>Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are going back to
the Super Bowl in search of a sixth title.They’ll face a Philadelphia Eagles
team looking for their first Lombardi Trophy.Brady led the Patriots (15-3) back
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playoff game, Brady shook off an injury to his right hand and the loss of top
target Rob Gronkowski to rally the Patriots to their record 10th Super Bowl
appearance.The Patriots will try to match the Pittsburgh Steelers’ six Super
Bowl trophies when they face the Eagles (15-3) on Feb. 4 in Minneapolis.Nick
Foles, the backup QB who was thrust into the starting role when Carson Wentz
blew out his left knee last month, led the Philadelphia to a 38-7 rout of the
Minnesota Vikings in the NFC championship game.Foles threw for 352 yards and
three touchdowns, showing poise and moxie in going 26 for 33.The Vikings were
hoping to become the first NFL team to serve as host to a Super Bowl in its own
stadium, but they followed up their “Minneapolis Miracle ” with a “Flop in
Philly.”So, they’ll clear out their lockers long before the Eagles and Patriots
and their fans take over U.S. Bank Stadium for Super Bowl 52 in two weeks.
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making the Patriots nearly a touchdown favorite to beat the Eagles.The Patriots
and Eagles, who last won an NFL title in 1960, several years before the first
Super Bowl, met in the Super Bowl after the 2004 season with the Patriots
prevailing 24-21.Hours after Brady’s game-winning 4-yard TD pass to Danny
Amendola with 2:48 remaining in Foxborough, the Eagles won for the fourth time
in five tries under Foles.It started out ominously, however.The Vikings
celebrated Kyle Rudolph’s 25-yard touchdown catch from Case Keenum on their
opening drive by mimicking the Olympic sport of curling for their TD
celebration.It was the Eagles who had all the fun after that.Patrick Robinson’s
spectacular 50-yard interception return got Philadelphia started. Then Foles and
his offense tore up the league’s stingiest scoring defense, with long TD throws
to Alshon Jeffery and Torrey Smith. LeGarrette Blount had an 11-yard scoring run
when things were decided in the first half
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the Vikings (14-4) hoped to be in at their own stadium.“You know everyone was
against us,” Foles said. “Coming out here and stick together and (we) come away
with an amazing victory against a great team.”Blake Bortles and the stingy
Jaguars (12-7) led New England 20-10 early in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t
hold against the defending champions.The NFL’s second-ranked defense kept Brady
and the Patriots at bay for most of the game, but lost linebacker Myles Jack and
defensive tackle Marcell Dareus on consecutive plays on New England’s winning
drive.It was New England’s 13th win in 14 games since their 2-2 start. Their
only stumble since September was a 27-20 loss at the Dolphins on Dec. 11.Brady,
wearing a black bandage on his right hand after needing stitches to close a cut
that happened on a play during practice earlier in the week, showed no signs of
being hampered.And, with the game 鈥?and the season 鈥?possibly on the
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a lot worse,” Brady said. “I didn’t know that on Wednesday. It was a crazy
injury. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday was a little scary. Then I started getting
some confidence and today we did just enough to win.”Brady finished 26 of 38 for
290 yards and two touchdowns to Amendola.It’s the eighth Super Bowl appearance
for Brady and coach Bill Belichick, who have won five times 鈥?including last
year’s 34-28 overtime rally against the Falcons.“It’s pretty amazing,” Brady
said. “Just to be on a team that wins these kinds of games, it’s just a great
accomplishment.” Broncos linebacker Von Miller is potentially in hot water after
a social media post in which he poses with a bloody hammerhead shark that was
caught on a fishing expedition.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has received the images
and video from the trip and is "looking into whether or not a violation occurred
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information coordinator. No further details were available.
There's video of the group trying to put the shark back in the water. The
harvesting of hammerhead sharks is a second-degree misdemeanor in Florida. It's
punishable by up to a $500 fine and 60 days in jail, as determined by a
judge.
Miller's agent couldn't be reached for comment Wednesday on the
investigation.
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