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3 takeaways from the Chiefs’ 40-22 Super Bowl LIX loss to the Eagles – Arrowhead Pride
Jalen Hurts and the Eagles deserve a ton of credit. At least at the beginning of the game, I thought defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo had a sound plan, and the defense was managing running back Saquon Barkley well. All the Chiefs needed was to sustain a drive and put points on the board — or, more simply, gain a single first down. After Mahomes hit wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on the first play of the game for 11 yards, Kansas City did not record a single first down for the rest of the half. With the quicksand enveloping, the Eagles went up-tempo, wearing the defense down even more. By the time the middle of the third quarter rolled around, the Chiefs couldn’t afford to punt, which meant a short field. For all that was made about the Chiefs having an obvious quarterback advantage (including comments from yours truly), Jalen Hurts outplayed Mahomes on the biggest stage, spreading the ball around to all of his weapons and picking up and running the football whenever it was necessary. Hurts showed incredible poise and awareness all night — and that will usually lead to your football team having success.
Super Bowl LIX Under Review: Jalen Hurts Saved His Best Performance for Last – The Ringer
The Eagles avoided that scenario because Hurts came through in a big way—with both his arm and his legs. The word clutch has been minimized in modern sports discourse because it’s usually hard to quantify. But in the Super Bowl, with the run game struggling and Patrick Mahomes on the other sideline, Hurts delivered his best performance of the season, based on expected points added per pass play. We’re talking about a 95th percentile game, based on every quarterback performance this entire season. In the NFC championship game against the Commanders, Hurts delivered his second-best game of the season—also a 95th percentile performance. If those back-to-back performances don’t qualify as clutch, then what does? Hurts is a difficult quarterback to rank because his strengths and weaknesses are clearly defined. Either you’ll appreciate what he brings to the table—specifically, his downfield accuracy and problem-solving in the run game—or you’ll be unable to get past his flaws, like turning down throws in the middle of the field and taking sacks. But maybe there’s only one question that matters when it comes to evaluating quarterbacks: Can you win a Super Bowl with him? And with Hurts, we have our answer.
Super Bowl 59 MVP Jalen Hurts took full advantage of the Eagles’ ability to pick up Kansas City’s blitzes, frequently attacking deep when he recognized extra rushers. Though he completed just four passes on the 12 blitzes he faced, two of them were big-time throws. His aggressive approach was reflected in his 17.4-yard average depth of target and 11.0 yards per attempt — both his second-highest marks against the blitz this season. Many believed the Chiefs’ blitzes would be the deciding factor in this game, and they were—but not in the way expected. Instead of disrupting Philadelphia’s offense, they became an opportunity, as Hurts and the Eagles had all the right answers for Spagnuolo’s pressure schemes.
‘A journey of ups and downs’: Jalen Hurts is a champion and Super Bowl MVP – NBCSP
He’s always been a tremendous athlete, he’s always been a dynamic passer, he’s always been a terrific teammate. Now, for the first time in his life, Jalen Hurts is a Super Bowl champion. The Kansas City Chiefs stacked the box, stuffed Saquon Barkley and dared the Philadelphia Eagles to beat them throwing the ball. Hurts answered the challenge, completing 77 percent of his passes for 221 yards, throwing touchdowns to DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown, rushing for a quarterback Super Bowl record 72 yards and scoring his 10th career postseason rushing touchdown. Hurts, still just 26, was named Super Bowl MVP after the Eagles bludgeoned the Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX at the Superdome in New Orleans, a performance that confirmed his place as one of the elite young quarterbacks in the game’s recent history. The only younger quarterbacks to win Super Bowls in the last 30 years are Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Russell Wilson and Patrick Mahomes. Only Brady and Mahomes were also MVPs. This is historic stuff.
Fran’s Super Bowl film review: While Eagles defense dominated, Jalen Hurts broke tendency – PHLY
6 – THE ‘X FACTOR’ IN THE PASSING GAME. Back in December, I wrote a long piece about some of the issues facing Hurts and the passing game during that stretch of the season. The thesis statement of that article? The longer Hurts held onto the ball, the worse things went for the passing game. That’s not to say that holding onto the football for a long time is a bad thing – because some of the league’s best quarterbacks ranked high on that list alongside Hurts – but that it was more about how he was performing on those snaps. During that stretch, the big plays were non-existent on snaps when Hurts held onto the ball. He wasn’t aggressive downfield. He was running into a ton of sacks. He was throwing the ball away at a really high rate. He just looked uncomfortable and indecisive. Tom Brady even said on the Super Bowl broadcast (and numerous times throughout the year when he called Eagles games), that Hurts always looked best when he was playing within rhythm. That’s when he was the most efficient version of himself. But when you have the weapons Hurts has, and you’re as talented as Hurts is, with the paycheck that Hurts is earning, you shouldn’t settle for ‘efficient’. Hurts has said ‘The standard is the standard,’ and at that point in the year, he was not playing to his standard. Sunday was a different story, and what he did on those plays late in the down were a great example of why. Hurts won the Super Bowl MVP despite having an average time to throw of 3.37 seconds, his third-highest number of any game this year. It’s about WHAT he did on those plays that stood out to me.
The absurdity of the Eagles’ Super Bowl win – BGN
It was surreal. The Super Bowl was expected to be a close game. Instead the Eagles eviscerated the Chiefs; this was over at halftime, and in a way that we wouldn’t have expected. 24 points for the Eagles to 23 yards for the Chiefs? GTFO.
Mookie: I’m not even sure Eagles fans have been able to fully appreciate how great their team has been for almost the entire 21st century. Since 2000, Philadelphia has the NFC’s second-best win percentage (.601), the second-most division titles (11), the most playoff wins (20), the most NFC Championship Game appearances (8), the most Super Bowl trips (4), and tied for the most Super Bowl wins (2). Three different head coaches and quarterbacks have taken them to the Super Bowl, something no other team in either the AFC or NFC can claim during that span. Their only bad stretch was missing the playoffs five times in six seasons from 2011-2016. Even the Eagles’ last four 10+ loss seasons (1999, 2005, 2012, and 2020) have been immediately followed by playoff berths. Philly has been the standard for success in the NFC for a quarter century, and that gap has only widened following this triumph over the Chiefs. And yet, don’t be shocked if there are occasional calls to fire Nick Sirianni if the Eagles lose consecutive games at any point next year.
That posed a tough decision for Andy Reid and the Chiefs’ offensive staff. Would they try to single-block Carter with Smith, or double him with Smith and Humphrey, thus using their two best offensive linemen to block Carter, and exposing their weaker players to one-on-one matchups against the Eagles’ other talented pass rushers. They mostly chose to double Carter, with devastating results. Let’s take a look at the tape. Carter actually got single-blocked some early in the game. Here he chased down Mahomes and got a knockdown on a pass that was nearly intercepted by Isaiah Rodgers.
V is for Violence – Iggles Blitz
The Chiefs were physically pounded, but also overwhelmed by the atmosphere. On the NFL Daily podcast they talked about the crowd affecting the Chiefs. The crowd was clearly pro-Eagles. Beyond that, they were a boisterous crowd. Sometimes the Super Bowl can have more of a corporate feel. Apparently this one felt like an Eagles home game. The trio on the podcast said the level of hostility caught the Chiefs off guard. There is also the fact the Eagles are simply more talented. When you have good players who are also smart and play with the level of physicality the Eagles do, you can do special things. That’s how the Eagles were up 40-6 over the two-time defending SB champs. It is mind-blowing to think that an Eagles team played at that level in a Super Bowl. Eagles fans who have been around a while are used to the team making mistakes or having bad luck at the worst possible moment. Michael Vick’s INT in 2010. Giving up a long KOR at the end of the wild card game in 2013. Alshon Jeffery’s drop in 2018. Carson Wentz getting hurt in 2019. The slick field in 2022. This year’s team took care of business. They played their best game on the biggest stage.
No other way to say it: The Eagles flat out dominated a Chiefs squad pushing to make history. It was clear early Sunday night who the better team was, with Philly fueled by a terrific defense, a forceful offense and outstanding roster balance. The Eagles also figured out the coaching situation, bringing in Kellen Moore and Vic Fangio to clean up what their predecessors could not. Unfortunately, it looks like they’ll have to find a replacement for Moore, who’s finalizing a deal to become head coach of the Saints at publishing. On the plus side, the Eagles do have an apparent in-house candidate for that spot in passing game coordinator Kevin Patullo. Regardless of who’s calling plays on offense, the Eagles absolutely will enter next season as one of the NFL’s clear-cut favorites, with a chance to make it two straight titles. This roster, beautifully constructed by general manager Howie Roseman, appears built to last.
Super Bowl 59 film review: How Vic Fangio’s Eagles defense broke the Chiefs offense – The Athletic
From a coverage perspective, Fangio simply called the soft, top-down zone coverages that were designed to stop Mahomes and the Chiefs from completing explosive pass plays but they squeezed routes with aggressiveness and anticipation, knowing Mahomes would not have time to punish them for it. Before this game, the man who gave the league the blueprint for slowing down the Chiefs’ offense and changed the defensive meta in the league was 0-8 against Mahomes. Fangio didn’t need an exotic game plan to get over the hump, he knew he had the roster advantage. He just needed tweaks and to turn the dials a bit. The results? One of the most dominant Super Bowl defensive performances of all time before garbage time. The Eagles are young. Their offensive line and defense will remain mostly intact. Fangio seems like he’s found a home as a defensive coordinator for at least a few more years.
Super Bowl LIX DVOA Recap: Quick Reads on Eagles and Chiefs – FTN Fantasy
Well, that was a defensive performance, wasn’t it? The Philadelphia Eagles defense completely destroyed Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, getting constant pressure without ever blitzing. They didn’t send more than four pass rushers even one time! In the first half, the Chiefs had more turnovers (2) than first downs (1). At the end of the first half, the Eagles had defensive DVOA of -163%. That’s the best first half defense in any Super Bowl. The 1985 Bears were at -137% for the first half of Super Bowl XX against the Patriots. (The Eagles allowed 1.1 yards per play in the first half, while the 1985 Bears actually allowed NEGATIVE -0.9 yards per play in the first half! The difference comes from era adjustments, since there’s more overall offense in the modern NFL than there was in 1985, and because the Bears’ two turnovers were forced fumbles rather than interceptions, and fumble recovery is random.)
Brandon Graham: Give me “a little minute” to figure out 2025 plans – PFT
“I’m gonna talk with [General Manager Howie Roseman] and the team, see what’s up because the goal was to win one,” Graham said to SportsRadio 94WIP. “I still feel like I got a lot in the tank, but, you know, I want to make sure I go about this the right way.”
Photo Gallery: Super Bowl LIX Lombardi Trophy Portraits – PE.com
The Eagles are Super Bowl Champions once again! Check out Eagles players holding the iconic Vince Lombardi Trophy, courtesy of Ryan Kang/NFL.
On Sunday, Eagles associate performance coach Autumn Lockwood became the first Black woman to win a Super Bowl as a coach. Lockwood was hired in 2022 and just finished her third season with the Birds. She started her coaching career in 2019 as a strength and conditioning coaching intern with the Atlanta Falcons during organized team activities. She then served as an assistant director of basketball sports performance at East Tennessee State until February 2021, when Lockwood started as a coordinator of sports performance for the women’s soccer, women’s basketball, and softball teams.
Jason Kelce explains his ‘mixed feelings’ about Eagles winning Super Bowl 59 – USA Today
Jason Kelce made it clear he was rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59 despite his younger brother Travis Kelce playing for the Kansas City Chiefs. The elder Kelce spent his entire 13-year NFL career with the Eagles, so his allegiance wasn’t a major surprise. Still, he admitted in a social media post Tuesday he felt “a lot of emotions” watching Philadelphia’s 40-22 blowout win. “That game was odd for me to watch if I’m being completely honest,” Kelce wrote in a statement posted to X (formerly Twitter).
2025 NFL mock draft: Field Yates’ Round 1 pick predictions – ESPN+
32. Philadelphia Eagles. Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama. This Super Bowl champion Eagles team could sustain its success for multiple years, but it will have a few areas to address this offseason to stay on top. With Zack Baun scheduled to be a free agent (and earn a huge pay raise) and Nakobe Dean’s patellar tendon injury, Philly could add the best inside linebacker in the class in Campbell. His sideline-to-sideline range shows up against both the run and the pass. And as a bonus: Campbell showed some juice as an occasional pass rusher at Alabama. He had 112 tackles, 12 run stops and 5 sacks this season.
Philadelphia had a messy year offensively in 2023/24, but the offense took shape with the addition of Saquon Barkley and Kellen Moore. Fresh off a Super Bowl win, most people attribute the Eagles’ offensive success to Barkley’s arrival, but Moore puts his players in advantageous situations and understands what they can or can’t do. For his whole coaching career, Moore has been considered a fantastic offensive mind who is bound to be a future NFL head coach.
The 2024 Commanders’ Rushing Attack Was Highly Variable – Hogs Haven
With the Super Bowl out of the way, and the 2025 offseason officially underway, thoughts now turn to what areas need to be the focus of GM Adam Peters’ efforts to consolidate and build on the tremendous gains that were made in the Commanders’ historic first year of the roster “recalibration”. The focus on offense will be building around superstar QB Jayden Daniels to support his continued growth and maximize his already impressive talents. It is said that a potent running game is a quarterback’s best friend. On first glance, it would appear that the Commanders have that one covered, as the team ranked 3rd in the league in total rushing yards, 4th in rushing TDs, and 4th in rushing average. They ranked 4th in the league in regular season rush EPA, and tied for 2nd in rushing Success Rate.
3 things the Cowboys must do this offseason if they want to dethrone the Eagles – Blogging The Boys
1) Add a legit number two wide receiver. If the Cowboys are smart, their number one priority this offseason should be adding a capable wide receiver to pair with All-Pro CeeDee Lamb. Dallas’ offense lacked firepower last season, which was evident even when Dak Prescott and most of the team were healthy. Outside of Lamb, it’s clear no one on the Cowboys’ current roster is capable of being a legit number two receiver at this point in time. Jalen Tolbert has shown flashes of potential but has been far too inconsistent to rely on to fulfill that role. Dallas’ other wideouts on the roster, KaVontae Turpin, Jonathan Mingo, and Jalen Brooks, are all more of a fourth or fifth receiver rather than a top target on an offense. No matter how they have to do it, the Cowboys need to come out of this offseason with a talented wideout that can help bring some much-needed explosiveness to their offense. If the Cowboys look to the draft to accomplish this task, they could spend their first-round selection on a wide receiver like Tetairoa McMillan or Emeka Egbuka. Both would be significant upgrades to Dallas’ offense.
New York Giants hire assistant QB coach with Matthew Stafford connection – Big Blue View
Chad Hall played in 25 NFL games from 2010-2013, catching 16 passes in 24 games for the Philadelphia Eagles, Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs. Perhaps the most interesting thing about Hall is that he is the brother-in-law of current Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, who some believe could be a target for the Giants this offseason.
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