Patrick Mahomes and his ailing right ankle is pointing towards a super bowl victory parade.
After aggravating an ankle sprain he suffered on Sunday three weeks ago, the All-Pro midfielder is at the top of the rankings. Chief of Kansas City to a suffocating victory 38-35 first Philadelphia Eagles to lift his second Lombardi trophy and win the Super Bowl MVP title.
The tournament’s MVP finished with a 182-yard pass and three touchdowns. He also ran for 44 yards, including a 26-yard sprint with just over two minutes left in the 35-all run as Kansas City was headed for victory.
Harrison Butker put the Captain on top with his 27-yard goal with eight seconds left.
Captain, Patrick Mahomes lifts the Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl LVII win over the Eagles
Patrick Mahomes and the Captains received the Lombardi Cup shortly after winning Super Bowl LVII.
“He’s the MVP,” head coach Andy Reid said of Mahomes. “That’s all that needs to be said: MVP.”
Mahomes regenerated his ankle late in the first half as the Eagles defender TJ Edwards turn him to the ground. He lay there before getting up and hobbling off the field in a scene reminiscent of earlier in the knockout stages.
Mahomes certainly benefited from some additional treatment thanks to the longer halftime break to allow Rhianna to perform inside State Farm Stadium. And by the time the pitch was cleared from the stage, the No. 15 led the way as they led the Captain back onto the pitch, facing a 24-14 margin but knowing they would be playing the opening match.
‘Mahomes is the MVP, that’s all there is to say’ – Andy Reid on Captain Beating the Eagles
Andy Reid on Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII
Mahomes marched them 75 yards and Isiah Pacheco crashes into the closing end zone within 24-21. When the Eagles responded with a goal on the field, Mahomes led another 75-yard march and this time a success. Kadarius Toney for score.
Toney’s 65-yard throw-back set up Mahomes’ 4-yard touchdown pass to widen moore sky The score is 35-27.
Mahomes’ ultimate goal-scoring motivation was entirely bravery.
The Eagles just scored and converted to 2 points to end the game with a score of 35-all with 5:15 left. Mahomes hit JuJu Smith-Schuster first down, then press Travis Kelce, before his long run sent Kansas City into goal. The captain benefited from a defensive organization in the third and eighth rounds, then went down the line before killing the clock and tossing Butker on as a substitute for the winner.
Mahomes’ ankle is a big question mark for the AFC championship game, as he only has a week to recover from the initial injury sustained in the group stage match against Jacksonville. But this week he insists he’s okay with it, and Reid also said his star quarterback has no limits on the Super Bowl.
Mahomes also moved well in the first half of Sunday. He’s been scrambling for big gains in Kansas City’s opening series and is doing a great job buying time against the NFL’s highest-ranked team this season.
Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes shines with three TDs in Super Bowl LVII win over Eagles
Patrick Mahomes was unstoppable against the Philadelphia Eagles, as he threw 182 yards and three touchdowns in a comeback win for the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.
Then came the fateful series, when the Captain was trying to make a touch that gave the Eagles a 21-14 lead.
Mahomes blushed from inside his pocket, stepped forward and crawled to his left, then Edwards tied him up and turned him to the ground. Mahomes lay there for a moment with his mask buried in the grass before getting up and hobbling to the side in a near-carbon copy of the image from three weeks ago at Arrowhead Stadium.
Mahomes returned from halftime to lead the Captain to victory that night.
He did the same thing on the game’s biggest stage on Sunday.
The report was made by the Associated Press.
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