Glendale: The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl again after a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in a thrilling Super Bowl LVII.
The Chiefs won their second NFL title in four years and two-time NFL MVP Mahomes earned his second Super Bowl MVP award.
Mahomes and Jalen Hurts excelled in the first Super Bowl matchup featuring two Black starting QBs. But Mahomes turned it up in the second half after reaggravating a sprained right ankle.
The Eagles opened the game doing what they’ve done all season long: marched 75-yards down the field in 11 plays using a mix of passing, scrambling and rushing to score the opening touchdown (a Jalen Hurts QB sneak) just 4:51 into the first quarter.
The first play of the second quarter was signature Philadelphia. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts heaved a 45-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver A.J. Brown to go up 14-7.
Kansas City didn’t do much with its next possession. Philadelphia took over aiming to extend the lead. But Jalen Hurts made a rare mistake fumbling the ball — the Eagles first turnover of the postseason — as he tried to evade a tackler. The Chiefs’ Nick Bolton picked it up and darted into the end zone to even the score 14-14.
The Eagles tacked on a field goal to end the first half and extend their lead to 24-14.
Mahomes came into the Super Bowl as a two-time NFL MVP in his third Super Bowl appearance.
On the next drive, the Eagles booted a field goal to extend the score to 27-21 at the end of the third quarter.
The Eagles punted on their next possession (just their second of the game) and the Chiefs capitalized.
It was a tale of two halves. Philadelphia dominated the first half and Kansas City owned the second half.
