NEW ORLEANS -- 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.
Sunday night in a city that's hosted more Super Bowls than 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.