Eagles to turn pain of defeat into strength, coach Sirianni says

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said his team will turn the pain of defeat into “strength” after losing 38-35 against the Kansas City Chiefs, despite dominating for much of the game at State Farm Stadium in Arizona in Super Bowl LVII.

It was the smallest of margins that ultimately condemned the Eagles to the dramatic loss – a controversial holding call against cornerback James Bradberry with around 90 seconds left to play.

That allowed the Chiefs and NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes to run down the clock before Harrison Butker kicked the go-ahead field goal.

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However, Sirianni had to find the words to console his heartbroken players.

“I just reminded them that all the things we’ve been through in our lives was something that was adversity,” he told reporters. “We’ll overcome this too.

“The type of guys that we have in there – we will use this to motivate us. We will use this pain – will use this failure – to motivate us so we can make it a strength.”