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Eagles Demolish Chiefs To Deny Them Super Bowl Three-Peat
The Philadelphia Eagles demolished the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to deny them an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl.
The Chiefs were playing in their fifth Super Bowl in six years and much of the pre-game hype focused on a potential three-peat.
But the Eagles utterly dominated in New Orleans, in particular their defence, which showed why it has been the NFL’s best this season.
Kansas City’s star quarterback Patrick Mahomes was sacked six times and threw two interceptions as the Chiefs’ bid for NFL immortality was ruthlessly quashed in the Superdome.
It is the Eagles’ second Super Bowl win having claimed their first in 2018, despite the Chiefs managing to keep their star running back Saquon Barkley relatively quiet.
The Eagles scored a defensive touchdown through Cooper DeJean, who celebrated his 22nd birthday in style. Reuters
Instead, quarterback Jalen Hurts stepped up to silence those who continue to question his passing game, throwing a superb 46-yard touchdown pass to seal a humbling defeat for the Chiefs.
Victory was revenge for the Eagles’ 38-35 Super Bowl defeat by the Chiefs two years ago, when Hurts put in a superb performance but ended up on the losing side.
This time he helped Philly put the game beyond the Chiefs and was later named the game’s Most Valuable Player.
“I’ve been able to use every experience and learn from it, the good and the bad, using it as fuel,” he said.
“There’s always going to be doubts and questioning, but this is the purpose and my calling in life.
“Things come right on time and you know, the last Super Bowl wasn’t our time yet. Sometimes we have to accept that you have to wait your turn.
“I couldn’t do any of this without the guys around me,” Hurts added. “Defence wins championships. We saw the difference they made in the game today.
“Winning a national championship is just an unprecedented feeling. That kid in me always kept working at this, and I stayed true to his vision.”
(BBC)
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