The Kansas City Chiefs were blown out by a merciless Philadelphia Eagles squad in Super Bowl 59, and head coach Andy Reid didn’t mince words about their 40-22 defeat. The Chiefs struggled on both sides of the ball, and Patrick Mahomes having one of the worst games of his season ended their chances of a three-peat.
Andy Reid ‘Hurt’ After Kansas City Chiefs Fall Short of Three-Peat
While the Eagles were exceptionally good on offense, with Jalen Hurts leading both teams in rushing yards, Philadephia’s defense stole the show. The Eagles sacked Patrick Mahomes six times, which is one shy of the Super Bowl record (held by four teams), and the star quarterback put forth one of the worst games of his career.
Philadelphia’s 24-point halftime lead over Kansas City is tied for the second-largest in Super Bowl history, and Reid didn’t shy away from admitting it wasn’t his day.
In a post-game interview, Reid expressed his disappointment.
“We didn’t really play well in any of the phases,” he said. “We didn’t coach good enough. They did a nice job. I’m proud of our guys, though, for the battle, the fight they put in throughout the year, and all of the games they’ve played here over the last few years. My hat goes off to the guys for that, and we’ll learn from this — like most games when you don’t do well. We’ll learn from this as a coach. We’ll learn from this as a player and move on.”
Reid praised his Eagles counterpart, Nick Sirianni, and admitted that he had been a better coach than him on Sunday. That effort was headlined by defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. By PFSN’s Defense+ metric, Philadelphia’s defense ranked second behind the Denver Broncos. Under the brightest lights, they would not be denied.
“Vic does a nice job with that defense. They play well; they are good players, and they have a good scheme. They executed better than we did, coached better — that starts with me — and played better.”
The Chiefs were looking to become the first team in history to win three consecutive Super Bowl titles, but now join the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, and Chicago Bears to have left the job unfinished.
“It doesn’t matter, they all hurt, you get this far, you battled your tail off to get this far, which is very, very, very hard to do, and we spend a lot of time doing this, it is not a hobby,” Reid said regarding the attempted three-peat. “We are in it for the whole way and spend a lot of hours doing it as players, as coaches so it’s gonna hurt. They all hurt when you get to this level, and this is an example. Three-peat aside.”
While the Chiefs and Mahomes had a game to forget, the Eagles’ Hurts earned Super Bowl MVP honors after throwing for 221 yards and two touchdowns, running for 72 yards and adding a third score on a “tush push.” His 72 rushing yards are a Super Bowl record for a quarterback, surpassing his previous mark of 70 from two years ago.