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Chiefs Crushed by Fans for Their Dreadful First Half vs. Eagles in Super Bowl LIX
The Kansas City Chiefs had a brutal first half during Super Bowl LIX, and NFL fans let them hear about it.
Patrick Mahomes and the team's offense struggled to get anything going against the Philadelphia Eagles' stout defense, and the Chiefs trailed 24-0 at the half. Mahomes was under constant duress and made poor decisions with the football. Kansas City also appeared to completely abandon the running game.
The Eagles intercepted Mahomes twice, returning one for a touchdown and the other set up a touchdown late in the first half.
The Chiefs' defense played admirably given the circumstances. Kansas City's offense only gained one first down and gained 23 total yards on 20 plays. That's a woeful 1.2 yards per play.
NFL fans took to social media and hammered the Chiefs for their performance.
Chiefs offensive line pic.twitter.com/bteZGqql3F
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) February 10, 2025
Eagles defense reminds me of the Buccaneers D when they smothered Mahomes in their Super Bowl win
— Linda Cohn (@lindacohn) February 10, 2025
Chiefs offensive line pic.twitter.com/ope2b2njei
— thehoch (@hochalicious) February 10, 2025
The Mahomes that showed up to the Super Bowl pic.twitter.com/ywEbIwTfKy
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) February 10, 2025
The Chiefs O Line pic.twitter.com/mFgxpuTT7e
— Simpsons NFL (@TheSimpsonsNFL) February 10, 2025
Bold move by the Chiefs to start the Patriots' offensive line
— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) February 10, 2025
The Chiefs look exhausted mentally and physically.
— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) February 10, 2025
Dumb mistakes, horrid play, all of it
It turns out that for the past three years, the Kansas City Chiefs offensive line was funded by USAID.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) February 10, 2025
It was ugly and didn't get better as the half went on. If anything, it got worse for Mahomes & Co.
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Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.