The download was through the roof when the 57th Super Bowl was about to start in Arizona. Head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles Nick Sirianni teary-eyed when the country singer Chris Stapleton performed the national anthem of the United States before the start of the match. The long-awaited and much-hyped encounter was finally ready to begin.
The match got off to an explosive start. The struggle started with the Eagles’ scrimmage, with which the team eventually advanced 75 yards all the way to the end zone. A young quarterback Jalen Hurts completed the first touchdown of the game. The offensive shift gave the first indications of the strength of Philadelphia’s offensive line.
Kansas responded at least as strongly. Superstar by Patrick Mahomes the offense led by both passing and running plays and Mahomes and wide receiver Travis Kelce the connection was efficient as usual. Kelce finished Kansas’ opening scoring with a touchdown off a mammoth Mahomes throw. Also Harrison Butker managed to complete the extra point with a kick and leveled the match at 7–7.
After the first offensive shifts, the fireworks of the offensive game calmed down. At the same time, the grass of the playing field in Arizona also showed its greenness. The grass failed under strong and explosive players, which made it difficult for both defense and offense to move as the game progressed.
Butker failed in his kick goal attempt at the end of the opening quarter, so it was tied at the quarter break.
Philadelphia seemed to be running away
The Eagles also started the second quarter strong. Hurts threw a wonderful, several tens of yards long throw into the end zone, where AJ Brown scooped it up and put Philadelphia back in the lead. The team defended the next offensive shift by Kansas strongly and seemed to take clear control of the match.
However, Hurts, who played a strong game, made a big mistake when he dropped the ball while looking for a throwing position on the next offensive shift. Nick Bolton thanked, picked up the leather ball from the surface of the grass and ran for a touchdown. After that, a successful extra point attempt tied the match for a replay.
Philadelphia’s offense and Hurts quickly regrouped. The team kept its next drive alive for more than five minutes, which ended with Hurts running for his second touchdown of the game. Jake Elliott surely finished by kicking a third time extra point for Philadelphia.
Moments later, the sky darkened over the Kansas fans. Mahomes, who played a good match, was tackled and the superstar’s already bruised ankle twisted badly. The 27-year-old American hobbled on the bench, grimacing heavily.
– I hurt my already sore ankle during the tackle, but I knew my game wouldn’t end there, because I’ve been preparing for this match all my life, Mahomes said.
– I decided to worry about my ankle only after the season is over.
At the end of the opening half, Philadelphia finished with a kick goal, with which the team increased its lead to 24–14. The Eagles’ offense was on the field for more than 20 minutes in the opening half, so Mahomes and the Kansas offense didn’t get to grind the way they wanted to.
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The thriller culminated in the last few minutes
Kansas cut Philadelphia’s lead to six points in the third quarter. Mahomes’ ankle problem did not bother the man, but the game went better than in the opening half.
In the final quarter, Kansas rose to a new level. Patrick Mahomes orchestrated the tying touchdown right at the start of the quarter. Butker finished with the extra point for the team’s first lead of the game. Kansas strongly defended Philadelphia’s next offensive drive. The team was able to cause strong pressure on Hurts, Philadelphia finally had to end its attack with a free kick, which ended almost catastrophically.
Chiefs Kadarius Toney returned the punt five yards from the end zone, so Mahomes and his troops were able to attack from a great spot. Toney’s punt return was the longest ever in a Super Bowl.
The Kansas offensive pattern that followed was the head coach From Andy Reid and another masterful display of guile from Mahomes. Winger Skye Moore got free on the left sideline and Mahomes sure threw him for a touchdown.
This did not deter Philadelphia yet. The team advanced its attack close to the goal area and Jalen Hurts completed his third touchdown of the game when the quarterback, aided by his offensive line, rushed into the end zone from a couple of yards away. After that, the team tied the game with two additional points to make the match 35–35.
The game took another twist when Kansas’ offense finished the victory in the closing moments. The team played an offensive shift of several minutes, which ended with Harrison Butker’s kick goal. The match thus ended with a 38–35 victory for Kansas.
When Kansas was attacking, in the last moments we saw a situation that caused beard rustling, when Philadelphia was whistled for a four-yard penalty for holding a player. Kansas got another try and saw another chance to try for the win.
Mahomes, who played with a bruised ankle, was awarded the finals most valuable player award after the match. The superstar led his team to another Super Bowl victory after one losing final.
Head coach Andy Reid became the 14th coach to win at least two championships.
Mahomes guessed on Sunday that the Chiefs, under the command of the experienced Reid, will enter the next season as a favorite as well.
– We are going to fight again and I think our chances are good, because there are a lot of young guys in the team, Mahomes emphasized.
– And Reid proved with this championship that he is one of the best coaches of all time. I want to keep him in the designs for a while longer. We want more moments like this.
The “Kelce Bowl” ended with Jason losing
The fight was hyped in advance as the first Super Bowl where brothers face each other on the field. of Philadelphia Jason Kelce was destined to watch his brother Travis’ victory celebration from the sidelines. The 35-year-old Jason, who played a strong game again in the Eagles’ offensive line, may end his career in the finals.
Philadelphia Eagles 35 – 38 Kansas City Chiefs