Looking Back at the "52 Stops to Super Bowl LII"

Super Bowl LII is over and the Philadelphia Eagles are champions. So let's see what hit and missed on my stats for the "52 Stops to Super Bowl LII":

#47-SUPER BOWL SQUARES:  I had mentioned that there were 15 different combinations that never came up in the 204 quarters in Super Bowl history.  Well,

The first quarter numbers of 9-3 happened for the first time.
The halftime numbers of 2-2 happened for the first time.

Now there are 13.

#46-FEBRUARY LOVES THE AFC: The AFC fell to 10-6 in February Super Bowls.

#45-SCORE EARLY AND OFTEN: The team that scores first is now 35-17. The Patriots became the third team to score at least 30 points to lose a Super Bowl. In fact, the Pats set a record for most points scored by a losing team. Teams who score the first TD is now 38-14 and teams leading at the half are now 38-11.

#44-PATRIOTS AND EAGLES ARE BACK: Patriots tied to Broncos for most Super Bowl losses with five.

#38-DIVISION ALL IN:  The NFC East became the first division to have all its members as Super Bowl champions.

#37-NFC EAST TOPS THEM ALL: The NFC East extended its lead by winning its 13th Super Bowl ... five more than the AFC East and AFC North.

#32-CHAMPIONSHIP CITIES:  Philadelphia joins New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston with Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup and NBA Championships.

#27-BEEN THERE, DONE THAT: The Super Bowl newbie quarterback has now won five of the last seven Super Bowls against the veteran quarterback.

#25-STICK WITH THE FAVORITES: The underdog Eagles won, meaning the favorite is now 33-19

#23-NFC OWNS THE COIN TOSS: The AFC won the coin toss for just the third time in the last 21 Super Bowls.

#22-MAKING SURE YOU SCORE: There have been successful field goals in 50 of 52 Super Bowls.

#21-NFC EAST VS AFC EAST:  The NFC East is now 9-3 in Super Bowls against the AFC East. That includes the Colts win over the Cowboys in Super Bowl V when the Colts were in the AFC East.

#19-WEARING WHITE IS KEY:  The white team lost?  The team wearing the white jersey lost for just the second time in the last 13 Super Bowls.

#12-PASSING FANCY: Tom Brady set a Super Bowl record for passing yards in a game ... and lost.

#11-DON'T TRAIL BY DOUBLE DIGITS: Teams who trail by double digits in a Super Bowl are now 4-44.

#9-STILL HAVEN'T WON ONE: The Eagles are now officially off that list.

#7-MVPS WINNING SUPER BOWLS: Brady lost, meaning Kurt Warner in 1999 is still the last NFL MVP to win a Super Bowl in the same season.

#5-ALL TIME SERIES: The Eagles are now 8-6 all-time against the Patriots.

#2-BELICHICK AND SABAN: Those two still haven't won a championship in the same season since 2003.

#1-WHO WINS:  I was wrong. Again.