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5 lessons 49ers can learn from Patriots, Eagles’ Super Bowl run

By Logan Stanley

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 21: Head Coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates a 38-7 win against the Minnesota Vikings after their NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 21, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 21: Head Coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates a 38-7 win against the Minnesota Vikings after their NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 21, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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FOXBOROUGH, MA – JANUARY 21: Head coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots are interviewed by Jim Nantz after the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA – JANUARY 21: Head coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots are interviewed by Jim Nantz after the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images) /

Super Bowl LII is set: the New England Patriots against the Philadelphia Eagles. In each of those teams’ run to the big game, there are lessons to be learned by the San Francisco 49ers.

For the second consecutive season, and fourth time in the past seven seasons, the New England Patriots are gearing up to play in the Super Bowl. This time around, it will be a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIX back in 2005, when the Patriots took down the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21.

For Philadelphia, it is the first time being back since that 2005 meeting as the team searches for the first Vince Lombardi trophy in franchise history. Their run to championship has been a miraculous story, considering starting quarterback Carson Wentz tore his ACL back in December.

Philadelphia, despite a few hiccups, has been able to limit the negative impact of losing a player like Wentz through a stellar defense, superb play-calling and a strong locker, among many other elements. It is a testament to head coach Doug Pederson.

New England, in usual fashion, is once again playing into February. But not without drama, as ESPN’s Seth Wickersham article detailed a strained relationship between head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady.

Both these teams have managed to overcome obstacles in their path to have the chance to fight for a world title. And both of these teams are the end results of meticulous planning.

Here are five lessons the San Francisco 49ers can learn from each squad’s path to the Super Bowl.