Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, Chiefs back on top after Super Bowl 57 win over Eagles
The Kansas City Chiefs are back atop the NFL.
Game MVP Patrick Mahomes led a dramatic second-half rally in an exciting 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 57. It marks the second Super Bowl triumph for the Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes-led Chiefs. The Eagles, meanwhile, know they let one slip away.
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What the experts are saying about Super Bowl 57
- Winners and losers: He's not the G.O.A.T. (yet), but Patrick Mahomes is breaking the NFL. Meanwhile, don't blame this Eagles loss on a defensive holding penalty.
- NFL's next dynasty? The "dynasty" label tends to get thrown around loosely, but there's a legitimate argument that these Chiefs are on the doorstep and maybe even have one foot across the dynastic threshold, Nate Davis writes.
- Patrick Mahomes shows true grit in Super Bowl win: Here’s another box to check for the life and times of Patrick Mahomes: Dude can bring his A-game in the Super Bowl, writes Jarrett Bell.
- Eagles had Super Bowl 57 in hand, but gave it away: The Super Bowl, like every other NFL game, has two halves. The Eagles only showed up for one of them, Nancy Armour writes.
- Super Bowl 57 is Blackest, most woke Super Bowl ever: There was the Black national anthem, Rihanna and two Black starting quarterbacks for the first time ever. This wasn’t the Super Bowl. This was Wakanda, writes Mike Freeman.
Super Bowl 57 news and notes
- Patrick Mahomes named game MVP: The Chiefs QB now is a two-time Super Bowl champion, two-time Super Bowl MVP and two-time NFL MVP.
- Lighting up the scoreboard: Chiefs-Eagles ranks among the highest-scoring Super Bowls of all time.
- Did Eagles get robbed with late Super Bowl penalty? A late penalty in the Super Bowl sent fans and social media into a frenzy. But an Eagles player admitted it was the correct call.
- Field described as 'pretty slippery': The grass used in State Farm Stadium during Super Bowl 57 took nearly two years and more than $800,000 to prepare for Sunday, but it wasn't without faults.
- Eagles call performance 'uncharacteristic': The sting will linger for the Eagles, but they vow to learn from Super Bowl loss.
- Travis Kelce was winner of unofficial 'Kelce Bowl': The Kelce family was the center of attention during Super Bowl hype week.
- Chiefs player has record punt return: Kadarius Toney broke a Super Bowl record that stood for seven years with a 65-yard punt return.
- Moved to tears: Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and center Jason Kelce got emotional during Chris Stapleton's rendition of the national anthem.
- Highs and lows of Fox Sports' broadcast: From the opening kickoff to the final play, the broadcast duo of Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen sounded like Super Bowl veterans.
- Super Bowl 57 memes: These were the most viral moments from Sunday's Chiefs-Eagles game.
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NFL playoff results
SUPER WILD CARD WEEKEND
Saturday
San Francisco 49ers 41, Seattle Seahawks 23
Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Los Angeles Chargers 30
Sunday
Buffalo Bills 34, Miami Dolphins 31
New York Giants 31, Minnesota Vikings 24
Cincinnati Bengals 24, Baltimore Ravens 17
Monday
Dallas Cowboys 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
DIVISIONAL ROUND
Saturday, Jan. 21
Kansas City Chiefs 27, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
Philadelphia Eagles 38, New York Giants 7
Sunday, Jan. 22
Cincinnati Bengals 27, Buffalo Bills 10
San Francisco 49ers 19, Dallas Cowboys 12
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday, Jan. 29
Philadelphia Eagles 31, San Francisco 49ers 7
Kansas City Chiefs 23, Cincinnati Bengals 20
Feb. 12
Kansas City Chiefs 38, Philadelphia Eagles 35
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