This past Sunday, Feb. 9, was the Super Bowl. The game took place at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22. There were over 64,000 people in attendance to see Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes face off. This is the Eagles’ second time winning the Superbowl in history, so they had a lot to celebrate.
Early on in the game, the Eagles were beating the Chiefs 10-0. Throughout the first quarter, the Eagles continued to bury the Chiefs into a deeper hole. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Chiefs had a chance to make a touchdown before halftime. But then, Zack Baun of the Eagles intercepted the pass from Mahomes to Hollywood Brown.
The Eagles relied on big plays from players like Cooper DeJean and Zack Baun to set up Jalen Hurts’ touchdown pass to A.J. Brown. By halftime, the Eagles were up 24-0 and from then, we all knew how the game would play out. The Eagles were on fire Sunday night, and the Chiefs couldn’t do much to stop them.
Although the Eagles led from the beginning, their defense outshined their offense. “I think it was a great defensive performance, both the offensive and defensive lines dominated the game,” says Mr. Faubl, a longtime Eagles fan. Hurts was protected by one of the biggest and most skilled offensive lines in Super Bowl history, and the Chiefs couldn’t do anything about it.
Jalen Hurts was later named the game’s MVP after he rushed for 72 yards and scored multiple touchdowns. Saquon Barkley had a total of 97 yards, allowing him to break Terrell Davis’ 26-year-old rushing yards record. All of Philadelphia lit up that night in pure excitement. The Eagles denied the Chiefs their Superbowl 3-peat. They won as the underdogs and they made fans all across the U.S. proud. Junior Ruby Leon adds, “I just rooted for the team that’ll give me extra credit for the rest of the year, #GoEagles.”
One big highlight of this year’s Super Bowl was the halftime show. The show was performed by Kendrick Lamar and it featured SZA as a guest performer. Samuel L. Jackson played the role of Uncle Sam. Jackson’s character was shown criticizing Lamar’s performance: at one point Jackson’s character told Lamar that he was “too much.” The show had major American themes shown in the colors and the formation of the dancers. At one point, the dancers even made an American flag. Lamar performed many of his hit songs like “All the Stars” and “Luther” featuring SZA, “DNA,” “TV OFF,” “Euphoria” and, despite the threat of lawsuits, “Not Like Us” which won 5 Grammys this year. Even Serena Williams showed up during Lamar’s performance. Freshman Maliyah Collins shares, “Seeing Serena Williams up on the stage dancing really made the show for me, and it was by far my favorite part.” Serena Williams’ appearance was a surprise to many. A popular music producer who goes by “DJ Mustard” also made an appearance on the big stage.
All in all, this was a Super Bowl for the history books and a great game to watch. All of the excitement of the past year showed off during this game and the Eagles shined in many different areas.
