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.
HALF-TIME: Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 24-14 Chiefs
Elliott nails it down the centre and Philadelphia lead by 10 at half-time!
Patrick Mahomes limps off into the locker-rooms - it’s been Jalen Hurts’ Super Bowl so far!
Rihanna coming up next!
Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 2nd & 8 at KAN 19, 2nd 0:04
Philly are going to go for three here, as they take their last timeout with four seconds left.
Jake Elliott is the kicker - with a perfect record in the post-season in his career...
35 yards...
Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at KAN 19, 2nd 0:15
Hurts finds AJ Brown in the centre of the field, and then finds 10 more yards down the sideline and gets out of bounds.
In the red-zone...
Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 3rd & 4 at KAN 46, 2nd 0:23
Eagles timeout at 3rd & 4, as Hurts finds Smith once again!
Can Philly add to their lead here?!
Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 2nd & 10 at KAN 46, 2nd 0:28
Philly make the first-down with another QB sneak - the clock continues to run...
Hurts throws the ball away, 2nd & 10. Another 10-15 yards needed for a field-goal attempt.
Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 3rd & 1 at KAN 48, 2nd 0:55
Call is overturned - incomplete!
3rd & 1 for Philly!
Super Bowl 2023: Eagles 21-14 Chiefs
Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 43, 2nd 0:55
Hurts finds Smith terrifically down the side-line - but it will be reviewed!
Smith gets both feet in bounds but does he lose control as he hits the ground?!
It’s a close one...
Super Bowl 2023 - *Eagles 21-14 Chiefs: 1st & 10 at PHI 43, 2nd 1:22
A decent return from the Eagles too - near to half-way!
Chance for Eagles to stretch their lead to two touchdowns here - two timeouts too!
Mahomes, by the way, is still hobbling but he’s bravely walking around and he’ll play through the pain barrier!
Super Bowl 2023 - Eagles 21-14 Chiefs*: 4th & 15 on KAN 31, 2nd 1:33
Chiefs fail to convert - and Mahomes’ ankle is hurt!
The Chiefs quarterback tried to go himself on third and long but he’s tackled fairly by TJ Edwards, but his injured ankle is wrapped up!
He looks in some pain! What a huge moment in this game!
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