Philadelphia also finished the regular season with an NFC-best 13–3 record but entered the playoffs as underdogs after [M]starting quarterback Carson Wentz[/M] suffered a season-ending injury late in the regular season; prior to his injury, Wentz was the media and fan favorite to win MVP after leading his team to an 11–2 start.
Super Bowl LII was the 52nd edition of the National Football League (NFL) final. In the match, the Philadelphia Eagles crowned the 2017 NFL season champion, defeating the favorite New England Patriots. The game took place on February 4, 2018, at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was the second Super Bowl held in this city, which previously hosted Super Bowl XXVI, in 1992. The game was televised on NBC in the United States.
The Super Bowl LII halftime show was in charge of American singer Justin Timberlake. The American national anthem was performed by singer Pink.
Super Bowl LII was the second final to pit the Eagles and Patriots face to face since 2004 when, in Super Bowl XXXIX, New England beat Philadelphia 24 to 21. The Eagles, who ended up winning the LII edition, have also gone to the Super Bowl on another occasion and ended up losing to the Oakland Raiders, in 1981, in the XV edition. This final even made the Patriots the first team to appear in two Super Bowls in a row since the Seattle Seahawks who did so in 2014 and 2015.