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Eagles open as underdogs, but they like it ruff

PHILADELPHIA - Football is a game of disguise.

In these parts, that means rubber dog masks.

The Philadelphia Eagles were home underdogs in their two playoff games this month, and oddsmakers are now favoring the New England Patriots by 5 1/2 points in Super Bowl LII.

"Everybody in the league sort of envies the success to some extent, and rightfully so," Eagles coach Doug Pederson said Monday of the Patriots, aiming to become the first team to win consecutive Super Bowls since the 2003-04 Patriots - who beat the Eagles in the second of those.

"They've been there, done that many times, and

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