NEW ORLEANS — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is playing in his second Super Bowl in three years. This time, he knows what to expect. “There’s a lot of wind around you, there’s a lot of external things that really don’t matter in the sense of what we come here to accomplish,” he said this week. “Just keep the main thing the main thing. …

Few Philadelphia Eagles players were more popular at the Super Bowl’s opening night festivities this week than Tanner McKee. The towering, 6-foot-6 third-string quarterback graciously spoke with a steady flow of reporters for more than an hour — and in more than one language.

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has taken his team into uncharted territory. He is the only coach to lead the Eagles to two Super Bowls and only the third coach in league history to reach the big game twice in his first four seasons (joining Mike Tomlin and Joe Gibbs). His team enters the game with the No. 1 defense in the NFL.