Color blind? Eagles may have picked wrong jersey color for Super Bowl

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Have the Eagles already lost the Super Bowl?

Philadelphia will be the home team on Sunday in Super Bowl LVII. And when they take the field against the Chiefs, the Eagles will be wearing their green jerseys, with Kansas City in its white uniforms. There’s just one problem with that, according to the Boston Globe: “The team in white jerseys has won 15 of the last 18 Super Bowls.”

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The Eagles are making their fourth Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. According to NFL.com, Philadelphia has worn green jerseys in every game.

The Eagles’ first appearance was in Super Bowl XV in 1980 versus the Oakland Raiders when they lost 27-10. In 2004 Philadelphia faced off against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX and lost 24-21. However, years later, in 2017, the Eagles won their first and only Super Bowl, a 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. Now the team will once again wear their most traditional uniform.

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Here are some more Super Bowl fun facts, per Eagles PR:

This is the third Super Bowl appearance under Jeffrey Lurie’s ownership, having previously reached the league’s championship game during the 2004 and 2017 seasons.

Currently, Philadelphia is the fourth NFL team to reach three Super Bowls dating back to 2004, joining New England (seven), Pittsburgh (three) and Seattle (three). The Eagles are also the fourth franchise to appear in multiple Super Bowls since 2017, joining Kansas City (two), L.A. Rams (two) and New England (two) in that span.

Jeffrey Lurie is the fourth individual owner to have three different coaches reach the Super Bowl (Andy Reid, Doug Pederson, Nick Sirianni), joining Pat Bowlen (Broncos – Dan Reeves, Mike Shanahan, John Fox, Gary Kubiak), Al Davis (Raiders – John Madden, Tom Flores, Bill Callahan), and Georgia Frontiere (Rams – Ray Malavasi, Dick Vermeil, Mike Martz).

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Mike Rosenstein may be reached at mrosenstein@njadvancemedia.com.

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