By Solomon 
The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl on Sunday night. Yeah, it stinks.
Honestly, from the start of the game, it never really felt like the outcome was in doubt. Philly was in control the whole way, proving they deserved the win—even if it’s tough to accept as a division rival.
Some people might actually be happy about this, just because they were tired of seeing the Chiefs win all the time. Either way, the Eagles have now won two Super Bowls since 2017, which ties them with the New York Giants for the most in the NFC East since the Cowboys last did anything significant.
A few Cowboys fans seem to think that this loss will finally push the team’s front office to make some big changes. The logic is that watching a rival succeed will embarrass them into action. But let’s be real—when Philly won in 2017, what did Dallas do? They lost Jason Witten (who came back a year later), cut Dez Bryant, and went with a wide-receiver-by-committee plan that didn’t work. There was no real urgency then, so why would it be different now?
Maybe this time will be different. The Eagles have now shown twice that being aggressive in building a team actually pays off.
NFC East Super Bowl Wins:
- Dallas Cowboys (5): 1971, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1995
- New York Giants (4): 1986, 1990, 2007, 2011
- Washington Commanders (3): 1982, 1987, 1991
- Philadelphia Eagles (2): 2017, 2024
If you care about division bragging rights, the NFC East still has the most Super Bowl wins of any division in the NFL. It’s also the only division where every team has won at least one, something Philly made official back in 2017.
Like it or not, the Eagles have set the standard for how to build a roster. Sure, some teams (like the Chiefs) have superstar quarterbacks who make everything work, but Philly keeps adjusting, making moves, and staying competitive. Think about it: they’ve now won two Super Bowls and lost another in that span, and none of those games were started by the quarterback they originally traded up for in 2016. Funny enough, that guy was standing on the Chiefs’ sideline Sunday night, watching it all happen.
Now, speaking as a Cowboys fan, this title doesn’t hit the same way as Philly’s first one. That one hurt because it was their first-ever championship—we could no longer hold that over them. This time, it’s still frustrating, but it makes sense. The Eagles are just more aggressive, and the Cowboys aren’t even trying to keep up. It’s not like they’ve suddenly pulled away—it just feels like Dallas has been standing still.
The Cowboys just went through one of the worst seasons imaginable. It started with Jerry Jones saying the team was “all in,” and it ended with the Eagles lifting the Lombardi Trophy.
That’s a cruel kind of poetry.