2-Minute Drill: Nick Foles won, Tom Brady didn’t, Philly erupted overnight

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Nick Foles smiles after winning the Super Bowl and taking home the MVP award. | Getty Images

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Tom Brady threw for 505 yards, but Nick Foles and the Eagles won the Super BowlAlshon Jeffery kept his promise … The Eagles borrowed the Foles-TD-catch play from the BearsDream come true for Eagles kicker Jake Elliott of Lyons Township H.S. … Super Bowl rewind minute-by-minute … Not everybody liked Justin Timberlake’s halftime show … Of course the kid from the halftime show became an instant meme … Brady is not retiring yetWhy did Bill Belichick bench Malcolm Butler? … Things got a little crazy in Philly last night … People were genuinely happy to see Tom Brady sad … Gisele Bundchen went out of her way to thank Eagles players … ICYMI, Brian Urlacher got into the Hall of Fame

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