Who won the Super Bowl? Eagles vs Chiefs result after Patrick Mahomes rallies to epic comeback victory
The Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 10-point deficit at half-time as Mahomes collected a second ring in four years
Patrick Mahomes proved why he is the NFL’s Most Valuable Player as he shrugged off an ankle injury to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a dramatic 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday to claim their second Super Bowl in four years.
Kansas City’s hopes of returning home with the Lombardi trophy looked bleak late in the opening half when Mahomes appeared to re-injure the right ankle that had been a major worry coming into the game.
Grimacing in pain after a tackle, Mahomes hobbled off the field and slammed his helmet to the turf as the Chiefs headed into halftime trailing 24-14.
But when the teams returned after the break a resilient Mahomes produced a heroic effort, tossing two fourth-quarter touchdowns and engineering a final drive to set up Harrison Butker’s 27-yard game-winning field goal with eight seconds to play.
Super Bowl 2023: We’re 30 minutes from kick-off tonight!
Super Bowl 2023: LeBron is in Arizona tonight!
He’s the first celebrity spotted today... but he won’t be the last!
LeBron James and Savannah James in the house!
Super Bowl 2023: How to watch online and on TV
Super Bowl LVII is here with the Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Philadelphia Eagles.
It is the first Super Bowl in history between two Black quarterbacks as Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts battle it out.
Both men are in contention to be the NFL’s regular season MVP, too, while there are explosive weapons for both offenses, including the likes of Travis Kelce and AJ Brown.
Mahomes is looking for his second Super Bowl ring, while Hurts, a former second-round pick, would follow Nick Foles in Super Bowl LII in 2018, when the Eagles toppled Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s Super Bowl:
Super Bowl 2023: Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin, speaking to FOX SPORTS:
When asked if he remembered getting up after the tackle/before he collapsed: "That's something I don't want to get into detail, it's something I'm still trying to work through, why’d it happen to me?"
When asked what the first thing he remembers was when he woke up: “I just had family members, mum, dad, friends. The first thing I said when I woke up was ‘did we win?!’”
Super Bowl 2023: STAT ATTACK!
Chiefs vs Eagles
- Both were top seeds in their conference
- Both are currently 16-3 this season
- Both have scored 546 points in total
- Both have 6 All-Pro selections
- Both have won a Super Bowl in the past 5 years
A tight match-up one could argue then!
Super Bowl 2023: Chiefs vs Eagles
We’re just one hour from kick-off and it all getting underway at the State Farm Stadium in Arizona for Super Bowl 57!
Super Bowl 2023: Kansas City team news!
Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, just off injured reserve, is officially inactive for Super Bowl LVII.
The 23-year-old will not feature in Arizona tonight.
Super Bowl 2023: Now it’s mayhem in Philadelphia!
They’re made different in Philadelphia... aren’t they?!
Super Bowl 2023: Patrick Mahomes and the key battle that will decide Super Bowl 57
By Jack Rathborn
Patrick Mahomes frantically dashed to his right, desperately scanning the end zone in search of an open teammate. It was fourth and nine and almost his last chance to spark a fourth-quarter comeback in Super Bowl 55 while down 31-9.
But as William Gholston nibbled at his ankle, Mahomes flicked a wrist while sprawled out with just a hint of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam to the pose. The pass looked destined to produce his latest masterpiece.
But with four Buccaneers constructing a wall around Darrel Williams, the ball landed with a gentle bounce on the turf, extinguishing hope and eventually defeat to add a blemish to Mahomes’ résumé.
Two years later, Mahomes is hobbled from an ankle sprain but eagerly embraces a third trip to the big dance, cognisant of how a winning or losing record in this particular game can shape a legacy. It is partially why Tom Brady, with a 7-3 Super Bowl record, elevated himself above Peyton Manning, who finished his career with two wins and two losses.
The NFL throne is tantalisingly within reach, but the Chiefs continue to tiptoe between sunk opportunity and supremacy during the Mahomes and Andy Reid era, depending on the result on Sunday. The NFL has masterfully produced parity and equal opportunity over the last decade or more, in stark contrast to the Premier League, ensuring no dominant force since Brady and the Patriots parted ways. That changes if Mahomes can clinch a second ring to go with five consecutive AFC Championship games.
But Super Bowl 57 is delicately balanced, with Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles a meagre 1.5-point favourite. If Mahomes is healthy, this game boils down to a similar test to Tampa Bay way back at Raymond James Stadium when the Bucs laid siege to the former Texas Tech passer, feasting on a battered and bruised offensive line. The Eagles are licking their lips, hoping the likes of Joe Thuney crumble to expose Mahomes in the pocket.
The key battle that will decide Super Bowl 2023
Mahomes, who claimed a second regular season NFL MVP on Thursday, is targeting a second Super Bowl ring when the Chiefs take on the Eagles in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday
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