After 728 straight days, the Kansas City Chiefs are no longer reigning Super Bowl champions. Courtesy? Well, there are many. But in simple terms, Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni dismantled Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, offensively and defensively. But here’s the thing—how is it even possible for the Chiefs to play without any controversial calls? That never happens, right? And the Super Bowl showdown on Sunday wasn’t an exception to it.

However, the Kansas City team was on the opposite end of the scale this time. On the first drive, the Eagles gambled on fourth-and-2, and guess what? The gamble appeared to pay off after Hurts connected to A.J. Brown to set up the team in the red zone. But! But!! The refs flagged Brown for offensive pass interference, which eventually forced the Eagles to punt on fourth-and-12. Yeah, that controversial call didn’t really hurt the Eagles, but here’s the thing—head coach, Sirianni wasn’t exactly thrilled with it at first. Nah, scratch that. He was mad at refs for that call.

During the post-game pressers, Nick Sirianni was asked, “Can you tell us what went through your head in the first drive when the flag on fourth down was coming without getting fined?” And guess what? The head coach couldn’t do anything but laugh at first on that question, and then gave an unbiased response. “You know, I try to tell myself before every game, you know, the calls have a way of evening themselves out. But sometimes in the heat of the moment, it’s hard to convince yourself of that. And the calls had a way of evening themselves out. And so mad about that at first. But, you know, again, these guys are making split-second decisions, and that was an all-star crew out there.”

Alright, forget everything for a second—let’s just talk about this season. Nick Sirianni says calls even out over time, and sure, maybe they do. But at what cost? Because let’s be real, the way things shaped up this year, the NFL basically had to step in just to keep the chaos in check. And surprise, surprise—who kept popping up in these officiating dramas?

Yep, the Chiefs. First, it was the AFC Championship game. Before that, regular-season games. And now, even in the Super Bowl, the refs found a way to make their presence felt. Coincidence? You tell me. But at the end of the day, it’s the result that matters. The Chiefs won the AFC championship round, so they didn’t care what the Buffalo Bills had to say. Now, the Eagles have won the Super Bowl and the head coach and the team simply didn’t care about the wrong calls.

One of the reasons why Nick Sirianni believes that the refs did a great job: “You know, they earned the right to be here, to be here to at the Super Bowl. And I thought they did a good job regardless of what I thought about that one. You know, I didn’t, I wasn’t able to see everything. I’m a little biased and I don’t think it should be called. But he had a better view of it, so I’m sure he made the right call there.” 

And I mean, the team won anyway, so they can’t be bitter about calls that might have frustrated the team in the heat of the moment.

After all, Jalen Hurts is a winner

Let’s take a trip down memory lane. When the Chiefs knocked out Jalen Hurts and the Eagles two years ago on the same stage, many criticized Hurts if he was the right QB for Philly. Fast forward to now and the same guy knocked out the same team on the very same stage. Now, that’s what we call a proper endgame. And if anyone still had doubts, even Patrick Mahomes knows exactly what Jalen Hurts is made of.

After losing the Super Bowl, Mahomes addressed what he truly respects about the latest Super Bowl winning QB. “The one thing that I’ve always respected about Jalen is that he’s a winner,” Mahomes told reporters post-game. “Some people take that as like it’s not a good thing, but you have to find ways to win with your football team that you have around you. He’s come into the NFL and done (that) his entire career. If he needs to run the ball, he’ll run it, if he needs to throw the ball, he’ll throw it. If he needs to make a big play, he’ll make a big play. That’s stuff that not everybody has.”

And that’s exactly what the QB did by clinching the Super Bowl win on Sunday. Hurts threw for 221 yards and racked up 2 touchdowns. And the rushing yards? Well, he used his legs in the best way possible as he always does and added 72 rushing yards with 1 rushing touchdown. Now, wait for it! Because that’s not all.

Besides winning his maiden Super Bowl, Jalen Hurts became the only Eagles’ player to win a Super Bowl MVP in the franchise history.