# The Eagles win the Superbowl! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 5, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200 "2018-02-05T03:17:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/1 "2018-02-05T03:17:53Z")
Fly, Eagles, Fly On the road to victory _Fight Fight Fight_ Fight, Eagles, Fight Score a Touchdown 123 _123_ Hit 'em low, Hit 'em High And watch our Eagles Fight Fly, Eagles, Fly On the road to victory! E…A…G…L…E…S [SIZE=“7”]EAGLES!!![/SIZE] I have finally seen my Hometeam win a Superbowl! ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/2 "2018-02-05T03:22:00Z")
1960 to 2017 (season); long, long time. Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/3 "2018-02-05T03:23:58Z")
After the last few years, I never expect that Brady can’t pull off a comeback. Good job of holding him down, Eagles. ---
**Author:** ![Harrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac8455/32.png) [@Harrington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harrington)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/4 "2018-02-05T03:27:15Z")
Congratulations to Bernie Leadon, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Randy Meisner and Company. They earned this. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/5 "2018-02-05T03:28:27Z")
I still can’t believe with that Philly defensive front four that they only got one sack, but it was certainly a timely one! Also, how was that credited as a sack if Tom fumbled on the same play? Isn’t it just…a fumble? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/6 "2018-02-05T03:30:32Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > 1960 to 2017 (season); long, long time. Congrats! Detroit Lions fan here. :sigh: ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/7 "2018-02-05T03:31:45Z")
I’m a 49er fan in the Seattle area. I made friends with a new co-worker back in the spring who’s an Eagle fan. They became my “2nd team” and it had been a lot fun watching him be a fan this season. Congrats to him and all Eagle fans! Welcome to the Super Bowl club. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/8 "2018-02-05T03:38:42Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I still can’t believe with that Philly defensive front four that they only got one sack, but it was certainly a timely one! Also, how was that credited as a sack if Tom fumbled on the same play? Isn’t it just…a fumble? That’s called a strip sack if a defensive player knocks the ball out of the QB’s hands behind the line of scrimmage. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/9 "2018-02-05T03:39:37Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Detroit Lions fan here. :sigh: And Jim Schwartz has a Super Bowl ring. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/10 "2018-02-05T03:40:46Z")
I really wasn’t too interested in this game, far from a Patriots fan and wasn’t all that excited about the Eagles without Wentz (that young man has a bright future if he can get and stay healthy). But that trick play made me a Foles fan near the end of the first half and I had something to root for. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/11 "2018-02-05T03:45:14Z")
I just want to see the Iggles boycott Trump’s invitation to the White House, and then Trump’s tweet: “I never invited the loser Champions to the White House! #fakenews! #Nyanyaa!” Oh yeah, and congrats, all you long-suffering Eagles fans. L.A. Rams and Chargers fan here, so I continue to wait. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/12 "2018-02-05T03:52:27Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > That’s called a strip sack if a defensive player knocks the ball out of the QB’s hands behind the line of scrimmage. Right, but I thought that only applied if the QB fumbled while being in the act of being sacked, rather than just having the ball knocked out right as he’s beginning his throwing motion. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/13 "2018-02-05T03:57:10Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Right, but I thought that only applied if the QB fumbled while being in the act of being sacked, rather than just having the ball knocked out right as he’s beginning his throwing motion. Nope, that’s always a sack. Of course if it happens as he’s throwing that’s just an incomplete pass. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/14 "2018-02-05T04:00:36Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Nope, that’s always a sack. > > Of course if it happens as he’s throwing that’s just an incomplete pass. 😉 I guess. They should call it something else though. Just deflecting the ball out of the QB’s hands to cause a fumble isn’t really a “strip” in my mind, per se. But I am glad for the outcome, happy for Iggle fans and as a Bengals fan, can’t wait for my team’s turn (I’m thinking in 2031). ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/15 "2018-02-05T04:07:40Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I guess. They should call it something else though. Just deflecting the ball out of the QB’s hands to cause a fumble isn’t really a “strip” in my mind, per se. But I am glad for the outcome, happy for Iggle fans and as a Bengals fan, can’t wait for my team’s turn (I’m thinking in 2031). I agree completely. To me a sack should involve a tackle or at least a QB going down. But a forced fumble is considered a sack if it happens behind the line of scrimmage. _shrug_ ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/16 "2018-02-05T04:09:05Z")
Thank, Eagles, for keeping our record intact! -sincerely, Steeler Nation 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/17 "2018-02-05T04:10:55Z")
Forgot to add, if a QB runs out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of yards that’s also called a sack which I really don’t agree with. It’s like he sacks himself…? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/18 "2018-02-05T04:12:33Z")
As a Giants fan, I am officially required to hate the Eagles. But I have to congratulate them because I hate the Patriots much much more. Well done!:D:D ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/19 "2018-02-05T04:48:48Z")
Congratulations Philadelphia! ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200/20 "2018-02-05T04:55:38Z")
I wonder if Sylvester Stallone will be there for the victory parade? Underdog Victory! [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LGWFN93ogA) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-win-the-superbowl/808200.md?page=2)