The Eagles shattered the Chiefs’ offensive line and the ripple effect swallowed everyone and everything in Andy Reid’s offense, including Mahomes.
They slowed Saquon Barkley and the Eagles all-conquering run game down early and often, forcing quarterback Jalen Hurts into tough, clutch third-down throws to keep the Eagles ticking along.
He ended the game with three turnovers, including a strip-sack on the first play after the Chiefs had scored their first touchdown to cut the Eagles lead to 37-6.
When they needed to raise their game most, season-long concerns came back to bite the Chiefs: the flaky offensive line, the one-dimensional offense, the lack of a vertical passing game and a slow, ineffective Travis Kelce.
He had been harassed, dropped and rocked early in the game, with the Eagles’ four-man defensive line dominating the Chiefs’ woeful offensive line.
