The Chiefs' late-game play and meticulous execution sealed the win over the Eagles.
It was a third and three from the 5-yard line, with his Kansas City Chiefs trailing by six points early in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LVII. It was the point when most people, including the Philadelphia Eagles, expected Patrick Mahomes to turn to his favorite target, tight end Travis Kelce.Kadarius Toney, the wide receiver Kansas City acquired in October, stood on the right side of the formation, next to Kelce in the slot.
After closing the first half with the missed kick and two punts, the Chiefs returned from the break with four scores — three consecutive touchdowns and Butker’s game-winning kick — for 212 yards and 24 points to trump the production of Philadelphia’s prodigious quarterback, Jalen Hurts. Mahomes, the Super Bowl MVP, completed 77.8 percent of his passes for 182 yards, three touchdowns and a 131.8 rating — on a bum ankle. He added 44 rushing yards to the team’s 158-yard total on the ground.
“It was holding,” Bradberry conceded in the locker room after. “I tugged his jersey. I was hoping they would let it slide.”Kansas City moved up four yards and started a new set of downs, which it shrewdly used to set up a game-winning field goal. Jerick McKinnon took the handoff and sprinted up field before diving at the Philadelphia 2-yard line. A touchdown would have given the Eagles plenty of time to complete a final scoring drive for the win.
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