Philly Special: Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles graces Sports Illustrated cover

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles are the cover story to this week's Sports Illustrated.

Quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles and wide receiver Torrey Smith grace the cover.
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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."



Sports Illustrated called it "A play call for the ages." And they describe Foles as "a (backup) QB that amazes."


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