In the minutes following the Philadelphia Eagles’ victory parade down Broad Street after their historic Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots three years ago, head coach Doug Pederson stood upon the Art Museum Steps and made a promise.
“We are not done yet, we have more to go, more to prove. This is our new norm, this is our new norm, to be playing football in February.”
In that moment, all of Philadelphia believed him. And why not? Pederson had just out-schemed and out-coached Bill Belichick, the greatest head coach in NFL history, on the game’s greatest stage.