Following the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory, Foles took to X to post, “It’s really cool that Tom Brady got to be there for the Eagles’ two Super Bowl wins! He might be a good luck charm.” His comment was a clear reference to Super Bowl LII, when Philadelphia defeated Brady’s Patriots in 2017.

That night, Foles was named Super Bowl MVP after leading the Eagles to a wire-to-wire victory. Philadelphia built an early lead, and despite a strong push from the Patriots and Tom Brady in the third quarter, they never relinquished control, sealing a 41-33 win.

Foles pointed out that Brady was present for both of the Eagles’ Super Bowl victories—first as the opposing quarterback in 2017 and now as an analyst for FOX. This time, Brady was seen on the broadcast wearing a luxury watch reportedly valued at nearly a million dollars. Meanwhile, Foles is currently not working in the NFL or in any league-related role.

Jalen Hurts was as lethal as Foles in the Super Bowl

During the Eagles’ first Super Bowl title run, Foles threw for three touchdowns and one interception. Hurts put up a nearly identical performance in Super Bowl LIX, finishing with two touchdown passes. While Foles racked up 373 passing yards compared to Hurts’ 221, the current Eagles quarterback was far more efficient, completing 77.27% of his passes (17/22) versus Foles’ 65.11% (28/43) in 2017.

Similar defensive dominance in both Super Bowl wins

One overlooked factor in both of the Eagles’ championship seasons was their dominant defense. In 2017, Philadelphia had the fourth-ranked defense, allowing 18.4 points per game. This season, they were even better, ranking second in the league while surrendering just 17.8 points per game.

It was a great day for the Colts given they were up by 33 points vs the NFC North leaders in Minnesota. Although everything went to the trash when they began to fall one touchdown at a time. Suddenly it was a tight game that sent both to overtime, where the Vikings won 39-36 with a field goal.

That obligated the staff to make some changes to try to win in the rest of the season despite being almost eliminated from the playoffs. The decision was to bench Matt Ryan again, something that occurred earlier in the year when then Frank Reich opted to give Sam Ehlinger a chance. Now it’s going to be the time for Foles to show if he still can play in the NFL after a considerable time.

When was the last time Nick Foles started a game?

Foles had a game that put him in the history of the sport for all time. The Philadelphia Eagles were on a roll in 2017 with Carson Wentz as the starting quarterback, but the suffered a knee injury that left him out until the next season. Everything seemed lost until the veteran emerged with the best football month of his life.

In Super Bowl LII he led the team to a win over the New England Patriots in an offensive showdown vs Tom Brady. He ended up winning the MVP of the match, although he was never the same albeit for another good playoff run the following year. He had a forgettable stint in the Jacksonville Jaguars, and then another one in the Chicago Bears.

The QB also barely played this season for the Colts. He had a mere two snaps in a 24-0 defeat vs the Jaguars on week 2. That means the last time he began a game was a while ago. His last start was on week 16 of 2021 playing for the Bears vs the Seattle Seahawks. That happened on December 26, so it will be exactly one year after that occasion. He will have a tough challenge on MNF with the Chargers given he won’t have his best weapon in Jonathan Taylor.

Therefore, the number of Super Bowl triumphs is not always the measuring stick to evaluate a quarterback’s career. At the end of the day, this is a team sport and one player can’t wina championship on his own.

There have been great signal-callers who never got their hands on the Vince Lombardi trophy, while others didn’t get to win it more than once. Even though he still has time to add to his collection, Aaron Rodgers couldbe one of the latter.

Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers has certainly made a strong case to be considered one of the best quarterbacks of all time. Therefore, havingonly one Super Bowl triumph remains astain in a career full of MVP awards. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon.

While the Packers have not given him enough weapons after Davante Adams and Marquez Valdes-Scantling left, his play has also been on decline this season. Of course, Green Bay can still turn things around and prove everyone wrong this year, but it seems unlikely.He has acouple ofyears left in his contract, yet Rodgers’ time to seekhis second Super Bowl may have passed.

Russell Wilson

When Russell Wilson led the Seahawks to a Super Bowl triumph in 2014, it looked like there weremore titles on the way. However, the team couldn’t get even close since then and Wilson is no longerin Seattle.

But the trade to the Broncos has so far beenquite disappointing. Wilson, who turns 34 on Nov. 29, has struggled to play like his true self and it’s safe to wonder whether this change of scenerywill work out at some point. Wilson committed to a long-term deal in the Mile High City, but will he have enough time to win another Super Bowl?

Nick Foles

Needless to say, this one makes more sense than the aforementioned signal-callers. Nick Foles has pulled off probably the biggest upset in NFLhistory, leading the Eagles to their first ever Super Bowl win in 2018, but it’s hard to imagine him doing it twice.

Despite helping Philly win the coveted trophy, Foles’ career hasn’t taken off after that championship. After lackluster stints with the Jaguars and the Bears, now he’s the Colts’ backup QB behind Sam Ehlinger. Of course, if he finds a way to another Vince Lombardi before retiring, it would be like a script straight out of a movie.

Ryan spent 13 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, where he was an outstanding player but was never able to culminate his work with the first Super Bowl in the history of the franchise born in 1966. Even so, he had memorable years such as 2016 when he was the league’s passer rating leader as well as the offensive player of the season.

For his part, Frank Reich has already expressed his desire to build on the past by bringing in Carson Wentz, who was on the Philadelphia Eagles squad that won the franchise’s first Super Bowl by defeating Tom Brady’s New England Patriots last season. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out and Wentz was used as a bargaining chip with the Washington Commanders during the 2022 NFL Draft.

Matt Ryan’s replacement at the Colts that Reich is looking for in the past

The current Indianapolis head coach was Philadelphia’s offensive coordinator in their historic 2017 season, when they won the NFL crown. Undoubtedly, and so far, it is the zenith of his career. He already tried to solve the Colts’ problems with Carson Wentz and now he would be betting on doing it with the quarter back that made him so happy with the Eagles.

So, according to The Athletic, the 37-year-old Ryan back up that the Indianapolis Colts would be looking for at Reich’s express request is Nick Foles. The 1989-born quarter back is currently a free agent after being released by the Chicago Bears following two seasons in which he was never able to shine as he did during his time in Philadelphia.

Perhaps Reich’s gamble will be to repeat the 2017 formula with the Eagles in which Foles was the team’s love interest after having to replace Carson Wentz, who that season suffered an ACL injury in Week 14 in a game against the Los Angeles Rams. The outcome of that story is already known: the Austin, Texas native was awarded the MVP of Super Bowl LII.

There are a number of reasons to believe this as a real possibility, as Foles has Andy Dalton and Justin Fields ahead of him for the Chicago Bears starting QB role, while he could provide the experience the Colts desperately need at the position right now following Wentz’s setback. Besides, he and Colts coach Frank Reich arefamiliar foes, as Reich served as an offensive coordinator in Philadelphia.

Time has passed and the two quarterbacks have changed teams, but fans have gonemad only by picturing the same scenario of 2017, when Foles took the helmat the Eagles after Wentz got injured and ledthem to one of the most epic victories in the league’s history.

Fans react to the possibility of Nick Foles replacing Carson Wentz in Indianapolis

Carson Wentz was playing his best footballin 2017 until he got injured in the way to the playoffs. Nick Foles then seized the opportunity to make history and carried the Eagles to their first SB win against all odds. Nearly four years later, destiny could see him once again taking over for the 2016 second overall pick.

Following a memorable Super Bowl victory in early 2018, Foles struggled to perform at his best in Jacksonville Jaguars and Chicago. A trade would make sense for all parties involved, as the Colts would be receiving an experienced QB to fill Wentz’s vacancy, the Bears could get something they need morein return, and Foles gets a better role with familiar faces by his side. As expected, NFL fans were all over social media reacting to this possibility and have shared hilarious memes to make the best of it.

Nick Foles running injured Carson Wentz out of Indianapolis pic.twitter.com/86R1SH8GVG

— GeoffinLincoln (@GeoffinLincoln) August 2, 2021

Nick Foles rolling up to the Colts facility pic.twitter.com/nzbDESH2u0

— Jimmy Smith/On The Road To Victory (@OTR2Victory) August 2, 2021

Frank Reich to Carson Wentz after the Colts sign Nick Foles pic.twitter.com/kbAFLG95LU

— Jeffrey Walizer Jr (@JWalizerJr) July 30, 2021

Wentz when he hears Frank calling Nick Foles pic.twitter.com/hnpFUfRxnG

— GoBirds �������� (@joslewis) August 2, 2021

Nick Foles when he hears Wentz has went down with another injury… pic.twitter.com/TSwcoo8bO1

— Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) August 2, 2021

Crazy as it may sound, this move can actually happen if the Colts get serious about their need to find areplacement for Wentz until he gets back. It doesn’t look like the Bears want to stick to Foles for much longer and he doesn’t want to be a third-string QB either. Will he replace Wentz just like in 2017?