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 Taylor Swift, Lionel Messi and Jay-Z amongst the sell-out crowd, the Eagles utterly dominated in New Orleans, 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.
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.
"I've been able to use every experience and learn from it, the good and the bad, using it as fuel," the Most Valuable Player said.
"I couldn't do any of this without the guys around me," he 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."
The Chiefs were never in the game after earning just one first down in the first half - on their very first play. Philadelphia opened the scoring on their second possession with Hurts scoring on the 'tush push' play which they have mastered and no team has found an answer to.
With Mahomes sacked on successive plays, Cooper DeJean returned an interception for a 38-yard touchdown. Mahomes had gone 298 pass attempts without throwing an interception, and he threw another just five plays later.
It was right in front of his own end zone and resulted in a touchdown for AJ Brown. The Eagles added another field goal after half-time, before Hurts launched the ball down the middle for DeVonta Smith to claim a score fitting for the Super Bowl stage.
Mahomes found both DeAndre Hopkins and Worthy to score in the final three minutes, but this proved one game too far for the Chiefs, who have at least gone further than any previous back-to-back champion in pursuit of a Super Bowl three-peat. "Credit to the Eagles, they played better than us from start to finish," said Mahomes.
"I've got to take all the blame for that. Those early turnovers swing the momentum of the game and they capitalised on them.
"I just didn't play to my standard and I have to be better next time."
