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By Matt Levine
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The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs to halt the historic three-peat from happening. It was a brutal showing for Kansas City throughout the entire night and Philadelphia got their redemption from two seasons ago.
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It was the second Super Bowl win for the Eagles in franchise history, with the first coming back in the 2017 season. Philadelphia took down the New England Patriots, with quarterback Nick Foles outplaying legend Tom Brady in the process.
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After the Eagles win, Foles took to social media and took a massive shot at Brady. The former quarterback seemed to be trolling the legend in the best way possible.
"It's really cool that Tom Brady got to be there for the Eagles' two Super Bowl wins! He might be a good luck charm.
Have a great night!"
Foles was having a good time after the Eagles win and Brady became the brunt of his joke. But because he outplayed Brady in the Super Bowl years ago, Foles forever has claimed to make fun of the former star quarterback.
The win for the Eagles over the Patriots during the 2017 season wasn't as dominant as the one over the Chiefs today, but it was still satisfying. Philadelphia now has two Super Bowl titles in franchise history and they add to their legacy as one of the better franchises in NFL history.
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Not many expected the Eagles to blow the Chiefs out, especially considering that Kansas City entered this game as the two-time champions. But from the opening jump, Philadelphia established that they were the better team.
The Eagles' defense was electric and made life extremely tough for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Even without blitzing, the Philadelphia defense was able to do pretty much whatever it wanted against a normally strong Kansas City offensive line.
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It may have not been a great game by football standards but the vast majority of fans watching seemed to enjoy the outcome. Many were rooting against the Chiefs for various reasons and Philadelphia is now back at the top of the football mountain.
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