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The field turned kelly green as the confetti rained down in the big easy. The Philadelphia Eagles found themselves on the right side of a rout to lift the second Lombardi trophy in franchise history.
The final score of 40-22 makes it seem much closer than it was. For four quarters the Eagles made the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs look like they didn’t belong on the same field.
It all started with the defense, a unit that was the best in the NFL this season showed it. A masterclass in pressure, the Eagles mustered 16 pressures leading to six sacks and a forced fumble of QB Patrick Mahomes on 42 dropbacks. Even more impressive, they did all that without blitzing a single time.
The secondary and linebackers did their job as well locking down the Chiefs receivers leading to four passes defended and two back-breaking interceptions. One of those interceptions was returned for a touchdown by rookie corner Cooper Dejean. It was Dejean’s first career interception in the biggest game of his life, on his birthday.
Dejean wasn’t the only birthday boy to get the greatest gift of all, running back Saquan Barkley rushed his way into the history books on his 28th birthday. Barkley, who has had an all-time running back season became the single-season rushing champion, passing Hall of Famer Terrell Davis. Davis set the record almost 30 years ago back in 1998, rushing for 2,476 on the way to a second straight Super Bowl victory. Barkley, with 57 yards in the Super Bowl became the first back to ever hit the 2,500 mark finishing with 2,504 yards on the season.
Jalen Hurts was named Super Bowl MVP behind a 17/22, 221-yard, 2 TD performance while leading the team in rushing, adding 72 yards and another touchdown to his total. With the win, the Eagles became the first team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl rematch after losing the first time around.
