The Philadelphia Eagles are champions once again. Carried by efficient offense and disrupting defense, the Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX en route to a 40-22 win.
It was the second Super Bowl win for the Eagles and the first one since 2018. The Chiefs, on the other hand, failed to become the first team in NFL history to get a three-peat.
After each team punted on their respective opening plays, the Eagles marched 69 yards down the field and scored the first touchdown of the game. The opening score came with their signature “Tush Push” play that once again proved unstoppable.
The Eagles just continued to put points on the board while frustrating Chiefs’ superstar Patrick Mahomes on the defensive end. Mahomes was intercepted twice in the first half and it resulted in Philly touchdowns on both occasions including Cooper DeJean’s pick-six.
The third quarter brought more of the same. The Eagles didn’t take their foot off the gas, getting a 34-0 lead late in the third quarter. Kansas City finally managed to get some points after that, but the deficit proved to be too much to overcome even for the defending champions.
“This is the ultimate team game. You can’t be great without the greatness of others. Great performance by everybody — offense, defense, special teams,” Eagles’ head coach Nick Sirianni said after the game. “We didn’t really ever care what anyone thought about how we won, or their opinions. All we want to do is win.”
Eagles’ quarterback Jalen Hurts received the Super Bowl MVP honors after completing 17 out of his 22 pass attempts and throwing for 221 yards and two touchdowns. Hurts also rushed for 72 yards on 11 carries and had a TD on the ground.
