So much for the Kansas City Chiefs' quest for a Super Bowl three-peat.
It wasn't even close.
Cooper DeJean got a pick-6 on his 22nd birthday, Josh Sweat pressured Mahomes all night and the Eagles routed the Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday (Monday AEDT) to secure the franchise's second Super Bowl championship.
Hurts threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score on a tush push to earn MVP honours, and Vic Fangio's defence was so dominant that Philadelphia didn't need much from game-changing running back Saquon Barkley.
Barkley only had 31 yards rushing in the first half when Philly built a 24-0 lead and finished with 57, breaking Terrell Davis' record for yards rushing in a season, playoffs included. Hurts threw for 221 yards.
"This is the ultimate team game. You can't be great without the greatness of others. Great performance by everybody — offence, defence, special teams," Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said.
"We didn't really ever care what anyone thought about how we won, or their opinions. All we want to do is win."
With Donald Trump becoming the first president in office to attend a Super Bowl, the Eagles outplayed Kansas City in every facet, delighting a raucous pro-Philly crowd that celebrated each score with a familiar rendition of "Fly! Eagles! Fly!"
Even Taylor Swift's presence couldn't help the Chiefs. They lost for the first time in 10 games this season with the pop superstar in a suite watching boyfriend, Travis Kelce, who didn't catch a pass until late in the third quarter.
Not in Kansas City's worst nightmares could its fans have imagined such a lacklustre performance. The Chiefs had won three of the previous five Super Bowls, losing 31-9 to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers four years ago.
Mahomes was 8-0 against Fangio's defences before the longtime coordinator and former Denver Broncos head coach outcoached Andy Reid, capping his first season with his hometown team. Reid fell to 3-3 in Super Bowls, including a loss with the Eagles.
Philadelphia sacked Mahomes six times, the most of his career, and they did it without Fangio calling a single blitz.
"Defence wins championships," Hurts said.
"We saw how they played today. We saw the difference they made in the game. They gave us opportunities, gave us short fields. And we're able to do what we do."
The Chiefs were aiming to become the third team in NFL history to win three straight championships and the first to three-peat in the Super Bowl era.
Hurts nearly led the Eagles to victory against the Chiefs two years ago in Arizona, but Mahomes led a comeback, and Harrison Butker kicked the game-winning field goal in the final minute for a 38-35 victory. Mahomes rallied Kansas City to an overtime victory over San Francisco last year for the Chiefs' second straight title.
"That's a great football team and we had to come out and play our best, and we did," Sirianni added.
The Green Bay Packers are the only NFL team to win three championships in a row, doing it from 1929-31 and 1965-67.
The NBA's Los Angeles Lakers from 2000-02, led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neill, are the last team in the major American professional leagues to win three straight titles.
With AAP.
