Super Bowl champ Nick Foles takes swipe at Patriots as Broncos set to start backup QB in AFC title game

Former Philadelphia Eagles backmost Nick Foles had 1 much swipe for the New England Patriots arsenic they hole to instrumentality connected the Denver Broncos and backup backmost Jarrett Stidham successful the AFC Championship Game adjacent week.

Foles, who led the Eagles to their archetypal Super Bowl rubric implicit the Patriots aft being the backup for Carson Wentz successful 2017, shared a affirmative connection for Broncos fans arsenic they reel from the season-ending wounded that Bo Nix suffered connected the second-to-last play of their triumph against the Buffalo Bills.

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Philadelphia Eagles backmost Nick Foles (9) rolls retired looking downfield against the New England Patriots during the 4th fourth successful Super Bowl LII astatine U.S. Bank Stadium connected Feb. 4, 2018. (Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports)

"Note for the Broncos and their fans: I cognize it has been an affectional 24 hours. I consciousness for Bo and the team, and I'm sending prayers for a beardown recovery," Foles wrote connected X.

"A affirmative enactment going into the crippled versus the Patriots is that they conflict against backup QBs successful championship-type games."

Foles helped technologist 1 of the much improbable Super Bowl wins successful caller history. He was 28-of-43 with 373 passing yards and 3 touchdown passes successful the 41-33 win.

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Philadelphia Eagles backmost Nick Foles (9) hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy aft a triumph against the New England Patriots successful Super Bowl LII astatine U.S. Bank Stadium connected Feb. 4, 2018. (Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports)

The Eagles managed to stymie the Patriots adjacent arsenic Tom Brady had a record-setting 505 passing yards and 3 touchdown passes successful the game.

Stidham volition look to instrumentality a leafage retired of Foles’ playbook against the Patriots adjacent weekend. Stidham volition beryllium making his archetypal commencement of the 2025 play successful the playoffs.

Broncos caput manager Sean Payton was supportive of Stidham going into the game.

"It started with our valuation successful New Orleans of him," Payton said erstwhile asked wherefore helium believed Stidham was acceptable for the challenge. "He was a people for america successful the draft. That doesn’t truly mean thing different than we liked this subordinate coming out. I cognize however helium was coached successful New England. I cognize precisely however helium was coached successful New England. Then I cognize however [Patriots violative coordinator Josh] McDaniels felt astir him erstwhile helium brought him from New England to Vegas. Then I cognize reports connected however helium played, and past we saw him play (in) existent time.

Denver Broncos backmost Jarrett Stidham heads disconnected the tract aft his team's triumph implicit the Green Bay Packers successful an NFL preseason shot crippled Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, successful Denver.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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"But ultimately, to reply your question, it’s our 3 years here. In our 3 years, watching him day-in and day-out that you guys don’t person entree to. He volition beryllium acceptable to spell and acceptable for the moment."

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