Super Bowl: Patriots vs. Eagles Game Guide

MINNEAPOLIS, MN —The Patriots will look to win their second Super Bowl title in a row and third and four years Sunday when they face the Philadelphia Eagles. The game is a rematch of Super Bowl XXIX, when the Patriots won 24-21 and earned their third title.

The Patriots earned their trip to Minneapolis with a come from behind victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars, while the Eagles became the best of the NFC with a comfortable win over the Minnesota Vikings.

Here's what you need to know about Super Bowl LII:

Broadcast Information

TELEVISION: Super Bowl LII will air on NBC and can be seen locally on NBC BOSTON and online at NBCSports.com or through the NBC Sports streaming app. Al Michaels will handle play-by-play duties with Cris Collinsworth as the color analyst. Michele Tafoya will work the sidelines. The game will be produced by Fred Gaudelli and directed by Drew Esocoff.

NATIONAL RADIO: Super Bowl LII will be broadcast to a national audience by Westwood One and locally on 93.7 FM, WEEI. Kevin Harlan and Boomer Esiason will call the game with Tony Boselli and Ed Werder providing sideline analysis.

RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello

The Betting Line

Here's what the odds makers have to say about Sunday night's game via ESPN.com:

• Westgate - Patriots by 4.5 points
• Caesar's - Patriots by 4.5 points
• William Hill - Patriots by 4.5 points
• Wynn - Patriots by 4.5 points
• CG Technology - Patriots by 4.5 points
• Unibet - Patriots by 4.5 points

What The Experts Say

• Boston Globe - Chris Gasper, Jim McBride, Scott Thurston, and Ben Volin pick the Patriots. Nora Princiotti picks the Eagles.
• Boston Herald - Ron Borges, Steve Buckley, Jeff Howe, Karen Guregian, Adam Kurkjian, and Sean Leahy pick the Patriots.
• Pete Prisco, CBS Sports - Patriots 24, Eagles 21
• ESPN.com - Eight of ten experts pick New England
• FiveThirtyEight - New England have an 58 percent chance of winning
• Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times - Patriots 28, Eagles 26
• Madden NFL 18 - Patriots 24, Eagles 20

Series History

The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles will meet for the second time in the Super Bowl. The two teams met in Super Bowl XXXIX following the 2004 season with the Patriots claiming a 24-21 victory.

Philadelphia leads regular season series with a 7-5 edge. The two teams last played in 2015 with Philadelphia taking a 35-28 win at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 6, 2015. That was Philadelphia’s first win in two games at Gillette Stadium.

While the teams have played just 12 times in the regular season, the teams have played 22 times in the preseason (most recently in 2014), with the Patriots holding a 12-10 lead in those games. The only team that New England has faced more in the preseason is the New York Giants with 27 meetings.

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