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Notable headline surrounding America’s team.
The Cowboys archenemy, the Eagles, have become the Super Bowl champs.
The defense forced three turnovers and held Mahomes and the Kansas City offense to 275 yards. It was an all-night party at the tail end of a weeklong party for Eagles fans in the Big Easy. And in the end, it was the oft-maligned Hurts and Eagles coach Nick Sirianni holding up the Lombardi Trophy.
The Eagles took it right to the Chiefs and didn’t let up. The first half was a mash-up of things that aren’t supposed to happen. The Chiefs bottled up Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley, limiting him to 31 yards on 12 carries before halftime. But it didn’t matter, partly because Hurts was making pinpoint throws and sharp decisions, partly because the Chiefs were shooting themselves in the foot with uncharacteristic penalties and partly because Mahomes threw two interceptions — something he’s only done five other times in his career in a single half.
But as shocking as the Eagles’ dominance may have been, the fundamental problem that cost the Chiefs their chance at history was the same one that cost them the Super Bowl four years ago against the Tom Brady-led Buccaneers and the same one that looked for most of this regular season like the one that might do them in: They could not protect their quarterback.
Philadelphia generated pressure on seven of Mahomes’ 17 first-half dropbacks in spite of not blitzing once. Veteran Chiefs offensive lineman Joe Thuney, who appeared to have solved the team’s left tackle problem when they moved him there from left guard with five games left in the regular season, got manhandled repeatedly by the Eagles’ defensive front. Edge pressure from Josh Sweat and Nolan Smith, interior pressure from Milton Williams and Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis... it didn’t matter where it was coming from, Mahomes couldn’t do anything against it.
Jerry won’t let the big game dim his spotlight.
The Dallas Cowboys have not made it to the Super Bowl since their last championship in 1995. That also marked the last time Dallas advanced as far as the NFC Championship Game. They now own the longest NFC title game drought in the conference after Washington booked a ticket with their upset win over the No. 1 seed Lions.
That’s Jerry’s music.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Cowboys have had “internal discussions” about whether to make Parsons the highest-paid defender in the league or trade him for a “king’s ransom.” Rapoport noted that there hasn’t been any trade talks involving Parsons.
Cowboys fans should not be alarmed by the Micah Parsons trade rumors
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