The NFL season has come to an finish and there’s a new champion on high of the mountain. The Philadelphia Eagles trounced the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 40-22 in a sport that stopped being shut earlier than Kendrick Lamar carried out at halftime. Look, I picked the Eagles, however who had 40-22 on their Bingo card? The contingent of Ravens followers watching simply to see the Chiefs fall bought their want in a really cathartic means. Whereas a lot of the glory and credit score goes to the Eagles, Nick Shook of NFL.com writes that one of many issues we realized is that Patrick Mahomes is certainly human.
“Patrick Mahomes had a complete of three snaps by which he appeared like himself on Sunday: His first completion of the sport on the Chiefs’ first play from scrimmage, his lengthy move to Xavier Worthy to arrange the Chiefs’ first landing, and a backhanded flip to Travis Kelce on a scramble when the sport had already turn into a blowout. In any other case, he appeared as if he’d left his superpowers in Kansas Metropolis. Early pressures and quite a lot of coverages made Mahomes extremely hesitant, eradicating his pre-snap reads and dashing up his clock. He threw various inaccurate passes — some whereas below strain, some whereas free from it — by no means settled in and made a few terrible selections leading to interceptions. It appeared a complete lot just like the final time the Chiefs had been soundly overwhelmed: Tremendous Bowl LV towards the Buccaneers, one other sport by which a superior protection dominated Kansas Metropolis. The issues clearly start with the offensive line, which has been Kansas Metropolis’s weak spot all season, nevertheless it was nearly surprising to see Mahomes lowered to a frantic, unsure quarterback. It additionally left little question as to who would win this sport by the center of the third quarter.
I stated going into this sport that the Eagles had been the higher crew and the Chiefs have gotten away with out bettering from final season. The Eagles had been clearly one of the best crew and the Chiefs couldn’t skate to their regular victory. It’s fairly doable that the Chiefs felt an excessive amount of confidence going into this sport. They weren’t dominant this season, however they nearly all the time received. They’ve been right here they usually have received all of it. For the Eagles it appeared like finishing a season of future and ending with an effort that left a convincing assertion; for the Chiefs it felt like they went into this sport unaware of the problem that awaited them. The Chiefs have been skating by on their protection and Mahomes doing simply sufficient.
It ought to have struck the NFL fan a bit oddly that Mahomes wasn’t within the MVP dialog and that the Chiefs’ play didn’t all the time replicate their information. Kansas Metropolis performed with fireplace and received some video games with luck on the finish. Mahomes nearly robotically all the time discovered a option to pull them forward in the long run of those video games. If it wasn’t that, it was the protection blocking a last-second subject objective try, or the opponent utterly taking pictures themselves within the foot when victory appeared imminent. It was nearly reassuring to look at him lose. It’s not as a result of there’s any ailing will in direction of Mahomes, it’s simply good to see that the Chiefs win wasn’t an inevitability and even the good Patrick Mahomes can wrestle.
From dream chaser to Tremendous Bowl MVP 
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 10, 2025
It’s onerous to not be glad for Jalen Hurts, your Tremendous Bowl MVP. I bear in mind watching Hurts first begin with the Alabama Crimson Tide. I bear in mind watching him transfer on to Oklahoma and having an unimaginable 2019 season. He’s a quarterback I’ve all the time believed in and have rooted for. He’s robust and he’s needed to show loads alongside the best way. Now he’s a Tremendous Bowl champion.
Jalen Hurts drafted after Burrow, Tua, Herbert, Love… simply turned Tremendous BowlMVP by stopping a 3-peat, beating Mahomes and w Carson Wentz on the opposite sideline. Benched at Alabama. Shined at Oklahoma. Revenge in SB 59. What a outstanding story.
— Kevin Negandhi (@KevinNegandhi) February 10, 2025
The followers salty that they needed to watch the Chiefs try to win their third Tremendous Bowl received. Now life strikes on. The Eagles can sit up for a parade in Philadelphia and all of the glory that comes with profitable the league’s most necessary sport. One of many unwanted side effects from profitable is shedding key contributors to new alternatives. ESPN’s Adam Schefter studies that Philadelphia offensive coordinator Kellen Moore would be the Saints new head coach.
Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is predicted to turn into the New Orleans Saints’ head coach, barring any surprising developments, league sources advised ESPN.
Moore has been the highest candidate for the vacant Saints job since finishing a pair of interviews with New Orleans final month.
This transfer is definitely stunning to me. Moore is a really younger 36 years outdated and has solely had just a few stops on the street as an offensive coordinator. I perceive that the enchantment to this transfer is that it’s not one other retread and it looks like a hiring the recent hand that orchestrated a wowing Eagles offense. It nonetheless looks like this can be coming a bit early for Moore. I’m rooting for him although; he was enjoyable to look at on the blue subject of Boise State going 50-3 as a starter. That was appointment TV School Soccer, particularly 2010-2011. He had some success with the Cowboys and now has actually proven a steadiness of creativity and customary sense as a play-caller. I feel it is likely to be early however these are the alternatives Tremendous Bowl seasons produce.
The Ravens need to gear up free of charge company and the NFL Draft. They transfer on with out the coveted championship the crew felt worthy of all season. Lamar Jackson strikes on with out his third MVP, as Josh Allen was given the award.
“I get it, Josh is a great quarterback, he hadn’t won one, Lamar had two. And they’re like let’s just give him one. But that’s the wrong reason. They made the wrong choice. But that’s all good. He didn’t have the year Lamar had.”
– Former Ravens HOF OT Jonathan Ogden on MVP pic.twitter.com/16YxqHoJdV
— Ravens Nation 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀 (@LIVERavenNation) February 9, 2025
Talking of what the season produced, we’ve got to get into the MVP dialog, a minimum of just a little bit. Ravens legend Jonathan Ogden is quoted as saying that Lamar Jackson, not Josh Allen ought to be the MVP. It’s onerous to disagree with Ogden right here. The explanations Allen received MVP have a subjective really feel to them as he didn’t lead within the statistical classes and Jackson was the first-team All-Professional quarterback. It’s nearly just like the voters simply determined they needed Allen to get it so that they let Jackson be the All-Professional as an early comfort prize. It’s onerous to have something towards Allen; in reality he’s an extremely enjoyable participant to look at. I maintain going again to at least one level, that Jackson is certainly one of two unanimous MVPs and he had a greater yr than when he bought his unanimous MVP. Logically, the award must go to Jackson.
Josh Allen: UNRECRUITED 
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— NFL on CBS 
(@NFLonCBS) February 7, 2025
They stated he was overrated
They stated he was nothing with out Diggs
They stated he about to have the worst season
They stated Allen nothing with out his high WRs.. as soon as once more Allen proved everybody mistaken and now he received his first mvp pic.twitter.com/3YNG2Amkjo
— Sai 
(@EdoSaii) February 7, 2025
Loads of dialog has gone to the concept Allen made himself from out of nowhere. He didn’t get recruited and ended up being the stunning product out of Wyoming and all that great things. The underdog story is touching… cool… superb. Jackson could have two MVP awards however each crew within the league had one likelihood to draft him and he ended up being the Ravens second first spherical draft choose in 2018. Jackson was advised to maneuver to extensive receiver by NFL scouts and bought known as a operating again time and again. You’ll be able to play the identical heartstrings in your violin for Jackson so the sentimental motive for crowning Allen falls flat for me. I agree with the Corridor of Fame left deal with. Ogden is correct: the award shouldn’t be awarded this fashion.
Thanks, Philadelphia, for restoring steadiness to the league.
Time to hit the reset button on the AFC demolition derby. The #Ravens are proper there. In reality they gave the Eagles a sport for 3 quarters till they had been ultimately overwhelmed. #RavensFlock
Want a powerful offseason. pic.twitter.com/MeVIGYhhKa
— Dev Panchwagh (@devpanchwagh) February 10, 2025
The Ravens have to maneuver on to the offseason. The ethical they should take from the Tremendous Bowl is which you could by no means cease making an attempt to be higher, you may’t take issues without any consideration even once you’re the Chiefs and the NFL world thinks it’s inevitable that you simply’ll win the Tremendous Bowl.
We’ll depart you with a enjoyable prediction for the subsequent Tremendous Bowl.
Commanders v Ravens Tremendous Bowl subsequent yr.
— Kurt Benkert (@KurtBenkert) February 10, 2025
It’s loopy to suppose how real looking this might be. Lamar Jackson vs. Jayden Daniels for all of the marbles simply looks like one thing that has to occur. The Battle of the Beltway is actually a dream to root for.
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