Eagles deny Chiefs historic three-peat in thumping Super Bowl win

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00:00The Philadelphia Eagles soared to their second Super Bowl victory in franchise history on

00:05Sunday.

00:06The Birds obliterated the Kansas City Chiefs with a 40-22 blowout win in New Orleans, dashing

00:12the Chiefs' hopes of winning three consecutive NFL championships in front of a crowd that

00:17included pop superstar Taylor Swift and U.S. President Donald Trump.

00:21Trump watched the first half before leaving, marking the first time a sitting president

00:25had attended a Super Bowl.

00:27The Eagles' defense came up big, smothering the Chiefs' creative maestro Patrick Mahomes.

00:32On offense, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts led the way, throwing for two touchdowns and

00:37running for another, and ultimately earning his first Super Bowl MVP award.

00:42A 46-yard touchdown pass from Hurts in the second half put the Eagles up 34-0.

00:48By the time the Chiefs finally got on the scoreboard late in the third, closing the

00:52gap with just over a quarter remaining proved too tall an order.

00:56With several minutes still remaining in the fourth, the Eagles were already celebrating

00:59on the sideline, dumping Gatorade on head coach Nick Sirianni.

01:03With a thumping victory at the Superdome, Philadelphia avenges their Super Bowl loss

01:08to the Chiefs in 2023, and secures their second Super Bowl title after winning it in 2018.

01:14After the game, Hurts took a moment to reflect on his path to MVP.

01:18Still processing it, you know, it's been a long journey, it's been a journey of ups

01:25and downs and highs and lows, and I've always stayed true to it in the end, and having this

01:31vision of just being the best that I can be, and that evolving over time into this desire

01:36and this flame inside to win, and you don't do great things without the guys around you.

01:44In Philadelphia, fans streamed out into the streets after their revenge against the Chiefs,

01:49cheering, waving flares, and sitting on top of street lamps.

01:53Halftime entertainment at this year's title showdown came courtesy of rapper Kendrick

01:57Lamar.

01:58The Los Angeles native took the biggest stage in music and delivered the mega-hit, Grammy-winning

02:02diss track, Not Like Us, as well as other popular songs from his catalog, with guest

02:08appearances by SZA, Samuel L. Jackson, and Serena Williams.