A great second half and a Harrison Butker kick eight seconds from time enabled the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Sunday’s Super Bowl of American football.
Losing 10 points at halftime (24-14), the Chiefs, led by a near-perfect Patrick Mahomes, turned the score to win the Super Bowl for the third time.
Mahomes, who got scared late in the first half after stumbling out, ended up with the “curse” of the most valuable player (MVP) of the regular phase, who had not won the Super Bowl since 1999. was also voted best of the end.
For the sixth time in this century, the top two teams in the regular stage reached the Super Bowl, winning the respective conferences with 14 wins and three losses, in addition to facing off against the top two offenses.
And this offensive power was noticed right away, with both teams getting touchdowns in the first two possessions, and the Eagles being the first to put up points on the mark.
Even before the first five minutes, the Eagles’ quarterback Jalen Hurts took advantage of a short one-yard run-up to make a first test of the game, leaving the Philadelphia team 7–0 ahead – the extra point was converted.
It didn’t take long for the Chiefs to respond and in the most usual fashion, linking quarterback Patrick Mahomes to tight end Travis Kelce, receiving an 18-yard pass for the touchdown.
The Kansas City team managed to stop the Eagles offense on their next possession and could have taken the lead on their drive, but Harrison Butker hit the post with a 42-yard kick to keep the score at 7-7 at the end of the first round. period of time.
The Eagles wasted no time and, with only eight seconds left in the second period, Hurts launched a 45-yard bomb for AJ Brown’s touchdown.
With no response from the Chiefs, the Eagles appeared to be in control of the game, but Hurts fouled and let the ball go out of control, with Nick Bolton recovering and getting the second touchdown for the Kansas team.
In his first Super Bowl, Hurts appeared unaffected by the foul, and on the next drive—in which the Eagles risked two fourth downs—he got his second touchdown, in a four-yard run. .
Under 21-14, the Chiefs had two more bad news before the break, with Mahomes stumbling out after a touch to his right ankle hurt a few weeks ago and Jake Elliott hitting a 35-yard kick that sent the Chiefs ‘ lead (24-14).
After Rihanna shone in the traditional halftime show, the Chiefs made a near-perfect drive, with Isiah Pacheco closing the deficit with a one-yard run (24-21).
After a very long drive, the Eagles, on the verge of allowing another defensive touchdown to the Chiefs, extended the advantage, thanks to a 33-yard punt from Elliott (27-21).
Perfect after halftime, Mahomes, seemingly without physical problems, made the ninth pass in the second half – in as many attempts so far – for Kadarius Toney’s touchdown to give the Chiefs the lead for the first time (28-27) .
When the Chiefs entered the second half well, the Eagles failed to attack with the same quality and saw their defense make many mistakes, leading Toney, for example, to make a 65-yard punt return – the longest in Super Bowl history – or Skyy Moore all alone for one more touchdown (35-27).
Hurts, who became the quarterback with the most rushing yards in a Super Bowl, returned to the meeting within the final six minutes, with his third touchdown and even the conversion of the two extra points to tie the game. height came. 35 points.
As early as the last two minutes and while the Chiefs had time to try to score and the Eagles left no chance to attack, a Philadelphia player made a foul that automatically gave the opponents a first down.
Jerick McKinnon could have made a touchdown for the Chiefs, but he preferred going a yard off the bottom line to give the Eagles no time to attack – this touchdown would have turned this into the Super Bowl with the most points in history.
Despite the pressure of having already missed a kick during a meeting, Butker did not pass up the opportunity to give the Chiefs the title, with eight seconds remaining.
Source: DN
