TABLE OF CONTENTS Foles Fools the Patriots 9 The Eagles Take Flight 17 Soaring to the Super Bowl 24 Reid Takes the Reins 39 Winning It All 43 GRIDIRON GREATS Football on the Small Screen 11 Carrying the Team 14 The Santa Incident 19 Big Body 26 Minister of Defense 30 Mr Versatility 36 Team Stats 47 Websites 47 Index 48
Philadelphia Eagles Tight end Zach Ertz FOLES FOOLS THE PATRIOTS Less than a minute remained in the first half of Super Bowl LII The Philadelphia Eagles clung to a 15 12 lead over the New England Patriots They had the ball on New England’s one-yard line It was fourth down But the Eagles decided not to kick a field goal Quarterback Nick Foles lined up in the shotgun formation Rookie running back Corey Clement was behind him Foles stepped aside Clement took the snap He rolled out to his left Then he pitched the ball to tight end Trey Burton Burton circled back to his right Meanwhile Foles drifted into the end zone The Patriots defense ignored him Burton threw the ball to Foles It was an easy touchdown The trick play was called the Philly Special 11
