The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 2025, 40-22, to break up the possibility of a three-peat for the Chiefs. In what seemed to be a battle of two juggernauts going into the game, the Eagles dominated from start to finish as the Chiefs were shut out in the first half trailing 24-0. With this win for the Eagles, they officially got their revenge after a heartbreaking 38-35 loss just two years ago in Super Bowl 2023 against the Chiefs.
The big difference between the two Super Bowls was the defensive pressure from the Eagles. Two years ago, when the Eagles lost to the Chiefs, they recorded 70 sacks in the regular season, which was a franchise record, but they did not sack quarterback Patrick Mahomes once in the Super Bowl. This time around, the Eagles generated 16 pressures and sacked Mahomes six times, all while not blitzing Mahomes once on his 42 dropbacks.
Mahomes has now lost two Super Bowls, and in both of those games, the opposing defenses had constant pressure to not allow Mahomes to have time. Edge rusher Josh Sweat headlined the Eagles’ defense, recording two and a half sacks to go along with six total tackles.
It was not just the defensive front that was causing issues for Mahomes as defensive back. Cooper DeJean made the play of his life intercepting Mahomes and returning it for a touchdown to give the Eagles a large and early lead. Linebacker Zach Baun also recorded a crucial interception inside the Chiefs 20-yard line to boost the lead even more for the Eagles.
This will go down as one of Mahomes’ worst career games so far, but the Eagles dominating defense wasn’t the only factor. Their overwhelming offense could not be stopped by the Chiefs. Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts threw for 221 yards and two passing touchdowns while also rushing for a touchdown. Hurts broke a Super Bowl record in rushing yards by a quarterback with 72, previously held by himself two years ago.
After being criticized for years on whether he could win the big game, this Super Bowl victory has finally given Hurts the respect of sports analysts around the world .
The one thing that the Chiefs did well in this game is that their defense completely bottled up Saquon Barkley as he rushed for just 57 yards on 25 carries. It was clear that the game plan was to try and eliminate Barkley from the game and force Hurts to beat the Chiefs with his arm. Saquon Barkley broke the all-time rushing yards record in a season, including the postseason, with 2,504 yards.
Hurts now becomes just the third quarterback to beat Mahomes and the Chiefs in the playoffs, joining Tom Brady and Joe Burrow. The Eagles will have a realistic shot at getting back to the Super Bowl next season, as they might not lose any key players to free agency.
As for the Chiefs, they still have three rings already with Mahomes and just made it to three straight Super Bowls, but it will be tough to get back to the big game with the limited salary cap and exposed weaknesses on the offensive line. I don’t doubt Mahomes will get back there soon.
The Eagles have now won their second Super Bowl in eight years while beating the two potentially greatest quarterbacks of all time, Brady and Mahomes.
By: Coy Camiscioli
