The Kansas City Chiefs win their second Super Bowl in five years

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions again.

The Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 to win Super Bowl LVII.

The Eagles started the game with an 11-play, 75-yard drive to strike first with a 7-0 lead.

The Chiefs responded quickly with a touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce on a six-game drive to level the game.

After a quick three-and-out by the Eagles, Kansas City drove to the 24-yard line and Harrison Butker missed a 42-yard field goal.

Philadelphia used a 45-yard pass from Jalen Hurts to AJ Brown to make it 14-7 to open the second quarter.

After a Chiefs punt, linebacker Nick Bolton forced a fumble from the Hurts and ran the ball back for a 36-yard TD to tie the game at 14.

On the next drive, the Eagles went on a 12-play, 75-yard drive to take a 21-14 lead.

Mahomes aggravated his right ankle injury on the Chiefs’ last offensive game in the first half before the Eagles ended the half with a 24-14 lead.

Kansas City made it a three-pointer after the first drive of the second half with a six-minute drive capped by a touchdown from Isiah Pacheco.

A 17-play Eagles drive ended in a field goal after a stand check overruled a second Nick Bolton scoop and second goal.

The Chiefs took a 28-27 lead on the next drive with a Mahomes TD to Kadarius Toney early in the fourth quarter.

After a three-and-out by the Eagles, Toney returned a punt 65 yards to Philly’s five-yard line before rookie receiver Skyy Moore hit his first TD of his career.

The Chiefs led 35-27 with 9:22 in the game.

Philadelphia needed just eight games to respond with a TD and tied the game at 35 with a two-point conversion.

Kansas City received the ball with 5:15 in the game.

Midway through the ride, Mahomes climbed 26 yards to keep the ride alive.

The Chiefs ticked down the clock to hit the game-winning field goal with eight seconds remaining.

Mahomes finished the game with 182 passing yards and three touchdowns. Kelce was the Chiefs’ leading receiver with 81 yards and one touchdown.

Rookie Isiah Pacheco finished the game with 76 rushing yards and a touchdown.

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