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　米プロフットボール全国大会のスーパーボウルでイーグルスが初優勝に輝きました。
Philadelphia Eagles top New England Patriots to win first Super Bowl

The underdog Philadelphia Eagles upset the defending champion New England Patriots, 41-33, Sunday night, to win their first Super Bowl ever.

The victory over the dynastic Patriots was pulled out shortly after Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham stripped 40-year-old New England quarterback Tom Brady in the final minutes, setting up a 44-yard field goal from rookie kicker Jake Elliot with just over a minute left.

The Eagles were an underdog in Super Bowl LII as the NFC squad, led by an untested coach with only two years at the reins and a backup quarterback, 29-year-old Nick Foles, who had never won a playoff game before this season. New England, at most betting outlets, was favored to win by 4.5 points.

Foles was thrust into the starting role after MVP contender Carson Wentz was lost for the season when he suffered a torn ACL and LCL in a week 14 win over the Los Angeles Rams.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/philadelphia-eagles-top-england-patriots-win-super-bowl/story?id=52837721

　取り上げる単語は"underdog"です。『ジーニアス英和辞典』第４版（大修館）で調べてみると、「（生存競争の）敗北者、（社会的不正の）犠牲者、弱者」「（競技などで）勝ち目の薄い人、負け犬」とありました。反意語は"top dog"です。つまり、優勝常連のペイトリオッツが相手で、勝ち目が無いと思われていたイーグルスのことを表現しています。LDOCEでは、"a person, team etc that is weaker than the others, is always expected to be unsuccessful, and that is often treated badly"と定義されています。(Akim)

underdog #2 - 田邉祐司ゼミ 常時英心：言葉の森からunderdog - 田邉祐司ゼミ 常時英心：言葉の森から