Nevada sports books won only 0.7 percent of the Super Bowl LII handle for $1.17 million to narrowly avoid losing money on the Super Bowl for the third time in 28 years.
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After taking home a 41-33 win over the New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson and quarterback Nick Foles were presented with the Vince Lombardi Trophy and the Pete Rozelle MVP Trophy by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
At a news conference Monday following Super Bowl LII in Minnesota, the Atlanta mayor and executive director of the Atlanta Sports Council officially took over the reins as the host committee for Super Bowl LIII.
The New England Patriots benched cornerback Malcolm Butler, who played 97.8 percent of their defensive snaps this regular season, relegating him to select special-teams duty for reasons unclear.
On Sunday night, just as Nick Foles led the Eagles to a surprise Super Bowl victory over the Patriots in Minneapolis, the scene more than 1,000 miles away in Philly was jubilation and pandemonium.
Philadelphia Eagles defensive end and captain Brandon Graham strip-sacked New England Patriots quarterback late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LII to help clinch a 41-33 victory at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday night.
One of the most breathless bouts in 52 installments of the Super Bowl ended with the Philadelphia Eagles dethroning the New England Patriots 41-33 on Sunday.
Nick Foles threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Zach Ertz late in the fourth quarter, and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the defending champion New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.
Can’t keep track of all the prop bets you made? Follow our Review-Journal prop bets blog during Super Bowl LII at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
Despite heavy action on the Eagles — including four $1 million-plus bets — the Patriots remained 4½-point favorites Saturday afternoon at every Las Vegas book.
No easy answer exists to contain Tom Brady during Sunday’s Super Bowl. But the Eagles anticipate they can help their case by maintaining pressure on the future Hall of Famer.
It is certain with the building of an NFL stadium and arrival of the Raiders, the NFL will award Las Vegas a Super Bowl, already one of the biggest days each year for Southern Nevada.
Review-Journal sports columnist Ed Graney takes a position-by-position look at how New England and Philadelphia stack up for Super Bowl LII on Sunday in Minneapolis.
Justin Timberlake, now 37, is 14 years removed from Janet Jackson’s infamous wardrobe malfunction and is excited to take center stage at Super Bowl LII.
For the hardcore football aficionados who didn’t get enough Super Bowl coverage the past two weeks, here’s your pregame TV guide leading up to the big game.