By FRANK WARD
DailyPhiladelphian.com

Now that the NJ/NY region has earned the right to host the 2014 Super Bowl, the question about Philly’s chances to hold the biggest sporting event in the nation has to pop into your head. The economic boom a Super Bowl would provide the City of Brotherly Love is unmeasurable.

Not surprisingly, Eagles owner Jeff Lurie addressed that very question in a news release today.

Lincoln Financial Field would be a great venue for a Super Bowl. With NJ/NY earning a bid to host the 2014 game, Philly now has hope.

“The Eagles are enthusiastic supporters of the New York, New Jersey Super Bowl. New York will be a great City to host this championship event. This is an excellent way to rally around the new Meadowlands Stadium and support the incredible effort that is required to achieve such an accomplishment. Some of the most dramatic and memorable games in NFL playoff and championship history were played in cold weather conditions. Eagles fans embrace the outdoor experience and all that it brings to the game.

“Hosting the Super Bowl here in Philadelphia would be a great experience for our fans across the city and region. We certainly have an outstanding combination of assets including an expansive infrastructure built to host large events and conventions. With that said, we realize that warm weather options may always have the advantage when it comes to hosting the Super Bowl. However, if the league supports more northern games, we would pursue.”

Lurie said the right things as he can’t, at this point, come out and say that other cold climate cities are entitled to host the big game. He has to wait, as do Pat Bowlen and Robert Kraft, until after 2014 to make their pitch.

Once Roger Goodell and others see that playing cold weather championship games in a sport associated with biting winter winds adds to the experience, northern cities will be added to the rotation. Possibly every fourth Super Bowl will take place in a colder city.

At that point, Lurie will have a solid case. The Eagles are one of the classiest franchises in the NFL and Philly has a lot to offer. Great restaurants, hotels, a first-class convention center and other amenities.

For once, Philly can root for New York because if that city provides a first-class Super Bowl experience, then Philly fans may finally get the game in their own backyard.

Starting the second half with an onside kick is nothing new. Andy Reid has done it a couple of times in his career as the Eagles head coach.

However, doing it in the Super Bowl? That is almost unheard of. If it fails, the Colts have a great shot to score and take a 17-6 lead. The Saints recovered it and now have a shot to take a lead.

This wasn’t the first gutsy call Sean Payton made this game. late in the first half, he went for it on 4th-and-goal from the two. The Saints were stopped, but those calls showed confidence in his team and players. It’s calls like that that can win championships. Conservative play calling like the type displayed by Reid in recent years usually sends teams home.