The Philadelphia Eagles hoisted the Lombardi Trophy in New Orleans on Sunday night.
But according to The Ringer founder and longtime Boston sports writer Bill Simmons, it was Tom Brady and the Patriots who might have been the true winners from Super Bowl LIX as the Kansas City Chiefs were dealt a lopsided 40-22 loss.
As the Chiefs vied to be the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls, whether the Patriots’ standing as the greatest dynasty in league history was being challenged emerged as a popular narrative.
Even if Mahomes and the Chiefs had ground the Eagles for the second time in three seasons, a victory in Super Bowl LIX would still have left Mahomes three rings short of Brady’s seven championships.