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Super Again, Kansas City rallies to beat the Eagles in Super Bowl 57

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February 13th, 2023 by admin

The Kansas City Chiefs are world champions once again, but it took a second half comeback to do it. The Chiefs rallied from a 10-point first half deficit to beat the Eagles 38-35 and win Super Bowl 57 in Glendale, Arizona.

It was a sluggers duel from the start with both teams scoring on their opening possession. The Eagles on a 75-yard opening drive capped by a Jalen Hurts sneak. The Chiefs with a 75-yard march of their own with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce. The Eagles then went 3 and out and the Chiefs failed to cash in on a 42-yard drive with a missed field goal. The Eagles then took the lead with a 45-yard pass from Hurts to AJ Brown. They would get the ball back right away but Jalen Hurts fumbled on a roll out and Nick Bolton picked it up and scored to tie it back up for the Chiefs. Philly responded with a touchdown drive finished with another Hurts run and they would tack on a field goal at the end of the half.

Patrick Mahomes was in some serious pain on the Chiefs final possession after getting tackled and appearing to aggravate his injured ankle. He would bounce back in the second half though in a big way. The Chiefs scored on each of their possessions in the second half. Isaiah Pacheco capped off the opening drive of the half with a one yard run. The Eagles added a field goal to make it 27-21 but the Chiefs wen right back down the field and Mahomes hit Kadarius Toney for a short touchdown pass to put the Chiefs ahead for the first time. The Chiefs would add another short touchdown pass to the other side of the field to Skyy Moore to push the lead to 35-27.

The Eagles punched back though with a 75-yard drive that was finished with a Jalen Hurts sneak and 2-point conversion run to tie the game up with 5:15 left. Patrick Mahomes then led the Chiefs down the field for the winning score. A couple of big throws to JuJu Smith-Schuster and Travis Kelce combined with a 26-yard scramble up the middle by Mahomes go the Chiefs in field goal range. The Chiefs got the benefit of a defensive holding call on a third down that allowed them to run down the clock to just 8 seconds left before Harrison Butker punched through a 27-yard field goal for the win. The Eagles last ditch hail mary attempt fell well short of any receiver.

Patrick Mahomes finished 21 of 27 passing for 182 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also ran for 44 yards and was ultimately named Super Bowl 57 MVP. Mahomes became just the 11th player to win NFL MVP and the Super Bowl in the same season.

Isiaha Pacheco had 76 yards rushing and a score. Travis Kelce had 6 catches for 81 yards and a touchdown. The Chiefs won their third title in franchise history and second title in the past four years.