The Philadelphia Eagles Win!

The Philadelphia Eagles shocked the world on Superbowl Sunday (February 9th) in what the experts said should have been a close game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The experts missed the mark this time as the Eagles won 40-22 in an incredibly dominant fashion. The honor of MVP was awarded to Jalen Hurts but make no mistake this game was won by The Eagles generational defense. The Chiefs offense was a force to be reckoned with, as Chiefs quarter back Patrick Mahomes out scored his opponents in the regular season by a combined 97 points. The Chiefs were 1.5-point favorites going into the game as the two-time defending Super Bowl champions. The Eagles Defense consists of a variety of veteran players who have been around the league for a while as well as rookies fresh out of the draft. The Eagles managed to sack Mahomes a whopping 6 times in the Superbowl. This number becomes even more impressive when you consider the fact that the Eagles did not blitz for the entire duration of the game. Only four teams ever in the Super Bowl era have not blitzed in the Superbowl.

This unorthodox decision was in the hands of the Eagle’s newly acquired defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. By trusting his front four and never stacking the box Fangio had the advantage with the back 7 always available. Fangios Defense was able to force two turnovers. When Mahomes threw two interceptions the Eagles capitalized on those drives and put points on the board. The same cannot be said for the Chiefs, when Jalen
Hurts threw an interception the Chiefs offense gave the ball right back on downs. Kansas City had clearly not run into a defense of this caliber this season and it showed. From the eye test,
it is apparent that the score does not accurately reflect how one-sided the game
was. At the worst of it, the Eagles were leading the Chiefs 34-0. The seemingly perfect storm came for the Chiefs with Fangio’s masterclass coaching
performance, The Eagle’s elite front four, and a near-flawless team effort from Jalen Hurts (Eagles Quarterback) and the offense. The Chief’s three peat was stopped dead in its tracks in the most humbling way imaginable.