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Eagles win first Super Bowl by dethroning Brady and the Patriots

MINNEAPOLIS - About 30 minutes before kickoff of Super Bowl LII, former Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook appeared on the U.S. Bank Stadium big screen and led the team's boisterous faithful in a thunderous version of "Fly, Eagles, Fly."

Before the New England Patriots got the ball for the first time, "Gonna Fly Now," the theme from the movie "Rocky," blared over the speakers.

And when the game ended Sunday, the Eagles, their fans and the city of Philadelphia were soaring.

Nick Foles, a backup at the start of the season, passed

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