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BumRushDaShow

(129,087 posts)
Sun Jan 21, 2018, 11:19 PM Jan 2018

Eagles Dominate Vikings to Reach Super Bowl LII

Source: New York Times

It was 2013 all over again for Nick Foles and the Philadelphia Eagles, as the quarterback channeled his younger self to light up Minnesota’s vaunted secondary in a 38-7 victory in the N.F.C. Championship game.

Foles’s huge performance ended the Vikings’ season and catapulted the Eagles to Super Bowl LII, where they will face the daunting task of taking on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

Foles, who had looked like a potential franchise quarterback in a stint as Philadelphia’s starter in 2013, was thrust back into a starting role following Carson Wentz’s devastating knee injury in Week 13. He had struggled to move the ball, with his play taking the team from Super Bowl favorite to consistent underdog. But against the Vikings the 28-year-old Foles was back to looking like the star some thought he would become. He completed 26 of 33 passes for 352 yards and 3 touchdowns. He was 10 of 11 on third-down passes, completed four passes of 35 or more yards, and turned what had been Philadelphia’s greatest weakness — its ability to generate big plays — into its biggest strength.

In an on-field interview with Fox after the game, Foles struggled to sum up his emotions, describing himself as “speechless.” “In this moment it’s unbelievable, he said. “It’s humbling.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/21/sports/nfc-championship-vikings-eagles.html



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Eagles Dominate Vikings to Reach Super Bowl LII (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 OP
OMG OMG OMG OMG..... Zoonart Jan 2018 #1
+1000 Pachamama Jan 2018 #26
They will lose to the Pats. Yavin4 Jan 2018 #2
Amendola will need to pull off another 5 star performance then! FrodosNewPet Jan 2018 #20
Believe me, Maxheader Jan 2018 #31
Man, After Watching The Vikes Last Week.. Grassy Knoll Jan 2018 #3
I am so upset. alarimer Jan 2018 #23
Defensive turnovers helped. rickford66 Jan 2018 #4
Wrong. They will lose. n/t Yavin4 Jan 2018 #6
Yes. Things that kill ya are turnovers and penalties. BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #7
I still love my VIKINGS----------------SKOL turbinetree Jan 2018 #5
Yeah, once again they choked...hahahahahahaha!!! Archae Jan 2018 #12
Yes they did, they should have passed more screen plays, instead of trying to go for the moon turbinetree Jan 2018 #21
Oh yeah. I just wonder how far the Packers would have gone had there not been so many hurt. Archae Jan 2018 #22
Don Capers needs to be fired, the defense for the Packers has been horrendous for the last couple of turbinetree Jan 2018 #24
Eagles are awesome! SpankMe Jan 2018 #8
Take it Easy BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #9
Eagles have a good football team DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #10
I really thought that we might have ended up playing Pittsburgh BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #11
We were hoping for all PA superbowl DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #14
We were in the Super Bowl under Andy Reid in 2004 against the Pats BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #15
Should've remembered that since DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #16
I remember SB XV Eagles-Raiders (1981) BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #17
Yeah, I Thought About It... Grassy Knoll Jan 2018 #13
26 of 33 352 yards? bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 #18
Good. I hate the Vikings. milestogo Jan 2018 #19
Last week one of the local hosts on the progressive station dflprincess Jan 2018 #25
Since my teams are out, can you tell me was Philly supposed to win and by this much? Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #27
Yes, but they would've been heavy favs if Wentz DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #28
So Philly regular QB is out? Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #29
Yes, torn ACL on a scramble a few DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #30
I really like Foles Puzzledtraveller Jan 2018 #32

Yavin4

(35,441 posts)
2. They will lose to the Pats.
Sun Jan 21, 2018, 11:27 PM
Jan 2018

Don't get me wrong. I hate the Patriots, but the Eagles have no chance whatsoever. None. No sense in even playing the game.

Keine Chance.
Aucune chance.
Méiyǒu jīhuì.

FrodosNewPet

(495 posts)
20. Amendola will need to pull off another 5 star performance then!
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 08:35 AM
Jan 2018

A lot will depend on Gronk coming back. That was a nasty hit.

alarimer

(16,245 posts)
23. I am so upset.
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 10:36 AM
Jan 2018

I don't get why they chose now to choke, but that is the price of being a Vikings fan. Almost close enough to touch, but always falling short. It is the history of that franchise. They almost never really stink, but they can't really build any sort of momentum either.

But losing builds character among the fan base. I believe that fans of losing teams, especially if they lose a lot, are better fans than fans of winning teams. Which is why I find Patriots fans (and Yankees fans) to be utterly insufferable, as if they think it's their birthright to win. And my god, I can only imagine Trump's tweets when they win this one, as they surely will.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
21. Yes they did, they should have passed more screen plays, instead of trying to go for the moon
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 10:09 AM
Jan 2018

Love the Packers also, I still think that Jim Taylor was and is the best back in Football..........ever

We have the best division in football, the Black and Blue Division..............

Archae

(46,335 posts)
22. Oh yeah. I just wonder how far the Packers would have gone had there not been so many hurt.
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 10:26 AM
Jan 2018

Especially Aaron Rodgers.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
24. Don Capers needs to be fired, the defense for the Packers has been horrendous for the last couple of
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 02:01 PM
Jan 2018

years, and as for the offense coordinator for the Vikings (Shumer) going to the Giants, my personal opinion is that there should be negotiations while there are play-offs, I just think it is wrong. Shumer in my opinion game plan sucked, and as for Zimmer, he should be fired, he stuck to a plan that was failing, and the blame lays squarely on those two individuals feet.
Both the Packers defense was discriminated, and the front line for both of the Packers and the Vikings were a patch work, that got the Vikings to the Conference championship, but Zimmer should have blitzed up the middle more, letting the outside single coverage to hold there own...........now that I have done my Monday morning quarterback, I will, and you will have to wait until next year ........................Now on to the Blackhawks.....................

SKOL

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
10. Eagles have a good football team
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 12:08 AM
Jan 2018

NE is showing cracks this year. If not for 4 calls both overturned and upheld by NFL NY replay official Al Riveron, the Pats could well have been 9-7 and out of the playoffs. Think about that.

Anyway, good luck to the Eagles from this Steelers fan.

BumRushDaShow

(129,087 posts)
11. I really thought that we might have ended up playing Pittsburgh
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 12:13 AM
Jan 2018

when all was said and done. Hoping we can hold it together!

to the other side of our state!

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
14. We were hoping for all PA superbowl
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 06:24 AM
Jan 2018

But just too many defensive breakdowns vs Jax. I don't think you guys have been to the SB since Vermeil coached, so good luck and enjoy. It's a lot of fun and more if you win. Win one for Concrete Charlie and keep NE from tying our 6 Lombardi Trophies!

For a historical footnote, during WWII when most able-bodied men were off fighting and the fledgling NFL was short of players, the Steelers and Eagles actually combined for a season (known as the Steagles). Bert Bell, original Eagles founder/owner, sold the Eagles and bought shares in the Steelers during the war years (1940-45) before becoming NFL commissioner.

BumRushDaShow

(129,087 posts)
15. We were in the Super Bowl under Andy Reid in 2004 against the Pats
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 06:30 AM
Jan 2018

So this is a rematch of SB XXXIX. Philly fans are FIRED UP and READY TO GO.

BumRushDaShow

(129,087 posts)
17. I remember SB XV Eagles-Raiders (1981)
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 06:45 AM
Jan 2018

(I was in college). That one we sortof stumbled into and were really outgunned. Leading to these last 2 appearances, we have been progressively more consistent.

Poor Carson Wentz has been lost in the celebrations but he did get us to this point and Foles has done good getting us through the post-season so far (especially with his linkups with Ertz, Carson's fave guy).

dflprincess

(28,079 posts)
25. Last week one of the local hosts on the progressive station
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 03:07 PM
Jan 2018

said the absolute worse thing that could happen to Minneapolis was to have the Eagles and the Patriots in the Super Bowl as we're just not used to people who behave as bad as the fans of both those teams do. .

And, given the poor behavior of the Eagles fans before and after yesterday's game, I'm inclined to think he's right. It's a pity that teams (in any sport) can't be penalized for how their fans act.

Trash talking is one thing, but throwing full cans of beer (among other things) at people is assault.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
27. Since my teams are out, can you tell me was Philly supposed to win and by this much?
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 03:17 PM
Jan 2018

Do they have any chance (realistically, put your heart aside those who answer this) against those rats in NE?

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
28. Yes, but they would've been heavy favs if Wentz
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 03:23 PM
Jan 2018

hadn't been hurt. No one really knew what to expect from Foles. Eagles have a very good defense and underrated OL. They'll pressure Brady with just 4 DL and he's already pretty banged up. Nick Foles, the qb, is the big variable. Despite their record, NE has looked ordinary in a lot of games this season.

Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)
32. I really like Foles
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 04:20 PM
Jan 2018

only started watching Eagles more closely up to and during playoffs and took notice of how humble he appears. I'm a Pack fan, and with Rodgers out most the season I was'nt as engaged but really am enjoying what the Eagles are doing and find myself rooting for them.

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