( Getty Images: Gregory Shamus)Įventually Kansas City got the match-up they wanted, with Mahomes finding a wide-open Kadarius Toney for a five-yard touchdown pass. ![]() Kadarius Toney's fourth-quarter touchdown reception gave Kansas City Chiefs the lead for the first time in the game. Mahomes found his receivers to move the chains, while Pacheco continued to make gains on the ground. Patrick Mahomes's ankle was still looking sore, but the Chiefs began to move the ball again. In the end, Philadelphia settled for a field goal, to extend the lead to 27-21 with two under minutes left in the third quarter. The Eagles kept moving downfield, although Hurts was sacked for the first time by Khalen Saunders. The second, a 17-yard reception, was challenged but upheld on review. This time, it wasn't Brown or Smith who were the targets for Hurts - it was tight end Dallas Goedert who came up big with two long gains for first downs. The Eagles started from their 25 with a short pass to Miles Sanders, but he fumbled the ball in the tackle and Bolton ran it in for a touchdown, only for officials to rule it out on review, saying Sanders had not had control and it was an incomplete pass.įrom taking the lead, the Chiefs found themselves still trailing and trying to stop the Eagles' drive. Two plays later, Pacheco ran for a short touchdown - it was back to 24-21 after the extra point. Kansas City went to rookie running back Isiah Pacheco on the ground, and Mahomes showed his ankle was OK with a 14-yard scramble to get the Chiefs down to the four-yard-line. Rookie running back Isiah Pacheco got the Kansas City Chiefs back in the game with his third-quarter touchdown. They kicked a field goal as time ran out to lead 24-14 at the half.Īfter a spectacular Rihanna half-time show went overtime, Mahomes and the Chiefs took to the field needing to do something quickly to stay in the game. A 27-yard pass to DeVonta Smith put Philadelphia in position, but after a challenge from Chiefs coach Andy Reid, the call was reversed and ruled incomplete.īut a few plays later AJ Brown caught a 22-yarder from Hurts to get the Eagles inside the 20. The Eagles had less than two minutes to try to score themselves. ![]() Kansas City punted, and the Eagles nearly broke through for a touchdown on the return, but Britain Covey was brought down after a 27-yard gain. He got up limping after hurting his already injured ankle. ![]() On third down he had to scramble again and he ran for a couple of yards before being brought down by an Eagles defender. Kansas City had one more chance to level things, but Mahomes could not connect with his receivers for a long gain to get them in range. The Chiefs looked to have made the Eagles settle for a field goal, but an offside penalty kept the drive alive – and Hurts made them pay again, bursting through a big hole to score his second running touchdown of the day with 2:24 left in the 2nd quarter. Hurts had enough protection to run to his right and get the first down and more, running 28 yards to the Philadelphia 16. He ran 14 yards for a first down, then missed on a long pass to Brown, but after a few short gains the Eagles decided to go for it on 4th and 5. The Eagles received the ball at their 35, and Hurts went to work trying to move down field. The fumble was picked up by Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton, who ran the ball back 36 yards for the touchdown with just under 10 minutes left in the half. The Eagles moved the ball to midfield, but then Hurts tried to run for yards on first down, only to be hit and lose control of the ball. The fans in green were enjoying things, but there was another big play coming up. Kansas City was finding it difficult to get space, as the Chiefs were forced to punt after gaining just two yards on their next drive and the momentum was with the Eagles. Hurts went for a long bomb down field, and wide receiver AJ Brown beat the coverage to catch the ball in the end zone for a 45-yard score to hit the Chiefs hard. The Eagles started the second quarter in a similar attacking vein. ![]() AJ Brown turned a long pass from Jalen Hurts into a 45-yard touchdown for the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.
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