Leeds brought Hull down to earth following their Wembley triumph with a 38-26 victory that clinched a Super League top-four finish and almost certainly a home semi-final.
Despite a five-day turnaround and the absence of four members of their Challenge Cup-winning team, the Airlie Birds showed few signs of the traditional Wembley hangover but their valiant effort was not enough to prevent a 12th successive defeat at Headingley.
Lee Radford's men are now five points behind the second-placed Rhinos with three rounds left of the Super 8s but could still set up another trip to Leeds with a chance to earn a place at Old Trafford.
Leeds suffered a blow before kick-off when stand-off Joel Moon, who has proved a revelation this year since his switch from centre, injured his groin in the warm-up but they had the luxury of having the experienced Rob Burrow on hand to step into the side.
And Burrow delivered a man-of-the-match performance, making his mark after only six minutes by scoring the first try, following up a fortuitous offload from former Hull winger Tom Briscoe who was the first to reach Burrow's high kick.
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