Patriots, Eagles combine to easily smash the record for yards in a Super Bowl

Super Bowl 52 was offense, offense and more offense in a way no other Super Bowl was ever before. The final total of offensive yardage in the game was 1,151 — more than 200 yards more than any Super Bowl before.

In less than three quarters, the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles topped the record for combined yardage in a Super Bowl. The previous record was 929 — set way back in Super Bowl 22 — when Washington and the Denver Broncos met 30 years ago.

Washington was most responsible for the record by racking up 602 yards against Denver, but Super Bowl 52 has been pretty even.

After three quarters, the Patriots had 495 yards and the Eagles had 467. Oh and they smashed the passing yards record too:

It was the first Super Bowl to cross 1,000 total yards and it wasn’t close to done. Particularly eye-popping were the statistics of the pair of quarterbacks.

Tom Brady finished with 505 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. Nick Foles was named Super Bowl MVP for his 373 yards, three touchdowns, one interception and a 1-yard receiving touchdown, to boot.

The combined scoring record in a Super Bowl is 75 points, so New England and Philadelphia came up just short with a 41-33 final score. But the two teams set a yardage total that could stand for a really long time.