Greetings from the sports desk located somewhere below decks of the Good Pirate Ship RedState. Sammy the Shark and Karl the Kraken are fast asleep on the couch, so I’m typing this as quietly as possible—waking them would be a big mistake. In fact, I’m typing almost as quietly as the Kansas City Chiefs offense was throughout most of Super Bowl LIX, made so by a dominating Philadelphia Eagles defense en route to a 40-22 rout that wasn’t nearly as competitive as the score indicates.
The Eagles rendered the Chiefs offense helpless with a relentless pass rush, sacking Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes six times. Attempts to alleviate the pressure via the run were equally futile, as the Chiefs mustered a measly 49 yards on the ground. Mahomes threw only one fewer interception (two, including a pick-six) than he did touchdown passes, as two late…
