Super Bowl LII

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Super Bowl LII
The west facade in July 2016
1 2 3 4th total
Patriots 3 9 14th 7th 33
Eagles 9 13 7th 12 41
date 4th February 2018
Stadion US Bank Stadium
city Minneapolis
MVP Nick Foles
favourite Patriots at 5.5
National anthem pink
Referee Gene Steratore
Halftime show Justin Timberlake
Number of visitors 67,612
Television broadcast
Network NBC
Germany ProSieben , ran.de, DAZN
Switzerland ProSieben , ran.de, DAZN
Austria Pulse 4 , DAZN
Commentators Al Michaels
Cris Collinsworth
Commentators (Germany) ProSieben / ran.de: Jan Stecker , Patrick Esume and Sebastian Vollmer
DAZN: Günter Zapf and Björn Werner
Commentators (Switzerland) ProSieben / ran.de: Jan Stecker, Patrick Esume and Sebastian Vollmer
DAZN: Günter Zapf and Björn Werner
Commentators (Austria) Pulse 4: Walter Reiterer and Michael Eschlböck
DAZN: Günter Zapf and Björn Werner
Commercial price > 5 million US dollars per 30 seconds
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The Super Bowl LII was the 52nd  Super Bowl , the final game of the season 2017 of the National Football League (NFL) in American football . The game between the AFC Champion New England Patriots and the NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles was played on February 4, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. local time (February 5, 0:30 a.m. CET ) at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis , which in 2016 opened. After the Super Bowl XXVI in 1992, a Super Bowl took place in Minneapolis for the second time.

The Philadelphia Eagles won the game 41:33 and thus their first Super Bowl. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles was named Super Bowl MVP .

venue

Three stages had applied for the Super Bowl LII:

The selection process took place on May 20, 2014. The Lucas Oil Stadium dropped out of the race in the second selection round. In a direct duel, the Minnesota Vikings stadium convinced in the fourth selection round and was selected as the venue for the Super Bowl.

Way to the Super Bowl

With the Philadelphia Eagles (champions of the NFC) and the New England Patriots (champions of the AFC), those teams prevailed that were number 1 in their conferences after the regular season with 13: 3 wins in the play-offs . For the Eagles, who had never won the Super Bowl, moving into Super Bowl LII meant their third participation in the final. The New England Patriots took part in the Super Bowl for the tenth time after winning last year's Super Bowl LI . It was the second time both teams had met in a Super Bowl. The Patriots won the first meeting, 13 years earlier at Super Bowl XXXIX , with 24:21.

Philadelphia Eagles

Graduation after the regular season:
NFC East
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. DIV CONF series
Philadelphia Eagles 13 3 0 .813 457 295 +162 5-1 10-2 1N
Dallas Cowboys 9 7th 0 .563 354 332 +22 5-1 7-5 1S
Washington Redskins 7th 9 0 .438 342 388 −46 1-5 5-7 1N
New York Giants 3 13 0 .188 246 388 −142 1-5 1-11 1S

Coach Doug Pederson's Philadelphia Eagles were number 1 on the NFC seeding list after the regular season with a 13-3 record. The second year under coach Doug Pederson was a significant improvement over the previous season, with a season record of 7-9. The team scored 457 points (third best in the league) and only 295 points (fourth best in the league) during the regular season.

The offensive was supported by Pro-Bowl - Quarterback Carson Wentz stated. In week 14 of the regular season, however, Wentz injured his knee with a cruciate ligament rupture and was unable to play for the rest of the season. By then he had shown outstanding performance, threw 33 touchdowns at 3,296 yards with only 7 interceptions and achieved a quarterback rating of 101.9. Backup quarterback Nick Foles , who played for the Eagles between 2012 and 2014 and has been under contract with the Eagles since 2017, took over for Wentz and led the team to three wins. The Eagles lost the last game of the regular season against the Dallas Cowboys , which was meaningless for them, 6-0, as the team had already been confirmed as the winner of the NFC. The main face-off point for both quarterbacks was Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz , who caught 74 passes for 824 yards and 8 touchdowns. Other important aspects of the Eagles' successful passing game were two new wide receivers who were brought in as free agents : Alshon Jeffery caught 57 passes for 789 yards and 9 touchdowns and Torrey Smith , who caught 36 passes for 430 yards and 2 touchdowns. Meanwhile, experienced Nelson Agholor the best season of his career with 62 caught passes for 768 yards and eight touchdowns. The Eagles' running game also benefited from two new running backs : LeGarrette Blount and Jay Ajayi . Blount, who has already won the Super Bowl twice with the Patriots, scored 776 yards and two touchdowns in the running game, while Ajayi, who was traded by the Miami Dolphins just before the end of the trade deadline , scored 408 yards in the running game and a touchdown for the Eagles scored. The Eagles also had an excellent offensive line , led by Pro Bowl Tackle Lane Johnson and Pro Bowl Guard Brandon Brooks .

The Eagles' defense allowed only 4,904 yards (fourth highest in the league). Defensive Tackle Fletcher Cox was called up to the Pro Bowl for the third time in his career, with 5.5  sacks and 2  fumble recoveries (conquering the ball after the fumble). Also, defensive end Chris Long , with 5 Sacks and four forced fumbles, and defensive end Brandon Graham , with 9.5 sack and two forced fumbles, had a big part in it. Linebacker Nigel Bradham was able to set a total of 88  tackles (61 solo tackles and 27 assistant tackles) and prevent 8 passes. Pro Bowl Strong Safety Malcolm Jenkins , was able to set a total of 69 tackles (57 solo tackles and 12 assistant tackles), prevent 8 passes and score 2 interceptions. Cornerback Patrick Robinson scored 4 interceptions and prevented 18 passes. Cornerback Jalen Mills prevented 14 passes, scored 3 interceptions including 1 touchdown and was able to set a total of 64 tackles (51 solo tackles and 13 assistant tackles). Rookie Rasul Douglas was able to prevent 11 passes in his first professional season.

In the playoffs, the Eagles first had to compete in the Divisional Round, where the Eagles defeated the Atlanta Falcons with 15:10 and scored their only touchdown with a running game by running back LeGarrette Blount. In the NFC Championship Game, the Eagles easily defeated the Minnesota Vikings 38-7. Although the Vikings took the lead with a touchdown and an extra point, the Eagles dominated every phase of the game, forcing Vikings quarterback Case Keenum to three turns (a fumble and two interceptions). Meanwhile, Nick Foles had one of the best games of his career, throwing 3 touchdowns at 353 yards and earning a quarterback rating of 141.4.

New England Patriots

Graduation after the regular season:
AFC East
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. DIV CONF series
New England Patriots 13 3 0 .813 458 296 +162 5-1 10-2 3S
Buffalo Bills 9 7th 0 .563 302 359 −57 3-3 7-5 1S
Miami Dolphins 6th 10 0 .375 281 393 −112 2-4 5-7 3N
New York Jets 5 11 0 .313 298 382 −84 2-4 5-7 4N

The New England Patriots under Head Coach Bill Belichick took the American Football Conference after they finished the regular season with a record of 13-3 at number 1 on the AFC seeding list. The team started the season with two defeats in their first four games and was one of the league's worst defenses at the time. The defense allowed the opposing quarterbacks an average quarterback rating of 116.5 (worst value in the league), 1,296 passed yards (worst value in the league), 15 touchdowns (second worst value in the league) and around 5.1 rushing yards per attempt ( second worst value in the league) and allowed over 30 points three times. In addition, wide receiver Julian Edelman suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in the third preseason game against the Detroit Lions and was out for the entire season - one of the Patriots' most important pass recipients. The Patriots were able to stabilize from the fifth week, they won 11 of the last 12 regular season games; their only loss was in week 14 against the Miami Dolphins at 27:20. The Patriots defense was one of the worst in the league in some categories in the regular season: they allowed 366 yards per game (29th place) with 5.7 yards per move (31st place) and 251.2 yards per game (place 30) at 7.3 yards per pass (25th place) and 114.8 rushing yards per game (20th place) at 4.7 yards per run (30th place). At the same time, the defense only allowed 33 touchdowns (5th place) and 18.5 points per game (5th place). Defensive end Trey Flowers led the defense with 6.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. Free Safety Devin McCourty contributed a total of 94 tackles (77 solo tackles and 17 assist tackles), prevented 1 pass and scored 1 interception, while linebacker Kyle Van Noy contributed a total of 73 tackles (58 solo tackles and 15 assist tackles) and 5.5 sacks could contribute. The Patriots also had a good secondary , led by cornerback Malcolm Butler with 3 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions and 12 prevented passes as well as Stephon Gilmore with 2 interceptions, 47 solo tackles and 9 prevented passes as well as safety Patrick Chung with a total of 78 tackles (67 solo Tackles and 11 assistant tackles), 2 fumble recoveries and 1 interception as well as Duron Harmon with 4 interceptions.

The Patriots offensive led the league with 6,307 yards won and scored 458 points (second best in the league). The 40-year-old quarterback Tom Brady finished his 18th professional season with 32 touchdowns at 4,577 yards and only eight interceptions, making him the 13th time of his career elected to the Pro Bowl. The most important addition was the wide receiver Brandin Cooks , who caught 65 passes for 1,082 yards and 7 touchdowns and was able to replace the injured Julian Edelman on an equal footing. Tight End Rob Gronkowski , who could only play eight games last season, experienced an injury-free season and ended the regular season with 69 passes caught for 1,084 yards and 8 touchdowns. Another important pass recipient was the wide receiver and punt returner Danny Amendola , who caught 61 passes for 659 yards and captured another 240 yards with 27 punt returns. The Patriots also had several solid running backs. With the loss of running back LeGarrette Blount, who joined the Eagles as a free agent, Dion Lewis took over the role of starter running back, scoring 896 yards and 6 touchdowns in the running game, despite only playing in 8 of 16 regular season games in the Starting grid stood. Lewis also caught 32 passes for 214 yards and 2 touchdowns and also conquered 570 yards with another touchdown with 23  kickoff returns . In addition, running back Rex Burkhead proved to be an all-purpose weapon with 518 yards earned - at 264 rushing yards and 254 receiving yards - who could contribute 8 touchdowns. Another option turned out to be running back James White , who caught 56 ​​passes for 429 yards and 3 touchdowns and captured a further 171 yards in the running game. The running backs were supported by fullback James Develin , who was appointed to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career. The gunner Matthew Slater was elected for the seventh time in a row to the Pro Bowl, which could neutralize the opposing kick and punt returner best.

In the playoffs, the Patriots only had to compete in the Divisional Round. They initially defeated the Tennessee Titans 35:14, with Tom Brady throwing 3 touchdowns at 337 yards and the Patriots defense knocking Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota eight times (Quarterback Sack). They secured the AFC title with a 24:20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars . In the first half the Patriots were almost powerless due to the strong defensive work of the Jaguars and were 14: 3 back until shortly before the half-time break, before the Patriots were able to shorten to 14:10. In the second half at the latest, the Patriots took over the scepter. While the Jaguars could only score 6 points with two field goals , the Patriots earned 14 points with two touchdowns and two extra points . Both Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles and Tom Brady were each brought down three times by the opposing defense.

Play-offs

The play-offs began on January 6, 2018.

Play-off seeding list
position AFC NFC
1 New England Patriots ( East Winner) Philadelphia Eagles ( East Winner)
2 Pittsburgh Steelers ( North Winner) Minnesota Vikings ( North Winner)
3 Jacksonville Jaguars ( South Winner) Los Angeles Rams ( West Winner)
4th Kansas City Chiefs ( West Winner) New Orleans Saints ( South Winner)
5 Tennessee Titans Carolina Panthers
6th Buffalo Bills Atlanta Falcons
Wild Card Round Divisional Round Conference Championships Super bowl
Jan. 6 - Arrowhead Stadium Jan. 13 - Gillette Stadium
1 New England 35
4th Kansas City 21st Jan. 21 - Gillette Stadium
5 Tennessee 14th
5 Tennessee 22nd
Jan. 14 - Heinz Field
1 New England 24
AFC
3 Jacksonville 20th
Jan. 7 - EverBank Field
AFC Championship
2 Pittsburgh 42
3 Jacksonville 10 Feb. 4 - US Bank Stadium
3 Jacksonville 45
6th Buffalo 3
Jan 13 - Lincoln Financial Field
Jan 6 - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum A1 New England 33
N1 Philadelphia 41
Super Bowl LII
1 Philadelphia 15th
3 LA Rams 13 Jan. 21 - Lincoln Financial Field
6th Atlanta 10
6th Atlanta 26th
Jan. 14 - US Bank Stadium
1 Philadelphia 38
NFC
2 Minnesota 7th
Jan. 7 - Mercedes-Benz Superdome
NFC Championship
2 Minnesota 29
4th New Orleans 31
4th New Orleans 24
5 Carolina 26th


Starting grid

The starting line-ups of the two teams were as follows:

Philadelphia 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
Torrey Smith WR / FB James Develin
LeGarrette Blount RB Dion Lewis
Nick Foles QB Tom Brady
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

Game summary

Quarter Playtime Play turn ( drive ) team Information on how to earn points Points
Moves ( plays ) Space gain Duration of possession Eagles Patriots
1 7:55 14 plays 67 yards 7:05 Eagles 23-yard field goal by Elliott 3 0
1 4:17 9 plays 67 yards 3:38 Patriots Gostkowski's 26-yard field goal 3 3
1 2:34 3 plays 77 yards 1:43 Eagles Jeffery with a 34-yard touchdown after being passed from Foles ; Point after touchdown (PAT) unsuccessful by Elliott (far to the right) 9 3
2 8:48 6 plays 65 yards 3:05 Eagles Blount with a 21-yard touchdown run ; Two-point conversion unsuccessful 15th 3
2 7:24 5 plays 48 yards 1:24 Patriots 45-yard field goal by Gostkowski 15th 6th
2 2:04 7 plays 90 yards 2:57 Patriots White with a 26-yard touchdown run; PAT not successfully converted by Gostkowski (far left) 15th 12
2 0:34 7 plays 70 yards 1:30 Eagles Foles with a 1-yard touchdown after being passed from Burton ; PAT successfully converted by Elliott 22nd 12
3 12:15 8 plays 75 yards 2:45 Patriots Gronkowski with a 5-yard touchdown after a pass from Brady ; PAT successfully transformed by Gostkowski 22nd 19th
3 7:18 11 plays 85 yards 4:57 Eagles Clement with a 22-yard touchdown after being passed from Foles; PAT successfully converted by Elliott 29 19th
3 3:23 7 plays 75 yards 3:55 Patriots Hogan with a 26-yard touchdown after the pass from Brady; PAT successfully transformed by Gostkowski 29 26th
4th 14:09 8 plays 51 yards 4:14 Eagles 23-yard field goal by Elliott 32 26th
4th 9:22 10 plays 75 yards 4:47 Patriots Gronkowski with a 4-yard touchdown after a pass from Brady; PAT successfully transformed by Gostkowski 32 33
4th 2:21 14 plays 75 yards 7:01 Eagles Ertz with an 11-yard touchdown after the pass from Foles; Two-point conversion unsuccessful 38 33
4th 1:05 4 plays 4 yards 1:04 Eagles 46-yard field goal by Elliott 41 33

Supporting program and half-time show

Before the game

Just before the game kicked off, Leslie Odom Jr. sang " America the Beautiful " while Pink sang the US national anthem.

Halftime show

Justin Timberlake with the University of Minnesota Marching Band
Justin Timberlake plays I Would Die 4 U while Prince is on screen.

Justin Timberlake headlined the halftime show for the third time since 2001 (with * NSYNC ) and 2004 (with Janet Jackson ), he was supported by his band "Tennessee Kids". He sang a total of eleven songs. The highlight of the halftime show was the homage to Prince , who died in his hometown of Minneapolis in 2016: Justin Timberlake played Prince's I Would Die 4 U , with the deceased musician projected on a big screen. An aerial view showed downtown Minneapolis, covered with purple lights, transforming into Prince's trademark love symbol (a combination of Mars and Venus symbols ) with the stadium in the middle. For the first time since Super Bowl XLVI in 2012, no pyrotechnics were used during the entire halftime show. For visual effects, the show mainly relied on laser shows, lighting effects and video projections.

Justin Timberlake presented the following songs (in chronological order):

  1. Filthy
  2. Rock your body
  3. Señorita
  4. SexyBack
  5. my love
  6. Cry Me a River (with some elements from Kashmir )
  7. Suit & Tie (supported by the " University of Minnesota Marching Band ")
  8. Until the end of time
  9. I Would Die 4 U (cover version of Prince )
  10. Mirrors
  11. Can't Stop the Feeling!

TV broadcast

In the United States, the Super Bowl was broadcast on NBC ; the commentators were Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth . With 103.4 million viewers, the broadcast was the lowest value since Super Bowl XLIV in 2010 (106.5 million). The broadcast landed at number 10 of the all-time ratings hits in the United States. Another 2.6 million viewers saw the game via multiple streaming services. The halftime show had 106.6 million viewers.

In the UK, the game was shown live on the BBC . It was also available on the pay-TV channel Sky Sports .

In Germany and Switzerland, the game was broadcast on ProSieben and ran.de. At ProSieben it was commented on by Jan Stecker , Patrick Esume and Sebastian Vollmer . In Austria, Puls 4 showed the Super Bowl. The broadcast took place in the Albert-Schultz-Halle , the home of the Vienna Capitals . The fee-based streaming service DAZN also broadcasts to the DACH countries and, in addition to German commentary with Günter Zapf and Björn Werner, also offered the original English commentary .

Audience ratings for the broadcast at ProSieben:

Attendance
from 3 years 		Market share
from 3 years 		Attendance
14 to 49 year olds 		Market share for
14 to 49 year olds
Preliminary reports 1.41 million 8.8% 0.94 million 16.3%
1st quarter 1.62 million 19.7% 1.04 million 30.8%
2nd quarter 1.48 million 25.4% 0.99 million 37.7%
Halftime show 1.21 million 26.0% 0.91 million 44.4%
3rd quarter 1.13 million (until 3 a.m.)
1.31 million (from 3 a.m.) 		28.3% (until 3 a.m.)
34.1% (from 3 a.m.) 		0.81 million (until 3 a.m.)
0.94 million (from 3 a.m.) 		44.4% (until 3 a.m.)
51.0% (from 3 a.m.)
4th quarter 1.29 million 34.9% 0.94 million 51.7%
Award ceremony &
follow-up reports 		0.77 million 23.4% 0.57 million 37.4%

Others

US President Donald Trump denied the tradition of giving a television interview before the Super Bowl.

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