Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson received a special gift from his former team, the Philadelphia Eagles, for leading his team to a victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Philadelphia took care of business by defeating the Chicago Bears 25-10 at Soldier Field on Sunday, and Dallas’ win sent the Eagles one step closer to locking up the NFC East division.
The Eagles were so thankful for the Jaguars’ upset of the Cowboys that the team actually sent Pederson and his coaching staff 35 cheesesteaks, via Alexandra Mansfield of The Florida Times Union:
“Jeff Harris, owner of Jacksonville restaurant Philly’s Finest, got the call for 35 cheesesteaks and 25 large fries to be delivered to Jaguars Coach Doug Pederson at TIAA Bank Field on Monday.
He said he was initially worried it was a customer who was just saying it was the Eagles ordering the food, but someone from the organization reached out to Harris and confirmed it was the real deal. Although orders of this size aren’t unusual for the restaurant, he said, it was unexpected to have someone from Philadelphia placing the order.”
Pederson’s Jaguars were trailing the Cowboys 27-10 in the third quarter of Sunday’s Week 15 game, but three Trevor Lawrence touchdown passes put Jacksonville back on top. A Noah Brown touchdown reception from Dak Prescott and a Riley Patterson 48-yard field goal sent the game into overtime.
The Jaguars won the game in overtime thanks to Rayshawn Jenkins’ 52-yard pick-six off Dak Prescott. Jacksonville is now just one game behind the Tennessee Titans for first in the AFC South, as Mike Vrabel and company fell to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.
Dallas and Philadelphia will meet again in a pivotal divisional showdown at AT&T Stadium this Saturday. The Eagles can clinch their first division title since 2019 with a victory over the longtime division rivals.
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Philadelphia boasts the NFL’s best record at 13-1. The last time they were the NFC’s top seed? 2017, when Pederson and Nick Foles led the franchise to its first ever Super Bowl championship.
Pederson spent five seasons with the Eagles (2016 to 2020), finishing with a record of 42-37-1. Philly made the playoffs thrice and won two division titles and a wild card spot to go along with their Super Bowl championship.
The Eagles parted ways with Pederson after their disappointing 2020 season. He sat out of coaching for one year before joining the Jaguars in 2022. Needless to say, the move has worked out for all parties.
