Complex sentence: That year, the Eagles advanced to their first Super Bowl since 1980, marking Trotter's first appearance in the championship game, though they would lose by a narrow margin to the defending champion New England Patriots, 24-21.
Split into simpler sentences: That year, the Eagles advanced to their first Super Bowl since 1980, marking Trotter's first appearance in the championship game. The Eagles would lose by a narrow margin to the defending champion New England Patriots, 24-21.