MINNEAPOLIS – At the time of purchase, the dog masks were a joke.
A couple of Eagles players thought they’d poke a little fun at being underdogs at home to the Falcons in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs, but they didn’t really see themselves as being disrespected.
They went 13-3 in the regular season and were assured of playing at home until the Super Bowl.
Then Eagles fans started buying the masks. And oddsmakers made them underdogs to the Vikings in the NFC Championship Game, which was also played in Philadelphia. And what were the Eagles supposed to think when they heard they were 4½ point underdogs to the Patriots in Super Bowl LII?