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Bowen: How good are the Eagles? Chiefs bottled up Saquon Barkley, got bum-rushed out of Super Bowl LIX anyway

February 10, 2025

Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) runs the ball against the Kansas City Chiefs in the first half in Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

As the Eagles steamrolled the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX, announcers Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady kept telling us what a great job the Chiefs were doing in limiting Saquon Barkley.
Their fixation frustrated me, because, obviously, the story there was that while the Chiefs achieved their No. 1 objective, IT DIDN’T MATTER ONE BIT.
The Eagles still built a 34-0 lead late in the third quarter, on the strength of their dominating defense and their passing game. That’s how good this team was Sunday. How often does such a phenomenon happen? The opponent takes away the best thing you do, the focal point of your attack, only for that opponent to get swatted aside, almost casual...

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