It\u2019s more than just a game, it\u2019s an entire, unpredictable week. Here\u2019s what to expect in Minneapolis.<\/b>
\nThe Patriots have won Super Bowls in New Orleans, Houston (twice), Jacksonville and Glendale, Ariz. They have won them by three, four and six points.
Their Super Bowl point differential is minus-31, thanks to the Packers and Bears. That was before Bill Belichick, when football time began in New England.
Pittsburgh has won six Super Bowls but no individual coach or quarterback has even won five. And the Patriots are doing this on a flat NFL landscape. Of the NFL\u2019s 12 playoff teams this year, eight were not playoff teams last year. If you\u2019re tired of the Patriots, get some rest.
Maybe other teams hate the Patriots so much that their heads explode at the worst possible time. Maybe the Seahawks were Yosemite Sam and the Falcons were Sylvester.
Now Philadelphia rolls into this Super Bowl with a backup quarterback, as the Patriots did in Tom Brady\u2019s first one.
As always, there\u2019s the game and then there\u2019s the week. To keep your head intact, here\u2019s what might happen:
TUESDAY
The Patriots\u2019 plane to Minneapolis lands 50 minutes late. Jacksonville is penalized for delay of game.
Sportswriters complain about the 15-degree temperatures as they walk through heated skyways, board heated buses and enter their heated rooms.
An Eden Prairie 12-year-old kicks a snowman\u2019s head over a rosebush and is immediately signed by the Chargers.
The NFL says that foam middle fingers will not be allowed into US Bank Stadium but insists it is not targeting Eagles\u2019 fans.
The line: New England by 5 1\/2.
WEDNESDAY
\u201cI thought we did a good job grooming him for that moment,\u2019 said ex-Rams coach Jeff Fisher, referring to Nick Foles\u2019 26-for-33 performance in the NFC Championship game.
Eagles\u2019 fans sell out Guthrie Theatre for a performance of \u201cThe Skin Of Our Teeth,\u201d by Thornton Wilder. \u201cI thought the lighting was a little too muted but the staging was very innovative,\u201d said Liam O\u2019Brien, an office manager from Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
In order to pacify the White House, the NFL Network changes the name of its prominent commentator to Deion Huckabee Sanders.
Jacksonville fans allege that the pencil behind the ear of Patriots\u2019 defensive coordinator Matt Patricia actually is a modem that radiates malware through his beard..
The line: New England by 5.
THURSDAY
The suburb of Eagan, Minnesota officially changes its name to \u201cIggan\u201d to make Philly fans feel welcome.
Suspicions are raised when the game officials hold a pre-game meeting and refer to the coaches as \u201cBill\u201d and \u201cwhoever that guy in green is.\u201d
UCLA coach Chip Kelly says he still identifies with the Eagles team he sabotaged in 2015.
The NFL announces a switch in scheduling and moves Super Bowl LV to Las Vegas.
The line: New England by 5 \u00bd.
FRIDAY
Commissioner Roger Goodell\u2019s press conference is ruled incomplete when replay shows the microphone moved in his hand.
At a symposium on player safety, Minnesota\u2019s Stefon Diggs reflects on the \u201cair tackle\u201d technique by the Saints\u2019 Marcus Williams and how it prolonged his career.
Eagles fans flood Orchestra Hall to watch the Minnesota Orchestra perform Pyotr Tchaikovsky\u2019s \u201cSymphony No. 4 in F Minor.\u201d \u201cThe cymbal was just a little bit late at the end of the first movement,\u201d said Tony Rossi, an auto parts dealer from Kensington. \u201cOtherwise it was very powerful and moving.\u201d
A copy of the Eagles\u2019 protection schemes is mysteriously posted by Wikileaks.
The line: New England by 6.
SATURDAY
Tom Brady is livid when his wife Giselle needs someone to go fetch moisturizer and Jimmy Garrapolo doesn\u2019t respond to repeated texts.
Noting that no NFL team has played a Super Bowl in its home stadium, the owners unanimously vote to move the next one to Foxboro.
Randy Moss and Terrell Owens are elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and promise to wear all ten of their NFL uniforms at the induction.
Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons win the NFL\u2019s \u201cMost Valuable Performer\u201d honor for making a 25-point second-half lead disappear.
The line: New England by 7.
SUNDAY
The officials make reservations for a noon lunch at J. D. Hoyt\u2019s, the unparalleled chop house in downtown Minneapolis. Fox\u2019s Mike Pereira says they should have eaten at 7.
The coin flip is interrupted when someone notices Belichick\u2019s face is on both sides of the coin.
Justin Timberlake, 36, officially lowers the average age of Super Bowl halftime performers to 63.
Rob Gronkowski, once he correctly identifies that a Patriots\u2019 doctor is holding up one hand, is cleared to play.
After Foles throws the game-winning touchdown pass to Zach Ertz, Belichick\u2019s only comment is, \u201cWe\u2019re on to the combine.\u201d
Final: Philadelphia 31, New England 27.<\/p>\n

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