They could have started raining down the green and white confetti midway through the third quarter on Sunday night at the Superdome in New Orleans. The Philadelphia Eagles had cruised to a 34-0 lead in Super Bowl 59, and it was quite evident that the Kansas City Chiefs had very little fight in them. The final score would end up 40-22, an 18 point Eagles win that felt a whole lot more dominant.
Unlike some people, such as CBS’ Nate Burleson, I am not going to tell any of you how to “fan.” If you love or hate the Chiefs or Eagles, for whatever reason, then cheer accordingly. I would never tell you to set aside your actual emotions, and be thankful that you breathe the same air as Patrick Mahomes:
Admittedly, I was hoping the Eagles would destroy the Chiefs, so I was quite enthralled at the 34-0 and 40-6 leads the Eagles held in the second half on Sunday night. Hell, I was actually angry the Chiefs scored two garbage touchdowns to make it 40-22. I wanted it all โ embarrassment for the Chiefs and the box score optics to go with it!
Ultimately, I got my wish, as did a lot of America. The Chiefs fatigue was real, and the Chiefs Kingdom’s collective arrogance was not helping. The Philadelphia Eagles were the 53-man hero we needed. To that end, here are a few other thoughts on Sunday’s massacre:
The first half was the biggest 30 minute Super Bowl massacre I’ve ever seen
When I make that statement, keep in mind, I am a child of the ’80s, a decade in which seemingly every Super Bowl was a rout, so I’ve seen some carnage. I’ve never seen any team, let alone an historically good dynastic team like the Chiefs, get dominated like they did on Sunday. At halftime, the numbers went as follows:
POINTS: Eagles 24, Chiefs 0
FIRST DOWNS: Eagles 13, Chiefs 1
YARDS: Eagles 179, Chiefs 23
TIME OF POSSESSION: Eagles 19:59, Chiefs 10:01
Patrick Mahomes, who came into the game with many Chiefs fans and media members looking to catapult him past Tom Brady on the all-time QB charts, was abysmal โ 6 of 14 completions, 23 yards, and two backbreaking interceptions. If you’ve ever been annoyed watching how good Mahomes is, you enjoyed Sunday tremendously.
Jalen Hurts now belongs in “THAT conversation”
ON the other side, you had Jalen Hurts, the Eagles quarterback and a Channelview native, who was outstanding. Other than one interception in the first half, Hurts was damn near perfect, completing 17 of 22 for 221 yards, while rushing for 72 yards. He accounted for three total touchdowns, running and throwing. He was a deserving MVP. Now, as a football watching community, we need to do a better job of giving Hurts the proper credit that he deserves. It seems like every QB power ranking has Hurts on the next level below guys like Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, and Joe Burrow. Hurts now has more Super Bowl wins and appearances than the latter three combined.
Eagles GM Howie Roseman’s perfect plan resounded big time
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a better executed offseason than the one Eagles GM Howie Roseman pulled off this past spring. Having fired both of their coordinators in 2023, Roseman hired Kellen Moore as the team’s offensive coordinator and Vic Fangio as the defensive coordinator. Moore will be taking over as the head coach in New Orleans this week, and Fangio just coached Andy Reid under the table on Sunday. From there. Roseman signed LB Zach Baun and RB Saquon Barkley in free agency. Baun had a huge interception on Sunday, and Barkley was the team’s MVP for the season, and in the running for league MVP. Finally, Roseman used the team’s first two draft picks on CB Quinyon Mitchell and QB Cooper DeJean, both of whom were outstanding on Sunday, including a pick six from DeJean on his 22nd birthday. This Super Bowl was basically an informercial for Roseman’s huge offseason as GM.
Not a great look for two former Texans…..
Meanwhile, on the Kansas City side of things, we have several former Texans, including WR DeAndre Hopkins, who apparently thinks the referees are the reason the Chiefs were trailing by 34 points in the fourth quarter:
Just an idiotic take from someone who is unquestionably NOT an idiot. At least Hopkins was able to keep it together, though. Poor Charles Omenihu was a basket case in the fourth quarter:
Oh well. At least former Texans safety Justin Reid was able to collect himself and send this pleasant tweet to the Chiefs’ fans:
Reid is a free agent, who should have a robust market.
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