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CNN
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To be the man, you have to beat the man, and the Philadelphia Eagles just announced their arrival as the NFL’s best team by snuffing out the league’s latest dynasty.
The version of the Eagles that showed up and stomped the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX was a football machine running at peak efficiency. The league’s best defense in the regular season put on a performance for the ages, holding Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense to 275 total yards. At the same time, Jalen Hurts used his legs and his arm to great effect – the Kansas City defense simply had little answer for the star quarterback.
It was as well-rounded of a…