The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions after ending the Kansas City Chiefs’ bid for a historic third successive championship in emphatic, ruthless fashion.
The teams met in the Super Bowl for the second time in three seasons, but this time it was the Eagles who emerged victorious to claim their first NFL title since the 2017 season. Their last championship came in thrilling fashion in a nailbiter against the New England Patriots, but the result on Sunday was never in doubt as the Eagles’ superb defense harried Patrick Mahomes time and again, intercepting him twice in the first half. At the break, the Eagles led 24-0. In the fourth quarter his team was 40-6 down – the largest deficit Mahomes had faced in his career. There would be no comeback.
“We had a special group this year, we were able to learn from the past,” said Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. “Defense wins championships.”
The game in New Orleans was billed as the best player in the world – Mahomes – against the best overall roster. It was strength in depth that ended up being decisive as the Eagles ran out easy winners and it was their quarterback, Hurts, who looked like the best offensive player on the field.
“These guys didn’t want to let each other down,” said Eagles coach Nick Sirianni. They never looked like doing so.
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