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Inside 'Philly Special' and the gutsiest play-calling in Super Bowl history

MINNEAPOLIS -- Time was out, giving the players a rare chance to catch their breath in the middle of the most frantic Super Bowl of all time. Just 38 seconds remained in the first half, and the Philadelphia Eagles faced fourth down and goal from the one-yard line. They've all played for Doug Pederson long enough to know they were going for it, but as they guzzled their water bottles, rested their hands on their hips and looked left toward their sideline, they wondered just how cool a play Pederson might have in mind.

They were not disappointed.