‘God is good’: Eagles fly high, ride dominant defense to Super Bowl LIX win over Chiefs

(ESPN) — Defense, the old coaches used to tell us, wins championships.

And while the scoring-happy modern NFL sometimes makes that old saw sound silly, the Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles would like a word.

“God is good. He’s greater than all the highs and lows”

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts postgame on FOX after winning #SuperBowlLIX pic.twitter.com/59xdYNTb5c

— Sports Spectrum (@Sports_Spectrum) February 10, 2025

Sunday night in a city that’s hosted as many Super Bowls as any other, the Kansas City Chiefs’ quest for Super Bowl history never even got off the ground. Philadelphia’s swarming defense held Patrick Mahomes and the two-time defending champions to just 23 yards in the first half, led 24-0 at halftime and rolled to a 40-22 victory that kept the Chiefs from becoming the first team to win three straight Super Bowl titles and instead delivered the second in Eagles history.