Chiefs win Super Bowl 2023: Patrick Mahomes rallies from 10-point halftime deficit to claim second title

Kansas City has its third title in franchise history

The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions. Patrick Mahomes helped the franchise to its third title in its history and second since he's become the starter, slaying the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35. 

K.C. wins Super Bowl LVII thanks to a stellar second half in which it rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit. 

After winning the coin toss and deferring to the second half, K.C. kicked the ball off to the Eagles, who marched 75 yards down the field for an opening-drive touchdown. Mahomes and company would quickly answer with a touchdown drive of their own. However, their next possession resulted in a missed field goal by Harrison Butker, which was exacerbated with another long touchdown drive by Philadelphia. With momentum slipping away, the Chiefs defense made one of the biggest plays of the first half, as Nick Bolton returned Jalen Hurts's fumble 36 yards for a touchdown. 

That knotted the game at 14, but Philly would tack on another Hurts rushing touchdown and a field goal before halftime to lead by 10. To make matters even more dire for the Chiefs, Mahomes aggravated his ankle injury in the closing minutes of the first half. 

That said, those concerns were dispelled once the second half began. Mahomes was remarkably sharp to begin the third quarter and led three-straight touchdown drives as the Chiefs outscored Philadelphia, 21-3, at the midway point of the fourth quarter to take the lead for the first time all evening. Kadarius Toney proved to be a pivotal contributor down the stretch, as he caught one of those touchdowns during that run and later ripped off a Super Bowl-record 65-yard punt return that set K.C. up for a Mahomes to Skyy Moore goal-line touchdown. 

However, the Eagles wouldn't go down quietly, as they tied the game at 35 with 5:15 to play in the fourth quarter. It was at that point that the Chiefs went on a clock-burning drive that featured a gutsy 26-yard scramble by Mahomes that eventually set up the game-winning field goal by Butker. 

Mahomes completed 21 of his 27 passes for 182 yards passing and three touchdowns. Travis Kelce caught six passes from Mahomes for 81 yards and a touchdown. On the defensive side of the ball, linebacker Nick Bolton totaled nine tackles and returned a fumble by Hurts for a touchdown. 

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[Feb 12, 2023 at 10:14 pm ET · Tyler Sullivan]

And that'll do it. The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl LVII champions! 

[Feb 12, 2023 at 10:09 pm ET · Tyler Sullivan]

Chiefs get away with one there on the penalty by Bradberry, but they'll now get to burn clock and set up a game-winning field goal. 

[Feb 12, 2023 at 10:02 pm ET · Tyler Sullivan]

What a gutsy performance. 

[Feb 12, 2023 at 10:02 pm ET · Tyler Sullivan]

Patrick Mahomes' ankle is looking just fine! The Chiefs quarterback with a CLUTCH 26-yard run to put K.C. in the red zone. 

[Feb 12, 2023 at 10:01 pm ET · Tyler Sullivan]

Pacheco is back on the field after that hit by CJGJ.