The theory went, take the game out of Hurts' hands and put it on Saquon Barkley's back. But the Eagles didn't need to do that. And coming into the game, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie had confidence that his quarterback would be up to the challenge.

Hurts also threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Brown late in the first half and scored on a 1-yard tush push for the first score of the game, leading to a statistical performance achieved only by Hall of Famer Joe Montana in Super Bowl history.