February 13, 2023, 7:14 AM
February 13, 2023, 7:14 AM
With a field goal with eight seconds remaining, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 on Sunday and they won their third NFL Super Bowl title in a memorable performance by Patrick Mahomes.
The ‘quarterback’ played a large part of the game limited by an ankle injury but was able to lead the comeback in the second half of the Chiefs in Glendale (Arizona), after which he was recognized with his second MVP award of the final.
Mahomes has led the Chiefs to two Super Bowl victories in the past four seasons, which put him on the same trophies as legends like John Elway and Peyton Manning.
At only 27 years old, the Texan quarterback is the best placed to try to chase Tom Brady’s record seven titles, retired this month at 45.
“I told everyone this week that there was nothing that would keep me away from this field”stressed Mahomes, who had already played with this sprained ankle in the first two playoff games.
The Texan also ended a curse that hung over the winners of the season MVP award, since it is the first since the 1999 campaign that chains that award and a Super Bowl victory.
Yet Mahomes refused to place, For now, his Chiefs are labeled the new dynasty of the American Football League (NFL).
“I’m not going to talk about the dynasty yet because we haven’t finished,” he stressed. “We’ve got a long way to go to call ourselves a dynasty but we’re going to keep fighting. We’ve got a lot of young guys on this team. I like our chances next year as well.”
The Eagles, the best team in the regular season, missed the second title in their history after clearly dominating the first half, they finished with a 24-14 advantage.
For three quarters Jalen Hurts was the one who dominated the historic duel that he starred in with Mahomesthe youngest pair of ‘quarterbacks’ to face each other in a Super Bowl and the first of black quarterbacks.
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Although he succumbed to the generational talent of Mahomes, Hurts turned in a colossal performance in his first Super Bowl at age 24.
The Eagles leader tied the record for three career touchdowns for a quarterback in a final and he had the best rushing yardage mark (70) for a player of his position.
“Either you win or you learn,” Hurts later said. “I’m very proud of this team, for everything we’ve been able to overcome. Obviously we had a big goal at the end that we wanted to meet and we fell short.”
The great sporting event in the United States was witnessed by 67,827 spectators including a collection of celebrities, including basketball player LeBron James, musicians Paul McCartney, Adele and Jay-Z and actors Bradley Cooper and Paul Ruud.
At the halftime show, Rihanna starred in her long-awaited return to the big stages with a show in which he displayed his exuberant repertoire of hits on a platform at the heights of the stadium.
The artist from Barbados garnered praise for her performance, in which she sang songs like “Umbrella” or “Diamonds in the Sky“, and also speculation about a second pregnancy, which was quickly confirmed by their representatives.
– Kansas comeback –
Super Bowl 57 got off to an explosive start with both teams scoring on their first offensive drives, something that had only happened in the 1997 season finale (Packers vs. Broncos).
The Eagles were the first to hit through Hurts, who quickly showed why he is one of the best Mobile ‘quarterbacks’ by pushing to the touchdown at the final yard.
Next it was Mahomes who exploited his special connection with Travis Kelce by providing him with a 14-yard touchdown pass.
Hurts grabbed all the attention in the second quarter, first throwing a spectacular 45-yard touchdown pass to receiver AJ Brown and then making a serious mistake by letting the ball slip. recovered by Nick Bolton to run 36 uncontested yards to the end line
With one minute and 33 seconds remaining, Mahomes received a hard tackle from TJ Edwards that exacerbated his sprained right ankle. Panic spread among Chiefs fans seeing how his idol limped off and writhed in pain on the bench.
The Eagles increased their lead to 24-14 but after returning from the locker room they found that Mahomes was on the court to do battle.
The presence of their leader gave wings to the Chiefs, who took the lead for the first time on the scoreboard with three touchdowns by Isiah PachecoKadarius Toney and Skyy Moore, the last two to passes from Mahomes.
The pressure was on the Eagles and on Hurts, who responded with his third career touchdown to tie it at 35 and force a final tachycardia in which Mahomes and the Chiefs imposed their experience to masterfully run the clock.
A controversial foul called on James Bradberry made it easier for Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker to scored Kansas’ title-winning 27-yard field goal with eight seconds left.
