Super Bowl LII

Super Bowl LII

Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) New England Patriots (AFC) 41 33
1 2 3 4 Total PHI 9 13 7 12 41 NE 3 9 14 7 33
Date	February 4, 2018
Stadium	U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
MVP	Nick Foles, Quarterback
Favorite	Patriots by 5.5
Referee	Gene Steratore
Attendance	67,612
Ceremonies
National anthem	Pink
Coin toss	Medal of Honor Recipients
Halftime show	Justin Timberlake
TV in the United States
Network	NBC Universo (Spanish language)
Announcers	Al Michaels (play-by-play) Cris Collinsworth (analyst) Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter) Edgar López (play-by-play- Universo) René Giraldo and Rolando Cantú (analysts- Universo) Veronica Contreras (sidelines- Universo
Cost of 30-second commercial	$5 million
Radio in the United States
Network	Westwood One ESPN Deportes Radio (Spanish language)
Announcers	Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) Boomer Esiason and Mike Holmgren (analysts) Ed Werder and Tony Boselli (sideline reporters) Alvaro Martín (play-by-play- ESPN Deportes Radio) Raúl Allegre (analyst- ESPN DEportes Radio) John Sutcliffe (sideline- ESPN Deportes Radio

Super Bowl LII was the 52nd Super Bowl and the 48th modern-era National Football League (NFL) championship game to determine a champion for the 2017 season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) champion and defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, 41–33, to win their first Super Bowl, and denied the Patriots a record-tying 6th Super Bowl win; the loss tied the Patriots with the most Super Bowl losses with the Denver Broncos with five.

The game was held on February 4, 2018, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was the second Super Bowl in Minneapolis, which hosted Super Bowl XXVI in 1992. It was the sixth Super Bowl in a cold-weather city, and marked a return to the northernmost city to ever host the event.

Super Bowl LII was the first Super Bowl appearance for the Eagles since losing to the Patriots, 24–21, in 2004's Super Bowl XXXIX. (Philadelphia also lost its only other appearance in the championship game, Super Bowl XV.) The Patriots became the first team to appear in consecutive Super Bowls since the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowls XLVIII and XLIX (incidentally, the latter game also involved the Patriots).

Background

Host-selection process

The U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Super Bowl LII was held.

On October 8, 2013, the league announced the following three host finalists:

• U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minneapolis last hosted the Super Bowl in 1992 (Super Bowl XXVI) at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome; the Metrodome was torn down after the 2013 season, and over the course of 2014 and 2015, U.S. Bank Stadium was built on the same site.
• Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The stadium hosted Super Bowl XLVI in 2012.
• Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Superdome has previously hosted the Super Bowl on seven occasions, most recently Super Bowl XLVII in 2013 (New Orleans has hosted the Super Bowl on ten occasions in total). New Orleans will celebrate its Tricentennial in 2018.

Minneapolis was selected as the game's site at the league owners' meeting in Atlanta, Georgia on May 20, 2014.

Teams

The NFC was represented by the number-one playoff seed Philadelphia Eagles, while the AFC was represented by the number-one playoff seed New England Patriots, marking the fourth time in the previous five years that the Super Bowl had featured the top team from each conference.

Philadelphia Eagles

Main article: 2017 Philadelphia Eagles season

The Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 13–3, one of four teams (along with New England, Minnesota, and Pittsburgh) with that record. By virtue of the tie-breaking procedures, they were granted the NFC's number one overall seed in the 2017–18 NFL playoffs. It was a big improvement for the team under second-year head coach Doug Pederson, as the Eagles had finished each of the previous two seasons with identical 7–9 records. The team had scored 457 points during the season (third in the NFL), while giving up just 295 (fourth) points.

The offense was led by Pro Bowl quarterback Carson Wentz. In just his second season, he recorded a passer rating of 101.9, throwing for 3,296 yards and 33 touchdowns, with only seven interceptions. His top target was Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz, who caught 74 passes for 824 yards and eight touchdowns. Other key aspects of the passing game were two new receivers acquired from off-season free agency: Alshon Jeffery, who caught 57 passes for 789 yards and nine scores, and Torrey Smith, who had 36 receptions for 430 yards. Meanwhile, three year veteran receiver Nelson Agholor had the best season of his career, hauling in 62 passes for 768 yards and eight touchdowns, a higher total in each category then in his previous two seasons combined. The Eagles rushing attack also benefited from two recently acquired players, LeGarrette Blount and Jay Ajayi. Blount, an off-season signing after winning a Super Bowl with the Patriots, gained 776 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while Ajayi, picked up by a mid-season trade with the Miami Dolphins, rushed for 873 yards and caught 24 passes for 154 yards combined with the two teams. Philadelphia also had a superb offensive line, lead by two Pro Bowl selections: tackle Lane Johnson and guard Brandon Brooks.

The Eagles defense ranked fourth in the league fewest yards allowed (4,904). Defensive tackle Fletcher Cox made the Pro Bowl for the third time in his career, recording 5.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries, and he had plenty of help around him, such as defensive end Chris Long, who had five sacks and forced four fumbles, and defensive end Brandon Graham, who led the team with 9.5 sacks. Middle linebacker Nigel Bradham led the team in combined tackles with 88. The Eagles secondary featured Pro Bowl safety Malcolm Jenkins, who had 76 combined tackles and two interceptions, along with cornerback Patrick Robinson, who led the team with four interceptions.

Philadelphia had stormed to the top of the NFC by winning 10 of their first 12 games, but suffered a major setback on December 10, when Wentz went down with a season-ending injury and was replaced by journeyman backup quarterback Nick Foles, who was playing for his third team in as many years and his second stint with the Eagles. Still, Foles was able to lead the team to victory in that game, as well as the next two. The Eagles would lose a meaningless week 17 matchup with the Cowboys led by third-string quarterback Nate Sudfeld. Then in their two playoff games, Foles threw for a combined total of 598 yards and three touchdowns, with no interceptions.

New England Patriots

Main article: 2017 New England Patriots season

The Patriots entered the 2017 NFL season as defending Super Bowl champions and preseason favorites to repeat as champions. For the 16th time in their 18 seasons under 65-year old coach Bill Belichick, they recorded a double-digit win season, finishing the regular season with a record of 13–3, one four teams (along with Philadelphia, Minnesota, and Pittsburgh) with that record. By virtue of the tie-breaking procedures, they were granted the AFC's number one overall seed in the 2017–18 NFL playoffs. Early season defensive struggles left the team with a 2–2 record after four weeks, and the worst overall defense in the league at that point. Additionally, top wide receiver Julian Edelman went down in the preseason with a season-ending injury. The defense would come together as a unit, and tighten up over the rest of the season however, with the Patriots going 11–1 after week 4, and finishing the year with a top-5 defense in most statistical categories. Their sole loss in the latter part of the season came in Week 14 to the Miami Dolphins, a division rival, though they were without star tight end Rob Gronkowski due to a one game suspension for an unnecessary roughness call the prior week. The Patriots' defense was improved by several late-season free-agent signings, including Eric Lee, a defensive end, previously from the Buffalo Bills, who the Patriots signed in Week 12, and James Harrison, a perennial All-Pro for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who the Patriots picked up off waivers after Christmas. In just six games for New England, Lee recorded 3.5 sacks, a safety, and an interception. In his only regular season game with the Patriots, Harrison recorded two sacks.

During the regular season, New England's offense led the league in yards gained (6,307) and ranked second in points scored (458). The 40-year-old Brady finished his 18th season with a league-leading 4,577 passing yards and 32 touchdowns to just eight interceptions, earning him his 13th selection to the Pro Bowl. One change which helped make up for the loss of Edelman would be the new acquisition of receiver Brandin Cooks, who caught 65 passes for 1,082 yards and seven touchdowns. Brady was also aided by the healthy return of Gronkowski, who had played just eight games in the previous season, finishing this year with 69 catches for 1,084 yards and eight scores. Receiver Danny Amendola added 61 receptions for 659 yards, as well as another 240 yards returning punts. The Patriots also had several talented running backs. With the loss of their previous season's rushing leader LaGarrette Blount to free agency, Dion Lewis stepped up to take the lead, rushing for 896 yards and six touchdowns despite starting only eight games. He also caught 32 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns, and added 570 yards and another touchdown returning kickoffs. Rex Burkhead chipped in 518 all-purpose yards, 30 receptions, and eight touchdowns. In passing situations, the team relied heavily on running back James White, who caught 56 passes for 429 yards and rushed for 171 on the ground. These backs were aided by the blocking of fullback James Develin, who earned his first Pro Bowl selection. On special teams, kicker Stephen Gostkowski ranked second in the NFL with 156 points and fourth in field goals made with 37, while veteran special team ace Matthew Slater earned his seventh consecutive Pro Bowl selection.

The Patriots' defense ranked only 29th in yards allowed (5,856), but ranked fifth in fewest points, giving up only 296. Defensive end Trey Flowers led the team with 6.5 sacks while also forcing two fumbles. Linebacker Kyle Van Noy had 73 tackles and 5.5 sacks. The Patriots also had a superb secondary, led by cornerbacks Malcolm Butler (two interceptions, three forced fumbles) and Stephon Gilmore (two interceptions, 47 solo tackles), as well as safeties Devin McCourty (97 combined tackles, one interception, one fumble recovery), Patrick Chung (84 tackles, one interception, two fumble recoveries) and Duron Harmon (four interceptions).

Playoffs

Main article: 2017–18 NFL playoffs

In the playoffs, the Patriots earned a first round bye and home-field advantage due to their status as the AFC's first overall seed. In the divisional round, they defeated the Tennessee Titans 35–14, as Brady passed for 337 yards and three touchdowns, and the defensive front seven dominated the offensive line of the Titans, amassing eight quarterback sacks of Marcus Mariota and holding the Titans running game to 65 yards rushing. They then defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 24–20 in the AFC Championship Game, rallying from behind to win the game after the Jaguars jumped out to an early 14–3 lead and whose league-best defense stymied Brady and the rest of the offense for most of the first half. Down 20–10 in the fourth quarter, the Patriots comeback was sealed by two Brady-led drives, both resulting in touchdown passes to Danny Amendola, as well as a key defensive stop by Stephon Gilmore, whose acrobatic block of a Blake Bortles pass ended Jacksonville's last chance to score. Rob Gronkowski was injured in the game with a concussion, leaving his status for the Super Bowl in doubt. Amendola would be the breakout star for the Patriots during their two playoff wins, leading the team with 196 receiving yards, and serving as Brady's primary target.

Meanwhile, Philadelphia started off the divisional round by narrowly defeating the Atlanta Falcons 15–10, by stopping the Falcons on four consecutive plays after they had a first-down-and-goal situation on the Eagles 9-yard line during their final drive. Then they soundly defeated the Minnesota Vikings 38–7 in the NFC Championship Game. Although the Vikings scored on their opening drive, the Eagles defense held them to three punts, two turnovers on downs, two interceptions, and one lost fumble in their remaining drives of the game. Meanwhile, Foles had a great game in which he completed 26 of 33 passes for 353 yards and three touchdowns.

Pre-game notes

This game was a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIX. Only one player, Patriots starting quarterback Tom Brady, remained on either roster from that contest. Bill Belichick, the Patriots' head coach in that contest, also remained in that position. Two members of the Eagles, running back LeGarrette Blount and defensive lineman Chris Long, were both on the Patriots roster for Super Bowl LI.

The Patriots were the designated home team for Super Bowl LII, per an annual rotation between the AFC and the NFC, in which the AFC is the designated home team in even-numbered years and the NFC is the designated home team in odd-numbered years. As the designated home team, the Patriots elected to wear their road white jerseys with navy blue pants, becoming the sixth team to wear their white jerseys as the home team and the third team to wear white in back-to-back Super Bowls, following the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowls XII and XIII and again in Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII. The decision by the Patriots to wear their road whites means that the Eagles wore their standard home uniform of midnight green jerseys with white pants. Twelve of the last 13 Super Bowls have been won by teams wearing white jerseys. The Green Bay Packers were the last team to win a Super Bowl while wearing their home uniforms during Super Bowl XLV.

Operations

The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, hosted media day events and press conferences. More than 5,000 media members are expected to come to the Twin Cities for the Super Bowl. For coordination of the game and 10 days of events, the National Football League temporarily operated an events office within the Minnesota Vikings office building next to U.S. Bank Stadium. More than 150,000 visitors are expected to attend events associated with the Super Bowl over ten days.

Admission tickets to the game and related events, as well as parking, received state tax exemptions. Increased security operations around U.S. Bank Stadium will close the stadium's light rail station for 48 hours before the game, and a nearby homeless shelter will temporarily relocate outside of the security perimeter. The Blue Line of the light rail system will only be open to ticketholders and passengers with a Gameday Pass, while the Green Line will only run to Stadium Village station on the University of Minnesota campus before continuing on with restricted access. Metro Transit will run shuttle buses between light rail stations, as well as regular bus service that will be moved for several weeks due to street closures.

Per an agreement made in 1998, ticket allotment for both participating clubs will remain split, and game presentation and entertainment in the stadium is controlled by the league. The Patriots will practice at the Minnesota Vikings facilities in Eden Prairie while the Eagles will use the University of Minnesota. The Eagles will also get the Vikings' locker room and sideline. The Vikings had advanced to the NFC Championship Game before losing to the Eagles; until that point, the possibility of the Vikings advancing to the Super Bowl and thus becoming the first team to play the game in its home stadium was plausible. Had that scenario happened, the Vikings would have had access to their own locker rooms and training facilities (which would have forced the AFC champion to use the University of Minnesota) but received no other home advantages.

Associated events

The Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee presented Super Bowl Live on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. This ten-day free festival and concert series featured Sheila E., The Revolution, Morris Day and The Time, and The New Power Generation, musicians from Minnesota who collaborated with Prince. Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Super Bowl Live also included performances by Idina Menzel, Soul Asylum, The Suburbs, Bob Mould, Sounds of Blackness, Dessa, VocalEssence, Mint Condition, and The Jets. In addition to the concert series, Super Bowl Live featured a 200-foot (61 m) American Birkebeiner International Bridge on Nicollet Mall to showcase cross-country skiing, skijoring, fat-tire bicycle racing, and snow tubing demonstrations. There was also a snowmobile stunt show on February 3.

The NFL presented the Super Bowl Experience at the Minneapolis Convention Center from January 27 to February 3 with an entrance fee. Kelly Clarkson performed at the Minneapolis Armory and a U.S. Bank Stadium lounge on the day of the Super Bowl.

The Minneapolis Armory also hosted Jennifer Lopez, Imagine Dragons, and Pink concerts close to U.S. Bank Stadium. Pink also performed the national anthem before the Super Bowl. Halftime performer Justin Timberlake held a "listening session" at Prince's Paisley Park. Dave Matthews Band will perform at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community's Mystic Lake Casino hosted Gwen Stefani, The Chainsmokers, Florida Georgia Line, and Kygo. Planners originally scheduled a 64,000-square-foot (5,900 m²) traveling nightclub for 9500 people, but cancelled, moving its concerts into the main casino. Ellie Goulding's appearance with Kygo was cancelled at the same time. The Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota, has the second-largest hotel in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, and Prior Lake hosted Super Bowl-week events including winter activities, a hot dish competition, and fundraisers.

Other events were held at the Mall of America (including Radio Row as a home for national shows), Saint Paul's RiverCentre and Xcel Energy Center, the Minnesota Vikings' Winter Park location in Eden Prairie, and the University of Minnesota. "Taste of the NFL" is a fundraiser for food banks and was held in Saint Paul. Minneapolis also offered a temporary zip-line across the Mississippi River near downtown. The Luminary Loppet around Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis featured fire dancing, an ice pyramid, and luminary candles at night.

The 2018 Saint Paul Winter Carnival took place leading up to, during and after the Super Bowl. Carnival organizers will build a large ice palace to coincide with the Super Bowl festivities, as with Super Bowl XXVI in 1992. The ice palace was planned, cancelled for lack of funds, then re-announced with sponsors. Events in Saint Paul will also include an extreme sports demonstration, a "giant slide", and a block party. Officials in the capital city hope to attract Minneapolis Super Bowl visitors. The Minneapolis Institute of Art will have a free 20-foot (6.1 m) by 40-foot (12 m), 6-foot (1.8 m)-tall ice maze.

The Great Northern is a winter festival in the Twin Cities from January 25 to February 4 which includes the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships, an ice bar, and an "urban ski competition".

ESPN broadcast its studio programming from the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis, while Golf Channel (a sister network of Super Bowl LII broadcaster NBC) aired two live episodes of David Feherty's eponymous series from the State Theatre.

Native American communities of Minnesota will perform nightly drum ceremonies.

Broadcasting

United States

NBC broadcast Super Bowl LII, as part of an annual cycle between the three main broadcast television partners of the NFL. NBC's lead NFL team of play-by-play man Al Michaels and color analyst Cris Collinsworth will call the game. Sister cable network Universo carried a full Spanish language broadcast produced by Telemundo Deportes, with Edgar Lopez and Rene Giraldo. The Universo Spanish audio was also available on NBC through the SAP channel, where available.

This was the last game in Westwood One's current national radio contract with the NFL. Each participating team's flagship station (the Patriots Radio Network's WBZ-FM/Boston, and the Eagles Radio Network's WIP-FM/Philadelphia, along with WEMG/Camden, New Jersey for Spanish play-by-play) carried the game with local announcers. (For the second consecutive year, none of the local flagships are clear-channel stations, and thus the local commentators were only audible for free within each respective team's immediate metropolitan area; listeners who live outside the flagship stations' broadcast ranges were required to subscribe to Sirius XM Radio or TuneIn Premium to access the local broadcasts.) Under the terms of the Westwood One contract, any radio station that is not a local flagship, if they are to carry the game, is required to utilize the Westwood One feed. It was the first title win called by Eagles play-by-play announcer Merrill Reese, who has been the primary radio voice of the team since 1977.

Online streams of the game were provided by NBC. It was available on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app for mobile devices, tablets, connected-TV devices, and NBC.com without any required login. The Spanish-language broadcast was available on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com for desktop devices, connected TV devices, and tablets but not mobile devices. Under new digital rights deals that began with the 2017–18 playoffs, Verizon will still offer mobile streaming of games, but will no longer hold exclusive rights to stream NFL games on smartphones or make them exclusive to Verizon Wireless subscribers. Instead, Verizon elected to use use the deal to bolster its recent acquisition of Yahoo!; On January 9, 2018, Verizon announced that it would host streams of playoff games through the Yahoo! Sports and go90 app, including Super Bowl LII. As a result of the deal, the online stream will be available to viewers on all Internet devices for the first time, regardless of network (because of Verizon's previous exclusive rights deal, non-Verizon phones had previously been blocked from receiving any NFL telecasts, regardless of source). The game was also available through the NFL Mobile app with the aforementioned change to viewing through the app now being allowed on all mobile carriers.

Dan Patrick and Liam McHugh served as the lead hosts for NBC's pre-game coverage. Mike Tirico, who replaced the retiring Bob Costas in 2017 as NBC's lead studio host for both the NFL and the Olympic Games, did not participate in coverage of Super Bowl LII due to his commitments to prepare for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea (which begin on the Friday following the game).

Advertising

Dan Lovinger, NBC Sports Group executive vice president of ad sales, stated to Variety in July 2017 that the network was seeking a price "north of $5 million" (the price set for the previous two Super Bowls) for a 30-second commercial during Super Bowl LII. Taking advantage of the 2018 Winter Olympics that begins five days after the Super Bowl (which will mark the first time since 1992 that a single broadcast network will air both the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics in the same year), NBC disclosed plans to offer advertising packages that cover both Super Bowl LII and the Olympics. NBC estimated that it would bring in at least $1 billion in advertising revenue from the two events. During the second quarter, an equipment failure caused NBC's broadcast to experience dead air for 30 seconds during a commercial break. No actual commercial time was lost.

Anheuser-Busch has, as it has done in previous Super Bowls, purchased multiple commercials in the game, advertising Bud Light, Stella Artois and Michelob Ultra. For the first time since Super Bowl VIII, the company would downsize the apperances of the Budweiser Clydesdales in a Super Bowl commercial. However, a Clydesdale was featured in a commercial for Tide detergent and the Budweiser Clydesdales only appeared in a 5-second Budweiser commercial to remind viewers of the "ClydesdaleCam" livestreaming event. Other signed advertisers include The Coca-Cola Company and Avocados from Mexico.

Lead-out programs

NBC's lead-out program was an episode of This Is Us, alongside a special episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon from Minneapolis's Orpheum Theatre, with halftime performer Justin Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson, and the cast of This Is Us as guests.

International broadcasts

Brazil

The Super Bowl was shown live by ESPN Brasil, with Paulo Antunes and Everaldo Marques as the announcers for the evening. It was also shown live on Cinemark, UCI and Kinoplex movie theaters across the country.

Canada

The American telecasts of Super Bowl LII were available through local American broadcast stations that are carried on Canadian cable and satellite providers, as well as on border blasters near the International Boundary. The last appeals attempting to force simultaneous substitution, as had been allowed through Super Bowl 50 but had been repealed in 2016, over the telecasts were exhausted in December 2017.

Bell Canada holds broadcast rights for local stations in Canada and aired the game across its networks on CTV, CTV Two, RDS (for French), TSN Radio and TSN2; TSN's regional networks did not carry the game due to a schedule conflict with the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the national women's curling championship. Bell reprised the previous year's usage of a sweepstakes and entertainment features to retain Canadian audiences.

United Kingdom

As per recent years, the Super Bowl was shown live on the BBC for no additional cost over the license fee. It was also available on Sky Sports with a subscription, through a Now TV Sports Pass, or as part of the NFL Gamepass Playoffs package. In a change to tradition, the BBC choose to use NBC's feed instead of the NFL Films and NFL Network produced World Feed.

Germany

ProSieben broadcast the Super Bowl for the first time, after it had previously been on sister channel Sat.1 since Super Bowl XLVI. It was shown for no additional cost in standard-definition and on ProSieben HD in high-definition on HD+ as well as multiple cable and IPTV providers. It was also available on internet streaming service DAZN for no cost in addition to the regular subscription fee.

France

beIn Sports2 and W9 broadcast the event.

U.S. military bases

American Forces Network carried the Super Bowl live to members of the United States Armed Forces in Europe and Asia.

Entertainment

Pregame

Pink performed the national anthem of the United States and Leslie Odom Jr. sang "America the Beautiful".

Halftime show

Main article: Super Bowl LII halftime show

Justin Timberlake headlined the Super Bowl LII halftime show, along with his band "The Tennessee Kids" and featuring the University of Minnesota Marching Band. Timberlake performed in two previous Super Bowls: Super Bowl XXXV in 2001 as a member of NSYNC, and Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 with Janet Jackson.

Game summary

Box score

Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	9	13	7	12	41
Patriots	3	9	14	7	33

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: February 4, 2018
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST/5:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Played indoors (domed stadium)
• Game attendance: 67,612
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya
• Recap, Game Book

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PHI NE 1 7:55 14 67 7:05 PHI 25-yard field goal by Elliott 3 0 1 4:17 9 67 3:38 NE 26-yard field goal by Gostkowski 3 3 1 2:34 3 77 1:43 PHI Jeffery 34-yard touchdown reception from Foles, Elliott kick no good (wide right) 9 3 2 8:48 6 65 3:05 PHI Blount 21-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass no good 15 3 2 7:24 5 48 1:24 NE 45-yard field goal by Gostkowski 15 6 2 2:04 7 90 2:57 NE White 26-yard touchdown reception from Brady, Gostkowski kick no good (wide left) 15 12 2 0:34 7 70 1:30 PHI Foles 1-yard touchdown reception from Burton, Elliott kick good 22 12 3 12:15 8 75 2:45 NE Gronkowski 5-yard touchdown reception from Brady, Gostkowski kick good 22 19 3 7:18 11 85 4:57 PHI Clement 22-yard touchdown reception from Foles, Elliott kick good 29 19 3 3:23 7 75 3:55 NE Hogan 26-yard touchdown reception from Brady, Gostkowski kick good 29 26 4 14:09 8 51 4:14 PHI 42-yard field goal by Elliott 32 26 4 9:22 10 75 4:47 NE Gronkowski 4-yard touchdown reception from Brady, Gostkowski kick good 32 33 4 2:21 14 75 7:01 PHI Ertz 11-yard touchdown reception from Foles, 2-point pass no good 38 33 4 1:05 4 4 1:04 PHI 46-yard field goal by Elliott 41 33 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 41 33

Final statistics

Statistical comparison

Statistic	Philadelphia Eagles	New England Patriots
First downs	25	29
First downs rushing	6	4
First downs passing	19	23
First downs penalty	0	2
Third down efficiency	10/16	5/10
Fourth down efficiency	2/2	1/2
Total net yards	538	613
Net yards rushing	164	113
Rushing attempts	27	22
Yards per rush	6.1	5.1
Net yards passing	374	500
Passing—completions/attempts	29/44	28/49
Times sacked—total yards	0–0	1–5
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Punt returns—total yards	0–0	0–0
Kickoff returns—total yards	4–98	3–44
Interceptions—total return yards	0–0	1–8
Punts—average yardage	0–0	0–0
Fumbles—lost	0–0	1–1
Penalties—yards	6–35	1–5
Time of possession	34:04	25:56
Turnovers	1	1

Records set
Most Super Bowl appearances, as team	10	New England Patriots
Most Points Scored, losing team	33
Most Total Yards, team (game)	613
Most Passing Yards, team (game)	500
Fewest Punts, team (game)	0
Most Super Bowl appearances, as player	8	Tom Brady (New England)
Most Super Bowl appearances, as starting player	8
Most pass attempts, player (career)	357
Most pass completions, player (career)	235
Most passing yards, player (game)	505
Most passing yards, player (career)	2,576
Most touchdown passes, player (career)	18
Oldest quarterback, as player	40 years 185 days
Oldest quarterback, as starting player	40 years 185 days
Most Super Bowl appearances, as head coach	8	Bill Belichick (New England)
Most Super Bowl appearances, as coach	11
Most Super Bowl appearances, in any capacity	11
Most Total Yards, both teams (game)	1,151	Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots
Most Passing Yards, both teams (game)	874
Records tied
Fewest Times Sacked, as team (game)	0	Philadelphia Eagles
Fewest Fumbles, as team (game)	0
Fewest Fumbles Lost, as team (game)	0
Most Missed PAT Conversions, as team (game)	3
Most Super Bowl losses, as team	5	New England Patriots
Most Super Bowl appearances, as kicker	5	Stephen Gostkowski (New England)
Most Pass Attempts with no Interceptions (game)	48	Tom Brady (New England)
Most Field Goals, both teams (game)	5	Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots
Most First Downs, both teams (game)	54
Most Pass Attempts, both teams (game)	93
Most Touchdown Passes, both teams (game)	7
Fewest Times Sacked, both teams (game)	1
Fewest Punt Returns, both teams (game)	0
Fewest Punt Return Yards, both teams (game)	0

Individual statistics

Eagles passing
	C/ATT1	Yds	TD	INT
Nick Foles	28/43	373	3	1
Trey Burton	1/1	1	1	0
Eagles rushing
	Car2	Yds	TD	LG3
LeGarrette Blount	14	90	1	36
Jay Ajayi	9	57	0	26
Nelson Agholor	1	9	0	9
Corey Clement	3	8	0	6
Eagles receiving
	Rec4	Yds	TD	LG3
Nelson Agholor	9	84	0	24
Zach Ertz	7	67	1	19
Torrey Smith	5	49	0	17
Corey Clement	4	100	1	55
Alshon Jeffery	3	73	1	34
Nick Foles	1	1	1	1
Trey Burton	0	0	0	0

Patriots passing
	C/ATT1	Yds	TD	INT
Tom Brady	28/48	505	3	0
Danny Amendola	0/1	0	0	0
Patriots rushing
	Car2	Yds	TD	LG3
James White	7	45	1	26
Dion Lewis	9	39	0	8
Rex Burkhead	3	18	0	9
Tom Brady	1	6	0	6
Chris Hogan	1	4	0	4
Brandin Cooks	1	1	0	1
Patriots receiving
	Rec4	Yds	TD	LG3
Rob Gronkowski	9	116	2	25
Danny Amendola	8	152	0	50
Chris Hogan	6	128	1	43
James White	2	21	0	15
Rex Burkhead	1	46	0	46
Brandin Cooks	1	23	0	23
Phillip Dorsett	1	19	0	19
Tom Brady	0	0	0	0
James Develin	0	0	0	0

¹Completions/attempts
²Carries
³Long gain
⁴Receptions

Starting lineups

Source:

Philadelphia	Position	Position	New England
Offense
Alshon Jeffery	WR		Brandin Cooks
Halapoulivaati Vaitai	LT		Nate Solder
Stefen Wisniewski	LG		Joe Thuney
Jason Kelce	C		David Andrews
Brandon Brooks	RG		Shaq Mason
Lane Johnson	RT		Cameron Fleming
Zach Ertz	TE		Rob Gronkowski
Nelson Agholor	WR		Chris Hogan
Nick Foles	QB		Tom Brady
LeGarrette Blount	RB		Dion Lewis
Torrey Smith	WR	FB	James Develin
Defense
Vinny Curry	DE	LE	Trey Flowers
Timmy Jernigan	DT		Lawrence Guy
Fletcher Cox	DT		Malcom Brown
Brandon Graham	DE	LB	James Harrison
Mychal Kendricks	OLB	LB	Kyle Van Noy
Nigel Bradham	OLB	LB	Elandon Roberts
Jalen Mills	CB	RCB	Stephon Gilmore
Ronald Darby	CB	LCB	Eric Rowe
Corey Graham	S		Patrick Chung
Rodney McLeod	S		Devin McCourty
Malcolm Jenkins	S		Duron Harmon

Officials

Super Bowl LII had eight officials. The numbers in parentheses below indicate their uniform numbers.

• Referee: Gene Steratore (114)
• Umpire: Roy Ellison (81)
• Down judge: Jerry Bergman (91)
• Line judge: Byron Boston (18)
• Field judge: Tom Hill (97)
• Side judge: Scott Edwards (3)
• Back judge: Perry Paganelli (46)
• Replay official: Paul Weidner

This was Steratore's first Super Bowl as a referee, though he had been previously selected as an alternate for Super Bowl XLIV.

External links

• Official website
• Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee