We Were Due for This Type of Super Bowl

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By: Lucas Kochevar
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I don’t love to rain on parades. I actually enjoy celebrating at parades and giving flowers to the people who made the floats, but I can’t just ignore the fact that this Super Bowl was horrible. The Eagles are Super Bowl champs and their defense played a nearly perfect game. They dominated in a way that I never felt like this game was close.

The real winner of the game was field position as the Eagles were consistently at the 40-yard line and the Chiefs were at the 5-yard line. Philadelphia’s offense was able to positively move down the field in a way Kansas City couldn’t. Simple as that. Early on, the Eagles were forced to punt and Hurts threw an interception. Still, it didn’t matter because the Chiefs offense was such a dud. I don’t want to take away from what that Eagles defense did, because they were wreaking havoc on the Chiefs, even without blitzing. Kansas City played in a way that they never felt like they were on the same field as Philly. 

The gap was wide as Mahomes made mistake after mistake. The Chiefs offensive line looked like a youth team and Mahomes felt the same way. Tom Brady pointed it out during a couple plays, it was clear Mahomes had no confidence in his guys. His footwork was all over the place and he wasn’t navigating pressure in the way that we’ve seen him do for years. He had no answer. 

We were due for this type of big game. We’ve been spoiled with a couple really good games in a row: KC in an OT thriller, KC game-winning field goal in a shootout and a Rams last-minute touchdown to win. The last blowout Super Bowl actually went exactly how this one did with KC getting dominated by a defensive line. Not every year can be a banger so we’ll have to live with two championship football games that were never even remotely close, despite what the score says. 

This Eagles team will be etched in history and as we look back in a few years, could be an all-time team. I hate the fans of Philadelphia, but I have to respect this team for their performance ever since they lost to the Atlanta Falcons. Now, we look forward to the offseason as teams flip the page to begin their pursuit of the Super Bowl.