A week after the Eagles tore through the dynasty Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, the film of the team's final meeting before the big day was uploaded to the Eagles' YouTube channel as part of its season-long "Unscripted" series.
Head coach Nick Sirianni stressed his motto of "tough, detailed, together" to the players and staff one more time, then gave the floor to the captains, vets, and leaders.
Right tackle Lane Johnson called the shot that the Eagles, and the defense in particular, were going to pummel Kansas City, asking everyone left from the loss in Super Bowl LVII two years prior to keep the "0 Sacks" shirts the Chiefs wore during their parade in mind when they were punishing Mahomes – he remembered that.
Star running back Saquon Barkley doubled up, telling the team that as he watched the film, he realized the Chiefs wouldn't be able to keep up. "These guys can't fuck with us," Barkley said. "They really can't. I don't care how many times they've been here. I don't care how many times they've won it. They haven't seen a team like this."
Then it was Jalen Hurts' turn. He hung on to that Super Bowl LVII loss, too. It changed him, he said. But on the eve of another shot, the quarterback's address to the team was another show of how much differently he's wired.
"Last time being here, that s— changed my life. It changed my life, and it changed my mentality, and it changed everything because for so long I was seeking: What would I do if I got this moment again? What would I do when this opportunity met me again?
"On the biggest stage, everybody watched, and I didn't get benched. I put on a good show, and I couldn't have done that without you guys. But I left that motherf—er so empty…The other s— doesn't matter but winning, and when you talk about team sports, and you talk about everything that we've gone through, that's been the mission this whole motherf—in' time.
"So, for all the hard work and everything that we've been able to do to this point, let's take it one play at a time, let it come to you, and ask yourself how you want to be remembered." [Eagles Unscripted]
Jalen Hurts' speech to the team before the Super Bowl:
"Last time being here, that shit changed my life … I put on a good show, but I left that motherfucker so empty.
Shit doesn't matter but winning … Ask yourself how you want to be remembered." pic.twitter.com/DdZWS0djEs— Brenden Deeg (@BrendenDeeg_) February 16, 2025
The Eagles showed up the next night in New Orleans with a performance no one was going to forget.
The defense sacked Mahomes six times and never even let the Chiefs across midfield until a good bit through the third quarter, and it was too late for Kansas City to do anything by then.
Rookie Cooper DeJean ran back a pick-six, and the offense piled on 27 points themselves to build up an insurmountable 34-0 lead before the fourth quarter – on the way to a 40-22 final and a second-ever Super Bowl title for the franchise.
And Hurts' part in it: 17-for-22 passing for 221 yards and two touchdowns, then 72 yards and a "Brotherly Shove" score on the ground to earn Super Bowl MVP honors with what was supposed to be a strong Kansa City defense left stunned.
It was over long before the clock hit zero, but as NFL Films captured as well, Super Bowl LVII changed him. He wanted to be sure it was a done deal.
Eagles take a 40-6 lead.
Grant Calcaterra: “You can crack a smile too.”
Jalen Hurts: “I can’t lie to you, bro — that last one changed my soul, man.”
Super Bowl 57 created a monster. pic.twitter.com/bAaBlSZY6X— Victor Williams (@ThePhillyPod) February 13, 2025
Hurts is just wired different.
Check out the full "Unscripted" episode by clicking HERE or on the YouTube embed below, because as always, the NFL's digital media policy is a dinosaur.
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