Eagles fly to the most dominant Super Bowl victory in 11 years

Despite all the history that was on the table for the Kansas City Chiefs, it was the Philadelphia Eagles that looked unstoppable in New Orleans on Sunday, winning Super Bowl LIX 40-22.

The Chiefs were on the brink of NFL history with a win, trying to become the first team to ever threepeat, but the Eagles were plainly just superior from top to bottom. Quarterback Jalen Hurts won Super Bowl MVP behind 294 total yards of offense and three touchdowns. In most respects, it was a modest day for the Philly offense, racking up 345 total yards on only 4.9 yards per play, but when you couple that with an outright curb stomping from their defense, you get a recipe for an epic blowout performance.

Patrick Mahomes was running for his life. He was sacked six times by the Eagles, led by defensive end Josh Sweat’s 2.5 total takedowns. Because of that pressure, Mahomes went on to have the worst game of his postseason career, throwing two interceptions and losing a fumble. One of those picks was thrown to Philly’s rookie safety Cooper DeJean who returned it for a touchdown in the second quarter. The other came just minutes later to All-Pro linebacker Zack Baun who caught it off the turf at the Chiefs’ 14-yard line. A couple plays later, another Philly touchdown made the halftime score 24-0.

In total, through one half of play the Eagles had more points than the Chiefs had total yards (23). It was more of the same in the second half. The Chiefs opened with a punt, which was followed by the dagger touchdown thrown to DeVonta Smith effectively ending the game before the halfway point of the third. Kansas City would eventually score three garbage time touchdowns and two 2-point conversions while Philadelphia’s Jake Elliot would drill three field goals making the final score 40-22.

The actual final score does not do justice to how dominant this win was for Philly. It looked as if Kansas City never even had a chance. The game was really never in doubt. It brings an end to one of the most unprecedented runs of postseason dominance in league history for the Chiefs, and it was, ironically, ended by one of the most lopsided defeats in Super Bowl history as the Eagles secure their second Lombardi Trophy in franchise history.