Standing outside the Eagles’ locker room in the Caesars Superdome, Jeffrey Lurie basked in the moment, writes Ed Kracz for Sports Illustrated.
The overpowering cigar smoke and thumping music inside marked the team’s celebration after a dominant 40-22 Super Bowl LIX victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Wynnewood resident describes the Super Bowl win as incredible and gratifying.
This win cements the Eagles as the only franchise to dethrone both the Tom Brady-led Patriots and Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs in Super Bowls. But for Lurie, the ghosts of two years ago still linger. The controversial holding call on James Bradberry in the closing moments of their 38-35 loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII remains a bitter memory.
“We’re still angry about two years ago,” Lurie admitted. “That partly drove us. We had it taken away from us with, what, 100-something seconds to go? We lived that every day.”
Now, with those demons exorcized, the focus shifts to defending their title. Lurie emphasized the importance of humility in sustaining success.
“The moment you think you’re better than you should be, you lose that edge,” he said. “You just want everyone to remain humble.”
With the pieces in place, the Eagles are eyeing a repeat.
Read more about Jeffrey Lurie after the game in Sports Illustrated.
