Super Bowl Trivia

A few facts about the game today...

• Quarterbacks who lead the league in passing yardage during the regular season are now 0-6 in the Super Bowl.
• This is a game where the losing team did not punt.
• Coming into the game, Tom Brady's record in the playoffs when playing teams he did not play in the regular season was 15-0. The Eagles and Patriots did not meet in the regular season.
• The Patriots won their first Super Bowl as underdogs in Bill Belichik's second year with a backup quarterback. Doug Pederson has won his first Super Bowl as an underdog in his second year with a backup quarterback.
• The Eagles won more playoff games this season than the Dallas Cowboys have in the past 21 years.
• The Philadelphia Eagles won their first Super Bowl the day after Brian Dawkins and Terrell Owens were selected for Hall of Fame induction.
• The Eagles did not give up a rushing touchdown at home this season.
• Nick Foles has been MVP of the Pro-Bowl and Super Bowl MVP and is currently a back up quarterback.
• The Eagles are the first #1 Seed to be underdogs in all 3 playoff games.
• The Eagles are the only team to defeat Vince Lombardi and Bill Belichik in championship games.
• Nick Foles is the first player to throw and catch a touchdown in the same Super Bowl.
• Foles is the only quarterback in history to earn a 100+ quarterback rating in each of his first 4 career playoff games.
• The last time the Eagles reached the Super Bowl, they played the Vikings, Falcons and Patriots. This time, they played the same teams.
• Doug Pederson is only the 5th coach in history to win the Super Bowl in his second year.
• There was only one sack in the game by either team. The one sack was the Brady forced fumble.
• The NFL Draft this year happens to take place in Dallas. That means that some variant of the phrase "With the 32nd pick, the World Champion Philadelphia Eagles select..." will be said in Dallas stadium.
• The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl on February 4th - Jerome Brown's birthday.