The Kansas City Chiefs rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to win the Super Bowl 38-35 on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Everything was going like clockwork for the Philadelphia Eagles. They were alone on the pitch for the first half of the match. They were leading 24-14 at the half.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts was smoking hot. He took the lead in the duel with three rushing touchdowns, but a slight slack late in the game led to the Eagles loss.
Patrick Mahomes, like the great leader that he is, led the charge after Rihanna’s show.
The Chiefs scored three unanswered touchdowns on their return to the field.
This is the second title in four years for the Chiefs.
The defining play was Harrison Butker’s 27-yard field goal with eight seconds on the clock. The Eagles’ chance for a miraculous play ended in an all-too-short pass from Jalen Hurts.
The details of the game
The Chiefs won the toss, but decided to kick the ball to start.
Their choice did not prove to be a winner, however: the Eagles started strong, scoring the first touchdown of the game after just 4:51 of play. Trailing 7-0, the Chiefs rallied to tie the game soon after. .
Travis Kelce, quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ favorite target, made a nice catch and snuck into the end zone for the touchdown.
Early in the second quarter, the Eagles went for a whopping 45-yard play, leading to AJ Brown’s touchdown. The Eagles needed only eight seconds to regain a 14-7 lead early in the quarter.
Later in the quarter, the Eagles got a fourth down and two yards, just 12 yards from the pay zone. As the offense went on an attempt to earn a first down and the end zone, the Chiefs were given an offside penalty, leaving the Eagles to advance and score a rushing touchdown seconds later. late.
Hurts scored his second rushing touchdown of the game, after only a half completed.
The Eagles kicked off a three-pointer on the last play of the quarter to make it 24-14.
The Chiefs couldn’t afford to let the opponent score the next points. They started the third quarter well, scoring a touchdown after a nice push from Mahomes to the danger zone.
As has been the case since the start of the game, one touchdown didn’t wait for the next. Mahomes threw the ball to Kadarius Toney, completely alone, to make it 28-27 Chiefs.
The Chiefs added another touchdown in the following minutes, following a great run on a punt return that put the offense close to the touchdown line. The Eagles made it 35-35, thanks to a touchdown and a two-point conversion.
In the final minute of Super Bowl LVII, Mahomes’ offense forced the Eagles to use their last stoppage time, before hitting the key kick to take a 38-35 lead.
With The Canadian Press