Eagles Destroy Chiefs, Win Second Super Bowl In Franchise History

NEW ORLEANS, LA — In four hours of raucous, one-sided football that felt more like a celebratory cap of a dreamlike 2024 season than the dethroning of a would-be dynasty that it actually was, the Philadelphia Eagles demolished the Kansas City Chiefs to win their second Super Bowl championship in franchise history.

The 40-22 final, which was not nearly as close as the numbers suggest, cements the 2024 Birds as one of the most dominant and greatest franchises in Philadelphia sports history.

Led by a demonic defensive line that sacked Patrick Mahomes six times and a secondary that intercepted him twice, the Eagles completely handicapped the Chiefs offense from the opening snap. Jalen Hurts proved once again that he thrives on the biggest stage in the world, beating Kansas City in every way: rushing for 72 yards and throwing for 221 yards and three touchdowns.

"Fly Eagles, Fly" chants boomed throughout the New Orleans Superdome all night as the Birds exacted exquisite revenge for their loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl 57 two years ago. After decades without a ring, the win gives the Eagles their second championship in the span of seven years.

The game was all Birds from the get go, scoring on a trademark tush push on the opening drive, converting a pair of interceptions in the second quarter, and running up the score to 34-0 at one point.

The score remained 7-0 until Jake Elliot nailed a 48 yard field goal in the second quarter. While the Birds were only leading 10-0 at the time, all the underlying stats and the momentum of the game indicated a much larger lead: the Chiefs were able to develop almost no first half offense.

The first half, however, was chiefly defined by a pair of critical interceptions.

The first, which caught the scoreboard up with the reality on the field, came with about 8 minutes to go in the second quarter. The Birds sacked Patrick Mahomes on two consecutive snaps. On third down, Mahomes broke free of a rush again and fired a bullet downfield that Eagle Cooper DeJean intercepted. He quickly broke into a full sprint and dodged a few defenders near the end zone for a touchdown. The score put the Birds up 17-0.

The Chiefs had a chance to make a late first half drive and cut the Birds lead heading into the half. But on Mahomes' first throw of the drive, another bullet across the middle of the field, Eagles linebacker Zack Baun made an acrobatic dive to intercept it. A few plays later, Hurts connected with AJ Brown to get the Birds up a lopsided 24-0.

Everything the Eagles did seemed to keep the Chiefs off balance. After stopping a KC drive on fourth down early in the second half, the Eagles had the ball back at around mid field. The Chiefs, and the world, expected them to run the ball and wind the clock down. Instead, Hurts dropped back and fired it 40 yards downfield to DeVonta Smith for yet another touchdown.

Original story

The eyes of the world turned Philadelphia Sunday night as the city’s pride and joy, an Eagles team that has been as indefatigable and charismatic as the Philly’s raucous fanatics call for, take on the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59.

It’s the second trip to the biggest stage in sports for the Eagles in the past three years. And it’s a very similar Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts-helmed team that will take on a very similar Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes-led Chiefs squad that bested them in 2022 and then won it all again in 2023. It’s up to the Eagles to prevent a three-peat and end a budding dynasty in Kansas City that aims to cement its legacy among the all time great NFL dynasties.

But the Eagles themselves have something that could be just as special, and if everybody didn’t know it at the end of the regular season, they know it now. The Birds made short work of Green Bay and Los Angeles in the opening rounds of the playoffs before steamrolling Washington in the NFC Championship two weeks ago, racking up 55 points and setting a conference championship record.

All that came against a red hot Commanders team that had beaten them just a month prior, upsetting Tampa Bay and then the top seeded Detroit Lions. With the Eagles passing game and all-world rusher Saquon Barkley both firing on all cylinders at the same time, the Birds looked more overwhelming and dominant than they’ve looked all year.

The Chiefs, however, are a dynasty in the making for a reason: even when they struggle, they consistently find ways to win close games. They’ve done it Buffalo in multiple conference championship games; they did it to Philly in the Super Bowl two years ago. Mahomes is stellar on a no-huddle offense, and Kansas City’s late game clock management helped eke out close fought wins over both the Bills and the Houston Texans this postseason.

The best chance for the Eagles to win is to make that seemingly inevitable late game comeback less feasible. Barkley, in his current form of channeling Barry Sanders and Walter Payton, is capable of owning any game he’s in. Look for the Birds to lean on him heavy early on in an attempt to stun the Chiefs inertia. Saquon is the biggest single difference between Super Bowl 57 and 59, and he’s also the best shot the Eagles have at bringing home their second championship in franchise history.

Despite Philly arguably looking more dominant in the playoffs than Kansas City, the Birds still enter the Super Bowl as underdogs. It’s a first for them in the postseason. The Chiefs are narrow 1.5 point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, and are minus 118 favorites on the Moneyline.