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31	August 2018

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鈥?Doug Pederson called for a pass to his quarterback on fourth down Julien Davenport Jersey , went for 2-point conversions when the chart said otherwise and stuck with the same aggressive approach in the biggest game of his coaching career.The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions because they weren�t intimidated and wouldn�t back down just like their coach.�We just wanted to stay aggressive,� Pederson said. �My mentality coming into the game was that I was going to stay aggressive with Nick (Foles), and allow his playmakers to make plays.They made one big play after another in a 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday night to win the franchise�s first NFL title since 1960.Pederson was criticized for being too aggressive in his rookie season when the Eagles were 7-9. He didn�t change his philosophy this year, but his players executed the plays.On fourth down from the 1 with 34 seconds left in the first half, running back Corey Clement took a direct snap and pitched to tight end Trey Burton, who threw to Foles for a touchdown that gave Philadelphia a 22-12 lead.�A quarterback going out on a route? I was pumped to go over there and talk to Doug and we agreed to do it,� Foles said. �We worked on it for a long time and executed perfectly. We�ve been working on it for a month.�Burton was recruited as a quarterback out of high school by Florida. He was confident he�d make the right throw and Foles would make the catch on a play called �Philly Special.��Coach has some guts,� Burton said. �People don�t realize how great of an athlete Nick is. I would�ve thrown to him even if he was covered. He would�ve gone up to get it.�Other teams who failed to topple New England after taking leads in playoff games were too conservative. Atlanta blew a 28-3 lead in last year�s Super Bowl and Jacksonville had a 20-10 fourth-quarter lead in the AFC championship game.But the Eagles never let up the same way they went after Minnesota in a 38-7 win in the NFC title game two weeks ago.�We wanted to be aggressive Brandin Cooks Jersey ,� running back Jay Ajayi said. �We understood that this is a team that doesn�t quit, that plays four quarters and we were going to have to be aggressive all game long. We showed that. We wanted to set the tone early and we wanted to keep our foot on the gas.�Pederson�s aggressive nature almost backfired when he went for a 2-point conversion early in the second quarter because Jake Elliott had missed an extra point on the team�s first score. When it failed, the Eagles led 15-3 and that loomed large when they fell behind 33-32 in the fourth quarter.But Pederson didn�t hesitate going for fourth-and-1 from the Eagles 45 with 5:39 left in the game and the team trailing by one point. Foles tossed a 2-yard pass to Zach Ertz and later connected with Ertz on the go-ahead TD pass .�Doug has been aggressive since he came here,� Ertz said. �That�s part of our identity. It�s a big reason we�re here and now we�re champions.�AP NFL website: Johnny Manziel was content with his first time in a game in more than two years.

Manziel was 9-of-12 passing for 80 yards in his CFL debut as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost 36-18 to the Toronto Argonauts in an exhibition game Friday night.

"I felt like I was able to get in there and handle the situation well, get some completions and get the guys some balls," Manziel said. "I really wasn't nervous going into it, I was just kind of going out and letting the ball rip.

"Right now we're still in preseason so we'll get a little bit more tailor-made for the team and defense and what they do and scheme against them. I think that'll help us moving forward."

Manziel, playing for the first time since being released by the NFL's Cleveland Browns in March 2016 Jose Altuve Jersey , , faced a Toronto defense that was missing most of its starters and Hamilton coach June Jones was very conservative in his play-calling. The six-foot, 210-pound Manziel, who signed with the Tiger-Cats two weeks ago, directed five drives (22 plays) and was especially effective throwing on the run.

But Manziel's biggest complaint was receiving a 22-yard intentional ground penalty in the second half.

"That's the worst call of the century," Manziel said. "My whole life I've been taught to throw it right at the stick that's marking the down. ... I thought I got it there, he (official) told me I was about a yard short. That's the first time I've heard of that, that's new to me."

So too was running to the locker room at halftime and being told there still was a final play to run despite the clock having run out.

"I'm still learning some things up here Kavon Frazier Jersey ," he said. "There's going to be some of those growing pains."

Hamilton, which played most of its starters, had seven turnovers in the first half 鈥?two interceptions, three fumbles and two on downs.

"Obviously you can't turn the ball over like that and ever have a chance to win a game," Jones said. "But he (Manziel) did some good things. He's got a good game presence about him. He knew what was going on ... he wasn't rattled, he wasn't flustered. Obviously he scrambled around and made a couple of plays. I think he's going to get better and better every time he plays."

Manziel, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, entered the game late in the first half and played much of the third quarter. The 25-year-old was solid on his final possession T.Y. Hilton Jersey , engineering a 12-play, 62-yard drive that took 7:27 off the clock but also included the intentional grounding penalty.

Manziel threw for 80 yards and ran twice for 10 yards. However, Hamilton's biggest play was Frankie Williams' 73-yard punt return TD to end the third, cutting Toronto's lead to 33-13.

Manziel, selected No. 22 overall in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft by Cleveland, appeared in 14 games for the Browns and was 2-6 in eight starts.

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