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The Philadelphia Eagles demolished the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to deny them an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl.<\/b><\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
But the Eagles utterly dominated in New Orleans, in particular their defence, which showed why it has been the NFL’s best this season.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
This time he helped Philly put the game beyond the Chiefs and was later named the game’s Most Valuable Player.<\/p>\n
“I’ve been able to use every experience and learn from it, the good and the bad, using it as fuel,” he said.<\/p>\n
“There’s always going to be doubts and questioning, but this is the purpose and my calling in life.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n