the nation loves to hate and one fan base that deserves to be hated.</p></blockquote>
<p id="U8WPfC">I don’t know what schedule you’re looking at but the Lakers don’t visit the Timberwolves until the 15th.</p>
<p id="bEdCHN">“Deserves to be hated”? No Jim, Eagles fans are already hated. Despised. We wear it as a badge of honor, because when dimwits like you go with unimaginative insults while overlooking 49ers fans who have <a href="http://www.fox9.com/sports/vikings/vikings-fan-attacked-by-49ers-fans-outside-stadium">assaulted Vikings fans</a> along with <a href="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/stabbing-outside-49ers-game-started-with-taunting-a-cowboys-fan/">stabbing</a> or <a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/08/21/3-wounded-in-49ers-raiders-game-violence/">shooting others</a>, or that <a href="https://www.battleredblog.com/">Texans</a> fan who <a href="https://deadspin.com/wisconsin-based-vikings-fan-says-he-was-stabbed-seven-t-1787645857">destroyed a Vikings fan’s lawn ornament</a> and then continued to assault the Vikings fan with a knife. </p>
<blockquote><p id="t1TMge">Let’s welcome the nation to Minneapolis, where we will spend the next week exploring answers to the question: What if the NFL presented the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/a/super-bowl-2018-coverage">Super Bowl</a> From Hell, and it froze over?</p></blockquote>
<p id="0aVzLW">Bad weather games can be really entertaining, though a Super Bowl From Hell would presumably feature the <a href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/">Browns</a>, so he’s got a point. A Super Bowl featuring the top seeds from each conference, which is the case with the <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/">Patriots</a> and Eagles, is a really good matchup. Enjoy watching reruns of Shark Tank instead of the game because you can’t handle it.</p>
<blockquote><p id="wW1gJi">Take entitled Patriots fans, violent Eagles fans, add black ice, and you get a smoothie that tastes nastier than kale.</p></blockquote>
<p id="h43NnZ">Jim, you’re not going to have to worry about black ice, because you’ve got enough salt here to cover the twin cities. </p>
<blockquote><p id="gibs1u">This could not have worked out any worse for Minnesota. We will host one team that the nation loves to hate and one fan base that deserves to be hated as the Vikings become the first NFL team ever to welcome to its stadium for the Super Bowl the team that beat it to advance to it. It’s like the <a href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/">Packers</a> played a practical joke on the entire state.</p></blockquote>
<p id="jF3lmk">Oh it could be worse. They could have gotten blown out by the Packers.</p>
<blockquote><p id="keBypg">What did Minnesotans do to deserve this? Other than support a team that gave up 38 unanswered points to a backup quarterback in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfc-championship-game">NFC Championship</a> Game?</p></blockquote>
<p id="xes9CG">They did put their hope in backup quarterback <span>Case Keenum</span>, but if you’re looking for a karmic reason, it’s because Vikings fans gave child abuser <span>Adrian Peterson</span> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nfl-vikings-peterson/peterson-thanks-fans-for-warm-welcome-with-big-game-idUSKCN0RL00620150921">a standing ovation when he returned</a> from a year of suspension. Or that the stadium wouldn’t let homeless people sleep there during life-threatening weather. Or <a href="https://deadspin.com/vikings-hire-teen-consultant-to-teach-them-how-to-be-co-1806527641">hiring a snake oil “Gen Z advisor</a>”. Or that <a href="https://deadspin.com/i-was-an-nfl-player-until-i-was-fired-by-two-cowards-an-1493208214">their special teams coordinator is a raging homophobe</a>. There’s a lot of material to work with.</p>
<blockquote><p id="lLncfU">If you are one of the lucky locals with a ticket to the big game, you may feel obligated to root for one of these teams. This will be like choosing between Vader and Voldemort.</p></blockquote>
<p id="1McZ58">“I have only seen two movies.”</p>
<blockquote><p id="R6v8hQ">The Eagles are a well-run, well-coached team filled with spare and reclaimed parts. If only their fans hadn’t behaved like felons last weekend, they’d become Minnesota’s home team for the next week.</p></blockquote>
<p id="6iUYv9">They should have beat children, then Vikings fans would love them.</p>
<blockquote><p id="ggVoE0">But what we learned last weekend is that the Eagles have the worst fans in sports. Grandma-cursing, throwing-full-beers-at-heads, groping, punching, gesturing, mob-mentality, greased-pole-climbing losers.</p></blockquote>
<p id="GyjAjx">Oh my god they made gestures. The horror.</p>
<blockquote><p id="hWQUhA">There are those relying on clichés to defend the behavior of Eagles fans at the NFC Championship game. One bad apple? This fan base is a rotting orchard. Eagles fans staged a campaign to intimidate or harm anyone wearing purple last Sunday, and the Eagles and the NFL should be held responsible.</p></blockquote>
<p id="HA5Xzy">And there are those relying on clichés to attack Eagles fans. </p>
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https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/1/28/16942478/minnesota-vikings-philadelphia-eagles-nfc-championship-game-vikings-fans-sour-grapes-salty-whiny-nflDave Mangels2018-01-28T13:43:00-05:002018-01-28T13:43:00-05:00EXCLUSIVE: Vikings fans share horrific experiences dealing with Eagles fans in Philadelphia
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<p>Sad! </p> <p id="MQJ5DM">There’s <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/1/23/16923002/vikings-fans-real-sore-losers-minnesota-loss-eagles-philadelpia-minnesota-nfl-donate-videos-philly">been no shortage of talk</a> about how <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Vikings</a> fans were treated poorly while visiting Philadelphia to see Minnesota’s blowout loss to the <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Eagles</a> at Lincoln Financial Field last Sunday. </p>
<p id="zqmz1y">But what you may not have realized is that Eagles fans actually treated Vikings fans WAY worse than anyone previously thought. I have found some EXCLUSIVE evidence on Twitter that proves as much.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">as I was leaving the linc while wearing my stefon diggs jersey, an eagles fan dropped an empty refrigerator on me from on top of the stadium, when i exited the refrigerator via the door I was moving and making sounds like an accordion. stay classy!</p>— General Hugs (@OhWowHmm) <a href="https://twitter.com/OhWowHmm/status/955825830529241091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">As I chased an eagles fan who had stolen my viking hat right off my head towards the top of the stadium, i realized I was no longer standing on solid ground, once I looked down I held up a sign that read "eep" and then plummeted, whistling, to the ground below</p>— General Hugs (@OhWowHmm) <a href="https://twitter.com/OhWowHmm/status/955833502133571587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">While walking in to the stadium, eagles fans noticed my authentic Harrison Smith jersey, and they took it upon themselves to throw me in a cement mixer, when i emerged i was frozen in the iconic "thinker" position and now i am on display at the rodin museum.</p>— General Hugs (@OhWowHmm) <a href="https://twitter.com/OhWowHmm/status/955835363179802624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Eagles fans demanded I pay $10,000 or I'd lose my family's farm, luckily my fellow Vikings fans organized a talent show with a $10,000 prize which I won!</p>— General Hugs (@OhWowHmm) <a href="https://twitter.com/OhWowHmm/status/956192256582737920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Eagles fans chased me while I was on my bike with Teddy bridgewater riding in my basket, as we went over a jump I realized thanks to Teddy we were flying</p>— General Hugs (@OhWowHmm) <a href="https://twitter.com/OhWowHmm/status/956584278690795521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">two eagles fans tried to break into my house over the holidays, luckily I was at home by myself and i set up a series of ingenious traps designed to hurt them. Stay classy philly!</p>— General Hugs (@OhWowHmm) <a href="https://twitter.com/OhWowHmm/status/956584840077434880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">as i walked to the linc, eagles fans began approaching me in large 4 legged armored vehicles. I was able to tie a cable around the legs and trip the vehicles, thereby saving my fellow vikings fans from danger</p>— General Hugs (@OhWowHmm) <a href="https://twitter.com/OhWowHmm/status/956587049611653120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">the eagles fan dean put my vikings fan fraternity on double secret probation after we threw a great party! terrible city!</p>— General Hugs (@OhWowHmm) <a href="https://twitter.com/OhWowHmm/status/956587318126809088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Leaving the eagles stadium in my vikings helmet, jubilant fans were jumping up and down on what appeared to be large black circular car magnets. When I attempted to do the same I fell into a vortex from which I have yet to return. Smh</p>— Wet Luzinski (@Wet_Luzinski) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wet_Luzinski/status/955980510945259520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">After my family left the stadium with our vikings gear, we were kidnapped by eagles fans and teleported to the future where we were rounded up by chuck heston in a riot control truck and turned into soylent green. How classless!</p>— Admiral Krampus Porkins (@Phrozen_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Phrozen_/status/955982851521970176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I asked an eagles fan for directions to the stadium. He told me my shoes were untied. Eight hours later I realized that I was wearing loafers.</p>— Absolut Eunuch (@Moose_Bigelow) <a href="https://twitter.com/Moose_Bigelow/status/955835627336970240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Walking to my car I encountered an Eagles fan who taunted me by sticking his tounge out. I chased him towards a tunnel I painted on the I-95 overpass. But he went through it as I smacked into it face first.</p>— Brian Coulter (@PhilaBCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilaBCoulter/status/955827805559943168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Walking back to my car I heard a drunken eagles fan bragging about how they’d dressed up as Mike Zimmer, snuck onto the Vikings sideline and coached the team to one of the biggest losses in NFCCG history. Disgraceful!</p>— Nunzio Vuono (CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents (@nvuono) <a href="https://twitter.com/nvuono/status/955831567556980737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fearing for my life at the Linc I pulled my pistol and pointed it at a rowdy fan but he stuck his finger in the barrel blocking the bullet. When I fired my gun exploded and blew all the hair off my own head.</p>— Matt brecht (@MattGrumbrecht) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattGrumbrecht/status/955856321026383872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">An Eagles fan touched my face then held his fist out, sticking his thumb between his index and middle fingers, claiming he had violently removed my nose. I panicked but thankfully his claim was erroneous!</p>— Rando Calrissian (@actually3dots) <a href="https://twitter.com/actually3dots/status/955831837464686592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I was walking into the game when I realized I was along and surrounded by lifelike dummies. An Eagles fan then tested a nuclear bomb and I had to get into a fridge for safety, and was flung many miles away by the blast</p>— Justin Klugh (@justin_klugh) <a href="https://twitter.com/justin_klugh/status/955831585928044545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">met a girl at the tailgate and we fell in love. when her dad (Eagles fan) saw my SKOL wrist tattoo, he made me work for him for 7 years before he would let me marry her. so after the 7 years, we got married but only later did i find out that he married me to her sister! so then h</p>— carson wentz do not read this...nick foles hello (@TheMikes_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheMikes_/status/955843818359787520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I was about to get into my car after the Eagles game on Sunday, and an Eagles fan in a crane dropped a piano on me. Now my teeth are the piano keys. I just wanted to watch the game.</p>— Lonis (@sxric) <a href="https://twitter.com/sxric/status/955834817387679744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I chased an Eagles fan around the corner after I saw him drinking a beer near my large adult son, when I turned the corner I ran into a frying pan that he was holding up, smashing my face into the shape of the pan. Classless fan base</p>— Svenjamin (@Benlen17) <a href="https://twitter.com/Benlen17/status/955860357876199426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">a eagles fan presented me with a gift after the game. when i opened it up, a boxing glove on a spring shot out and socked me right in the mouth. i tried to be a good sport and smile, but my teeth fell out one by one, playing a jaunty piano tune. unbelievable.</p>— the snake emoji goes here (@miffedtweeter) <a href="https://twitter.com/miffedtweeter/status/955826691326251008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">as i left the stadium on sunday night wearing my randy moss jersey, a mean eagles fan told me that prince "sucked." i am not making this up!!!</p>— nick foles appreciator (@VT_Ben) <a href="https://twitter.com/VT_Ben/status/955826251071188992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">As I was leaving the linc, an eagles fan point at my shirt and when I looked down he swiped up at my nose. Distracted in my embarrassment, my shoelaces were tied together. All the police office nearby said was “nyuck nyuck nyuck”</p>— Adam (@okguyadam) <a href="https://twitter.com/okguyadam/status/955828540079071232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">i was walking through security with my authentic stitched adrian peterson jersey that i got for 30 bucks on ebay and some eagles fan dropped an acme brand anvil right onto my head. thankfully i had my sign on a stick that said "ouch" to let everyone know exactly how i felt!</p>— bob says “go birds” (@_ItsMeBeeOhBee_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_ItsMeBeeOhBee_/status/955836137922269186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">My idea for a spectacular theme park with real dinosaurs was going to be a hit before a greedy Eagles fan opted to steal dino embryos to sell to the highest bidder. People died because of this! Take away draft picks!</p>— JD (@DatDudeJD) <a href="https://twitter.com/DatDudeJD/status/956590392509698048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a>
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<p id="gZus6t">After reading all these shocking first-hand accounts of abuse, I’ve realized that I was too harsh by referring to Vikings fans as “<a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/1/23/16923002/vikings-fans-real-sore-losers-minnesota-loss-eagles-philadelpia-minnesota-nfl-donate-videos-philly">sore losers</a>.”</p>
<p id="rb5xBe">I’ve also realized that Vikings fans are totally justified when it comes to their plans to harass Eagles fans traveling to Minnesota for Super Bowl LII. Such plans include: <a href="https://www.crossingbroad.com/2018/01/vikings-fans-are-organizing-an-event-to-throw-stuff-at-eagles-fans.html">throwing stuff</a> at Eagles fans, <a href="http://www.phillyvoice.com/moron-vikings-fans-are-planning-kidnapping-eagles-fans-week-super-bowl/">falsely imprisoning</a> Eagles fans, <a href="http://www.complex.com/sports/2018/01/minneapolis-airbnb-renters-trying-to-prevent-eagles-fans-from-having-a-place-to-stay-for-super-bowl-52">canceling AirBnB bookings</a> that Eagles fans made, and even denying restaurant bookings to Eagles players.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’ve called 3 Restaurants in Minneapolis to get a reservation for me and my teammates and “can’t” get in Well played Minnesota fans, well played <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a></p>— Chris Maragos (@ChrisMaragos) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisMaragos/status/957050771090083840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a>
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<p id="3QlCfe">Fair is fair.</p>
https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/1/28/16942400/vikings-fans-share-horrific-experiences-dealing-eagles-philadelphia-twitter-minnesota-super-bowl-nflBrandon Lee Gowton2018-01-26T07:52:43-05:002018-01-26T07:52:43-05:00Film Review: Nick Foles’ career game propels Eagles to the Super Bowl
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<p>A historic performance</p> <p id="1UXVOe">When a quarterback throws seven touchdown passes in a game, that would more often than not be their crowning achievement. When a quarterback goes a full season throwing 27 touchdowns, with only two interceptions, that typically becomes their crowning achievement. </p>
<p id="eBRGIF"><span>Nick Foles</span> is in the rare company that has accomplished both of those feats, in fact he’s the only quarterback to do both. While those accomplishments were historic, Foles’ career performance came on the penultimate stage this past weekend against the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfc-championship-game">NFC Championship</a> game.</p>
<p id="NAgfti">I’m going to take a look at some of the biggest plays Foles and the rest of the <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Eagles</a>’ offense made on Sunday.</p>
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<p id="nnNgu8">Much like they did against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons">Falcons</a>, the Eagles did a good job of dictating what the defense would do with misdirection and play-action. In the play above the Eagles use play-action off a sweep to roll Nick Foles out to his right. The Vikings are in man defense and the play fake gets them going in the wrong direction. <span>Nelson Agholor</span> (13), playing the slot for the Eagles, runs a drag with the slot corner playing off in trail coverage. Foles puts the ball over the head of <span>Harrison Smith</span> (22) — who’s on the end of the line of scrimmage — picking up an easy completion that gets Foles in a rhythm early.</p>
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<p id="nZwshB">I loved Eagles head coach Doug Pederson’s willingness to attack downfield early and test Vikings cornerback <span>Trae Waynes</span>. Early in the game, Pederson dialed up a shot play to <span>Torrey Smith</span> that should have been a completion. I thought the play design above was neat in the way that it gave Foles options. On the left side of the formation, the Eagles ran a fake wide receiver screen, along with a sprinkled in switch concept in which the slot receiver runs a wheel route. Foles fakes the screen to the left and draws the defense up to that side of the field. The Vikings communicate well and switch off on the wheel route, which could have led to a wide open receiver had they not. The pump fake also serves to freeze the single high safety <span>Andrew Sendejo</span> (34) while Torrey Smith works the vertical route on the right side of the field. With Smith’s speed, Sendejo has no shot of recovering to get over the top to help Waynes. This leaves the middle of the field open, which is where Foles should have thrown it to make the play easier for Smith. The ball instead stays too far outside the hash marks forcing Smith to make a more contested catch that he can’t haul in, although he still should’ve. If the ball is thrown a little further towards the middle of the field, Smith likely has the opportunity to make an uncontested play.</p>
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<p id="HNsqoV">As well as Foles ultimately played on Sunday, an offense works in unison. <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/1/17/16898764/eagles-film-review-balanced-effort-offense-philadelphia-victory-nfl-playoffs-vikings-falcons-doug">Last week I discussed the intricacies of a gameplan</a> and what it truly means to call a great game. This past week the Eagles brought that same preparation with great execution, and it set the entire offense up for success. Coming in, the scouting report likely mentioned Everson Griffen’s (97) aggressiveness when it comes to getting up the field. In the play above the Eagles block to the right, which fools the linebackers and gets them flowing in that direction. They leave Griffen unblocked at the end of the line and he crashes down too far. If Griffen stays square, he likely drops <span>Jay Ajayi</span> in the backfield for a loss, but the Eagles played to his aggressiveness and Ajayi is able to get wide of him. Give credit to the Eagles’ wide receivers who did an excellent job of holding their blocks to allow Ajayi to get up to the second level and pick up a first down.</p>
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<p id="p2C7NL">There wasn’t anything special about the design of the play above, but what caught my eye was how well it was executed. On the the right side <span>Mack Hollins</span> (10) is the lone receiver, with tight end <span>Zach Ertz</span> (86) close to the formation. Ertz just releases to the flat on third-and-short, but the impressive part of the play was what Hollins did. He ran a hook route that’s only purpose was to create a pick. Hollins immediately located <span>Harrison Smith</span> and camped right in front of him, which created enough separation for Ertz to get the first down. I just thought that was an incredibly savvy play from the rookie wide receiver and — as <a href="https://twitter.com/JesusZoidberg/status/956251145072267264">somebody on Twitter</a> pointed out — serves as a testament to the job that wide receiver coach Mike Groh has done with this unit.</p>
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<p id="RqXTP4">For the second straight week, Eagles tight end <span>Trey Burton</span> (88) had a crucial block on a touchdown run. In the play above, the Eagles run a “wham” concept where they leave Vikings defensive tackle <span>Tom Johnson</span> (92) unblocked and bring Burton across the formation to block him. Burton does a good job of sealing the block and Mack Hollins blocks down on Vikings cornerback <span>Terence Newman</span> (23) to spring running back <span>LeGarrette Blount</span> free. Once Blount gets to the third level, he only has to win one-on-one against Sendejo, which he easily does.</p>
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<p id="TBpFQj">There wasn’t anything special about the two plays above that caught my eye, except the fantastic offensive line play, but they seem to be apart of a new trend that we’re seeing with Nick Foles. The joke has been made often about Nick Foles back-pedaling his way into disaster. In his last two games, I’ve noticed less of that. He’s stepping up in the pocket and not letting pressure rattle him, which in turn is allowing him to make precise, accurate throws. Quarterbacks tend to revert to bad habits when the bullets are flying or they come under pressure, but Foles stood in the pocket all night long, executing how you’d want him to. I’d like to believe this is attributed to John DeFilippo and the rest of the Eagles’ offensive staff. I’m sure they’ve spent most of the season and the bye week working with Foles on these nuances. One other thing that I believe has helped Foles is that the coaching staff has called plays to get him in a rhythm early, boosting his confidence. If all of this is true, its says a lot about how good this coaching staff truly is.</p>
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<p id="OSKVwQ">The play above is a continuation of what I just mentioned with Foles’ ability to hang tough in the pocket with pressure arriving. To the left side of the formation, the Eagles are running their flood concept, with <span>Alshon Jeffery</span> running a deep dig route to the right side. After Jeffery breaks on his route, Terence Newman cuts inside and Jeffery leverages that to his advantage. Seeing Foles in trouble, Jeffery takes his route up the field to give Foles somebody to throw the ball to. A few plays prior to this, when Foles was in trouble he chucked the ball deep to avoid a sack. That play was likely still fresh in Jeffery’s head as he turned upfield with nobody deep. Foles was able to extend the play and keep his eyes downfield, letting it rip and hitting Jeffery in stride for a touchdown.</p>
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<p id="tzBsY1">The Eagles gameplan against the Vikings was well-executed and I can’t say that enough. With less than 40 seconds in the half and facing a cover 1 defense, the Eagles run a receiver deep while Zach Ertz runs what initially appears to be an out route. Harrison Smith plays it as such, because with less than a minute left, situational football assumes the Eagles want to get out of bounds to stop the clock. Ertz ends up running and out-and-up which is exactly what it sounds like. With Smith in a trail position and the deep safety and corner occupied with the vertical route, there’s nothing to stop Ertz from ripping off a long gain that puts the Eagles in field goal position.</p>
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<p id="l9K9GN">Despite the early drop, I thought Torrey Smith had a really good game. On the first play he easily beats <span>Trae Waynes</span> inside and gets behind him almost instantly. The deep safety was drawn to the opposite side of the field, which gave Smith all the room he needed had Foles been able stay clean in the pocket and deliver the ball downfield. If the blitzing linebacker was held in check for just a second longer, Torrey Smith likely has a touchdown if he catches the ball.</p>
<p id="Gn00pd">On the second play, the Eagles run a flea flicker, but safety Harrison Smith does a good job of diagnosing it. Flea flickers tend to be easier for disciplined players and defenses to diagnose because the offensive line sets up in pass protection, which is one of the defense’s keys. Torrey Smith does an excellent job selling the play as a run when he hesitates halfway through his route and picks it back up to beat Waynes again. Smith almost gets over in time to make a play, but Nick Foles throws a perfect pass and hits the honey hole between the safety and cornerback, giving the Eagles a 31-7 lead to start the third quarter.</p>
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<p id="UzwuyI">The play above is a variation of what the Eagles have done in the redzone all year long. They motioned Alshon Jeffery across the formation which helps them diagnose the coverage early. After the ball is snapped, Zach Ertz runs a hook route to the goalline, while Alshon Jeffery runs deeper route in behind Ertz. This design is geared towards forcing a defense to defend one player at the cost of leaving another open. If the defender swarm to Ertz, Foles can hit Jeffery behind them for a touchdown. Seeing as how Ertz has become a dangerous redzone weapon, teams typically focus on removing him from a play. </p>
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<p id="0E5hIt">The Eagles ran this same route concept with Ertz and Jeffery in their Week 4 win over the <a href="https://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/">Chargers</a> and Jeffery scored on it then. If it’s not broke don’t fix it.</p>
<p id="zETmml">This game highlighted why execution is so key. The coaching staff can put together the best gameplan in the world, but at the end of the day, it’s up to the players to execute those concepts for them to be successful. The Eagles did so on Sunday, and they couldn’t have done so any better. Every unit on offense was clicking in unison as the Eagles dismantled what was considered to be the best defense in football. After watching this game, this may have been the most well executed performance the Eagles had all year, even with Carson Wentz. That’s not to say Foles is better than Wentz, as he’s not and it’s not close, but his play was nearly perfect. The downside to that is that it’s not likely Foles plays like that again. Weaving through Eagles postseason history, I’d be hard pressed to find another quarterback performance that’s quite as good as this one. I don’t believe Foles will play like this in the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/a/super-bowl-2018-coverage">Super Bowl</a>, but I believe there’s a happy medium between this performance and the Falcons one that he can play at and still give the Eagles a legitimate chance to win. However, if by some chance Foles and the rest of the offense can execute like they did against Minnesota, they can’t lose.</p>
<p id="dqcium"><em>If you enjoyed this, you can follow me on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/TjackRH"><em>@TjackRH</em></a><em> for more.</em></p>
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<p>Big takeaways from a huge Eagles win.</p> <p id="YJJLds">The <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Philadelphia Eagles</a> clobbered the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> in the 2018 <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfc-championship-game">NFC Championship</a> Game by a final score of 38 to 7. Here’s a look at some things we learned from this big win.</p>
<p id="6aBwKl"><em>[Editor’s note: Apologies for the delay on this post. I’ve been extremely stressed and busy with </em><a href="https://www.sbnation.com/a/super-bowl-2018-coverage"><em>Super Bowl</em></a><em> prep.] </em></p>
<h3 id="6eKjsP">1 - The Eagles are going to the Super Bowl!</h3>
<p id="D2vEKX">It’s still so hard to believe it’s really happening. It just wasn’t expected going into this season. And then again when <span>Carson Wentz</span> went down for the year. But it’s really happening.</p>
<p id="cYuHFw">For the first time since the 2004 season — 13 years ago — the Eagles are going to the big game. It’s only the third time in franchise history they’ve made it to this point: 1980, 2004, 2017.</p>
<p id="yI3oC5">The Eagles have a chance to win their first title since they won an NFL Championship in 1960 ... which is almost 60 years ago now. </p>
<p id="ETjBei">They’re so close, you guys.</p>
<h3 id="ZPPpGM">2 - Fans were incredibly awesome at the Linc</h3>
<p id="Xuo060">I wrote last week that I’d never seen Lincoln Financial Field as energized as it was for the Eagles-<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons">Falcons</a> game. The crowd for the NFC Championship Game easily topped that one. </p>
<p id="MPYJNf">With an hour remaining until kickoff, there were LOUD cheers for Eagles players running on to the field for warmups and LOUD boos for Vikings players. The stadium wasn’t even close to being full yet at that point. </p>
<p id="mvqflv">The fans were fantastic during the game as well. Fans seated right in front of the press box started a “SKOL” chant to mock the Vikings. Then that evolved into a “FOLES” chant with the same clapping motion. </p>
<p id="7fXSI1">Near the end of the game, some Eagles fans were chanting “WE WANT BRADY!” — which is a very daunting request. But this crowd had no fear. </p>
<p id="Upvnia">The Eagles have the best fans in the NFL, and I have proof.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Eagles have a 15-3 record at home under Doug Pederson, which is the best home record in the NFL over the last two seasons (including playoffs). The Eagles also own the best home record in the NFL this season at 9-1. <br><br>Best fans in the league.</p>— Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonGowton/status/955318251856252928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<h3 id="h8hVzs">3 - Doug Pederson is incredible</h3>
<p id="kBFHte">DOUGIE P! </p>
<p id="jRMM02">Prior to the NFCCG, I wrote that <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/1/20/16912550/reasons-confident-eagles-chances-beating-vikings-philadelphia-minnesota-doug-pederson-defensive-line">Doug Pederson was the number one reason why Philly fans should feet confident</a> in the Eagles beating the Vikings.</p>
<p id="6EyJr8">Faith in Pederson was rewarded on Sunday night. The Eagles’ head coach called another masterful game. </p>
<p id="JGaybA">Pederson stayed balanced: they had 33 pass attempts to 30 run plays. </p>
<p id="4mQ90n">Pederson stayed aggressive: he easily could went have conservative before the end of the first half. Instead of running the clock, however, he put his foot on the gas and got the Eagles into field goal range. The Eagles took a three-possession lead while knowing they’d get the ball to start the third quarter. Compare Pederson’s actions to those of Doug Marrone, who passed on an opportunity to do something similar against the <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/">Patriots</a>. And then the <a href="https://www.bigcatcountry.com/">Jaguars</a> ended up losing to New England. Pederson plays to win, not just “not to lose.” </p>
<p id="UZp4w3">Pederson stayed creative: you have to love him pulling out the flea flicker (phrasing). Doug did a great job of getting Foles into a rhythm and making him feel comfortable. </p>
<p id="LNkDIS">Overall, just a great job by Pederson. Can’t say enough things about the guy. It’s never not going to be a joke he didn’t end up as Coach of the Year. Sean McVay did some impressive things, no doubts, but Pederson did more with less. And he kicked Mike Zimmer’s ass as well. </p>
<h3 id="PWRhCU">4 - <span>Nick Foles</span> is having success thanks to me</h3>
<p id="SSIt5y">Nick Foles was unbelievably brilliant against the Vikings, the NFL’s No. 1 defense. He went 26/33 (78.8%) for three touchdowns, zero touchdowns, and a 141.4 passer rating.</p>
<p id="19xkeZ">So, you’re probably thinking it’s time for me to apologize for not believing in Foles. Well, I’m not going to apologize. Instead, I’m going to say “You’re welcome” since I personally motivated Foles to playing this well. He couldn’t have performed this well without me doubting him all along.</p>
<p id="u0MNiJ">Ha, just kidding. I was wrong for doubting him to the extent that I did! Foles was great. </p>
<p id="3pLjj4">With that said, you can’t convince me that even the most fervent Foles believers expected him to do what he did on Sunday night. The guy was lights out. Dropping dimes all over the field. Showing mobility in the pocket to keep plays alive. I mean, are we sure that wasn’t Carson Wentz wearing a Foles uniform?</p>
<p id="WFLhr4">We all knew Foles was a high variance player, but that was the best game of his career. The highest of highs.</p>
<p id="hDbRzT">Now, going back to the variance thing, you still wonder if Bad Foles could show up in the Super Bowl. Hopefully that won’t be the case. That was encouraging performance.</p>
<h3 id="kW6ZNw">5 - The Eagles continue to kick ass in the trenches</h3>
<p id="6PgkRz">The games are won in lost and the trenches. </p>
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<p id="gip6UB">What doesn’t show up in those numbers is that the pressure the Eagles generated led to multiple turnovers. <span>Chris Long</span> affected Case Keenum’s throw that got picked off by <span>Patrick Robinson</span>. Derek Barnett strip-sacked Keenum. Those are game-changing plays right there.</p>
<p id="uBjr5t">When it comes to the offensive line, they got good push up front in the run game. Eagles running backs combined for 114 yards on 26 carries. That’s a solid 4.4 yards per carry on a Vikings defense that was surrendering the second fewest rush yards in the NFL. </p>
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<p id="XFSEY1">The guys up front also kept Foles clean for most of the night. <span>Halapoulivaati Vaitai</span> notably earned praise for his performance against <span>Everson Griffen</span>.</p>
<p id="NsYjvu">In addition to the players, let’s recognize offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland and defensive line coach <span>Chris Wilson</span> for making sure to get the most out of their guys. </p>
<h3 id="llaBl9">6 - Howie Roseman’s impact on the team was apparent</h3>
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<p id="B3KGwh">You can also add “kicked a field goal/extra point” to this list thanks to <span>Jake Elliott</span>. </p>
<p id="eAGc0J">Howie Roseman’s Executive of the Year award is well desreved. He did a great job of building an immediate contender while not completely sacrificing the team’s long-term outlook.</p>
<h3 id="bgwFwP">7 - <span>Alshon Jeffery</span> is earning that money</h3>
<p id="gbOSqz">Jeffery’s big night kind of got lost in all the craziness to come out of this game. He caught all five of his targets for 85 yards and two touchdowns. His second touchdown, a red zone score, showed why the Eagles paid him all that money. Jeffery made a jump ball catch and was able to hold on as he went to the ground. Great strength. No. 1 WR type catch. </p>
<p id="bZKzZj">In two playoff games, Jeffery now has nine receptions for 146 yards and two scores. Pretty good. The Eagles are getting their money’s worth out of him.</p>
<h3 id="sbWd8O">8 - Patrick Robinson is the unsung hero of this season</h3>
<p id="CurpOT">That pick six really swung the entire game. </p>
<p id="CT8q3w">The Eagles were down 7-0. The crowd’s thunder was tempered a little by that first Vikings touchdown drive. Then P-Rob’s interception happened and things changed. The pick came easy due to a pressured throw, but the return was all him. He read the field correctly and was able to cut back for the score. Big props to <span>Ronald Darby</span> for making that “block” on <span>Jerick McKinnon</span> to seal the deal. It sure wasn’t pretty -- <span>Darby</span> got BLOWN UP -- but he did enough to prevent the Vikings from tackling Robinson. From there, the Eagles never looked back.</p>
<p id="4e5uPz">What a year it’s been for Robinson. Four interceptions in the regular season and now a fifth in a big, big moment. He’s been such a sneakily important player to the Eagles’ success this year. And this was a guy who was signed for the vet minimum and looked like he was going to get cut in training camp. Amazing.</p>
<h3 id="dLbiA2">9 - The <span>Sam Bradford</span> trade helped to cost the game for Minnesota </h3>
<p id="zoEC2j">Just a reminder that the 2017 first-round pick the Eagles got from the Vikings for Sam Bradford turned out to be Derek Barnett. You know, the guy who had the strip-sack on Keenum. </p>
<p id="kwH8LZ">Oh, and the Vikings haven’t completely paid up for that trade yet. The Eagles still have a 2018 fourth-round pick from Minnesota to use.</p>
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<h3 id="1XG3IF">10 - Hard not to feel good going into the rematch</h3>
<p id="m8ZvD4">With the way the Eagles played on Sunday night, it’s hard not to feel good going into the Super Bowl. </p>
<p id="8lxrjn">Beating the Vikings the way they did doesn’t guarantee the Eagles will beat the Patriots, no, but you have to feel like they’ll at least give New England a good battle. </p>
<p id="OnmYDS">But forget about moral victories. It’s time to bring the Lombardi to Philly. </p>
https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/1/24/16927202/10-final-thoughts-eagles-nfc-championship-game-win-philadelphia-vikings-nfl-nick-foles-doug-pedersonBrandon Lee Gowton2018-01-23T10:11:19-05:002018-01-23T10:11:19-05:00Some Vikings fans are being real sore losers about Minnesota’s loss to the Eagles
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<p>Take the L and move on, folks. </p> <p id="ZQB4Te">The satisfaction of the <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Eagles</a> beating the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Vikings</a> in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfc-championship-game">NFC Championship</a> Game had little to do with Philadelphia’s opponent. The Vikings aren’t even close to being considered as a “rival” in Philly. If anything, they might deserve sympathy for being such a tortured fan base, which is something Eagles fans can relate to. </p>
<p id="GTtWBH">But now I’m rethinking that sympathy part after the way I’ve seen some Vikings fans react to Philadelphia’s 38-7 win over their team. A number of Vikings fans — <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/1/21/16917056/vikings-fans-lame-eagles-game-philadelphia-rocky-art-museum-steps-video-watch-minnesota-championship">who were being very lame</a> heading into Sunday’s game — are now being real sore losers about the loss and taking it out on Eagles fans. Take a look.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Eagles fans will still be Eagles fans tomorrow. We're the fan base that raised $225k for an opposing player. More important than sports.</p>— Seth Kaplan (@Seth_Kaplan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Seth_Kaplan/status/955264327669305345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I've never heard so many horrific stories from Vikings fans who were subject to unsolicited hot dog, beer, battery throwing Eagles fans beyond the verbal abuse. One guy just told me he's been treated better in 3rd world countries. Yes it was scary for them</p>— Mark Rosen (@WCCORosen) <a href="https://twitter.com/WCCORosen/status/955486563705786368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p id="Dwc86l">Give me a break.</p>
<p id="7d6I1h">Yes, there are some Eagles fans who behave badly, as seen in a few videos making the rounds on Twitter. I’m not condoning the actions of fans who cross the line. </p>
<p id="erZlsY">But guess what? This behavior isn’t unique to Philadelphia! There are bad fans in every fan base! Shocking, I know! People don’t seem to believe that, for whatever reason, but it’s true. </p>
<p id="9NwqKr">Don’t believe me? Here’s a perfect example. Some Vikings fans are actually organizing an event to throw stuff at Eagles fans.</p>
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<p id="97TqdP">Here’s another Vikings fan making threats.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">How the fuck does a piece of shit team and city like Philadelphia get to go to the super bowl????? The fans better realize the super bowl is in Minnesota and there will be plenty of people waiting around the corner for their punk ass!!!!!</p>— Vikings News Rumors (@VikingsSource) <a href="https://twitter.com/VikingsSource/status/955305718961274880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p id="YM1cN8">And <a href="https://streamable.com/274ws">here’s video of a Vikings fan spitting on an Eagles fan</a> at the game on Sunday.</p>
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<p id="4fKssY">Now, because I’m not a total ignorant moron (well, I’d like to think I’m not, at least), I’m not going to group all Vikings fans in the same bucket. Notice how I’ve specifically said “some” Vikings fans in this post. </p>
<p id="rJFOtD">There are actually a lot of cool Vikings fans out there, such as our friends over at <a href="http://www.DailyNorseman.com">Daily Norseman</a>. They actually have one of the biggest communities of the SB Nation NFL blogs in terms of comments. </p>
<p id="fTJYJy">Then there are some Vikings fans who actually stopped by to chat at the BGN Radio pregame tailgate show.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Anyway... we met these cool dudes who flew in from ND yesterday. They offered us beers and we had a really nice chat for awhile. There was a lot more of this where we were than the unfortunate jag-offs who were throwing beer like aholes. <a href="https://t.co/UxIDrNiFvx">pic.twitter.com/UxIDrNiFvx</a></p>— John Barchard (@JohnBarchard) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnBarchard/status/955557395996045312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p id="ekYakg">One Vikings fan by the name of <a href="http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/01/22/vikings-fans-gofundme-eagles-charitable-foundation/">Jessica Brennan Leibrock</a> is even “encouraging fans to channel their heartbreak and anger at Eagles fans by donating to the <a href="http://www.eaglescharitablefoundation.org/">Eagles Charitable Foundation</a>.” </p>
<p id="bPfZfF">That’s great work by Jessica! In honor of the good Vikings fans out there, I’d like to suggest Eagles fans to donate back to the Minnesota Vikings Foundation, which can be done by <a href="http://www.vikings.com/community/foundation/index.html">CLICKING HERE</a>.</p>
<p id="5AHkBf">As for the bad Vikings fans who are trying to trash Philly’s reputation ... I have some advice for you: Shut up, take the L, and move on. </p>
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<p>Playing time tracker.</p> <p id="gaKDkD">Here’s a breakdown of the snap counts from the <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Philadelphia Eagles</a>’ 38-7 win over the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> in the 2018 <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfc-championship-game">NFC Championship</a> Game.</p>
<h3 id="5GDNcH">OFFENSE</h3>
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<p id="RX802M">The starting offensive line played the entire game yet again and did a great job.</p>
<p id="ICCFQi"><span>Nick Foles</span> came out for the final three kneeldowns of the game. Nice move by Doug Pederson to replace him with <span>Nate Sudfeld</span> so that Foles could get some applause for a great performance.</p>
<p id="DD1TfV"><span>Alshon Jeffery</span> and <span>Zach Ertz</span> were the main options in the passing attack. Ertz caught all eight of his targets for 93 yards. Jeffery caught all five of his targets for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Really big games from those two. <span>Torrey Smith</span> dropped a pass early on but he redeemed himself later with a 41-yard touchdown on the flea flicker play. <span>Nelson Agholor</span> also contributed with three receptions for 59 yards.</p>
<p id="Eh4loK"><span>Jay Ajayi</span> was the Eagles’ main running back once again. He finished with 99 total yards from scrimmage; 18 carries for 73 yards (4.1 average) and three receptions for 26 yards.</p>
<p id="Wl0u6m"><span>Corey Clement</span> finished with more snaps played than LeGarrette Blount. That’s a little interesting. Last week, Blount played 30% of the snaps while Clement was at 24%. This week, Clement was at 32% while Blount was at 17%. This is a good change, in my view. Prior to this game, Blount was only averaging 2.8 yards per carry in his last six games and it’s not like he contributes as a receiver. I don’t dislike Blount; he’s been good for the Eagles this year and his touchdown run against the Vikings where he barrelled over Andrew Sendejo was fantastic. But it’s probably for the best if Blount is limited to just short-yardage and red zone situations at this point. Let Ajayi and Clement take the majority of the snaps. Blount had six carries for 21 yards on Sunday night compared to Clement’s two carries for 20. Clement also had a nice 8-yard reception where he made a defender miss on 3rd-and-6 to move the chains. </p>
<p id="ZavtBA">The Eagles went heavy on the offensive line a few times by bringing in <span>Isaac Seumalo</span> as an extra blocker.</p>
<h3 id="58JX3r">DEFENSE</h3>
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<p id="vI2xYI">Along with <span>Nigel Bradham</span>, Philly’s starting secondary played the entire game, save for one missed snap by <span>Ronald Darby</span>.</p>
<p id="xKSddV">The Eagles played a lot of nickel and dime defense in this game, which is evidenced by Patrick Robinson’s playing time. P-Rob’s pick six really turned the game around for the Eagles after that first touchdown drive by the Vikings. Veteran safety <span>Corey Graham</span> also got a good chunk of playing time. </p>
<p id="FlXPHr">Jim Schwartz continues to (correctly) rely heavily upon <span>Fletcher Cox</span> and <span>Brandon Graham</span> instead of utilizing the regular season d-line rotation. The good news is Cox and Graham played 11% fewer snaps than last week since the Eagles were up big late in the game. </p>
<p id="6THHVG">The Eagles dropped Curry’s snaps by 21% from last week and gave them to <span>Derek Barnett</span> instead. Barnett responded with a strip sack on Case Keenum. </p>
<p id="9puetc">Tim Jernigan and <span>Beau Allen</span> are curiously playing a similar amount of snaps despite the fact Jernigan received a big contract extension during the season. Jernigan’s been dealing with a nagging foot injury this year so maybe that explains things? Stats don’t always tell the entire story, but in the last two games combined, Jernigan only has one tackle. </p>
<p id="c2lN7W"><span>Najee Goode</span> got the “start” at middle linebacker in Philadelphia’s base defense due to <span>Dannell Ellerbe</span> being inactive with a hamstring issue. Goode got beat by Kyle Rudolph early in the game when the defense was having communication issues. The Eagles didn’t play him much more from there.</p>
<p id="3iS3R1">After being a healthy scratch against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons">Falcons</a>, <span>Destiny Vaeao</span> got some snaps in the defensive tackle rotation this week. </p>
<h3 id="9UoHQ7">SPECIAL TEAMS</h3>
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<p id="4SPl7h">Not listed in this graphic: <span>Kenjon Barner</span> played five special teams snaps.</p>
<h3 id="EIxG3s">DID NOT PLAY</h3>
<p id="WD3zfT">The following players were ruled inactive prior to the game: <span>Sidney Jones</span>, Dannell Ellerbe, <span>Will Beatty</span>, <span>Wendell Smallwood</span>, <span>Marcus Johnson</span>, <span>Elijah Qualls</span>, <span>Steven Means</span>.</p>
<p id="e1tpTQ">The following player(s) were active but did not play: Chance Warmack. </p>
https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/1/23/16922630/eagles-vs-vikings-snap-count-analysis-philadelphia-tweaks-running-back-rotation-corey-clement-blountBrandon Lee Gowton2018-01-22T12:29:16-05:002018-01-22T12:29:16-05:00Eagles players celebrate beating Vikings to advance to Super Bowl LII
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<p>THIS TEAM!</p> <p id="TrvoDg">The <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Philadelphia Eagles</a> are going to THE <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/a/super-bowl-2018-coverage">SUPER BOWL</a> for the first time since the 2004 season after being the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> in the 2018 <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfc-championship-game">NFC Championship</a> Game on Sunday night. You know what time it is!</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bath time.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a> <a href="https://t.co/2zpw7yoq8x">pic.twitter.com/2zpw7yoq8x</a></p>— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles/status/955285280025645056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Raise the cane.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a> <a href="https://t.co/3CulBbZ0Ph">pic.twitter.com/3CulBbZ0Ph</a></p>— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles/status/955275835656818688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">How bout that Eagles Nation?! Super Bowl here we come!!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a></p>— Carson Wentz (@cj_wentz) <a href="https://twitter.com/cj_wentz/status/955282466893217792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What a night! I love this team and this city. Thank you Philly for showing up loud and proud. Your energy powered us through the night. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a></p>— Nick Foles (@NFoles_9) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFoles_9/status/955312296154271744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">1 MORE FOR PHILLY! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SuperBowlBound?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SuperBowlBound</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DogsGottaEatAgain?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DogsGottaEatAgain</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a> <a href="https://t.co/YALwVYTp4q">pic.twitter.com/YALwVYTp4q</a></p>— Lane Johnson (@Lanejohnson65) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lanejohnson65/status/955286792093155328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">NFC Champs!!! But we’re not done yet! Next stop Minneapolis! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a> <a href="https://t.co/KzPML0sD1J">pic.twitter.com/KzPML0sD1J</a></p>— Zach Ertz (@ZERTZ_86) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZERTZ_86/status/955309103458471937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We going to the SuperBowl baby!!</p>— Brandon Graham (@brandongraham55) <a href="https://twitter.com/brandongraham55/status/955301538586644480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wow man. Philly you brought the energy tonight.</p>— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) <a href="https://twitter.com/JOEL9ONE/status/955306667335409664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Back in March I remember talking with <a href="https://twitter.com/TheWorldof_AJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheWorldof_AJ</a> when we made our decision to join the Eagles...it was never about the money...it was about being in this position right now! It’s crazy how it all worked out...the good and the bad....1 more to go <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/backtowork?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#backtowork</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nfcchamps?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nfcchamps</a> <a href="https://t.co/esu2T42WNg">pic.twitter.com/esu2T42WNg</a></p>— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TorreySmithWR/status/955311113998143488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">TJ “If we win we get to play in the biggest game ever...the playoffs!” ...can’t wait until he is old enough to understand what the last year in a half has been for me as a man...wouldn’t change a single thing...including every mistake I made...we are resilient! <a href="https://t.co/wGXlPpnGEj">pic.twitter.com/wGXlPpnGEj</a></p>— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TorreySmithWR/status/955430854033117184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">GOD IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! <a href="https://t.co/z39vwkrtQ4">https://t.co/z39vwkrtQ4</a></p>— Jay Ajayi (@JayTrain) <a href="https://twitter.com/JayTrain/status/955282045168742401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Headed to Minnesota‼️ Meet you there <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ganggreen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ganggreen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bleedgreen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#bleedgreen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/blessed?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#blessed</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/eatup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#eatup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/foe?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#foe</a> <a href="https://t.co/xxjzyErkVK">https://t.co/xxjzyErkVK</a></p>— Rodney McLeod (@Rodney_McLeod4) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rodney_McLeod4/status/955315464690896897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">PHILADELPHIA WE ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!!!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEagelsFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEagelsFly</a></p>— Trey Burton (@TreyBurton8) <a href="https://twitter.com/TreyBurton8/status/955272578431619072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Still can’t believe it, NFC CHAMPS!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VictoryMonday?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VictoryMonday</a> <a href="https://t.co/JZvo4TuLnN">pic.twitter.com/JZvo4TuLnN</a></p>— Trey Burton (@TreyBurton8) <a href="https://twitter.com/TreyBurton8/status/955477027372589056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">WHERE MY DAWGS AT????</p>— Beau Allen (@Beau_Allen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Beau_Allen/status/955275708212924417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Going to the SuperBowl baby </p>— rasul (@rd32_era) <a href="https://twitter.com/rd32_era/status/955287255106670594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We’re going to the Super Bowl baby!!! Let’s get one more! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a> <a href="https://t.co/fckBqZ7OYn">pic.twitter.com/fckBqZ7OYn</a></p>— Nate Sudfeld (@NateSudfeld) <a href="https://twitter.com/NateSudfeld/status/955295763503992833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What a night!! Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@eagles</a> fans for making it the best night of my career. Love you guys! Hope you got 1 more in you. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/flyeaglesfly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#flyeaglesfly</a> <a href="https://t.co/cFGoUwZQ1L">pic.twitter.com/cFGoUwZQ1L</a></p>— Destiny Vaeao #97 (@DestinyVaeao) <a href="https://twitter.com/DestinyVaeao/status/955447439741374464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Such a blessing to be here with all these guys man... God is amazing ALL the time <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SuperBowl?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SuperBowl</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LBs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LBs</a> <a href="https://t.co/Tn4AOuCad5">https://t.co/Tn4AOuCad5</a></p>— Kamu Grugier-Hill (@k_grugierhill) <a href="https://twitter.com/k_grugierhill/status/955477734087712769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Best. Birthday. Ever. See you in Minneapolis! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEagleFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEagleFly</a> <a href="https://t.co/CkZcRea7fd">pic.twitter.com/CkZcRea7fd</a></p>— Jake Elliott (@jake_elliott22) <a href="https://twitter.com/jake_elliott22/status/955456070452961280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">NFC CHAMPS!!!!!!! SUPER BOWL LII HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FLYEAGLESFLY?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FLYEAGLESFLY</a></p>— Rick Lovato (@TheSnappingLife) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSnappingLife/status/955275360609951749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“We goin to the ship wuuuuttt” <a href="https://t.co/CWdnzX63q7">pic.twitter.com/CWdnzX63q7</a></p>— Jaylen Watkins (@jwat14) <a href="https://twitter.com/jwat14/status/955461909511376896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">God is great thank you lord!!!!</p>— Kenjon Barner (@KBDeuce4) <a href="https://twitter.com/KBDeuce4/status/955458250404753409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">All Glory to God ! What an incredible team. So proud! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SuperbowlBound?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SuperbowlBound</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a></p>— Jordan Hicks (@JordanHicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/JordanHicks/status/955300018835083264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">SUPERBOWL!!!!!!!!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FLYEAGLESFLY?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FLYEAGLESFLY</a></p>— Chris Maragos (@ChrisMaragos) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisMaragos/status/955275986496557061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">So much fun last night and still hard to believe that we’re going to the Superbowl when I woke up this morning! Best part is I got to celebrate with my crew!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/flyeaglesfly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#flyeaglesfly</a> <a href="https://t.co/IBVgUAalsf">pic.twitter.com/IBVgUAalsf</a></p>— Chris Maragos (@ChrisMaragos) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisMaragos/status/955485264759218177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blessings !!! The atmosphere was unreal tonight . We’re Super Bowl bound baby !! One More <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a></p>— Donnel Pumphrey Jr. (@Pumphrey6K) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pumphrey6K/status/955295071703896065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">WE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GODLOVE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GODLOVE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EAGLES?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EAGLES</a></p>— Marcus D. Johnson (@Mojomdj) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mojomdj/status/955298952752128001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Life been like a MOVIE lately <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GODSPLAN?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GODSPLAN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ANYWAY?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ANYWAY</a></p>— Marcus D. Johnson (@Mojomdj) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mojomdj/status/955281819884277760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We live baby!!!!!!!! </p>— Billy Brown (@_Tron9_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_Tron9_/status/955273859430744064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a> Super Bowl Bound!!!!!!!</p>— Aziz Shittu (@AzizShittu) <a href="https://twitter.com/AzizShittu/status/955274857645858817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Philly... Take a bow... You once again represented to the fullest!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BirdGang?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BirdGang</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PHILLYEARTHQUAKE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PHILLYEARTHQUAKE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFCCHAMPIONS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFCCHAMPIONS</a></p>— Brian Dawkins (@BrianDawkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianDawkins/status/955284309358858240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Philly... Did I mention we are the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFCChampions?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFCChampions</a> ? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HALLELUJAH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HALLELUJAH</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GiveMeSomeRespectRightNow?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GiveMeSomeRespectRightNow</a></p>— Brian Dawkins (@BrianDawkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianDawkins/status/955287305564180487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JayTrain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JayTrain</a> couldn't hold back the emotions after his dream of reaching the Super Bowl came true <a href="https://t.co/YiuL9oYnRF">pic.twitter.com/YiuL9oYnRF</a></p>— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) <a href="https://twitter.com/thecheckdown/status/955276998959538176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">As soon as the whistle blew here in San Diego, we had some good news for <a href="https://twitter.com/julieertz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@julieertz</a>... <a href="https://twitter.com/ZERTZ_86?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZERTZ_86</a> & the <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Eagles</a> are heading to the <a href="https://twitter.com/SuperBowl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SuperBowl</a>! <a href="https://t.co/dI5MvG53VR">pic.twitter.com/dI5MvG53VR</a></p>— U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/ussoccer_wnt/status/955275403408523264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is amazing<a href="https://twitter.com/ZERTZ_86?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZERTZ_86</a> in tears watching his wife <a href="https://twitter.com/julieertz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@julieertz</a> in tears when she finds out Zach is going to Super Bowl <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SuperBowl?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SuperBowl</a> <br>From <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPhilly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCSPhilly</a> <a href="https://t.co/OGfckZrMc4">pic.twitter.com/OGfckZrMc4</a></p>— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/JClarkNBCS/status/955305769800470533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dreams and Nightmares. <a href="https://t.co/Cm56tgreFg">pic.twitter.com/Cm56tgreFg</a></p>— Chris Jastrzembski (@CFJastrzembski) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFJastrzembski/status/955286754684174337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">More player celebrations! <a href="https://t.co/FtounLnP9a">pic.twitter.com/FtounLnP9a</a></p>— Chris Jastrzembski (@CFJastrzembski) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFJastrzembski/status/955281286888902656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Doug speaks. <a href="https://twitter.com/CrossingBroad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CrossingBroad</a> <a href="https://t.co/HQIrzTjM8I">pic.twitter.com/HQIrzTjM8I</a></p>— Chris Jastrzembski (@CFJastrzembski) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFJastrzembski/status/955287817214717953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Eagles going crazy to Meek Mill in the locker room after the win *NSFW*<br><br>(via weetwiththe_wam/instagram) <a href="https://t.co/WToMQhZmXq">pic.twitter.com/WToMQhZmXq</a></p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/955291867498737665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Issa party ‼️ ( <a href="https://twitter.com/SInow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SInow</a>) <a href="https://t.co/rgl34AyYBg">pic.twitter.com/rgl34AyYBg</a></p>— SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsRadioWIP/status/955307573791649794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">You wanna see <a href="https://twitter.com/JOEL9ONE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JOEL9ONE</a> down a beer thru his dog mask...<br>Check out <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Eagles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Eagles</a> lockeroom celebration from <a href="https://twitter.com/MalcolmJenkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MalcolmJenkins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SuperBowl?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SuperBowl</a> <a href="https://t.co/5gjVBWEzRn">pic.twitter.com/5gjVBWEzRn</a></p>— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/JClarkNBCS/status/955308912294727680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FootballisFamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FootballisFamily</a><br><br>Carson Wentz and Nick Foles hug on the field after the <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Eagles</a>' dominant win. <a href="https://t.co/Ax0iIsSkRD">pic.twitter.com/Ax0iIsSkRD</a></p>— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonFOX/status/955275190262362112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Still in your dog mask and Eagles jersey.<br><br>That is, if you made it into work today. <a href="https://t.co/bKyisM5jIw">pic.twitter.com/bKyisM5jIw</a></p>— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPhilly/status/955444948710535168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a>
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