Eagles Fall Short To Chiefs In Super Bowl

It was a great season, with an ugly ending. The Chiefs high powered offense was just too much for the Eagles to handle. Jalen Hurts played out of his mind. But the Eagles got precisely 0 stops in the second half, letting the Chiefs come back to win it. This is an Eagles team set up to be good for a while. But that won't keep this one from hurting. We will remember the way they fell short to the Chiefs for a while.

The shame of it is, it was a waste of an MVP performance by Jalen Hurts. 4 total TDs, 3 with his legs, plus a late 2pt conversation to tie it up. Maybe if he got one last chance he would have had even more magic up his sleeves too. So many big-time throws when the Eagles needed it most. He balled out. But his defense let him down. After being so good all year, the Eagles' defense cost them this game. The team that led the league in sacks, and came close to setting the record, got 0 sacks. The team that was near the top in takeaways, forced none. And the team that gave up the 2nd least points of the season gave up 38.

The story for the next week, other than the bad play of the defense, will be a very weak holding call on James Bradberry. It is not the reason the Eagles lost. But it was still a horrible decision by the ref. Bradberry barely touched the WR. But the flag was thrown. And if the defense made stops earlier in that drive it would not have come down to that.

They come up short. It is a loss that will hurt for a long time. They could have won this game. They should have won this game. When your QB balls out like that, you need to win. But the defense just couldn't get it done. Too many wide-open players, too many missed tackles, and too few plays made. It was an awesome season. But the ending sucked.

The good news is they have a franchise QB. They can get back here. But that won't make these next few weeks hurt less. Watching the Phillies, the Union, and the Eagles all make it to the final game, just to blow it, is not something any of us will get over anytime soon. Our teams keep falling short when it matters most. And this Eagles' loss, with how great they played all season, will hurt the most.

It all comes down to this. The Eagles went 14-3 in the regular season before steamrolling through both the Giants and 49ers, to make it here. Eagles vs Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII. Will the Eagles win their Second Super Bowl in team history? Will we get to parade down Broad Street again? Or will The Chiefs pull it out instead? Follow along here for live updates, pregame news, scores, big plays, and more.

And after that call, the Chiefs were able to run the clock down and hit a go-ahead FG with nearly any time left. And that was all she wrote. The Eagles fell to the Chiefs 38-25. All they had time left for was a hail mary that landed well short.

Let's make this clear. The Eagles' defense lost them this game. If they get a stop earlier, or any stops all game, it does not come down to one play. But with that said, a horrible defensive holding call on James Bradberry killed any Eagles' chance to try and come back. It is not why they lost. But it is still an inexcusable flag.

Just when things looked grim, Hurts hit Smith on a massive deep ball to get them to the 2 Yard Line!

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Yep...

Travis Kelce is not the only great TE in this game. That makes two huge 3rd down conversions on one drive by Dallas Goedert. Even if we had to wait through another tedious review on this one.

It has been a bad night for the Hurt's cant throw crowd. Another beautiful throw to convert on 3rd down.

The Chiefs won't go down that easily. After being stopped on their last two drives in the first half, they move right down the field on their first drive of the second half, ending with an Isiah Pacheco TD.

A long Britain Covery punt return, followed by a few first downs, put the Eagles into Field Goal range so Jake Elliott good hit an Fg just before the half. The Eagles held the league's #1 offense to just 7 points in the first half. And Eagles scored 3 TDs, plus an FG. Short of an ugly fumble that led to a Chiefs TD, hard to draw up a better first half than that.

Deja Vu? Once again Devonta Smith made a spectacular sideline leaping catch. But it was bobbled slightly when it hit the ground. And after what felt like a 30-minute review, the refs overturned it. But still, what a play.

On the next drive after that TD, the Eagles got a stop on 3rd down to force a punt. But more importantly, Mahomes tweaked his ankle sprain and was badly limping off the field. We will have to see if he can come back in, but it did not look good.

What a drive by Hurts. After fumbling it the last time, he came back with a vengeance to nearly take it down the field by himself and ends it with his 2nd rushing TD of the game. MVP?

Sirianni has guts. Midfield, 4th and 5, and he went for it. And Hurts made up for the fumble with a huge run to convert it and get into the Red Zone. What a play call and what a play.

First, it was Seumalo getting a false start turning a 3rd and inches into a 3rd and 6. On the next play, Hurts fumbled it, leading to a TD the other way.

Brown had been quiet in the playoffs. But that is why you went out and traded for him. What a throw, and what an even better catch!

Eagles got the stop on 3rd down with Reddick forcing Mahomes into an errant pass. And then Butker doinks the FG attempt off the post.

Well, that lead didn't last long. The Chiefs went down the field just as easily as the Eagles did. At this rate, Donna Kelce may get her wish for a high-scoring game.

That makes it 3 straight games where the Eagles get then ball first, and go right down the field to score a TD.

Chiefs called tails, and it was tails. They deferred and the Eagles will get the ball first. Remember, Eagles had the ball first in both playoff games and scored a Touch Down both times.

We feel you Nick. Sirianni was doubted as much as anyone this year. But now here he is coaching in the Super Bowl. Siriannio earned this, and he earned a good cry before the game.

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The big news here is no Clyde Edwards-Helaire. There seemed to be progress for him being able to play during the week. But apparently, it was not enough. That will leave the RB duties still up to Isiah Pacheco and Jerick McKinnon, who have been handling most of the season anyway. Otherwise no big surprises. It looks like both teams will have everyone they were expected to have.

No surprises here. Most of these guys have been inactive for most of the season. There was some question of if Arryn Siposs would return, but with him back, it meant Brett Kern would be inactive. The one thing that was still a question was the status of punt returner Britian Covey. He went through pre-game warmups, and it looks like he is good to go.

Eagles Punter Arryn Siposs has missed the last six games after suffering an injury in the Eagles' first game against the Giants. They signed Brett Kern to replace him, but he has not punted that well. But the Eagles will have their starting Punter back for the Super Bowl. Arryn Siposs will be active.