There were a number of firsts in this Super Bowl. Mahomes is just the 11th player to win a Super Bowl and MVP in the same year (and he's the first to do it since 1999). Philadelphia dominated the first half and Kansas City owned the second half (scoring on every possession: 24 points). The Eagles tried to let the Chiefs score a touchdown (to give them maximum time to try to score a touchdown of their own) but Kansas City ran the clock the down and kicked a field goal with 8-seconds left to go up 38-35. A mix of throws, runs and his own 26-yard yard scramble, got the Chiefs close to the end zone. With the Chiefs starting at their own 25-yard line, their MVP worked his magic. Patrick Mahomes knew what needed to be done. With 5:15 to go, the score was even: 35-35. It was Hurts who kept the ball, plunging into the endzone. The Eagles decided to go for two to try to even the score. They started with 9:22 left in the game and four minutes later, Hurts had guided the team down the field, capping it with his third rushing touchdown of the game. The Eagles, slowed in the second half and down by 8 points, found their rhythm on the next drive. It didn't take long for Mahomes to throw another touchdown pass, this time to Skyy Moore to extend the Chiefs lead to 35-27. Kadarius Toney ran the kick 65-yards - the longest punt return in Super Bowl history to the Eagle five-yard-line. The Eagles punted on their next possession (just their second of the game) and the Chiefs capitalized. For the first time in the game, with 12-minutes left, Kansas City was leading: 28-27. Mahomes began the fourth quarter in his usual dominant way - leading the Chiefs down the field for yet another touchdown, a short pass to Kadarius Toney. On the next drive, the Eagles booted a field goal to extend the score to 27-21 and that was the tally at the end of the third quarter. And, after ten plays and five-and-a-half minutes, he guided the Chiefs to the end zone, slicing the Eagle lead to 24-21. He dashed and ran a bit, seemingly not slowed by his ankle injury. So it was no surprise that as the Chiefs opened the second half, Mahomes was back leading his team. Mahomes came into the Super Bowl as a two-time NFL MVP in his third Super Bowl appearance (won in 2020 and lost in 2021). Mahomes winced as he sat on the bench.ĪFP via Getty Images Rihanna performs during the halftime show of Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Ariz., on February 12, 2023. Edwards tackled Mahomes, reinjuring his ankle and he hobbled off the field. The Eagles would not be slowed - going for it on two fourth-downs with Hurts capping the drive with a three-yard scamper for his second rushing touchdown to give the Eagles a 21-14 lead.Ĭhiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the NFL MVP who has sparkled all season long, was tackled late in the second quarter as he scrambled to get a first down. Hurts started the next drive with a rush, a pass, another pass and then a rush.
Philadelphia and Jalen Hurts were undaunted. The Chiefs' Nick Bolton picked it up and darted into the end zone to even the score 14-14. But Jalen Hurts made a rare mistake fumbling the ball - the Eagles first turnover of the postseason - as he tried to evade a tackler. Philadelphia took over aiming to extend the lead.
Kansas City didn't do much with its next possession. Getty Images Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles throws a pass against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first quarter in Super Bowl LVII on Februin Glendale, Ariz.
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