Threepeat my ass
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Three-peat my ass: The Philadelphia Eagles ended the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl winning streak on Sunday night and celebrated a clear 40:22 victory in New Orleans.
The Chiefs wanted to become the first team in history to win three titles in a row - the so-called "threepeat", a play on the words "three" and "repeat".
However, the team led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes was completely out of sorts and had no chance apart from the final phase, when the Chiefs turned up the heat a little.
Second Eagles title in history
Philadelphia won the NFL final for the second time since 2018. For the Eagles, it was a successful revenge for the defeat two years ago, when the Chiefs turned around a ten-point deficit and won the title.
Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes had a night to forget and will have to wait for his fourth Super Bowl triumph with the Chiefs. Pop superstar Taylor Swift, girlfriend of Chiefs pro Travis Kelce, didn't bring any luck in the stands either.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was named the game's most valuable player. But the 26-year-old praised his fellow defenders, who repeatedly slowed down Mahomes. "Defense wins titles. We saw what a difference they made today," said Hurts. "I'm so happy," Philadelphia coach Nick Sirianni gushed. "I'm going to shed a few more tears of joy today."
The first half
The Chiefs are familiar with trailing in the Super Bowl, having come from well behind in both the 2023 and 2024 titles. However, the attackers around Mahomes were never as harmless and helpless as they were in the first half in New Orleans.
Eagles playmaker Hurts, who ran in the first touchdown himself, directed his teammates forward in a controlled manner, while Mahomes found no means at all and appeared helpless. 1:56 minutes before halftime, the Chiefs got the ball after a good performance by their defense. Seven seconds later, Mahomes had fired the football into the arms of an opponent for a second time. With nine seconds left on the clock, A.J. Brown celebrated a touchdown. 24-0 at the break - something the most optimistic of Eagles fans would never have dared to dream of.
The second half
The Chiefs were slightly better, but it made no difference. The Eagles continued to take every opportunity they could to spoil the defending champions' evening and put Mahomes in particular under pressure again and again - and the Chiefs found no antidote.
The game was already decided before the end of the third quarter with the score at 34:6. Everything after that was only relevant for the statistics - the Eagles were able to celebrate their second triumph since 2018.
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