[145] New England's defense forced the game's only punt on the next drive. It was available on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app for mobile devices, tablets, connected-TV devices, and NBC.com without any required login. [53] In addition to the concert series, Super Bowl Live featured a 200-foot (61m) American Birkebeiner International Bridge on Nicollet Mall to showcase cross-country skiing, skijoring, fat-tire bicycle racing,[5] and snow tubing demonstrations. The Spanish-language broadcast was available on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com for desktop devices, connected TV devices, and tablets but not mobile devices. [86][87][88], NBC broadcast Super Bowl LII, as part of an annual cycle between the three main broadcast television partners of the NFL. Deciding to go for the conversion rather than punt, Foles completed a 2-yard pass to Ertz that kept the drive alive. Super Bowl LII had seven officials. With the loss of their previous season's rushing leader LeGarrette Blount to free agency, Dion Lewis stepped up to take the lead, rushing for 896 yards and six touchdowns despite starting only eight games. For instance, Super Bowl LIV was played in 2020, but was the championship for the 2019 season. [61] Halftime performer Justin Timberlake held a ticketed "listening session" of his newest album at Prince's Paisley Park. Elliott then kicked a 46-yard field goal, putting Philadelphia ahead by eight points, 4133. [11][12][13][14], On October 8, 2013, the league announced that three venues were vying to host Super Bowl LII:[15][16][17], On May 20, 2014, the league's owners picked Minneapolis at their meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. [102], As NBC Sports Regional Networks operates regional sports networks in the markets of both teams which participated, the NBC Sports Boston and NBC Sports Philadelphia channels were used to provide additional coverage of the game from a local perspective. It was the first title win called by Eagles play-by-play announcer Merrill Reese, who has been the primary radio voice of the team since 1977. [36] They then soundly defeated the Minnesota Vikings 387 in the NFC Championship Game. [citation needed] Down 2010 in the fourth quarter, the Patriots' comeback was sealed by two Brady-led drives, both resulting in touchdown passes to Danny Amendola, as well as a key defensive stop by Stephon Gilmore, whose acrobatic block of a Blake Bortles pass ended Jacksonville's last chance to score. New England needed a touchdown and two-point conversion to tie the game and send it into overtime. [79], The Great Northern was a winter festival in the Twin Cities from January 25 to February 4 that included the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships, an ice bar,[80] and an "urban ski competition". Average television viewership for the halftime show, headlined by Justin Timberlake, was 106.6million American television viewers, 9 percent less than the previous year. Two plays later, on third-and-3, Foles completed a short pass to running back Corey Clement, who took off for a 55-yard gain to the New England 8-yard line. [5], The NFL presented the Super Bowl Experience at the Minneapolis Convention Center[52][43][55] from January 27 to February 3 with an entrance fee. Brady was also aided by the healthy return of Gronkowski, who had played just eight games in the previous season, finishing this year with 69 catches for 1,084 yards and eight scores. For the first time since Super Bowl VIII, the company reduced the appearances of the Budweiser Clydesdales in a Super Bowl commercial, with the 60-second Budweiser commercial for this event instead focusing on a Budweiser factory plant in Georgia distributing water, referencing the beer maker's efforts to distribute water to families of victims affected by natural disasters, such as wildfires and hurricanes. It goes on to criticize car ads", "Jimmy Fallon to host 'Tonight Show' live from Minneapolis after Super Bowl", "Fallon unveils guests for Mpls. [149], at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1Completions/attempts2Carries3Long gain4Receptions5Times targeted. As the designated home team, the Patriots chose to wear their road white jerseys with navy blue pants, becoming the sixth team to wear their white jerseys as the home team and the third team to wear white in back-to-back Super Bowls, following the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowls XII and XIII and again in Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII. It was the first time the Heritage Flight team conducted a flyover for a Super Bowl. [105][106] As they began five days after the Super Bowl, NBC offered advertising packages that covered both Super Bowl LII and the 2018 Winter Olympics (which marked the first time since 1992 that a single broadcast network had aired both the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics in the same year); the network estimated that it would bring in at least $1billion in advertising revenue from the two events. [70] "Taste of the NFL" is a fundraiser for food banks and was held in Saint Paul. The drive stalled out on the Eagles 8-yard line, where they had to settle for Stephen Gostkowski's 26-yard field goal, which tied the game at 33. The game was played on February 4, 2018, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
[citation needed] The Eagles therefore wore their standard home uniform of midnight green jerseys with white pants. They started off the divisional round by narrowly defeating the Atlanta Falcons 1510, stopping the Falcons on four consecutive plays after the Falcons had a first-down-and-goal situation on the Eagles' 9-yard line during their final drive. [113][114][115], NBC's lead-out program was an episode of This Is Us, titled "Super Bowl Sunday",[116] alongside a special episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon from Minneapolis' Orpheum Theatre, with halftime performer Justin Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Stapleton and the cast of This Is Us as guests. Deciding to go for the touchdown, they attempted a similar trick play to the one that had failed for the Patriots earlier, in what would become the most memorable play of the game. On third down from near mid-field, the Patriots attempted a trick play that involved two handoffs and a pass downfield to Tom Brady. [10] This is the most recent Super Bowl to date where both teams attained at least one score each quarter. [100], Dan Patrick and Liam McHugh served as the lead hosts for NBC's pre-game coverage. [101] Mike Tirico, who replaced the retiring Bob Costas in 2017 as NBC's lead studio host for both the NFL and the Olympic Games, did not participate in coverage of Super Bowl LII due to his commitments to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea (which opened on the Friday following the game). 1 Dates in the list denote the season, not necessarily the calendar year in which the championship game was played. He also caught 32 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns and added 570 yards and another touchdown returning kickoffs. Eventually they faced a fourth-and-1 on their own 45-yard line with 5:39 left in the game. The last team to win a Super Bowl while wearing their home uniforms was the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV (who, coincidentally, had also worn green jerseys). [25], The offense was led by Pro Bowl quarterback Carson Wentz. New England finished the regular season with an AFC-best 133 record, then extended their record Super Bowl appearances to ten, their third in four years, and their eighth under the leadership of head coach Bill Belichick and MVP quarterback Tom Brady. The Universo Spanish audio was also available on NBC through the SAP channel, where available.
However, a Clydesdale was featured in a commercial for Tide detergent and the Budweiser Clydesdales only appeared in a five-second Budweiser commercial to remind viewers of the "ClydesdaleCam" livestream event. [41], Gambling establishments had the Patriots as 5 point favorites and projected 47 points scored.[42]. Blount was the game's top rusher with 90 yards and a touchdown. [129][130] Pink spit out a throat lozenge shortly before singing the anthem, later verified after many commentators thought she had spit out a piece of gum. The first was a 17-yard pass to Agholor on third-and-6 from the Eagles 19-yard line. [35], Philadelphia also earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage as the NFC's first overall seed. The Patriots practiced at the Minnesota Vikings facilities in Eden Prairie while the Eagles used the University of Minnesota. The ensuing extra point attempt from Elliott was missed wide right, which made the score 93 in favor of the Eagles. After Wentz's injury, many analysts wrote off the remainder of the Eagles' season as they believed they would not recover from his loss. Philadelphia also had a superb offensive line, led by two Pro Bowl selections: Tackle Lane Johnson and Guard Brandon Brooks, along with all pro center Jason Kelce. [132] No players were observed kneeling during the national anthem, in contrast to the protests that happened earlier in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. [68] Various drumlines from around the state performed at different locations throughout the day. The drive was controlled by the arm of Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, who completed 6 of 9 passes to five different receivers for 61 yards, with a few short runs by LeGarrette Blount and Jay Ajayi mixed in. [144], The first half resulted in numerous Super Bowl records from both teams, including most total yards combined (673). Additionally, the NFC East became the first division where every team had won a Super Bowl.
The U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight performed a flawless execution perfectly timed with Pink's National Anthem. After nine plays (one of them a 13-yard catch by Amendola on fourth-and-10), Brady reached the 49-yard line, and with only nine seconds remaining, he threw a Hail Mary pass to the end zone as time expired. [89] NBC's lead NFL team of play-by-play man Al Michaels and color analyst Cris Collinsworth called the game. On the next play, a 21-yard rumble by Blount gave the Eagles another touchdown. The Patriots kicked off to the Eagles, who opened the game with a 14-play, 67-yard drive that took 7:05 off the clock and resulted in a 25-yard Jake Elliott field goal, giving the Eagles a 30 lead. Linebacker Kyle Van Noy had 73 tackles and 512 sacks. They went for it on fourth down, and a pass intended for tight end Rob Gronkowski fell incomplete, giving the Eagles the ball on their own 35-yard line on a turnover-on-downs. In passing situations, the team relied heavily on running back James White, who caught 56 passes for 429 yards and rushed for 171 on the ground. [111] Other signed advertisers included The Coca-Cola Company and Avocados from Mexico. The 40-year-old Brady finished his 18th season with a league-leading 4,577 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and just eight interceptions, earning him his 13th selection to the Pro Bowl and his third league MVP award. On the next play, James White scored with a 26-yard touchdown run.
[26], The Eagles defense allowed the fourth-fewest yards in the league (4,904). By the end of the third quarter, the team had made it to the New England 16-yard line. [64] Ellie Goulding's appearance with Kygo was cancelled at the same time.
For the 16th time in their 18 seasons under 65-year old coach Bill Belichick, they recorded a double-digit win season, finishing the regular season with a record of 133, one of four teams (along with Philadelphia, Minnesota, and Pittsburgh) with that record. The Patriots' defense was improved by several late-season free-agent signings, including Eric Lee, a defensive end, previously from the Buffalo Bills, whom the Patriots signed in Week 12, and James Harrison, a perennial All-Pro for the Pittsburgh Steelers, whom the Patriots picked up off waivers after Christmas. ", "Drumline helps kick off Super Bowl Live event", "Why you'll be hearing 'Bold North' all week and the story behind Minnesota's new motto", "Northern Lights: NFL releases official brand renderings for Super Bowl", "NFL unveils logo for Super Bowl LII in Minnesota", "NBC looking to sell Super Bowl, Olympics ad combos", "NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES SUPER BOWL LII ON-AIR TEAM FOR PATRIOTS-EAGLES NETWORK'S 19TH SUPER BOWL BROADCAST", "TELEMUNDO DEPORTES & UNIVERSO TO ONCE AGAIN PRESENT LIVE, EXCLUSIVE SPANISH-LANGUAGE NFL GAMES THIS SEASON INCLUDING SUPER BOWL LII", "Live From Super Bowl LII: NBC Sports Embarks on Largest-Scale Live Game Production in History", "Live From Super Bowl LII: NBC To Debut Virtual 3D Graphics Tech Incorporating Player Body Scans", "Grading NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl LII", "NFL and Dial Global Agree on New Multi-Year Extension", "Here's the Philadelphia Eagles' radio call of the final play to win Super Bowl LII", "Spanish-Language Live Super Bowl Telecast Will Be Presented by Telemundo Deportes and Universo", "Yahoo Sports will start streaming NFL playoff games this weekend, says Oath CEO Tim Armstrong", "Verizon, NFL agree to new 5-year deal worth nearly $2.5billion", "NFL games will start streaming on all mobile carriers in January not just Verizon", "Bob Costas won't work Super Bowl for NBC, even though he's also not working the Olympics", "Why NBC's Mike Tirico will be skipping the Super Bowl in Minneapolis", "Live From Super Bowl LII: NBC Sports Regional Networks Are All About Synergy in Minneapolis", "Super Bowl Ratings Slip To 8-Year Low As Eagles Score Historic Win", "Madison Avenue, NBC Wrangle Over $5Million Super Bowl Ads (EXCLUSIVE)", "NBC Expects More Than $1Billion in Ad Sales from Super Bowl, Winter Olympics", "What caused a nearly 30-second ad blackout during Super Bowl", "NBC blames 'equipment failure' for brief blackout during Super Bowl", "Every Ad is a Tide Ad: Inside Saatchi and P&G's Clever Super Bowl Takeover Starring David Harbour", "Budweiser benches famous Clydesdales for Super Bowl LII", "T-Mobile's ad: Nirvana, Kerry Washington and a timely statement about equality", "Ram Trucks Commercial With Martin Luther King Jr. Sermon Is Criticized", "That Martin Luther King Jr. speech used in Ram's car ad?
