Doug Pederson is just in his second year as the Philadelphia Eagles’ coach, but he’s about to coach what could be a career-defining moment for him this Sunday.
He’s going to become the seventh coach to face Bill Belichick in the Super Bowl.
One of them, Tom Coughlin, beat Belichick twice as the New York Giants’ coach, but the other five not only lost, they made coaching gaffes that helped contribute to their team’s losses.
Now it’s Pederson’s chance to see if he can beat the New England Patriots with Nick Foles as his quarterback.
If he is to pull it off, Pederson has to avoid the types of mistakes made by the coaches who’ve lost to Belichick in the Super Bowl.
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