Eagles honor retiring Nick Foles, MVP of Super Bowl win - ESPN

PHILADELPHIA — Let the record — or at least the social media videos from hundreds in attendance — show that Nick Foles' last official pass in Philadelphia the night he was feted by the franchise he led to its only Super Bowl win was of a dog mask into a ravenous, roaring crowd.

Egged on by retired Eagles center Jason Kelce, Foles and fellow former Eagle Fletcher Cox were introduced on stage in their dog masks as mystery guests at a pregame party.

The German shepherd masks debuted during the 2017 season as a play on the underdog theme the Eagles thrived on along the way to a Super Bowl LII victory over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

Perhaps no player fit the long shot mold that season quite like Foles, a backup QB until he took over in Week 14 for injured starter Carson Wentz.

All Foles — who announced his retirement last month — did from there was go from second string to Super Bowl MVP.

Foles threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns against the Patriots, but he is likely best remembered for the «Philly Special.» On fourth-and-goal inside the Patriots' 5-yard line, Foles floated from behind center to behind the right tackle before the snap, leaving running back Corey Clement alone in the backfield. Clement took the snap, and Foles hesitated before running undefended into the end zone. Clement pitched to tight end Trey Burton, who flipped a short pass to Foles for a 22-12 halftime lead.

«The first thought when I was running back to the huddle was, do not smile, do not smile,» Foles said. «Just act serious. Defensive players are watching the quarterback run from the side. If I'm smiling, they're going to think something is up. I had to put up an act. I had to go up there like „kill, kill,“ act serious like it was