The tension is palpable. Someone could cut the air with scissors if they wished. The whole city of Philadelphia is at D.E.F.C.O.N. 5.
There was a repeating sentiment throughout the fanbase and city, which was encapsulated perfectly by resident of Southampton, Brandon Stoch, simply proclaimed, “GO BIRDS.”
Fortunately, the Eagles came through with more than enough by putting up a whopping 40 points, leaving the Chiefs and Kansas City in dismay and the city of Philadelphia in a state of triumph.
Even when the Chiefs “answered” back, it turned out to be too little too late. They scored their first point well after the Eagles had scored forty points.
The Eagles finished their first drive with a punt, and after a decent drive from Kansas City, they also responded with a punt themselves. The Philadelphia Eagles scored a touchdown on the subsequent drive from a Jalen Hurts tush-push that was set up by a 27-yard pass to Jahan Dotson.
The former first-round pick was traded to the Eagles this past offseason from division rival Washington Commanders.
The first half was dominated by the Philadelphia Eagles. After an offensive touchdown, one part of “The Exciting Whites,” Cooper DeJean returned an interception for a touchdown to make the score 17-0.
This seemed to be enough for one-half of football, but the Eagles disagreed. They scored another touchdown on a pass to A.J. Brown to go ahead 24-0 going into the first half.
Patrick Mahomes only had 33 yards passing with two interceptions on 6/14 passing while being sacked four times by the dominant Philadelphia defense.
The Chiefs received the football at the beginning of the second half, only to be further bottled up by the stout Philadelphia defense, led by Zach Baun, Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Nolan Smith, Quinyon “Quintanomo Bay” Mitchell, and both of the “Exciting Whites,” in Cooper DeJean, the first white starting cornerback in the NFL since 2003, which is nearly 22 years.
Temple Student Angela Bouch said “I believe that Saquon Barkley was one of the main, if not THE main reason for the Eagles successes this time around compared to two years ago.”
The other half of the ”Exciting Whites” is Reed Blankenship, who has been a staple of the defense since his rookie season in 2022 as the free safety position.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had faced the gauntlet of doubt when it comes to his individual performance in games that the Eagles still find a way to win.
Another University of Temple student, Emily Meyer stated, “This is such an exciting moment for Philadelphia as a whole to come together, regardless of different circumstances. I am proud to be part of this city and fanbase.”
Jalen Hurts is that reason. Even when he was. benched at Alabama, Jalen managed to stay level headed and led his team to a National Championship after Tua Tagoviolia was rendered injured, just a few years after Tua himself replaced Jalen in the Championship.