The field goal that defined Super Bowl LVII in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles

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He Super Bowl LVII hosted the two most dominant teams in the NFL regular season: Kansas City Chiefs compared to Philadelphia Eagles. Parity was an aspect that dominated throughout the game and the final advantage was achieved a few seconds from the end of the game thanks to a field goal by Harrison Butker with eight seconds remaining. Los Bosses they won by 38 to 35 and they were enshrined for the third time in the history of the most prestigious event in American football.

From the beginning the magnifying glass was on top of Patrick Mahomesquarterback who took the prize for the best player of the game, but not everything was smiles for the face of the Missouri franchise: at the end of the second quarter he received a strong tackle on his right ankle and limped off the field to be treated by doctors. During the halftime show starring Rihanna, the quaterback he worked together with the collaborators to return to the second half in the best possible state.

It is worth remembering that the Chiefs they went to rest 10 points below the Eagles and they worked throughout the second half to close the gap. Mahomes took charge of the offense with the Dominican Isaiah Pacheco already Travis Kelce to take the advantage in the last stretch of the match. However, Jalen Hurts did not throw in the towel at any time and with an eight-point possession made it 35-35 which appeared to force overtime for the second time in Super Bowl history.

Patrick Mahomes smiles with the NFL trophy in his hands (Photo: Reuters)
Patrick Mahomes smiles with the NFL trophy in his hands (Photo: Reuters)

Patrick’s coolness to manage the last possession and use the perfect weapons marked the closure. Jerick McKinnon he brought out all his intelligence when instead of entering Philadelphia’s goal and scoring the touchdown, he slid to a yard for his team to run the clock. With eight seconds remaining and fourth down for Kansas City, Harrison Butker he jumped onto the court to execute the kick that gave the Chiefs the title. The pressure was on the kicker, that in the match he stamped one of his kicks on the stickbut in this case it did not fail and everything was joy for the red team.

Los Bosses they were crowned for the third time in their Super Bowl history after the consecrations in 2019 and 1969. In addition, they add to the three AFL championships that they keep in their showcase of 1962, 1966 and 1969.

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