Before becoming head coach of the Eagles, Doug Pederson coached under Andy Reid. On Sunday, Pederson will try to do something Reid, or any Eagles coach, has never before done: win a Super Bowl.
Reid coached the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX 13 years ago, when they lost to the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick Patriots. Pederson hopes to fare better than his mentor in the 52nd Super Bowl on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Patriots will look to accomplish a couple of things they have already accomplished: win three Super Bowls in four years, and defeat the Eagles to make it happen.
From the early-morning preview shows to Pink singing the national anthem, the festivities will be going on all day. The kickoff for Super Bowl LII is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 4.
So which side of the Super Bowl line do you need to be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of Patriots-Eagles you need to jump on, plus what X-factor determines the outcome, all from a Vegas legend who's 9-3 on Eagles' games.
Here's what else you need to know to watch the game.
How do I watch Super Bowl LII?
Date: Feb. 4, 2018
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
Where: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
TV: NBC (check local channels)
Stream: fuboTV (Try for free)
Announcers: Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst), Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter)
How many Super Bowls have these teams won?
For the Patriots, five (and probably counting). For the Eagles, none (though they have three championships to their credit from the pre-Super Bowl days). You can check out the results of every Super Bowl ever right here.
What should we expect?
Considering the Patriots are in the Super Bowl, expect an unforgettable game that comes down to the wire. Will Brinson looks inside the Patriots' absurd run of exciting Super Bowls.
How much are tickets?
It'll take more than $3,000 to sit in the "cheap seats." Here's more info on ticket prices for Super Bowl LII.
What else is there to do in Minnesota if I go?
Reid Forgrave welcomes you into his home state, as chilly as it is.
Who's playing halftime?
Justin Timberlake will be making his third appearance in the Super Bowl halftime show, this time as the headliner. He took questions Thursday about what he has planned.
Who's singing the national anthem?
It'll be a Philadelphia native kicking things off before the Eagles kick things off, as Pink will deliver the national anthem prior to the start of the game.
Do I have to wait until Sunday to watch the commercials?
Absolutely not! If you want to get the drop on your friends and family, you can take a sneak peek at what's in store for TV watchers on Sunday, courtesy of Pete Blackburn.
Is Tom Brady the best quarterback ever?
He's certainly the odds-on favorite for the honor. But is he better at football than Michael Jordan was at basketball? Pete Prisco asked several players that question while also making his case for who he would pick. Either way, Brady has a chance to do something no one has ever done in 51 previous Super Bowls on Sunday.
What else do I need to know to be ready for Sunday?
Jared Dubin shares his cheat sheet so you're ready to roll by the time the coin is tossed.
Didn't I hear something about an asteroid passing by Earth during the game?
Don't worry about that.
It has been a long time since the Eagles and Patriots last faced each other in the Super Bowl: 13 years, to be exact. But if you've been waiting patiently all that time for a rematch, you're finally in luck. The teams, who last met at the conclusion of the 2004 season, will battle again on Sunday in Super Bowl LII.
The Patriots, of course, won the earlier meeting, Super Bowl XXXIX, 20-17. But the game wasn't really that close. On Sunday, with the Lombardi Trophy again on the line, they'll face off beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.
After opening as 5.5-point favorites (and some sportsbooks had them as high as 6) following Conference Championship Sunday, the Patriots are no longer quite that revered by Vegas books. Some heavy action on the Eagles shifted the line to 4.5 by late last week, and by Monday, some Vegas sportsbooks started offering Patriots -4. But that's where it has stayed ever since.
Here's everything you need to know for the 2018 Super Bowl, including who will be performing at halftime and who will be singing the national anthem as well as how to watch the big game.
So which side of the Super Bowl line do you need to be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of Patriots-Eagles you need to jump on, plus what X-factor determines the outcome, all from a Vegas legend who's 9-3 on Eagles' games.
How to Watch Super Bowl LII
Date: Feb. 4, 2018
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
Where: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
TV: NBC (check local listings)
Stream: fuboTV (Try for free)
Announcers: Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst), Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter)
Who will sing the national anthem?
Pop singer Pink will be in charge of either wrecking or helping your over/under anthem prop bets.
Ummm. I’m singing the national anthem and the EAGLES ARE PLAYING?!?!?! IS THIS FOR REAL?!?!?!THATS WHASSUP!!!!!!!! Shtjtkd widnamc ckamcnsnzncbx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wooohooooooooooooioooooooooooooooooooooooooiiiiiiooooooooooo — P!nk (@Pink) January 22, 2018
Who will perform at halftime?
Justin Timberlake will handle Super Bowl LII halftime duties! The former NSYNC star, who has morphed into one of the most diverse and dynamic performers in music and movies, will be looking to end up somewhere high on this list. Timberlake hasn't been on the stage for the Super Bowl since his famous wardrobe malfunction with Janet Jackson after the 2003 season. More than a decade later, he returns.
"America the Beautiful''
Leslie Odom Jr., who won a best actor Tony Award in 2016 for originating the role of Aaron Burr in "Hamilton'' will perform the song at Super Bowl LII.
NFL Playoff Schedule
Conference championship games
Sunday, Jan 21
AFC: Patriots 24, Jaguars 20
NFC: Eagles 38, Vikings 7
Divisional round
Saturday, Jan. 13
Patriots 35, Titans 14
Eagles 15, Falcons 10
Sunday, Jan. 14
Jaguars 45, Steelers 42
Vikings 29, Saints 24
Wild-card round
Saturday, Jan. 6
Titans 22, Chiefs 21
Falcons 26, Rams 13
Sunday, Jan. 7
Jaguars 10, Bills 3
Saints 31, Panthers 26
The NFL playoffs have been full of surprises this year, though that may be difficult to believe after the two No. 1 seeds made it to Minnesota to battle for the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday in Super Bowl LII.
Want proof? The Patriots and their aura of invincibility in the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era were, of course, heavily favored to win the AFC Championship game over the Jaguars just two weeks ago, yet it took another Brady-led late rally to avoid an upset. Later that same day, in a game the Vikings were supposed to win (if you trust the oddsmakers), the Eagles instead crushed Minnesota in the NFC Championship game.
So here we are, with a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIX from 13 years ago, a game in which the Patriots beat the Eagles, 24-21. Oddsmakers aren't expecting this year's Super Bowl to be as close as that one as the Patriots opened as a 5.5 point favorite, although that line shrunk to 4.5 as of Monday, Jan. 29 and stayed there in the week leading up to the game.
For the Eagles, this is their third trip to the Super Bowl and they're still looking for their first win. Besides their Super Bowl XXXIX loss to the Patriots, the Eagles also lost to the Raiders 27-10 in Super Bowl XV.
So which side of the Super Bowl line do you need to be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of Patriots-Eagles you need to jump on, plus what X-factor determines the outcome, all from a Vegas legend who's 9-3 on Eagles' games.
When is the Super Bowl?
Super Bowl LII will be held on Sunday, Feb. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
NFL owners surprisingly awarded the game to Minneapolis after holding a secret ballot in May 2014. The northern city won the Super Bowl bid by beating out New Orleans and Indianapolis. This year's game will mark the sixth time in NFL history that the Super Bowl has been played in a cold-weather city and the first time since Super Bowl XLVIII was played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
This game will mark the second time that the Super Bowl has been held in Minnesota. Back in January 1992, the Redskins blew out the Bills 37-24 in Super Bowl XXVI.
What time does the Super Bowl start?
The kickoff for Super Bowl LII is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET.
How can I watch the Super Bowl?
NBC will broadcast this year's Super Bowl, with Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth on the call and Michele Tafoya reporting from the sidelines. You'll also be able to stream the game on NBC Sports Live.
Who will perform the Super Bowl halftime show?
Justin Timberlake is scheduled to play at halftime of the Super Bowl and if his last Super Bowl performance was any indication, things could get kind of crazy. Back in February 2004, Timberlake and Janet Jackson gave us a wardrobe malfunction that quickly became one of the most unforgettable moments in Super Bowl history. Sports Illustrated re-visited the malfunction back in 2016, and it's definitely worth a read if you want to re-live the controversy. Of course, if you're expecting to see a wardrobe malfunction this year, don't get your hopes up. Timberlake has already said it's not going to happen.
Coincidentally, the Patriots were also playing the last time Timberlake served as the halftime show. Back in February 2004, New England beat Carolina 32-29 in a game that became kind of an afterthought following the wardrobe malfunction.
"What time is the Super Bowl?"
In the days and hours before the Super Bowl this year, thousands of people will type that exact phrase into Google. The multiyear trend leads to dozens of articles addressing the answer, many carrying the exact query in the headline--much like this one.
For the record, the Super Bowl LII starts at 6:30 p.m. ET Sunday evening in Minneapolis, when the Philadelphia Eagles will take on the New England Patriots.
The game will be broadcast in the United States on NBC, including NBC's various live streaming apps. The weather outside will be way below freezing--perhaps as low as 3 degrees. Fortunately, they'll be playing indoors, at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Pink sings the national anthem; Justin Timberlake headlines the halftime show.
There, we got that out of the way.
But since you're reading this on Inc.com, let's take a look at the phrase, "What time is the Super Bowl?" and with it, explain why articles with this headline bubble up year after year.
They owe their existence, apparently, to a single editor at the early version of The Huffington Post, whose job back then was to study constantly what phrases were trending on Google.
His name was Craig Kanalley, according to The Atlantic, and his official title at the time was, "senior editor, traffic and trends."
And is Kanalley who is credited (or blamed) with having noticed on the day before the Super Bowl in 2011 that this straightforward and simple question--"What time is the Super Bowl"--was trending, along with variations like "superbowl time" and "superbowl kickoff time 2011."
Kanalley jumped on it, capitalizing on all that search engine traffic by writing the first article headlined "What Time Does the Super Bowl Start?"
He included misspellings and variations of the phrase (like "what time is the super bowl 2011," "superbowl time" and "superbowl kickoff time 2011") within the first few sentences, in order to take further advantage of lesser trending terms.
"It was a different world back then," Kanalley told The Atlantic's Robinson Meyer three years later. "I almost think it was a trend in itself, of covering trends."
It worked: massive traffic.
And in the years that followed, HuffPost did the same thing--with the same headline--over and over.
Other digital media brands hopped on it, too: The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Time, Gawker (RIP), and even NFL.com itself (which makes sense).
And then, suddenly it stopped.
Or at least, people in media who write about other people in media seemed to think it stopped. They put the date at around 2014, as the zeitgeist (and business model) in digital media turned largely toward social media.
But then again, probably not.
For one thing, you're here.
For another, Deadspin started publishing a compendium called "What Times Does 'What Times Does the Super Bowl Start?' Start?" this year.
They found 73 different entries for 2018 that began posting on New Year's Eve. Some outlets published multiple different versions, addressing that same crucial issue time after time.
I guess this one makes 74. Touché. Go Pats.
