Tremendous Bowl LVII: Mahomes, Chiefs beat Eagles 38-35

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy whereas celebrating with teammates after the NFL Tremendous Bowl 57 soccer recreation towards the Philadelphia Eagles. AP

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs overcame the impressed Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts to win their second Tremendous Bowl in 4 years with a 38-35 win in a powerful contest on Sunday.

Hurts produced 4 touchdowns, three of them dashing, and threw for 304 yards however ended on the dropping aspect with a late discipline aim from Harrison Butker settling a ding-dong battle in Arizona.

Mahomes threw for 3 touchdowns and 182 yards however the Chiefs had game-winning shows throughout the sphere as they got here again from ten factors down at half-time handy head coach Andy Reid a victory over his former crew.

“It was simply everyone. It didn’t come from one particular person,” Mahomes stated of the half-time locker-room discussions that sparked the revival.

“All people stated we needed to step our recreation up. Protection performed their ass off in that second half. Our offense, we simply discovered a manner. I wish to thank everyone on this crew. We battled,” he stated.

Mahomes’ trusty goal Travis Kelce who put up 81 yards and a landing on six receptions stated the crew had rediscovered themselves after struggling within the first half.

“We have been a bit uncharacteristic at first. And everyone had that willpower, that look of their eye, popping out right here in that second half. They have been going to pour the whole lot out on that discipline and that’s what you noticed,” Kelce stated.

The sport received off to an explosive begin with the Eagles scoring a landing on the opening drive — Hurts crossing with a quarterback sneak on the finish of a powerful an 11-play, 75 yard drive.

However the Chiefs struck again swiftly with Mahomes connecting with Kelce and Isiah Pacheco as he led the crew down the sphere earlier than crowning the drive with a wonderfully floated cross to Kelce within the end-zone.

It was solely the second time in Tremendous Bowl historical past that each groups had scored on their first possession and that set the tone for the sport.

Butker then missed an opportunity to place the Chiefs forward together with his 42-yard discipline aim drifting left and placing the publish.

Hurts opened the second quarter in spectacular style with an excellent 45 yard cross deep to A.J. Brown, who collected for the landing after his intelligent route left Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie flailing.

However Hurts gifted away the seven-point benefit on the following possession, dropping the ball with out being challenged and Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton scooped up the fumble and ran 36 yards into the end-zone to stage the sport at 14-14.

Chiefs fightback 

The error didn’t deter Hurts from operating with the ball nevertheless and after his 28-yard rush for a primary down took the Eagles into the crimson zone, he restored the Eagles lead with a four-yard run into the top zone.

There was although a reminder of Mahomes’ current ankle harm when, operating out of the pocket, he was tackled by T.J. Edwards and limped off the sphere.

The Eagles added a discipline aim earlier than half-time, after extra spectacular operating from Hurts, to go in 24-14 up on the interval.

Chiefs fears over Mahomes’ ankle allayed when he got here out for the second half and promptly led a 75-yard landing drive, together with a 14-yard rush from the quarterback and ending with a one-yard run from Pacheco.

The Eagles added a discipline aim to enter the fourth quarter with a six-point lead however then the Chiefs got here roaring again.

Philadelphia left Kadarius Toney huge open to gather a 5=yard cross from Mahomes and put Kansas Metropolis 28-27 up after which Toney produced an excellent 65-yard punt return to arrange a close to equivalent play on the opposite aspect, with Skyy Moore the gleefully wide-open receiver.

However the Eagles responded once more with Hurts hurling a 46-yard cross deep left to DeVonta Smith and the quarterback accomplished the drive with a two-yard run for his third dashing landing earlier than including a two-point conversion for good measure.

It was the primary time a quarterback had scored three dashing touchdowns in a Tremendous Bowl.

The 2-point conversion levelled the rating at 35-35 with 5:15 left within the recreation however the Chiefs managed the clock masterfully.

A controversial late holding name towards the Eagles James Bradberry gave the Chiefs a recent set of downs close to the Philadelphia line, and when after Butker’s 27-yard discipline aim, there have been simply eight seconds left on the clock.

There was no time for a miracle and Mahomes, the two-times MVP grew to become a two-time Tremendous Bowl winner.

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