New Orleans – The Eagles of Philadelphia not only prevented history in the Super Bowl 59 Sunday, but they may have changed it.
By dominating the Chiefs of Kansas City 40-22, Philly avoided what would have been the very first Super Bowl with three peat. But have the Eagles also snatched the guts from a dynasty?
Never before has an established NFL empire has so spectacularly collapsed the super Sunday the path Chiefs The kingdom did.
The 1960s Green Bay Packers, the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, the 1980s San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s have never lost a super bowl, these juggernauts a 14-0 combined victory to their peak (which includes The Victoire of the Niners of the Super Bowl 29 after the 1994 season). The Patriots of the 21st century New England lost three of their nine appearances at the Super Bowl, but these defeats were combined 15 points in three classic games (two narrow defeats against the Giants of New York and another for the Eagles).
The chiefs were embarrassed by 31-9 four years ago by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of Tom Brady, but it was before Kansas City officially waded in dynastic history (and KC was confronted with injuries Major, in particular along its offensive line, during this defeat in Tampa).
But the 2024 chiefs collapsed like a card house.
And there was no excuse. No significant injury to speak. No impact on the part of the referees (KC even benefits from passing of pass less than defined against the AJ Brown of the Eagles to kill the possession of opening of Philadelphia). Nothing but ideal playing conditions on an optimal field and subcounted in the superdome caesars.
There was no chief point until the very end of the third quarter. There were not many meters, first stockings or a lot of time with the ball either. But there was a pair of choice by Patrick Mahomes – he now has nine ints in five Super Bowl starts – a pick -six for the defensive back Recruue Cooper Dejean. A team that has managed to go effectively 17-1 this season before Sunday – just throw the defeat of week 18 against Denver’s broncos when Kansas City key players took the day – with a slew of pinch victories his thread high with a safety net below.
This does not mean that the chiefs lose their dynasty card. This hay has been in the barn since last year. And they are the first team to win consecutive super bowls, then come back for a third crack the next season.
But it is worth wondering how Kansas City recovers.
“You never overcome them,” said Brady, who has first -hand knowledge, about demoralizing losses when Fox was broadcast on Sunday.
To move forward, it is clear how difficult Travis Kelce is to be well – and it was not at all a factor on Sunday – but it is obvious that it slows down and may soon have to give up pictures important in Noah Gray. According to Overthecap, chiefs only have $ 11 million to spend for free agents next month – not much to import new bodies, and even less basic players such as Justin Reid security, The secondary Nick Bolton and the goalkeeper Trey Smith. (And the boy this team needs a different response to the left tackle.) And, as AFC champions, KC will actually be written towards the end of each tower.
Have we witnessed the death of a dynasty on Sunday? Mahomes is only 29 years old, and this list has evolved considerably since Kansas City put an end to his drought of the 50 -year -old Super Bowl five years ago – which means that the head coach Andy Reid and the GM Brett Veach certainly know how to reorganize on the fly.
But from an emotional point of view and the staff – say nothing about several AFC amounts of the AFC to face – the resuscitation of the chiefs could take some time.
If this happens at all.
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This article originally appeared on USA Today: Is the chiefing dynasty finished after a Super Bowl disaster against Eagles?
