Super Bowl 52: Score, results, highlights from Eagles vs. Patriots

Tadd Haislop

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To say kickoff of Super Bowl 52 between the Eagles and Patriots was welcome after two weeks of extensive analysis and predictions would be an understatement. The actual teams on the field at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis replaced highlights and talking heads.

And in the end, it was a beautiful sight for Philadelphia, as the Eagles pulled off a 41-33 win over the Patriots to win their first Super Bowl in franchise history.

Nick Foles joins the list of the most improbable players ever to win a Super Bowl as a starting quarterback, and he was named Super Bowl MVP, to boot. The discrepancy at QB between Foles and Tom Brady was part of the reason the Patriots entered the game favored by 4 1/2 points and were picked by almost all of SN's experts to beat the Eagles. Then again, Philadelphia has played the underdog card well throughout the playoffs.

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SN provided live Eagles-Patriots scoring updates and highlights during Super Bowl 52 on Sunday. Here's how it went down.

Super Bowl 52: Score, results, highlights from Eagles vs. Patriots

Eagles: 41
Patriots: 33

FINAL: Super Bowl 52 box score

(All times ET)

10:17 p.m.: Final. Tom Brady's Hail Mary attempt on the last play of the game fell incomplete. The Eagles have won their first Super Bowl.

10:10 p.m. — FIELD GOAL, Eagles: Jake Elliott nailed a 46-yard field goal with 1:10 left to play, giving the Eagles an eight-point lead. 41-33, Eagles

10:03 p.m. — TURNOVER: Wow. New England's first turnover of the game came at the worst possible time for the Patriots. Brandon Graham strip-sacked Tom Brady, and Derek Barnett recovered the fumble for the Eagles.

9:56 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN, Eagles: It was a long replay review, but the league ruled that Zach Ertz established himself as a runner when he caught a Nick Foles pass and lunged into the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown. It capped a massive 14-play, 75-yard drive that milked 7:01 off the clock and gave the Patriots just 2:21 to answer. The two-point conversion attempt failed. 38-33, Eagles

9:35 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN, Patriots: Tom Brady to Gronk. Six points. New England capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown pass against man coverage, Gronk's second TD grab of the night and Brady's third TD pass. Brady also set a new record for passing yards in a Super Bowl, breaking his own mark set last year. The Patriots took their first lead of the game when Stephen Gostkowski nailed the PAT. 9:44 to play. 33-32, Patriots

9:25 p.m. — FIELD GOAL, Eagles: Jake Elliott made a 42-yard field goal to cap an eight-play, 51-yard drive and extend the Eagles' lead with 14:09 to play. 32-26, Eagles

9:21 p.m. : End of third quarter.

9:10 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN, Patriots: Another easy score for New England on its second possession of the second half. Tom Brady found Chris Hogan on a post route for a 26-yard touchdown, capping a seven-play, 75-yard drive and bringing Philly's lead back down to a field goal. It put Brady over 400 yards passing for the game with a few minutes left in the third quarter. Stephen Gostkowski made the PAT. 29-26, Eagles

8:59 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN, Eagles: What a dart of a throw by Nick Foles. The Eagles quarterback launched a 22-yard touchdown pass to Corey Clement, who was able to haul in the ball before he fell out of bounds. The call on the field stood upon replay review, even though it appeared Clement bobbled the ball while trying to get his feet in bounds. It capped an 11-play, 85-yard drive and an impressive answer for Philadelphia. Jake Elliott made the PAT. 29-19, Eagles

8:46 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN, Patriots: Well that was easy. New England's first drive of the second half featured a ton of Rob Gronkowski (four catches on the drive), and the tight end ended up catching a 5-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to seal the possession. New England needed just 2:45 to march 75 yards down the field in eight plays. Stephen Gostkowski made the PAT. 22-19, Eagles

8:41 p.m. : Beginning of third quarter.

8:10 p.m. : Halftime.

8:03 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN, Eagles: Trick play alert! Trey Burton ended up throwing a touchdown pass to Nick Foles. How? Just watch. The score on fourth down capped a seven-play, 70-yard drive that took just 1:30 off the clock right before halftime. Jake Elliott made the PAT. 22-12, Eagles

7:51 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN, Patriots: New England quickly made Philadelphia pay for its turnover. James White took a hand-off up the middle 26 yards for a score to cap a seven-play, 90 yard drive that took just 2:57 off the clock. The drive was kept alive by a defensive holding called against the Eagles on a third down. However, the kicking struggles continued, as Stephen Gostkowski pulled his PAT attempt left. 15-12, Eagles

7:44 p.m. — TURNOVER: The first turnover of the game was an interception for the Patriots. Nick Foles fired a shot down the right sideline for Alshon Jeffrey, who tipped the ball into the air ... and into the hands of Duron Harmon at the New England 2-yard line. Harmon returned the ball to the 10, where the Patriots would take over.

7:38 p.m. — FIELD GOAL, Patriots: That's better. After botching their last field-goal attempt, the Patriots and kicker Stephen Gostkowski nailed a 45-yarder to cut into the Eagles' lead about midway through the second quarter. It capped a five-play, 48-yard drive that featured a 46-yard catch and run by Rex Burkhead. 15-6, Eagles

7:31 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN, Eagles: LeGarrette Blount. 21 yards. Six points. Philly's big running back carved his way through the New England defense on a first-and-10 on his way to the end zone for a beauty of a score that capped a quick, six-play Eagles drive. However, the Eagles decided to go for two, and Nick Foles' fade to Alshon Jeffrey fell incomplete. 15-3, Eagles

7:25 p.m.: Patriots wide receiver Brandin Cooks was ruled out due to a head injury.

7:21 p.m.: Patriots wide receiver Brandin Cooks took a brutal shot during a 23-yard catch and run. He was down on the field for a couple minutes before he walked off on his own power, going directly to the locker room.

7:12 p.m.: A bad snap/hold led to a missed kick for New England. Holder Ryan Allen bobbled Joe Cardona's low snap, and Stephen Gostkowski missed his 26-yard field goal attempt wide left.

7:08 p.m.: End of first quarter.

6:58 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN, Eagles: What. A. Play. Nick Foles threw up a prayer, and Alshon Jeffery out-jumped Eric Rowe in the end zone and came down with the ball for a 34-yard touchdown. The score came on the third play of Philadelphia's drive, which included a 36-yard LeGarrette Blount run on the play prior. Jake Elliott missed the PAT attempt, however, wide right. 9-3, Eagles

6:55 p.m. — FIELD GOAL, Patriots: New England answered Philly's lengthy opening drive with an impressive possession of its own ... and wound up with the same result. Stephen Gostkowski made a 26-yard field goal after the Patriots' nine-play drive stalled at the Eagles' 8-yard line. Believe it or not, it's the first time the Patriots have scored in the first quarter of a Super Bowl during the Brady-Belichick era.  3-3, tie

6:41 p.m. — FIELD GOAL, Eagles: Philadelphia marched down the field for an impressive opening drive that took 7:05 off the clock, but the Eagles only came away with three points. A key false start penalty on Zach Ertz moved the Eagles back from the 2-yard line, and they weren't able to get into the end zone. Jake Elliott made a 25-yard field goal to give Philly an early lead. Teams that score first in the Super Bowl are 34-17.  3-0, Eagles

6:31 p.m.: Kickoff.

6:27 p.m.: The Patriots won the coin toss and elected to defer their choice to the second half. The Eagles would start the game with the ball.

6:22 p.m.: SN clocked P!nk's national anthem performance at 1:53. Who had the under?

6:11 p.m.: The Patriots took the field.

6:10 p.m.: The Eagles took the field.

5:40 p.m.: Tom Brady's pregame tradition — screaming "let's go" at the top of his lungs — continues.

5:37 p.m.: It sounded as if the Eagles would have the house for the Super Bowl. Pregame cheers for Philly and boos for New England.

5:33 p.m.: Tom Brady hand injury update.

5:13 p.m.: Sub-zero temperatures in the hours leading up to kickoff made Super Bowl 52 the coldest in history. Not that anybody inside the climate-controlled stadium cared.

5 p.m.: Naturally, Vikings fans were in attendance in Minneapolis. And yes, they did have a rooting interest.

4:54 p.m.: For Tom Brady, answering retirement-related questions, even hours before the Super Bowl, is like playing whack-a-mole.

4:43 p.m.: Eagles quarterback Nick Foles was getting loose a couple hours before kickoff.

4:32 p.m.: Patriots and Eagles inactives were announced. No surprises.

4:13 p.m.: Dolphins legend Dan Marino was in the house, and he revealed the look of the stadium more than two hours before kickoff. Plenty of fans had made their way to their seats.

4:02 p.m.: A little last-minute field prep at U.S. Bank Stadium.

3:52 p.m.: Bill Belichick and the Patriots arrived at the stadium.

2:30 p.m.: The Eagles' team busses arrived for the Super Bowl.

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Tadd Haislop

Tadd Haislop is the Associate NFL Editor at SportingNews.com.