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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. RES. 84
Congratulating the Philadelphia Eagles on their victory in Super Bowl LIX
in the successful 105th season of the National Football League.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY19, 2025
Mr. F
ETTERMAN(for himself, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. COONS, Mr. KIM, and
Ms. B
LUNTROCHESTER) submitted the following resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Philadelphia Eagles on their victory in
Super Bowl LIX in the successful 105th season of the
National Football League.
Whereas, on Sunday, February 9, 2025, the Philadelphia Ea-
gles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 40 to
22 to win Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana;
Whereas the Eagles made their fifth Super Bowl appearance
and won their second Super Bowl;
Whereas the Eagles took the lead with under 7 minutes re-
maining in the first quarter via a 1-yard rush by Eagles
quarterback Jalen Hurts utilizing the ‘‘Tush Push’’;
Whereas the Eagles never relinquished their lead for the du-
ration of the game;
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Whereas the combined efforts of the Eagles offensive line, the
tallest and heaviest starting offensive line in NFL his-
tory, paved the way for 135 total rushing yards in the
game;
Whereas Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts completed 17 of 22
pass attempts for 221 yards and 2 touchdowns, rushed
11 times for 72 yards and 1 touchdown, and was named
Super Bowl LIX’s Most Valuable Player;
Whereas Eagles kicker Jake Elliott went 4-for-4 in field goal
attempts and 4-for-4 in point-after-touchdown attempts,
including a 50-yard field goal;
Whereas Eagles running back Saquon Barkley of Coplay,
Pennsylvania, rushed 25 times for 57 yards, adding to
his overall rushing total of 2,504 yards for the 2024–
2025 NFL season and postseason, the most rushing
yards in a single season of any running back in NFL his-
tory;
Whereas wide receiver Devonta Smith led the Eagles with 4
receptions for 69 yards and 1 touchdown;
Whereas defensive end Josh Sweat led the Eagles defensive
line with 2.5 sacks of Patrick Mahomes and 2 tackles for
loss;
Whereas Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean intercepted a
pass from Patrick Mahomes and returned the pass for a
touchdown in the first quarter, the first interception re-
turn for a touchdown by a rookie player in Super Bowl
history;
Whereas linebacker Zack Baun led the Eagles defense with
7 tackles and intercepted another pass from Patrick
Mahomes with less than 2 minutes in the first half;
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Whereas the Eagles defense held the Chiefs offense to 0
points in the first half;
Whereas the entire roster of the Eagles contributed to the
Super Bowl victory;
Whereas the victory of the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl
LIX instills a sense of pride for Eagles fans across the
country; and
Whereas people all over the world are saying, ‘‘Go Birds!’’:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate— 1
(1) congratulates the Philadelphia Eagles and 2
their entire staff and fans everywhere of the Phila-3
delphia Eagles for their victory in Super Bowl LIX; 4
and 5
(2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the 6
Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu-7
tion to— 8
(A) the chairman and chief executive offi-9
cer of the Philadelphia Eagles, Jeffrey Lurie; 10
(B) the executive vice president and gen-11
eral manager of the Philadelphia Eagles, Howie 12
Roseman, and the head coach of the Philadel-13
phia Eagles, Nick Sirianni; and 14
(C) the senior advisor to the general man-15
ager and chief security officer for the Philadel-16
phia Eagles, Dom DiSandro. 17
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