Quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles and wide receiver Torrey Smith grace the cover.
The image is of Foles running into the endzone after catching the football to score a touchdown.
It was the end of the trick play called the 'Philly Special.'
Here's how ESPN described the play: "The play called for Foles to move up to the line of scrimmage and basically act as if he's checking his phone. It calls for a direct snap to running back Corey Clement, a pitch to tight end Trey Burton and a pass from Burton to Foles -- assuming the New England Patriots had forgotten about Foles. Which they had, because who would think to cover him?"
"You never know what [Pederson is] thinking," Burton said. "Here we are. Philly's never won a Super Bowl. We're fourth-and-1 on the goal line and he calls a trick-play pass to the quarterback? Come on, man."
YUP. Nick Foles is catching TD passes.
— NFL (@NFL) February 5, 2018
In the @superbowl.
Unbelievable. #SBLII #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/NGNpIrrshO
Sports Illustrated called it "A play call for the ages." And they describe Foles as "a (backup) QB that amazes."
This week’s @SInow cover of that Sly, Eagles, Sly Foles TD catch. Cover story by @GregBishopSI and @Ben_Baskin. Cover shot by @DKlutho pic.twitter.com/gxNIeTLWqr
— Chris Stone (@SI_ChrisStone) February 6, 2018
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