Super Bowl LIX recap: Philadelphia Eagles beat Kansas City Chiefs
All the action as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
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Kansas City beat Philadelphia in Super Bowl LVII 38-35 a couple of years ago.
Philadelphia win this one by thumping the Chiefs 40-22 and you'd have to think winning in this fashion was even Better Than Revenge.
That will do it for the blog. Thanks for tuning in. I'll leave you with this match report.
Jalen Hurts is officially named Super Bowl MVP
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Stats
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Eagles
Jalen Hurts: 17-22 for 221yds and 2 TD. 11 rush for 72yds and a TD.
Saquon Barkley: 25 rush for 57yds. 6 receptions for 40yds
DeVonta Smith: 4 receptions for 69yds and a TD
AJ Brown: 3 receptions for 43yds and a TD
Chiefs
Patrick Mahomes: 21-32 for 257yds and 3TDs. 4 rush for 25yds
Xavier Worthy: 8 receptions for 157yds and 2 TDS
DeAndre Hopkins: 2 recpetions for 18yds and a TD
Travis Kelce: 4 receptions for 39yds
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Outside of Xavier Worthy's performance - 8 receptions for 157 yards and 2 TDs - there wasn't a whole lot for the Chiefs to celebrate.
Their offence was slow from the start and it wasn't until the game was all but over that they started to find space. A poor first half on that side of the ball was their undoing, really, allowing the Eagles to enjoy plenty of time in possession and making mistakes that the Eagles were able to cash in on.
So, The Last Great American Dynasty - well, the latest in sports at least - comes to an end. It will be interesting to see what kind of moves KC look to make ahead of next season.
THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ARE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS
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Absolutely dominant performance from the team who came in as the underdogs, controlling the game from the outset.
It was the defence that set the tone early, putting plenty of pressure on Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, before Jalen Hurts led the Eagles to a run-away win.
Hurts finished 17-22 on pass attempts, with 221 yards and 2 TDs. He also rushed from 72 yards and a TD on 11 carries. He'll be named MVP
1st and 10 - Eagles
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Time to wind the clock down. They'll just kneel now to run the time.
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Another onside kick, again recovered by the Eagles.
2pt conversion is good
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Mahomes to Hopkins.
TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS
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Mahomes with a Hail Mary and it's caught by Worthy for the score.
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There is just under two minutes left in this game.
4th and 6 - Eagles
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Pickett throws but it's incomplete. Turnover on downs.
3rd and 5 - Eagles
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Same again. This time it's a loss of one yard.
2nd and 6 - Eagles
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Another rush for Gainwell - this one for one yard.
1st and 10 - Eagles
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Gainwell gains well.
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KC go for the onside kick - kicking it very short with the hope of recovering it.
The Eagles jump on it and they're sending in the backups on attack. Kenny Pickett is now at quarterback.
Two-point conversion is good
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Mahomes finds Justin Watson .
It's now 40-14 to the Eagles.
TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS
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Mahomes finds Hopkins who does well to bring it in.
2nd and 13 - KC
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Mahomes scurries to the five yard line.
2nd and 3 - KC
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Touchdown - but actually probably not. There's a flag on the play and it's a pass interference on the offence.
1st and 10 - KC
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They're about 11 yards away from the end zone. Mahomes to Hunt who is stopped about three yards out.
2nd and 2 - KC
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Mahomes to Brown for the first down.
1st and 10 - KC
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Mahomes scurries for eight yards.
3rd and 1 - KC
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Perine gets his first carry of the game and gets the first down.
3rd and 5 - KC
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Intercepted!
But this was a free play. The Eagles had a man jump offside and they'll be penalised.
2nd and 10 - KC
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Horrible throw from Mahomes and it's incomplete.
1st and 10 - KC
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Mahomes to Worthy again, this time for five yards.
2nd and 2 - KC
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Mahomes to Worthy for about 10 yards.
1st and 10 - KC
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Mahomes to Kelce again. Eight yard gain.
2nd and 1 - KC
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Mahomes to Pacheco for a short gain - it's enough for the first down.
1st and 10 - KC
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Mahomes to Kelce for nine yards.
50 yard field goal attempt is good
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Eagles lead by 34.
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For the third time, the Eagles are penalised for a false start on a field goal attempt. It's a five yard penalty.
3rd and 5 - Eagles
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Barkley again. He gets a yard or two. Field goal coming up after KC take a timeout to stop the clock.
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Timeout Eagles
2nd and 3 - Eagles
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Barkley again. This time he loses yards.
1st and 10 - Eagles
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Barkley with the carry.
Bet you didn't see that coming.
1st and 10 - KC
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Mahomes gets flattened! He drops the ball and the Eagles get it back.
48-yard field goal attempt is good
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Eagles extend their lead to 37-6 with about 10 minutes left in the game.
3rd and 13 - Eagles
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Another handoff to Barkley for nothing. They're in field goal rang though, so Jake Elliott will look to add to his tally for the night.
2nd and 8 - Eagles
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Hurts is sacked! The Eagles lose three yards as Hurts doesn't see an option he likes downfield.
1st and 10 - Eagles
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Barkley gets the hand-off and rushes for a couple of yards.
2nd and 11 - Eagles
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Hurts keeps and carries the ball into Chiefs territory for another big gain and a first down.
1st and 10 - Eagles
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Barkley gets the carry again - for a loss of one.
2nd and 7 - Eagles
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Hurts finds Brown on a slant to get the first down.
1st and 10 - Eagles
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Barkley again - quite the workload for the man today. He gets three yards.
2nd and 6 - Eagles
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Barkley gets loose for a first down.
1st and 10 - Eagles
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They start from just inside their own 30. Barkley runs for four yards and that ends the quarter.
The 2pt conversion attempt is no good
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It's 34-6 to the Eagles with 30sec to go in the third quarter.
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They finally get on the board - Mahomes finding Worthy in the end-zone after scrambling away from the defence.
1st and 10 - KC
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There's life in the Chiefs yet
3rd and 7 - KC
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Mahomes finds Kelce with a little flick pass for the first down.
2nd and 10 - KC
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Mahomes runs it and get a couple of yards.
1st and 10 - KC
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Mahomes' pass is incomplete.
1st and 10 - KC
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Chiefs are playing for pride here at the moment. Mahomes finds Worth for a big gain to get inside Eagles territory.
Extra point is good
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Eagles lead 34-0 - still in the third quarter.
TOUCHDOWN EAGLES
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One play.
Hurt takes a shot downfield and finds DeVonta Smith's waiting arms. Perfect throw.
1st and 10 - Eagles
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They takeover on halfway - and this is bad for the Chiefs...
4th and 4 - KC
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They're going for it - at this point they don't really have a choice.
Mahomes lofts one up to Hopkins out wide but it's broken up by the Eagles defence.
Turnover on downs.
3rd and 13 - KC
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Mahomes finds Kelce for the first time today and they get about nine yards.
2rd and 14 - KC
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A short gain with Hunt rushing the ball.
2nd and 4 - KC
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Mahomes under pressure, he does well to stay alive and eventually rushes for the first down.
There's a flag on the play - a holding call against the Chiefs offensive line so it's a 10-yard penalty.
1st and 10 - KC
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They're playing up tempo, running it through the middle with Hunt for six yards.
1st and 10 - KC
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After a touchback from the kickoff, Kansas City takeover at their 30.
Mahomes looks to Hopkins over the middle and they get the first down.
Field goal is good from 29 yards
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Philadelphia leads 27-0 with 5 minutes to do in the third quarter.
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Again, it's a false start on the Eagles from the field goal so it's a five yard penalty and they'll try again.
4th and goal - Eagles
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Well, I stand corrected. The Eagles send the field goal unit out.
3rd and goal - Eagles
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Incomplete pass.
3rd and goal - Eagles
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I imagine this is a spot where they take two shots at getting into the end zone, rather than one then kicking a field goal.
First, we have another timeout.
2nd and goal - Eagles
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Barkley again, rushing for about a yard.
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Timeout Eagles as they want to talk things over.
1st and goal - Eagles
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Hurts hands it off to Barkley for a loss of one.
1st and 10 - Eagles
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Hurts with heaps of time, he finds Barkley about 5 yards from the in-goal.
2nd and 7 - Eagles
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Hurts tucks and runs again. Another first down with a good run. Eagles are inside the Chiefs' 30 now.
1st and 10 - Eagles
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Inside Chiefs territory now, Barkley gets another carry and gets about three yards.
2nd and 4 - Eagles
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Barkley almost gets free, but he does enough to get the first down.
1st and 10 - Eagles
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Hurts to Smith for about seven yards.
3rd and 5 - Eagles
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Hurts backs up, sees some space and takes off. He scoots away for the first down with a 16-yard run.
2nd and 6 - Eagles
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Barkley rushes for a yard.
1st and 10 - Eagles
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Barkley with another catch for four yards.
4th and 9 - KC
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They punt it away and the ball bounces dead for a touchback.
3rd and 17 - KC
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Mahomes scrambles for about eight yards
2nd and 11 - KC
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Mahomes is sacked! (part two)
1st and 10 - KC
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Mahomes is sacked!
1st and 10 - KC
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Mahomes to Worthy and he gets 10 yards for a first down to equal the amount of first downs they had in the first half.
Second half
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Kansas City get the ball.
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Back to the football, here are some first-half stats
Patrick Mahomes (KC quarterback) went 6-14 on pass attempts with two interceptions.
Jalen Hurts (Eagles quarterback) went 11-15 with a TD, and also had a rushing TD of his own.
Saquon Barkley (Eagles running back) ran 12 times for 31 yards and had a game-high three receptions.
Kansas City ran the ball just three times in the half and have just one first down in the game. Philadelphia, on the other hand, have earned 13 first downs and had almost double to time in possession.
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I believe the full Kendrck Lamar set list was Squabble up, Humble, DNA, all the stars, luther (complete with SZA features) and Not Like Us.
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After teasing it through his set, Kendrick Lamar starts rapping Not Like Us.
He couldn't really be doing the Drake lines on such a stage, could he?
Oh, you bet he did - looking down the camera with a big grin as he did so.
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Time for Kendrick Lamar to entertain the masses
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His set is introduced by Uncle Sam(uel L. Jackson)
Christopher Reive joined the Herald sports team in 2017, bringing the same versatility to his coverage as he does to his sports viewing habits.