PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles’ season did not end six weeks ago in the fading Southern California daylight, when the star quarterback Carson Wentz tore a knee ligament. Nor did it end four weeks ago, when his replacement, Nick Foles, slogged through an ugly victory on Christmas night. Nor did it end last week, when the Eagles, underdogs at home despite holding the N.F.C.’s top seed, eked out a playoff win.
Now the Eagles know for sure when their season will end.
No matter what, it will conclude on Feb. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, the site of Super Bowl LII, just as they said it would, as they knew it would.