Eagles vs Patriots 2/4/18 - Super Bowl LII NFL Picks & Predictions

Super Bowl LII will take place on Sunday, when the Philadelphia Eagles try to dethrone the defending champion New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Eagles were the number one seed in the NFC, after winning 13 games during the regular season. Second year QB Carson Wentz was lost for the season to an ACL injury and replaced by former starter Nick Foles.

In the NFC Conference Championship, Foles threw for 352 yards and three touchdowns during a shocking 38-7 home victory versus Minnesota. The Eagles allowed the Vikings to score on their opening drive, but responded with a 50 yard interception return for a score to tie the game in the first quarter. Philadelphia outgained Minnesota by a 456-333 margin and forced three turnovers on the evening. The defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots scored a league best 458 points during the regular season and have scored 59 points through the first two rounds of the postseason. Forty year old QB has shown no signs of slowing down and enters this contest in search of his sixth Super Bowl rings. During the regular season, Brady threw for 4,577 yards and 32 touchdowns.

In the AFC Conference Championship, Brady engineered another dramatic comeback to help New England to a 24-20 home victory versus Jacksonville. Brady connected with Danny Amendola on two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to dig the Patriots out of a 20-10 hole. Brandin Cooks hauled in six passes for 100 yards on the afternoon.