The Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35, on Sunday at an electric State Farm Stadium to win their second Super Bowl in four years.
Chiefs quarterback link-placeholder-0] became the first Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player to also win [Super Bowl MVP in the same season since Kurt Warner did so in 1999. Despite being hobbled by a high ankle sprain, Mahomes completed 21 of 27 passes for 182 yards and three touchdowns, and he delivered with a gutsy 26-yard scramble to the Eagles’ 17-yard line on Kansas City’s final drive.
Three plays after that rumble, a controversial third-down holding penalty against Eagles cornerback James Bradberry gave the Chiefs a new set of downs. The penalty allowed Kansas City to wind more clock and set up a 27-yard game-winning field goal by Harrison Butker with 11 seconds remaining.
Athletes, celebrities and other notable figures across the country reacted to Kansas City’s comeback victory on Sunday night.