The Kansas City Chiefs entered Super Bowl 59 attempting to make history as the only team in the NFL’s Super Bowl era to win three consecutive titles.
Instead, by the third quarter Sunday, a far different kind of unprecedented event was unfolding — the Chiefs were on the verge of becoming the first Super Bowl team ever held scoreless.
From the very start, this Super Bowl was controlled by the Philadelphia Eagles, who celebrated under green-and-white confetti inside the Superdome in New Orleans after cruising past Kansas City, 40-22.
It was the second Super Bowl title in Philadelphia’s franchise history, following its championship from the 2017 season.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was named the game’s most valuable player after throwing for 221 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception, and rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 257 yards, but all three of his touchdown passes came after the Chiefs had already trailed 34-0. Travis Kelce, Mahomes’ most dependable receiving target as Kansas City won three Super Bowls in the last five years, caught four passes for 39 yards.
