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Watch: Will Eagles get last laugh with dog masks in Super Bowl

Eagles players have worn dog masks after winning two playoff games. Defensive end Chris Long started it after beating the Falcons. The players wore them because they have been considered underdogs in the playoffs. Defensive lineman Beau Allen is number 94. This is cornerback Jalen Mills Chris Long is number 56. This is Chris Long. This is Beau Allen. This is Jalen Mills. Fans are even wearing the masks now. Defensive tackle Fletcher Cox wore a wrestling mask during a Super Bowl press conference. He's 3
By Mike Luck
Feb 3, 2018

The Philadelphia Eagles are underdogs again Sunday in the Super Bowl.

It's a role they have embraced so much that some players have taken to wearing latex dogs masks on the field right after winning their first two playoff games.

It started when they beat the Falcons, who were 2 1/2-point favorites, on Jan. 13.

Watch the video above to see the look that has become very popular in Philadelphia among fans too.

Will we see the dog masks again after Sunday's game? The Super Bowl champion Patriots are 4 1/2-point favorites, so the Eagles are underdogs again.

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Mike Luck is an Audience Specialist on the sports team at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has worked at the AJC since 1980.

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