The Philadelphia Eagles have ended the Kansas City Chiefs’ three-peat quest in dominant fashion, winning their franchise’s second Super Bowl with a 40-22 victory. While Kansas City had a plan to defend Saquon Barkley, they did not have a plan for Jalen Hurts’ dual-threat ability and Philadelphia’s suffocating pass rush. The result was Philadelphia’s third outing of the season with at least 40 points and one of the Chiefs’ biggest losses by score of the Mahomes era.
Here was a historic Super Bowl performance by the numbers:
18: Margin of victory. The Eagles’ 18-point victory is the first Super Bowl to be won by multiple scores since Tampa Bay’s win over Kansas City to conclude the 2020 season. The loss is tied for the third-biggest margin of defeat by the Chiefs since Mahomes became starter in 2018, their biggest loss since Week 7 of 2021.
0: Eagles defense’s blitz attempts. Philadelphia sacked Patrick Mahomes a career-high six times en route to the victory. The most shocking part of the evening, though, came from the fact that the Eagles defense blitzed zero times all night. At one point in the second half, Philadelphia had posted a 52.4 percent pressure rate without blitzing once.
3: Patrick Mahomes’ turnovers. The Eagles were able to generate three turnovers against Mahomes — two interceptions and a fumble — the most by the Chiefs in a playoff game since Mahomes became starter. It’s the Chiefs’ first game with three turnovers since Week 2 of the 2024 season.
24: Philadelphia’s halftime lead. The Eagles’ 24-0 lead in the first half was the second-biggest first-half lead in Super Bowl history. All five teams in the graphic below went on to win their respective Super Bowls. The 24-point first-half deficit is also tied for the second-biggest by the Chiefs since Patrick Mahomes became starter in 2018.
54.9: Air yards of Hurts third quarter TD. Hurts’s 46-yard touchdown to DeVonta Smith traveled 54.9 air yards, the second-longest completion of his season and sixth-longest of his career, according to Next Gen Stats.
72: Hurts’ rushing yards. Hurts’ 72 rushing yards are the most by a quarterback in Super Bowl history. Hurts broke his previous record of 70 yards, set in the Eagles’ first matchup against Kansas City.
2,504: Rushing yards in Saquon Barkley’s record-setting season: Saquon Barkley ended up in the record books tonight after surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis’ 2,476 rushing yards combined between regular and postseason.
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2.3: Barkley’s yards per rushing attempt. The most surprising part of the Eagles’ dominant offensive night is that it came, mostly, without an explosive play from Barkley. The Eagles running back finished with 25 carries for 57 yards. His 2.3 yards per carry were his fewest in a game since joining the Eagles. It was also Barkley’s first game since Dec. 15 without 100 rushing yards — snapping a streak of five straight games with at least 100 rushing yards.
11: Chiefs first downs. Kansas City’s 11 first downs are tied for fifth-fewest by a team in Super Bowl history. The Chiefs offense struggled for much of the game, especially on late downs. The Chiefs finished 3-for-11 on third down attempts (1-for-11 before their second-to-last touchdown drive) and 0-for-1 on fourth down attempts.
12: Pick sixes in Super Bowl history. Cooper DeJean’s 38-yard pick six is the 12th in Super Bowl history, according to Stathead, and just the fifth of Patrick Mahomes’ career. It was the first interception returned for a touchdown in a Super Bowl since 2017, when Falcons cornerback Robert Alford took a Tom Brady pass back to the house to put Atlanta up 20-0. The interception is the first of DeJean’s career.
35: Travis Kelce’s career Super Bowl receptions. Even without winning the game, Kelce found a way to make history. With four receptions on the night, Kelce passed Jerry Rice (33) for most career receptions in Super Bowl history. Kelce needed one more game to hit the feat than Rice, who did it in just four games.
157: Xavier Worthy’s receiving yards. Worthy also had a pretty historic performance after becoming Mahomes’ go-to target during the comeback attempt. Worthy’s 157 receiving yards are fifth-most in a Super Bowl ever. Worthy broke Kansas City’s franchise-record 133-yard performance by Travis Kelce in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss to the Buccaneers. He also became the second player in NFL history to catch for 150 yards and multiple touchdowns in a single Super Bowl, joining Washington’s Ricky Sanders.
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