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Wristband 145: Behind The Play That Confused The Patriots and Gave The Eagles The Super Bowl LII Win

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
—American historian Will Durant, interpreting Aristotle

The quote is on the grease board above the pristine desk of Eagles coach Doug Pederson.

PHILADELPHIA — Saturday morning. Silence, for the first time all week, in the Nova Care Complex offices of the Super Bowl Bowl champion Eagles in this hungover city. Two days ago, the parade happened. “The noise,’’ offensive coordinator Frank Reich said, smiling at the memory. “From the start of the parade, way down here, to the steps of the art museum, more than two hours, it sounded like a big play just happened in our stadium.