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Philadelphia Eagles’ special-teams coordinator Mike Clay met with the media last week for the first time since Super Bowl LVII.

One of the questions for Clay was how he got over the Super Bowl-record 65-yard punt return by Kadarius Toney that set up a Chiefs touchdown in the fourth quarter.

The short answer: Clay hasn’t gotten over it.

“It’s just one of those things where you see that play on and you know what’s going to happen,” Clay said. “And it runs through your mind when you’re laying in bed. It just happens that way.

“It’s unfortunate but looking forward to getting back on the field and trying to wash that away.”

The Eagles had a chance to stop Toney for a return of less than 10 yards, but he cut back and then across the field where he had a convoy of blockers.

Toney very nearly took it to the end zone, but was stopped at the Eagles’ 5-yard line. The Chiefs scored a touchdown three plays later.

Clay has made himself watch the punt return on video.

“It’s one of those things where you’ve got to look at the film,” Clay said. “You can’t just say, ‘This play never happened.’ It’s one of those things where if you could go back and picture the perfect play, you obviously want to change the script, but you can’t change what happened three, four months ago, and it’s tough, you’ve got to face the man in the mirror and it all starts with me in terms of we’ve got to get that guy down regardless of the situation.

“Do we want something better to happen? Absolutely. If something does happen better, does it change the outcome of the game? Who knows?

“But it’s one of those things where in that heat of the moment, a football player made a play where we could have at least stopped him or minimized the gain but didn’t. ... You kind of face the reality of it, and you live with it. I’m always going to live with that. With coaches, you don’t remember the good plays, you always remember the bad plays.”

Clay is preparing to enter his third season with the Eagles after spending five years with the San Francisco 49ers as assistant special teams coordinator.

That time with the 49ers included a trip to Super Bowl LIV, which the Chiefs won 31-20. Clay has now watched Patrick Mahomes lead a fourth-quarter comeback in the Super Bowl twice.

“I don’t think you ever get over Super Bowl losses,” Clay said. “Unfortunately for myself, this is the second time that Patrick Mahomes has gotten me in the fourth quarter.”

Clay added: “We’re really looking forward to the new season and hopefully getting back to that point because it is tough to get there. Fortunately, I’ve been there twice. Unfortunately, I’m 0-for-2. I’d like to change that.”