NFL-Eagles soar to blowout Super Bowl win over Chiefs

NEW ORLEANS :The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Chiefs 40-22 in Sunday’s Super Bowl in New Orleans to deny Kansas City their bid for a third consecutive title and exact brutal revenge for their loss to the team in the NFL title game two years ago.

The Eagles bullied the Chiefs from start to finish behind an overwhelming defensive effort that caused six sacks of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes including a strip sack with less than 10 minutes to play that ended any hopes of a comeback.

In the city where jazz was born, versatile Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was a masterful conductor, making music with his legs and his arm to score three total touchdowns.

"I've just been able to use every experience and learn from it," Hurts said.

"The good, the bad, all of it, using it as fuel to pursue my own greatness. I couldn't do any of these things without the guys around me.

"We had a special group this year. We were able to learn from the past and get some nice new pieces and get over that hump."

Hurts finished 17-of-22 for 221 passing yards and rushed for 72 more, the Super Bowl MVP's only misstep was a first half interception that ultimately proved harmless.

It was the Eagles’ second Super Bowl title after they beat the New England Patriots in 2018 and it played out before a sold-out crowd at the Superdome that included U.S. President Donald Trump, pop superstar Taylor Swift and a bevy of other A-list celebrities.

It marked the first time a sitting president had attended a Super Bowl and Trump watched the first half before leaving.

The win spelled sweet revenge for the Eagles after their heartbreaking 38-35 defeat to the Chiefs in Phoenix two years ago.

"You can’t be great without the greatness of others,” said Eagles head