The Eagles are Super Bowl champions.

One of the most unforgettable Super Bowls in history saw a Patriots fourth-quarter comeback, but it was the Eagles who scored the decisive touchdowns, tacked on a field goal, and came up with a huge strip sack of Tom Brady to put the game out of reach.

A late Hail Mary attempt by Brady came up just short, and the Eagles and their fans started celebrating the team’s 41-33 win behind a masterful performance by quarterback Nick Foles and a huge fourth quarter by the Philadelphia defense.

The Philadelphia Eagles won their first Super Bowl and their first National Football League championship in 57 seasons.

The Patriots boasted the top-ranked defense in the NFL, but they couldn’t stop the Eagles’s journeyman quarterback, Nick Foles, who was named the game’s Most Valuable Player.

Foles, who replaced injured starter Carson Wentz in the 14th week of the regular season, completed 28 of 43 passes for 373 yards and three touchdowns. His 11-yard pass touchdown pass to a diving, juggling Zach Ertz provided the margin of victory, which was sealed by Brandon Graham’s fumble recovery from Patriots quarterback Tom Brady with 2 minutes, 9 seconds to play.

Otherwise, Brady, the Patriots’ 40-year-old superman, was customarily outstanding, even in defeat, throwing for more than 500 yards and four touchdowns.

The game was sweet revenge for the Eagles, who lost to Brady, coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots 13 years ago in the 39th Super Bowl, 24-21. It was their first league championship since they defeated the Green Bay Packers at the start of the Packers’ dynasty after the 1960 season — before the Super Bowl was even created — and only the fourth in team history.