The 2024-25 NFL season is formally within the books, and the Philadelphia Eagles are your Tremendous Bowl Champions.
Philly dominated the entire recreation, and the ultimate rating was not indicative of how lopsided this contest was. In any case, KC didn’t get on the board till after they’d fallen behind 34-0.
With the massive recreation now in our rearview mirror, let’s check out a few of the most necessary takeaways from Tremendous Bowl LIX.
The Eagles had been the perfect group within the NFL this 12 months
A number of franchises had a case to be the perfect group within the NFL. The Detroit Lions had their finest season in franchise historical past with a 15-3 report, however they underperformed within the playoffs and misplaced to the Washington Commanders regardless of having home-field benefit. The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs made it again to their third consecutive Tremendous Bowl, however folks will solely keep in mind the beatdown they suffered within the large recreation. The Buffalo Payments made it to the AFC Championship, and quarterback Josh Allen received MVP, however dropping to the Chiefs within the postseason will hang-out Payments Mafia for years.
Actually, the perfect group within the Nationwide Soccer League this 12 months was the Tremendous Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles. They had been one of many 4 finest squads within the league in the course of the common season, and so they had been simply the perfect group within the playoffs. Due to this fact, Philly needs to be seen because the undisputed finest group within the NFL this season.
Generally the perfect group doesn’t win the Tremendous Bowl, however that was not the case right here. With an 18-3 report, the Eagles had essentially the most wins of any group within the league this season. Philly additionally had a top-ten offense (seventh in factors per recreation) and a top-ten protection (second in factors per recreation allowed). These items had been even higher within the playoffs (first in scoring offense, third in scoring protection).
The Eagles are the perfect group within the NFL, and they need to be checked out as favorites to win Tremendous Bowl LX subsequent 12 months in Santa Clara, California.
This season was a failure for the Chiefs
Usually, a 17-2 report and an look within the Tremendous Bowl can be thought-about a profitable season for 31 different NFL groups. However that’s true for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. After back-to-back Tremendous Bowl wins, simply making it to the massive recreation is not adequate. Gamers, coaches, and followers had been anticipating KC to be the first-ever group to win three straight Lombardi Trophies. Nonetheless, that dream is now lifeless, and there’s a chance we might by no means see the Chiefs have a run like this once more.
Don’t get me mistaken, I’m positive that KC and Patrick Mahomes will make it again to the Tremendous Bowl. I simply not suppose that they may ever string collectively three consecutive Tremendous Bowl wins. Hell, I don’t know if I’ll ever see it in my lifetime.
I’m not discrediting the Chiefs’ dynasty. They’ve nonetheless received three Tremendous Bowls during the last six years, probably the greatest runs we’ve got ever seen within the Nationwide Soccer League. With that in thoughts although, the one method this season was going to be seen as successful was if KC turned the primary group to win three straight Lombardi Trophies. By falling wanting these expectations, I consider this season was a failure for the Chiefs.
Kansas Metropolis had squad this 12 months, however they by no means seemed like an awesome group. Regardless of their report, the Chiefs had been solely good – not nice – defensively (fourth in scoring) and only a middle-of-the-road group offensively (fifteenth in scoring). If they’d put up gaudy numbers and seemed like the perfect offense or protection within the NFL all season, then this loss can be slightly bit extra palatable. However contemplating this was an unsatisfying 12 months statistically, and the Chiefs didn’t three-peat, I believe it is a failed season for KC.
Put some respect on Jalen Hurts’ identify
It’s time that we begin speaking about Jalen Hurts the way in which we speak about Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, and Lamar Jackson. If the measuring stick for quarterbacks within the NFL is profitable, then Hurts is AT WORST the second-best quarterback within the NFL behind Mahomes.
Since coming into the Nationwide Soccer League, Hurts has received 46 video games in 66 regular-season begins. That equates to a win proportion of 0.697%, the tenth-highest mark of all-time for an NFL quarterback with not less than 60 begins. He additionally improved to 6-3 within the postseason and earned Tremendous Bowl MVP honors final evening, making him one in every of simply two energetic quarterbacks to have received that award.
His passing yardage within the playoffs might have been on the decrease finish however Hurts nonetheless completed the 12 months tied with Jayden Daniels and Patrick Mahomes for the league lead in postseason passing touchdowns (5). Tack on one other 5 dashing touchdowns, and you’re looking on the most prolific scoring quarterback within the 2025 NFL playoffs. Patrick Mahomes was the next-closest quarterback to Hurts with seven complete postseason TDs.
The scariest half about all of this: Hurts is barely 26 years outdated. He’s not even 27, but he’s already been to 2 Tremendous Bowls and received one in every of them. Ask any Seahawks or Packers fan although, it’s arduous to win a number of Tremendous Bowls. After you win one, there’s no assure you’ll even make it again to a different. Nonetheless, Hurts is underneath contract by way of the tip of the 2026-27 season, and the Eagles look poised to make one other run subsequent season.
I’ve a sense that this is not going to be the final time we see Jalen Hurts hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Within the meantime, begin taking a look at Hurts as Patrick Mahomes’ and Josh Allen’s equal.
Saquon Barkley simply had the perfect season ever by a working again
All of us knew that Saquon Barkley was immensely proficient. Nonetheless, his abilities had been being wasted by the New York Giants. Had Giants common supervisor Joe Schoen forked over the cash Barkley requested for within the low season, he would nonetheless be a loser in New York slightly than a Tremendous Bowl Champion in Philadelphia.
With that Tremendous Bowl LIX victory, I believe it’s protected to say that Saquon Barkley accomplished the perfect 12 months we’ve got ever seen from a working again.
Throughout the common season, Barkley ran for two,005 yards in 16 video games, changing into simply the ninth working again in NFL historical past to hurry for two,000+ yards in a single season. Had Barkley performed in Week 18, he might need damaged Eric Dickerson’s single-season dashing report of two,105 yards.
On the finish of the day although, it was a good move for Barkley to take a seat out the ultimate recreation of the common season as a result of it allowed him to be wholesome and ready for the playoffs. This enabled Barkley to hurry for 499 yards within the postseason, bringing his single-season dashing complete to 2,504 yards. That represents a brand new NFL single-season dashing report as he surpassed Corridor of Famer Terrell Davis who ran for two,476 yards in the course of the 1998-99 common season and playoffs.
In case you ask Saquon although, he received’t inform you that he cared about breaking dashing data. The one factor he cared about was profitable his first Tremendous Bowl.
“It was a hell of a 12 months, however all the numbers and stats or data are cool, however the perfect factor is to have the ability to maintain that Lombardi Trophy,” Barkley instructed the Related Press.
The excellent news for Saquon: he acquired the Lombardi Trophy AND the report. Now that’s spectacular.
This was a nasty Tremendous Bowl
Now that the mud has settled, I believe we will all admit that Tremendous Bowl LIX was a forgettable one for those who weren’t a Philadelphia Eagles fan.
There have been a number of points with the 2025 Tremendous Bowl. First and most significantly, the sport was boring. It was a blowout principally your entire method by way of. The Chiefs scored two touchdowns within the ultimate three minutes of the competition. Previous to these TDs, the rating was 40-6. Not precisely a barn burner by any stretch of the creativeness.
The sport wasn’t even a blowout of epic proportions. The 18-point victory is tied for the 16-largest margin of victory in a Tremendous Bowl. Had KC not scored these late TDs, it will’ve been the fifth-biggest level differential in Tremendous Bowl historical past. Nonetheless, that was not the case final evening.
The commercials weren’t nice. A few of them (Stella Artois “David & Dave: The Different David,” NFL “Flag 50,” Little Caesars “Whoa!,” and Hellmann’s “When Sally Met Hellmann’s“) had been humorous and cute, however there weren’t any that actually stood out to me as actually glorious. We had nothing just like the “1984” Apple business or Betty White getting crushed throughout a yard soccer recreation.
Even the halftime present was simply okay. Kendrick Lamar gave a wonderful efficiency, however for those who’re not a fan of rap music, then that halftime present most likely didn’t enchantment to you all that a lot.
Between the blowout, the so-so halftime present, and the lackluster commercials, Tremendous Bowl LIX was one of many worst Tremendous Bowls we’ve got had lately.