The game wasn't remote close, and the score got really lopsided in the second half. And the halftime show, while a crowd pleaser inside, got mixed reviews by those watching outside the Superdome.
The Kansas City Chiefs were trying to make history against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. The Chiefs were trying to be the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowl Titles.
However, the Eagles defense had other plans and they frustrated Patrick Mahomes and the offensive line all night long. Philadelphia dominated and won the game over Kansas City by a final score of 40-22. It was the second time in franchise history that the Philadelphia Eagles have won a Super Bowl Title.
NFL Analyst Dan Orlovsky went onto the show Get Up on ESPN on Monday morning to talk about what transpired in the Super Bowl. Orlovsky said about Patrick Mahomes:
“”It’s the most unsettled and flustered I’ve ever seen Patrick look. It’s the worst game I’ve seen Patrick play.”
The Chiefs’ offensive line was manhandled all game long against the Eagles’ defensive line. Philadelphia did not blitz once in the game and they recorded several sacks in the game. Patrick Mahomes completed 21-of-32 passes for 257 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions. He also rushed for 25 yards on four carries.
Mahomes looked worse than what the stat line showed. Even though he has won three Super Bowl titles and MVPs in his career, this was the worst he ever looked in a Super Bowl game, and that includes the blowout against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Fans React To Comments
Mahomes couldn’t beat you on his trademark scamble while being blitzed and finding the open man.
It was phenomenal how they didn’t blitz him ONCE.
— Michael Rodnick (@MJRodnick) February 10, 2025
I feel like the Eagles blitzed every play
— O/USports (@0usports) February 10, 2025
This Mahomes performance is on the same level as Lebrons finals performance against the Dallas Mavericks. Will easily be the most glaring criticism on his resume
— DeCoeded (@decoeded) February 10, 2025
He looked like that against Tampa
— Lazy Pete’s B/S/T (@NoHustleSports) February 10, 2025
Mahomes plays like trash in every Super Bowl he’s played in.
First one against the 49ers he was absolute garbage for 3.5 Qtrs. And then, the 49ers D absolutely collapses and the Chiefs comeback.
First game against the Eagles, another 3 Qtrs of trash football.
The Bucs game,…
— Josh Pirtle (@Fluffy__Duck) February 10, 2025
It will be interesting to see if the Kansas City Chiefs will get back to the big game anytime soon. Even though they have represented the AFC for the last five of six years, next season feels like a time when a team like the Buffalo Bills, the Baltimore Ravens, the Cincinnati Bengals. or the Los Angeles Chargers will get to the Super Bowl.
Despite all of the perceived negatives, the Philadelphia Eagles' 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday was a major viewership bonanza.
Fox Sports public relations announced that Super Bowl LIX established a new record for the NFL's championship game, drawing a projected 126 million viewers.
The game reached a peak audience of 135.7 million viewers from 8 p.m. ET to 8:15 p.m. ET in the second quarter. The time frame is when the Eagles scored their third touchdown on MVP Jalen Hurts' 12-yard pass to A.J. Brown for a 24-0 lead with 1:35 left before Kendrick Lamar performed at halftime.
The record viewership total comprises audiences across Fox, Fox Deportes, Tubi, Telemundo and NFL Digital Properties, according to Fox.
Tubi drove the record-setting streaming numbers. A combined 14.5 million watched the game on NFL Digital Properties and Tubi, which delivered the game to 13.6 million viewers.
So much for the theory that a close title game drives viewership. Last year's Super Bowl — a 25-22 victory by the Chiefs over the San Francisco 49ers — set a record with 123.7 million viewers on CBS only to get surpassed by a super blowout that wasn't remotely as close as the score indicates.
