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The Eagles head coach holds a special spot in Dolphins history

Doug Pederson will be remembered as the coach who led the Philadelphia Eagles to their first Super Bowl victory. That happened Sunday when the Eagles did the unthinkable, dethroning the New England Patriots 41-33 in Minneapolis.

But Sunday’s win isn’t Pederson’s only claim to NFL lore.

Go back almost 15 years, and you'll see that Pederson played a pivotal role in Miami Dolphins history. Pederson, a third-string quarterback at the start of the 1993 season, helped Don Shula become the winningest coach in NFL history with (now coincidentally) a win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

The day was Nov.