Kellen Moore's end and beginning played with a brilliant display of play-calling on Sunday

Four minutes after 10, after the confetti had fallen and Kendrick Lamar told you to turn your TV off, Kellen Moore walked up the ramp toward the Superdome’s home locker room.

He stuck around on the field a little bit longer than most everyone else, long enough to hear head coach Nick Sirianni make a plea for him to stay. “Let’s run this shit back, Kellen!” the head coach said, voicing the opinion that was likely on the mind of many Eagles fans after Philadelphia smoked the Chiefs, 40-22, in Super Bowl LIX.

Moore stuck around to take it all in. He walked up the ramp alone, the same ramp that C.J. Gardner-Johnson had come up nine minutes earlier and yelled at the media, “Y’all thought I was crazy, huh? I told you when this shit was in New Orleans." Moore stopped along the way to chat with someone and take a selfie. Then he continued on his walk, took his hat off, rubbed his hand through his hair, and put his head down before exiting into the locker room.

Moore never re-emerged during the time the locker room was open to the media. Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio held court and spelled out how he put together one of the most impressive game plans in recent Super Bowl history. Sirianni came into the locker room and let out multiple screams and bounced around the room. Jalen Hurts put a cigar in his mouth, slipped on a pair of sunglasses, and posed for several pictures. And in another room, Gardner-Johnson sat quietly at his locker for a good minute while his teammates celebrated in the middle of the locker room, dancing in the space where the Saints usually dress for games -- and, too often, at least recently, where there haven’t been reasons to celebrate.

Moore is supposed to fix that.

He’s supposed to fly back to Philadelphia with the Eagles tomorrow and then accept an offer to become the next head coach of the New Orleans Saints, assuming, of course, he doesn’t get cold feet or an offer he can’t refuse to stay in Philly. He’s danced around the question all week, but now the time has finally come to make it official and accept the job. It’s time to get this thing rolling.

You couldn’t have asked for a much better performance. Moore’s offense created space all over the field, and the Eagles were able to manufacture easy yardage against one of the best defensive coordinators in the NFL, Steve Spagnuolo. Kellen Moore outcoached him despite Spagnuolo accomplishing his primary goal: Stop the run.

See, the Eagles offense wasn’t supposed to be centered on the running game — at least not the way it ended up being centered on the running game. Early in the season, the idea was to throw the ball and make Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, and DeVonta Smith the identity of the team alongside Saquon Barkley. But after a few games, Moore realized just how good the running game could be, so he changed his stripes and pressed all the buttons that allowed Barkley to have the second-best rushing season in league history.

But that wasn’t there on Sunday. Barkley ran 25 times for 57 yards — an average of 2.3 yards per carry. So, it was up to the passing offense (and Fangio’s defense) to deliver the win. And that wasn’t ever a problem for Moore and the Eagles. The team built a pretty substantial 27-0 lead and then put the dagger into Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ hearts with a 46-yard touchdown pass to Smith.

It was the perfect play at the right moment. The play featured some motion by the tight end to start, which shouldn’t be a surprise. The Eagles motioned on 41 of their 67 plays, which, really, is a staggering amount. And which would be a welcome development if that continues in New Orleans. But after the tight end motioned, Brown, the receiver out to the right, ran a deep over, and Smith, who looked to be the X receiver on the play, ran a go route. The Chiefs doubled Brown, and the tight end got picked up by a safety, which meant Smith, who hit a speed of 20.72 miles per hour on the play, just had to run by a cornerback to score. And he did. Right off the line.

Moore had a really good day. The only reason it might not get the attention it deserves is because Fangio was truly special. But there were some really nice little touches that shouldn’t get overlooked. And right at the top of that list is how Moore was able to manage the personalities on offense and keep everything in check.

At one point, Brown got visibly upset with Sirianni after a series and started barking at him as he walked off the field. Moore never got involved on the sideline, but when the team got back on the field following a Chiefs turnover, Moore quickly called a play for Brown and got him into the end zone. That calmed the waters. The other thing that shouldn’t be overlooked on that play: Moore’s call was so good that Brown had 4.2 yards of separation when the ball found him.

On the field, Fox Deportes was able to catch up with Moore after the game. Its reporter asked Moore if he was starting to feel comfortable in the Dome. Moore laughed and said it’s a “pretty awesome place.” He then added that it was a “pretty special” for the Eagles to get two wins here. That answer won’t help anyone who is going to feel anxiety over this situation until there is an official announcement.

And people should feel anxious. It’s clear that Moore is a good football coach and is currently connected to two things that are supposed to be core to Saints football: creative offense and winning. The Saints are supposed to have parties in their locker room, not host them. Moore is supposed to change that.

So, while he was taking a little extra time on the field Sunday, hopefully he was taking a moment to process that his end and new beginning were happening in the same place.