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Eagles QB Nick Foles' success comes as no surprise to former teammates, fans in Tucson

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Nick Foles is leading his team on an improbable run after taking over when something went wrong with the starting quarterback.

Foles has his Philadelphia Eagles headed to New Orleans to play the Saints on Sunday in the NFC divisional playoffs, looking for his fourth-straight win since stepping in for an injured Carson Wentz.

It comes a year after Foles stepped in for an injured Wentz and led the Eagles to a Super Bowl win.

They might not know it nationally, but his preparation for this moment started down in Tucson.