One of the biggest plays of Super Bowl LII came with less than a minute left in the first half when the Eagles had fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line and were leading, 15-12. The Eagles called a trick-play called "Philly Special," which had tight end Trey Burton on an end-around throwing a pass to Nick Foles wide open in the end zone.
Appearing on The Rich Eisen Show Wednesday, Eagles coach Doug Pederson detailed the decision behind the call, noting he knew he couldn't kick field goals and beat the Patriots.
“The time on the clock was actually running out and we got out of the huddle late and I didn’t want to waste a play, or try and hurry up a play and not execute it properly. I burned a timeout," Pederson said. "We had timeouts in that situation and I wanted to burn a timeout. I kept remembering, you’re playing Tom Brady. You’re playing Bill Belichick. It is the New England Patriots, they have been in this spotlight before. We have to score touchdowns. I said after first series of the game to the offensive staff, we can’t kick field goals and win this game. We can’t do it. I had made my mind up at that time that I was going to go for it.
"We were fortunate we got the timeout and Nick (Foles) ran over. We were looking at a couple of plus-five red-zone plays, some two-point plays in that situation. He whispered 'Philly Special' and I looked at him and we locked eyes and I said, ‘Let’s go.’ And that was a great call.”