The Philadelphia Eagles dominated Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl Sunday night, picking off Mahomes twice and storming out to a 24-0 first-half lead thanks to rookie cornerback Cooper DeJean’s pick-six on his 22nd birthday.
Philadelphia’s dominance continued through the second half as the Chiefs’ offense struggled to a 40-22 loss, with 14 of their points coming late in the fourth quarter.
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Philadelphia ended the game with 135 rushing yards to Kansas City’s 49.
DeJean’s interception was the first of his career and marked the first playoff pick-six thrown by Mahomes in his eight-year career. Mahomes has only thrown five pick-sixes since 2017 and Sunday’s marked his
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