Eight Stats That Illustrate Chiefs’ Brutal First Half vs. Eagles in Super Bowl LIX

Philadelphia was all over Kansas City to start the game.

Eagles defense celebrates sack of Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl LIX. / Kohjiro Kinno/Sports Illustrated

The Philadelphia Eagles jumped all over the Kansas City Chiefs to start Super Bowl LIX.

After a dominant first half of football, the Eagles took a 24–0 lead into halftime as musician Kendrick Lamar’s opening act.

Philadelphia's performance, especially on the defensive side of the ball, produced some eye-popping stats that left fans wondering what happened to Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Just a few to start:

Stat	Eagles	Chiefs
First Downs	13	1
Time of Possession	19:59	10:01
Yards per Play	4.6	1.2
Total Yards	179	23
Points	24	0

Okay, you already knew that last one, but still. Come on.

A few more courtesy of social media.

Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce was held without a catch in the first half for the first time in his postseason career.

Travis Kelce had a tough first half pic.twitter.com/7scAKKgErt

— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) February 10, 2025

Mahomes hasn’t had a game like this before.

This is the first game of Patrick Mahomes’ career, regular season or playoffs, in which he threw multiple interceptions and was sacked at least three times in the first half

— Dante Koplowitz-Fleming (@DanteKopFlem) February 10, 2025

Seriously, like, never in his career.

This is the third time a Patrick Mahomes offense has been shutout in the first half in his career… and the lowest total yards for the #Chiefs with Mahomes as QB. #Eagles 24, #Chiefs 0

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 10, 2025

The Chiefs will receive the opening kickoff of the second half. They’ll need to make it count.

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