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Last night was rough. It was a familiar ache. It’s only been a few months since the Phillies and the Union also reached league championship games before they fell short of winning it all.
The Eagles followed suit last night in Super Bowl LVII.
Our lead story recaps what went wrong.
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The Eagles lost a 10-point lead and the Kansas City Chiefs rolled away with a 38-35 victory.
Eagles fans aren’t happy with that late holding call on cornerback James Bradberry that allowed the Chiefs to run out the clock and ultimately win the championship by a field goal.
But putting that aside, the Birds had defense struggles. Even with that ankle sprain, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes proved to be too difficult of a puzzle for Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon.
Honorable mention: Jalen Hurts, the runner-up to Mahomes for the NFL MVP, provided the Birds a fighting chance but it wasn’t enough to get them their second Super Bowl title.
Continue reading to learn what’s next for the Eagles heading into the 2023 season — and check out our photo gallery from the stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
What you should know today
Columnist Mike Sielski calls last night’s game an all-time great Super Bowl and mourns what could have been.
Our pop culture reporter Dan DeLuca calls Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show a solid performance, but nothing spectacular.
Mayoral hopefuls have started talking about how to ‘fix’ Kensington but community leaders remain skeptical.
What to know about the grad student assistants on strike at Temple.
Nearly 37,000 people applied for PHA housing vouchers but only 10,000 will get on the waiting list this round.
The Eagles lost but these Pennsylvania politicians’ fan videos, ranked from best to worst, is still entertaining.
Philly mayoral candidate and longtime grocer Jeff Brown has never run for office, but said he’s done the work to prove he’s ready for the city’s top job.
He’s running on his decades-long business background in largely Black neighborhoods and argues that his efforts to hire previously incarcerated people put him on the front line of the criminal justice reform movement.
What Brown’s supporters say: He’s a businessman with a record of working in neighborhoods that lack access to healthy food. He’s allied himself with prominent Black surrogates who attest to his work, and he’s won the backing of labor unions with majority Black memberships.
What Brown’s critics say: He’s using Black communities to win an election. Some say he’s running as a “white savior,” someone who presents themselves as rescuing marginalized communities.
Keep reading to learn how Brown is handling criticism on issues related to race. 🔑
🧠 Trivia time 🧠
Jenkintown native Bradley Cooper appeared in a Super Bowl commercial for T-Mobile with his toughest costar yet. Who did he share the screen with?
A) His mom, Gloria Campano
B) His older sister, Holly Cooper
C) Jennifer Lawrence
D) None of the above
Find out if you know the answer.
What we’re...
🎤 Listening to: Sheryl Lee Ralph’s performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to open the Super Bowl.
👀 Watching: U.S fighter jets shot down another “unidentified object” over Lake Huron.
🧩 Unscramble the anagram 🧩
Hint: One of the Eagles’ oldest living former players
BAD GRUNT
We’ll select a reader at random to shout out here. Send us your own original anagram to unscramble if you’d like. Cheers to Hazel Moiles who correctly guessed Sunday’s answer: Saxophone. Email us if you know the answer.
Photo of the day
And that’s a wrap from me. Thank you for starting your morning with The Inquirer ☕.