The Kansas City Chiefs prevailed 38-35 over the Philadelphia Eagles to become Super Bowl LVII champions on Sunday.
The defining play was Harrison Butker’s 27-yard field goal with eight seconds on the clock, taking the score to the final count.
The Eagles’ chance for a miraculous play ended in an all-too-short pass from Jalen Hurts.
Kansas City was then able to celebrate a second Super Bowl victory in four years.
The Chiefs won the toss, but decided to kick the ball to start.
Their choice did not turn out 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.
The three Super Bowls played at the home of the Arizona Cards resulted in very tight scores.
In 2015, the Pats beat the Seahawks there 28-24. In 2008, the Giants defeated the Pats there 17-14.