Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowl LIX, thwarting three-peat by Chiefs
With star running back Saquon Barkley held in check most of the night, the Eagles rode a suffocating defense and the hot hand of quarterback Jalen Hurts.
The Philadelphia Eagles dominated two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, thwarting the Chiefs’ bid for an historic three-peat with a 40-22 win in Super Bowl LIX.
With star running back Saquon Barkley held in check most of the night, the Eagles rode a suffocating defense and the hot hand of quarterback Jalen Hurts, who threw for three touchdowns in New Orleans.
Hurts was named the game’s most valuable player.
It was the Eagles’ second Super Bowl win in four tries over six decades, as they avenged a loss to the Chiefs two seasons ago.
Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes and coach Andy Reid were trying to make the Chiefs the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls, but it wasn’t in the cards as Philadelphia led from start to finish and held Kansas City scoreless for nearly three quarters.
The game drew a star-studded audience at the Super Dome, from Paul McCartney to President Donald Trump, and included a tribute to victims of a terror attack in New Orleans a few weeks earlier.
The Philadelphia Eagles dominated two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, thwarting the Chiefs’ bid for an historic three-peat with a 40-22 win in Super Bowl LIX.
With star running back Saquon Barkley held in check most of the night, the Eagles rode a suffocating defense and the hot hand of quarterback Jalen Hurts, who threw for three touchdowns in New Orleans.
Hurts was named the game’s most valuable player.
It was the Eagles’ second Super Bowl win in four tries over six decades, as they avenged a loss to the Chiefs two seasons ago.
Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes and coach Andy Reid were trying to make the Chiefs the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls, but it wasn’t in the cards as Philadelphia led from start to finish and held Kansas City scoreless for nearly three quarters.
The game drew a star-studded audience at the Super Dome, from Paul McCartney to President Donald Trump, and included a tribute to victims of a terror attack in New Orleans a few weeks earlier.
