Eagles beat Chiefs 40-22 to win Super Bowl

The Philadelphia Eagles soared to a crushing 40-22 Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, shattering their opponents’ bid for a historic hat-trick of NFL titles in a rout watched by President Donald Trump.

But Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — who was sacked six times and threw two interceptions — never looked like leading his team to glory as the Eagles’ iron defense and clinical offense dominated throughout.

“Credit to the Eagles, they played better than us from start to finish,” Mahomes said. “Obviously the turnovers hurt, and I take all the blame for that. I just didn’t play to my standard and I have to be better next time.”

The Eagles effectively had the game won by half-time, powering into a 24-0 lead at the break after three unanswered touchdowns from Hurts, Cooper DeJean and A.J. Brown.

They extended the lead to 34-0 late in the third quarter before Kansas City finally grabbed three late consolation touchdowns. Eagles kicker Jake Elliott bagged four field goals.

Sunday’s extravaganza was watched by a star-studded 65,719 crowd bristling with celebrities and VIPs headed by Trump, who became the first sitting US President to attend the Super Bowl after jetting into New Orleans from Florida on Air Force One earlier in the day following a round of golf with Tiger Woods.

Trump has had an uneasy relationship with the NFL over the years, triggering uproar in 2017 after attacking players for kneeling in protest against racial injustice during renditions of the US national anthem.

But the US leader was given a broadly positive reception at the Superdome after arriving at the venue shortly before kick-off.

Soon after arriving, Trump met with first responders and family members of victims of the January 1