Super Bowl Research Paper

The super bowl is arguably one of the best times of the year for friends and family to hangout and watch some football, especially if your team is competing in it. This year, super bowl Lll (52) was one to remember. It was against the defending champions (New England Patriots), and the well-respected Philadelphia Eagles. Emotions were high and the two teams were ready to compete in the most important game of the year. They both came off of 13-3 seasons, and both had first round byes, with few challenges to getting to the super bowl. It was now just a matter of who could beat the other team out.

The Eagles definitely were considered heavy underdogs, and the likelihood of them winning the super bowl after week 13 seemed impossible. First of

all, the Eagles hadn’t won a super bowl for close to a century and in prior seasons, it didn’t seem like anything was going to change. Fortunately, with the help of their star quarterback, Carson Wents, things started going the right direction as they played their first 12 game with only one loss. But the very next week, in a win against the Rams, Carson Wents had a season-ending injury, forcing second stream Nick Foles to take his spot for the end of the regular season and start of the Playoffs. This was a rough time for Eagle fans, and it made them a huge underdog even with their first round bye in the playoffs. The first game they played was against the defending runner-up of the Super bowl (Atlanta Falcons), and after a close game they pulled off a good win.
After a blowout win against the Vikings, the next week, the Eagle were officially on their way to the Super bowl against the Patriots and star quarterback, Tom Brady. The game started good for the underdog, as they took an early two possession lead, but before anyone knew it, the Patriots bounced back to three behind by the end of the second quarter. Star quarterback Nick Foles had a fourth and goal at the Patriots one yard line, and he managed to use some trickery for a reception touch-down and ten point lead. By the end of the third quarter, the Eagles were up by seven points. When the fourth quarter started, the Eagles wasted no time for a field goal, but with five minutes left in the game, the Patriots had managed to score eleven points, taking the lead by one. Nick Foles and the team realized what they needed to do and drove down the field for a game-winner touchdown against the tough Patriots defense. The Eagles had done it. They had beaten the odds.