The Philadelphia Eagles’ dominating 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX was a game for the ages, filled with incredible stats and records. Let’s dive into some of the craziest ones.
– The Eagles finished the season with a top-two rushing offense and a top-two total defense, making them the first team since the 1985 Chicago Bears to rank that high in each of those categories and win the Super Bowl.
– They held the Chiefs to just 23 yards in the first half, the second-lowest first half total in Super Bowl history.
– Cooper DeJean had an impressive pick six in the game, making him just the second rookie in Super Bowl history to record a pick six.
– Saquon Barkley broke Terrell Davis’ record for most rushing yards in a season, including playoff games, with 2,504 yards.
– The Eagles became the first team since the 1998 Denver Broncos to win a Super Bowl with the NFL’s leading rusher.
– They had more rushing yards (3,866) than passing yards (3,820) on the season, making them the first team since the 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers to pull off that feat in a Super Bowl-winning season.
– At one point in the game, the Eagles were leading 40-6, a 34-point lead that was the fifth-largest lead any team has ever held in Super Bowl history.
– Jalen Hurts rushed for 72 yards, the most in Super Bowl history for a quarterback, breaking his own record that he had set just two years ago.
– DeVonta Smith became just the fourth player ever to win a Super Bowl, a Heisman, and a college national title.
– The Eagles became just the second team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to win the Super Bowl in a season where they had the league’s leading rusher and the No. 1 total defense.
– They scored 95 points in the Super Bowl and NFC title game combined, the most points any team has ever scored in those two games combined in a single season.
– Xavier Worthy broke two rookie receiving records, finishing with 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
– The Eagles’ defense was so dominant that they didn’t blitz a single time in the Super Bowl, generating a pressure rate of 38.1% ¹.
– Cooper DeJean became the first player in NFL history to record a pick-six on his birthday ².
– The Chiefs’ loss marked the end of their bid to become the first team to three-peat in NFL history, and they were
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