In 2017, division winners in the AFC were New England in the East, Pittsburgh in the North, Jacksonville in the South, and Kansas City in the West, with the Wild-Cards going to Buffalo and Tennessee. In the NFC, it was Philadelphia in the East, Minnesota in the North, New Orleans in the South, and Los Angeles in the West, with the Wild-Cards going to Atlanta and Carolina. In the first round of the AFC Playoffs, it was Tennessee upsetting Kansas City 22-21, while Jacksonville would win a tough defensive battle over Buffalo 10-3. In the NFC, it was Atlanta winning on the road against Los Angeles 26-13, while New Orleans would get by a tough Carolina team 31-26. In the AFC Divisional Playoffs, it was the New England Patriots rolling over the Tennessee Titans 35-14, while the Jacksonville Jaguars would upset the #2 seeded Pittsburgh Steelers 45-42. In the NFC, it was the Philadelphia Eagles over the Atlanta Falcons 15-10, despite having their back-up quarterback Nick Foles leading the offense. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Vikings would need their "Minnesota Miracle" to defeat the New Orleans Saints 29-24. On the last play of the game, with the Saints ahead 24-23, Case Keenum would throw a 61-yard
touchdown pass to wide-receiver Stefan Diggs on the last play of the game, as the clock would run out, propelling the Vikings to the NFC Championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles. In the NFC Conference Championship game, it was the Philadelphia Eagles thrashing the Minnesota Vikings 38-7, and in the process, ruining Minnesota's dream of completing their miracle season. Meanwhile, the New England Patriots would continue to amaze as they would play in their seventh consecutive AFC Conference Championship game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. It was a very tight contest, as the Patriots would need to overcome a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win the game 24-20, and qualify to meet the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 52. The game was held on February 4, 2018, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was the second Super Bowl in Minneapolis, which hosted Super Bowl XXVI in 1992. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, 41–33, to win their first Super Bowl. The Patriots kicked to the Eagles who opened with a long time consuming drive of 7:05 and resulted in a 25-yard Jake Elliott field goal, giving the Eagles a 3–0 lead. The Patriots responded with a drive of their own, almost with the exact same results; quarterback Tom Brady going 6-for-8 for 60 yards to four different receivers, the longest a 28-yard pass to Chris Hogan. The drive stalled out on the Eagles 8-yard line, where they had to settle for Stephen Gostkowski's 26-yard field goal, tying the game at 3–3. The game's first touchdown was scored by the Eagles on the next drive, taking only three plays: a short pass from Foles to Nelson Agholor, a 36-yard run up the middle by Blount, and a 34-yard touchdown pass from Foles to Jeffery to the left side of the field. The ensuing extra point missed as it was wide left, however, leaving the score at 9–3. In the second quarter the Eagles capitalized on a drive featuring two key completions, a 19-yard catch by Zach Ertz on third-and-7, and a 22-yard reception by Jeffery on the Patriots 21-yard line. On the next play, a 21-yard rumble by Blount gave the Eagles another touchdown. They attempted a two-point conversion, which failed, bringing the score to 15–3. The Patriots quickly struck back, as Brady completed a 46-yard pass to Rex Burkhead on the first play after the kickoff. But the team could only gain two more yards, resulting in Gostkowski's 45-yard field goal that got the score to 15–6. After an interception at their own 10-yard line, the Patriots would complete a seven-play, 90-yard drive, featuring a 43-yard completion from Brady to Hogan. On the next play, James White scored with a 26-yard touchdown run, after which Gostkowski missed the extra point, with the score at 15–12. The Eagles would come right back, as Foles completed a short pass to running back Corey Clement, who took off for a 55-yard gain to the New England 8-yard line. Then he ran the ball six yards to the two-yard line. Two plays later, Philadelphia faced fourth-and-goal on the 1-yard line with 38 seconds left on the clock. Deciding to go for the touchdown, they attempted a similar trick play to the one that had failed for the Patriots earlier. As Foles stepped up to the running back position, Clement took a direct snap and pitched the ball to tight end Trey Burton, who then threw the ball perfectly to Foles, who was wide open in the right side of the end zone. Foles caught the football, making him the first quarterback ever to catch a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl, and the ensuing extra point was good, giving the Eagles a 22–12 lead at halftime. The Patriots received the second-half kickoff and Brady led New England 75 yards in eight plays. Gronkowski, who only caught one pass for nine yards in the first half, caught five passes for 68 yards on the drive, the last a 5-yard touchdown reception to make the score 22-19. The Eagles responded by moving the ball 85 yards in 11 plays on a drive that consumed less than five minutes and featured three critical third down conversions by Foles. He finished the possession with a 22-yard touchdown pass to Clement on third-and-6, giving the Eagles a 29-19 lead. Brady responded with a 10-play, 75-yard drive, completing all three of his passes for 61 yards, the last one a 26-yard touchdown pass to Hogan that brought the score to 29–26. The Eagles would move the ball again, but the drive would stall and Jake Elliott would kick a field goal to bring the score to 32–26. Brady came back with another 75-yard drive featuring a 30-yard reception by Amendola and ending with a four-yard pass to Gronkowski, his second touchdown of the game, giving the Patriots their first lead of the game with the score at 33–32. The Eagles would come back again and faced a fourth-and-1 on their own 45-yard line with 5:39 left in the game. Deciding to go for the conversion, Foles completed a 2-yard pass to Ertz that kept the drive alive. They would eventually score again as Foles threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Ertz with 2:21 remaining in the game. However, a failed two-point conversion left the Eagles with a 38–33 lead. On the Patriots' next drive, Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham stripped the ball from Brady on the drive's second play for the only sack of the game for either team. Defensive end Derek Barnett of the Eagles recovered the ball, allowing the Eagles to run the clock down to 1:05 and forcing New England to use up all their remaining timeouts. Elliott then kicked a 46-yard field goal, putting Philadelphia ahead by eight points, with the score at 41–33, and New England needing a touchdown and a two-point conversion to tie the game and send it into overtime. After nine plays (one of them a 13-yard catch by Amendola on fourth-and-10), Brady reached the 49-yard line, and with only nine seconds remaining, he threw a Hail Mary pass to the end zone, to no avail. When time expired, the Eagles had won their first Vince Lombardi Trophy in franchise history, and their first league championship since 1960. Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, who completed 28-of-43 pass attempts for 373 yards and three touchdowns with one interception, and caught a 1-yard touchdown pass, was named Super Bowl MVP.