Eagles quiet Chiefs' talk with scoreboard statement

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Philadelphia Eagles got the last connection during a hotly contested Super Bowl rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs connected Sunday that was aggravated to the precise end.

Chiefs antiaircraft tackle Chris Jones was heard connected the broadcast razzing Saquon Barkley for not reaching 100 yards rushing successful the waning moments of the Eagles' 20-17 triumph astatine Arrowhead Stadium.

Just earlier taking a genu to crystal the game, backmost Jalen Hurts fired back: "We won the f---ing game, unopen yo ass up."

Eagles close tackle Lane Johnson said aft the crippled that Jones' "said a batch of worldly retired there."

"He's astir apt 1 of the champion s--- talkers successful the league. Top notch," Johnson said.

Kansas City's bid to nonstop a small revenge from its 40-22 nonaccomplishment successful February, though, fell short. The turning constituent came aboriginal successful the 4th fourth when, with the Chiefs trailing 13-10, choky extremity Travis Kelce failed to haul successful Patrick Mahomes' walk adjacent the extremity line, the shot caroming disconnected his hands and into the possession of rookie information Drew Mukuba.

The Eagles scored connected the ensuing possession and were capable to clasp disconnected a precocious surge to amended to 2-0 and driblet Kansas City to 0-2.

"I deliberation that's the astir important happening is uncovering a mode to win," said Hurts, who improved to 48-20 arsenic a starter during the regular season. "Given the competitory quality of the crippled and however our games person gone erstwhile we've played this squad -- it's a truly bully team, we've got a ton of respect for them evidently -- but you've got to travel successful with a consciousness of focus, you've got to enactment diligent wrong yourself, enactment diligent wrong the squad and your role, and fto things travel to you. And I deliberation arsenic a team, we showed up erstwhile we needed to the most."

It wasn't the astir productive time for the Eagles offensively. Hurts was held to 101 yards passing, Barkley finished with 88 rushing yards and a touchdown connected 22 carries, and lone DeVonta Smith (4 catches, 53 yards) was northbound of 30 yards receiving.

The defence mostly held down the Chiefs, however, arsenic coordinator Vic Fangio dialed up 12 blitzes aft not blitzing Mahomes a azygous clip successful the Super Bowl. Mahomes was pressured 7 times (58%), sacked erstwhile and threw an interception connected those occasions.

"Our job, particularly aboriginal successful the season, is find a mode to win, instrumentality pridefulness successful winning anyhow that you perchance can, enactment to get amended passim the week, repeat, repeat, repeat," manager Nick Sirianni said.