Patrick Mahomes shook off an ankle injury, turned back into a magician and pulled out another comeback on the biggest stage to help the Kansas City Chiefs win their second Super Bowl in four years.
Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and scrambled 26 yards on the go-ahead drive before Harrison Butker kicked a 27-yard field goal with eight seconds left to give the Chiefs a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night .Mahomes and the Eagles’ Jalen Hurts excelled in the first Super Bowl match-up featuring two Black starting quarterbacks. But Mahomes, the two-time AP NFL MVP, turned it up in the second half after re-aggravating a sprained right ankle.
After Mahomes took a knee two times, Butker nailed his kick, sending thousands of red-clad Chiefs fans into a frenzy. Mahomes, who suffered a high ankle sprain in the divisional round, hurt it again on a three-yard scramble late in the second quarter. He limped off the field but showed no ill effects on Kansas City’s next possession.
Mahomes tossed a five-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Kardarius Toney to give Kansas City their first lead, 28-27, early in the fourth quarter. As “Fly! Eagles! Fly!” reverberated throughout the stadium, Mahomes and the Chiefs went back to work.The 27-year-old Mahomes became the third player to win his second NFL MVP award before age 28. He also became the youngest quarterback to start three Super Bowls. Then, Mahomes became the first player to win the Super Bowl the same season he was MVP after nine straight players lost.
But Hurts then made a rare mistake on the next drive when he fumbled without being hit while scrambling away from pressure. Nick Bolton picked it up and raced 36 yards for a score that made it 14-14. Hurts had just eight turnovers this season, six picks and two fumbles.He took off for 14 yards on the first play after the fumble. On fourth-and-five from Chiefs 44, Hurts ran 28 yards. He finished the drive with a four-yard touchdown run to put Philadelphia ahead 21-14.
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