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Wales' 22-15 defeat by Italy in Rome made it a record-extending 14 losses in a row for a team that has now fallen below Georgia to 12th in the world rankings.

Former Wales international James Hook said on the BBC's Rugby Union Weekly podcast: "The scoreline definitely flattered Wales. Italy were completely dominant and Wales were second in pretty much every facet of the game.

"The frustration from Welsh supporters is that we've not seen any progression either. If you see some sort of development and something to be optimistic about, you think 'OK, we are actually developing'. But we haven't really improved."

Warren Gatland wants to fight on as head coach but, with another Wooden Spoon potentially looming, what positives can Wales take from their final three games against Ireland, Scotland and England?

Ex-captain Sam Warburton said on BBC One: "All I want to see is some players - there won't be 10 of them - but we need three, four or five, on top of people like Jac Morgan and Tomos Williams, to say: 'I'm an international-class player and this is going to be my shirt for the next five to 10 years'.

"We need guys to step up and own that shirt."

Questions, of course, are being asked about what can be done to arrest the national team's decline and Jones, like many other pundits and journalists, believes the problems are deep-rooted.

"It goes back 10-15 years," he said. "It's about management, finances, pathways - there is so much to fix and it's a depressing situation when you think what a great rugby nation this is."

When Ireland emerged from a chaotic, injury-filled game at Murrayfield with a win two years ago, it put them on the verge of the Grand Slam.

There may be three rounds of fixtures left this year, but Sunday's 32-18 success in Edinburgh coupled with France's defeat by England on Saturday means they are the only team still capable of securing the clean sweep.

And given the manner in which they battered Scotland, having put England to the sword in the second half last week, the evidence suggests it will take an almighty effort from Wales, France or Italy to derail Ireland's hopes of a third successive Six Nations title.

All that is to come. For Ireland and interim boss Simon Easterby, though, Murrayfield was about laying down a marker. They achieved that emphatically to ensure a maximum return of 10 points from the first two weekends.

Ireland were clearly irked by how they bookended last week's win over England. They were slow out of the blocks, trailed at half-time and switched off in the closing stages after storming into a big lead in the second half, handing England two late tries and a losing bonus point.

As a result, the motivation from the Irish coaches and players in the build-up to Sunday's game was clear: silence Murrayfield quickly and shatter their hosts' dreams of a first green scalp since 2017.

That part of the gameplan was nailed, and it laid the groundwork for one of the most convincing triumphs of their 11-game winning streak against Scotland.

The Philadelphia Eagles won their second Super Bowl in franchise history with a thunderous 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, a win so momentous that it might have shifted odds for next year's Super Bowl at sportsbooks across the nation.

Going into Sunday's contest, sportsbooks had lines up -- some for several weeks -- for the Super Bowl champion in 2026, with the Chiefs the consensus favorites at +600, per ESPN BET. However, when the final whistle blew on 2025's game, Kansas City was knocked down to +650 and got as long as +750 at some books.

Meanwhile, the Eagles flew up the odds board, jumping from a fifth-place +800 to a third-place +700 at ESPN BET. Caesars (+625) and DraftKings (+550) now have Philadelphia as the standalone favorite.

The Baltimore Ravens are tied at the top of ESPN BET's board with the Chiefs at +650, while the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions share the third slot with Philly at +700. Despite their having 2024's best regular-season record, there is more uncertainty surrounding the Lions next season that extends to sports betting, as some books have them as long as +1100 for next year's title.

There had already been significant action on the market in the weeks leading up to this year's big game.

One of the more compelling teams to see bets is the Washington Commanders, who made an unexpected run to the NFC Championship Game this postseason. ESPN BET lists the Commanders at +2000 and reports that the second-most tickets (7.4%) and handle (9.7%) are backing them, trailing only the Chiefs (10.8% of bets and 13.3% of handle). DraftKings and FanDuel also report Washington in their top five most-bet teams in the 2026 Super Bowl market.

Another team getting considerable attention is the Cincinnati Bengals, listed at +1600 on ESPN BET and taking the fourth-most bets (7.2%) there. DraftKings says it took a $5,000 wager at +2000 odds for Cincinnati to win next year's Super Bowl that would net $100,000 if successful.

Additionally, Caesars Sportsbook reports taking a $1,000 bet on the Pittsburgh Steelers at +7000 odds to win $70,000.

At the bottom of ESPN BET's Super Bowl 2026 odds board are the New York Giants at 250-1, which is actually longer than their opener of 200-1; FanDuel lists the Giants at an astounding 400-1 to win next year's big game.

NEW ORLEANS -- Patrick Mahomes said during the week that the most disappointing loss of his career came in Super Bowl LV in 2021, when the Kansas City Chiefs fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

That defeat, Mahomes said after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday night, now has company. Mahomes threw two interceptions -- one returned for a touchdown -- and lost a fumble as the Eagles built a 40-6 lead midway through the fourth quarter.

Two late Mahomes touchdown passes made the final score more respectable but did nothing to curb his disappointment.

"Both [losses] sucked,'' Mahomes said. "There's no way around it. Anytime you lose a Super Bowl, it is the worst feeling in the world. They'll stick with you the rest of your career. These will be the two losses that will motivate me to be even better the rest of my career because you only get so few of these and you have to capitalize on these and they hurt probably more than the wins feel good.''

In addition to cornerback Cooper DeJean's 38-yard interception return for a touchdown, the Eagles scored 10 points off Mahomes' two other turnovers. The last of those was a fumble that led to a Philadelphia field goal and put the Eagles ahead 40-6.

In part because of Mahomes' turnovers, the Chiefs produced only 23 yards and one first down by halftime and trailed 24-0.

"I threw a pick-six, and I threw a pick that they returned to the 5-yard line and they scored immediately after,'' Mahomes said. "When you give the team 14 points, especially a really good football team, a Super Bowl football team, then not a lot of good things happen.

"I put us in a bad spot. Even though we put up some stats at the end of the game, those stats didn't really matter because I'd already kind of lost the momentum for this entire team. I have to be better at not turning it over whenever it's not going my way, trusting my defense, trusting the rest of my team to get those stops until I can figure out what we need to do as an offense.''

The Chiefs went 15-2 in the regular season and advanced to the Super Bowl for the third straight year, but it was a different kind of campaign for Mahomes, who threw for his fewest yards (3,928) in a full season and tied his career low for touchdown passes (26). Through seven games, he had more interceptions (nine) than touchdowns (eight), though he threw only two picks the rest of the regular season.

"I feel like I didn't play to my standard just with the struggles that I had early in this season,'' Mahomes said. "There are things that I have to get better at, and they kind of showed today."

"I'm about to find a way this offseason to combat what defenses are doing to me as far as rush lanes and different coverages that they're playing," he added. "That's the beauty of football is that you never can be satisfied with just coming out there and playing and thinking you're going to have success year in and year out. These defenses are going to continue to get better and better and so I have to get better.

"I take a lot of ownership in that, and I want to hopefully come back and play better football this next season.''

The Chiefs, after winning the Super Bowl in each of the previous two seasons, failed to become the first team to win three straight. They'll hope to rebound from a Super Bowl loss next season better than they did in 2021, the season after getting throttled by the Bucs.

The Chiefs advanced to the AFC Championship Game that campaign but lost to the Cincinnati Bengals. That was the last season in which the Chiefs failed to reach the Super Bowl.

"We'll have to find ways to respond to this adversity,'' Mahomes said. "Hopefully, this will motivate these guys, especially myself, to be even better. It's a short offseason. We have a lot of guys coming back. We'll have some guys that won't.

"But we have to get better so that hopefully we get this opportunity again and we can go out there and capitalize on it.''

NEW ORLEANS -- Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts took a moment to reflect Sunday.

He paused for a few seconds when he was asked about his "journey to the top of the mountain," less than an hour after being named Super Bowl LIX MVP in the Eagles' 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Hurts, who was once benched for teammate Tua Tagovailoa while they played at Alabama, considered his thoughts and smiled. Then, he described his path to the Super Bowl victory as "not normal."

"It's, um," he said before sounding choked up, "it's been a very unprecedented journey. The journey, it's always the beginning until it's the end, and I think, it means a lot."

Hurts described that journey as having a "lot of ups and downs, highs and lows," before he got his first Super Bowl win. One of those lows was a loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12, 2023.

Although Hurts accounted for four touchdowns, it wasn't enough to beat Kansas City or Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who threw for three touchdowns and won his second of three Super Bowl MVP awards after the 38-35 victory.

But Hurts was practically perfect in Super Bowl LIX, completing 17 of 22 passes for 221 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, while rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown.

He exited the game to applause with 2:52 left and an insurmountable lead as the Eagles inserted backup quarterback Kenny Pickett in the game.

"He played incredible," Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown said. "He did amazing. ... He was poised the whole game, he was in control, he made checks and he threw dimes. He just gave us opportunities, and when we were covered a little bit, he took off running -- he used his legs."

Hurts became the first quarterback in a Super Bowl to lead both teams in rushing yards since Steve Young in Super Bowl XXIX. He also broke his record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a Super Bowl, surpassing the 70 yards he had in Super Bowl LVII. Hurts is the only quarterback with multiple 50-yard rushing games in the Super Bowl.

He also is the first NFL player to have at least five passing touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns in a postseason.

However, if Super Bowl MVPs could be awarded to a unit, Eagles coordinator Vic Fangio and his defense would have been the runaway winner.

The Eagles defense dominated Mahomes and the rest of the Kansas City offense, forcing three turnovers and keeping the Chiefs out of the end zone for almost three quarters. Fangio was 0-8 against Mahomes and the Chiefs coming into the game.

But with so many candidates on the defensive side -- 2.5 sacks and four pressures for defensive end Josh Sweat, two sacks for defensive tackle Milton Williams, and one interception each by linebacker Zack Baun and cornerback Cooper DeJean -- it was hard to choose a standout.

"The offense was able to score points and take advantage of opportunities, just enough to put points on the board, and the defense, the defense played their ass off," Hurts said. "They played how they played all year. I truly believe offense wins games and defense wins championships."

Though Mahomes and the Chiefs' quest for a record third straight Super Bowl win dominated the headlines leading into Sunday's game, Hurts left no doubt which quarterback deserved MVP honors. Mahomes struggled through three quarters and was sacked a career-high six times while losing a fumble and throwing two interceptions.

"Things come right on time. The last time around, it wasn't our time, it wasn't my time," Hurts said. "Sometimes, you have to accept that you have to wait your turn. ... As great as the performance was, it wasn't enough to win. Going through those emotions and processing those things, that experience, lit a great flame in me and enhanced my desire to win."