A great second half and a Harrison Butker kick with eight seconds left allowed the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35, in Super Bowl football on Sunday.
Losing by 10 points at halftime (24-14), the Chiefs, led by an almost perfect Patrick Mahomes, managed to turn the score around and win the Super Bowl for the third time.
Mahomes, who came to scare at the end of the first half, after limping off, ended the ‘curse’ of the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the regular phase, who had not won the Super Bowl since 1999 — he was also chosen the best of the end
For the sixth time this century, the two best teams in the regular season reached the Super Bowl, which won the respective conferences with 14 wins and three losses, in addition to facing off with the two best attacks.
And that offensive force was noticed right away, with both teams getting touchdowns on the first two ball possessions, and the Eagles were the first to put points on the scoreboard.
Even before the first five minutes, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts used a short 1-yard drive for a first try of the game, putting Philadelphia ahead 7-0 on the point. extra-. He was converted.
The Chiefs were quick to react and in the most usual way, in a connection between ‘quarterback’ Patrick Mahomes and ‘tight end’ Travis Kelce, who received an 18-yard touchdown pass.
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 shot to keep it 7-7 at the end of the game. first. .period
The Eagles wasted no time, and with eight seconds left in the second half, Hurts threw a 45-yard TD bomb to AJ Brown.
With the Chiefs unable to respond, the Eagles appeared to be in control of the game, but Hurts made a mistake and let the ball slip out of his hands, with Nick Bolton recovering and scoring Kansas’ second touchdown.
In his first Super Bowl, Hurts seemed unaffected by the error and on the next drive – in which the Eagles risked two fourth downs – he got his second touchdown, on a 4-yard run. .
Down 21-14, the Chiefs still had two bad news before the break, with Mahomes limping after sprained his right ankle a few weeks ago, and Jake Elliott connecting with a 35-yard kick, increasing the lead of the Chiefs. the Chiefs. advantage (24-14).
After Rihanna shone in the traditional halftime show, the Chiefs made a near-perfect drive, with Isiah Pacheco closing the gap with a one-yard run (24-21).
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After a long ‘drive’, the Eagles, who were close to allowing another defensive ‘touchdown’ to the Chiefs, managed to increase the advantage, thanks to a 33-yard kick from Elliott (27-21).
Perfect after the break, Mahomes, apparently without physical problems, made the ninth pass in the second half -in as many attempts so far- for Kadarius Toney’s ‘touchdown’, putting the Chiefs ahead for the first time (28- 27). .
If the Chiefs entered well in the second half, the Eagles did not know how to attack with the same quality and saw their defense make many mistakes, allowing, for example, Toney to make a 65-yard punt return -the longest in history of the Super Bowl- or Skyy Moore completely alone for one more ‘touchdown’ (35-27).
Hurts, who became the quarterback with the most rushing yards in a Super Bowl, returned to the game in the final six minutes, with his third touchdown and even the conversion of the two extra points, which tied the game. . 35 points
Already within the final two minutes and with the Chiefs running out of time to try to score and not give the Eagles a chance to attack, a player from Philadelphia committed a foul, which gave the opponents an automatic first ‘down’.
Jerick McKinnon could have made a touchdown for the Chiefs, but he preferred to go a yard from the baseline to give no time for the Eagles to attack – this touchdown would have made it the highest scoring Super Bowl in history .
Despite the pressure of already missing a kick during one game, Butker didn’t squander the opportunity to give the Chiefs the title with eight seconds to go.
Source: TSF
