Super Bowl Shame: Chiefs Suffer Historic Loss to Eagles, Enter Unwanted Record Books
Super Bowl LIX will go down as a game to forget for the Kansas City Chiefs.
They were blown out by the Philadelphia Eagles 40-22, and really weren’t even as competitive as that final score indicates. The Chiefs didn’t put up points until under one minute left in the third quarter, which they were already trailing by 34.
Even worse than that, Kansas City didn’t even cross midfield into Eagles territory until that same drive. The Chiefs ended up scoring three touchdowns and two two-point conversions on the night, keeping kicker Harrison Butker sidelined other than for kickoffs.
According to Associated Press writer Josh Dubow, that marked just the second time in Super Bowl history that a team attempted zero field goals or extra point attempts, joining the Denver Broncos from Super Bowl XLVIII when they were blown out by the Seattle Seahawks 43-8.
If the Chiefs could have been able to move the ball well enough to at least get into field goal range a few times during the first half and put some points on the board, perhaps it would have given them more of a fighting chance. K.C. trailed 24-0 going into halftime.
The Chiefs’ offense possessed the ball twice with under two minutes to go in the first half. The first drive during that span resulted in an interception thrown by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and the next ended with a punt after a dropped pass by wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins.
K.C. couldn’t create any momentum coming out of halftime, punting and turning the ball over on downs during their first two possessions. That allowed the Eagles to put the game away before the fourth quarter even began. The Chiefs’ offense had opportunities to get the team back into the game, including when it’s defense forced an interception and a punt during the second quarter.
