🏈 GAME THREAD SUPER BOWL LII : New England Patriots vs Philadelphia Eagles.

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Alabama Football: 50 players have played in the "big game."

A member of three BCS national-championship teams at Alabama, Chance Warmack is one victory away from becoming an NFL champion, too.

With the Philadelphia Eagles playing the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII on Sunday, Warmack will become the 50th former Crimson Tide player to reach the big game as member of the active roster of a Super Bowl team.

Warmack could become the 41st Alabama alumnus to play in the Super Bowl or he might be the 10th to go to the game without getting on the field.

Warmack is a reserve guard for the Eagles. He played in 11 regular-season games with three starts, and he played in Philadelphia's 15-10 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. But he didn't get on the field during the Eagles' previous outing - a 38-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC championship game.

This will be the 14th consecutive Super Bowl with a least one Alabama alumnus among the active-roster players at the game. The past five Super Bowl winners have had at least one Alabama player.

Alabama got in on the ground floor of Super Bowl history by providing the game's first three MVPs - Bart Starr, the Green Bay Packers quarterback in the two AFL-NFL World Championship games now known as Super Bowls I and II, and New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath in Super Bowl III.
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New England has two former Alabama players on its roster, but they do not have active status, so they can't play on Sunday. Linebacker Dont'a Hightower and cornerback Cyrus Jones are on injured reserve. Hightower played in five games in 2017 before a torn pectoral muscle sidelined him. Jones tore an anterior cruciate ligament in the Patriots' final preseason game and missed the entire 2017 season.

Super Bowl LII: Alabama reaches 50 players in NFL's big game

 

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Barnwell's Super Bowl LII preview: Do Wentz-less Eagles have a shot?

Perhaps it's fitting that the NFL's Year of Attrition is guaranteed to end with a suitable winner in Super Bowl LII. If the New England Patriots prevail, the story will be that the one MVP candidate left standing amid a season overrun by injuries to superstars, Tom Brady, will have been enough for New England to come out on top. If the Philadelphia Eagles pull off the upset on Sunday, they'll be the one team that was good enough to overcome an injury to its superstar and win, after losing Carson Wentz to a torn ACL in December.

It goes without saying that nobody expected Brady to be facing off with Nick Foles in the Super Bowl as recently as a month ago, let alone before the season began. The Eagles limped into the postseason with an offense handicapped by a seemingly hopeless backup quarterback, only for Foles to show signs of life against the Falcons before delivering the second-best conference championship performance in league history in dominating the Vikings. Suddenly, Foles looks like he won't be holding back what had been the best team in football -- before the Wentz injury -- from having a meaningful shot at winning its first title.

Super Bowl LII Coverage

It's Eagles vs. Patriots in the Super Bowl, and ESPN.com has you covered for the 2017 NFL playoffs.

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A Super Bowl that would have sounded like a mismatch heading into the postseason now seems competitive and full of possibilities. The Falcons dominated the Patriots for the majority of Super Bowl LI, only for their pass rush to gas out under a nearly unprecedented workload and a few mistakes at precisely the most damaging moments. The Eagles are bringing a much better defense with them to Minneapolis, but is the Foles we saw in Philadelphia the one we'll see in the Twin Cities?

Click the links below for more coverage:

• Can the Eagles actually win with this significant of a QB mismatch?
• The one weapon the Patriots will try to stop and how
• Don't forget about Gronk ... and Brady's history vs. Schwartz
• The terrible 2017 team the Patriots should copy
• What else could play a meaningful role in the outcome?
• Final score prediction

 

[TerryP]

As stated many a time, I'm not an NFL guy. I will track this game--which doesn't mean watch the game--though this Sunday may present an opportunity to do a little of both. If there wasn't a 70%+ chance of rain Sunday I might be on the links. Sooo...

I'll be a NFL fan here, for a bit, and here's how I'm seeing Sunday and who'll I'll be in favor of winning.

1) Two is greater than one. I'd love to see Chance get a ring, but Cyrus and Dont'a weigh more...Pats.
2) FACT: Philadelphia, and its fans hate Christmas Santa which also means they hate children, happiness, and family. It's a no-brainer now.

 

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1) Two is greater than one. I'd love to see Chance get a ring, but Cyrus and Dont'a weigh more...Pats.
2) FACT: Philadelphia, and its fans hate Christmas Santa which also means they hate children, happiness, and family. It's a no-brainer now.

Thanks @TerryP for that info especially fact #2. That makes it easy for me as well.

 

[EasyTider]

Don't have the white hot hate for Pats that many Non-Patriot fans but think I'll pull for Eagles today. New blood and all.

Side note-surfing during commercial off the day long pre-game show and came across lady's BB game vs Hogs. Realize it's lady's BB and super bowl Sunday, but it appears we have no more than 200 fans in attendance. Pretty sad looking.

 

[sean]

never watched any super bowl. not about to start now.

 

[alabama mike]

I am not a pro football fan at all. This year, I may have watched a total of 10-15 plays. No super bowl for me either.

 

[JoshB]

For the first time in my life I won't be watching it tonight. No protest or BS like that. Just have no desire to see Tom Brady win another one and the wifey wants to go see a movie.

 

[kbama15]

Screw pro Foosball!

 

[rick4bama]

Not watching!

 

[EasyTider]

Wow, these responses surprise me. I'm not a huge NFL fan, probably watched 4-5 games all season but did figure most sports fans would watch super bowl.

 

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[sean]

Wow, these responses surprise me. I'm not a huge NFL fan, probably watched 4-5 games all season but didn't figured most sports fans would watch super bowl.

i've never watched an entire nfl game. i think the most i've ever watched was maybe a quarter. and even then i'd switch back and forth between the game and something else.

and i'm a fan of sports, as long as it's Alabama sports.

 

[BamaFan334]

What's the over/under on how many times the Kick Six is mentioned tonight?

 

[JoshB]

What's the over/under on how many times the Kick Six is mentioned tonight?

There's literally zero chance.

 

[bama alum]

I actually thought Dick was an Auburn fan. Maybe I'm thinking of his little brother.

 

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[It Takes Eleven]

@PhillyGirl are you in line for a perfect football season?

 

[RollllTide!]

OK heard they stood for the anthem so will watch the second half.