{"id":7114,"date":"2023-02-24T20:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T01:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=7114"},"modified":"2023-02-24T20:53:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T01:53:01","slug":"chiefs-take-the-title-in-competitive-super-bowl-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=7114","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Take the Title in Competitive Super Bowl Matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Logan Tyler<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether you were rooting for the Eagles, the Chiefs, or Rihanna last Sunday, the Super Bowl proved to be an exciting and unpredictable game; some sports fanatics even claimed it was the <\/span>best<\/span><\/i> game in Super Bowl history. The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs both stood as the number one seed from their respective conferences coming into the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In terms of statistics, the two NFL teams could not have been more evenly matched. Coming into the game on Sunday, both teams had a 16-3 record, amassed 546 points over the course of the season, and they each rostered a Kelce brother. In the regular season, the Eagles recorded 70 sacks as a team, the third-most in a season in NFL history. On the flip side, the Chiefs proved their offensive prowess during the regular season, led by quarterback and MVP Patrick Mahomes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Eagles were the first to find the endzone on a one-yard Jalen Hurts rushing touchdown, putting the score at 7-0 early in the game. The Chiefs were quick to answer, with a Mahomes-Kelce connection, tying the game, 7-7. The Chiefs had an opportunity to gain the lead with a 42-yard field goal, but kicker Harrison Butker felt the game-time pressure and hit the left upright, ending the first quarter still tied. <\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seconds into the second quarter the Eagles took the reins, scoring a touchdown off Hurts\u2019 45-yard throw to A.J. Brown. Later in the quarter, Hurts made a rare mistake which proved to be detrimental, fumbling the ball which was picked up by the Chiefs and recovered for a 36-yard touchdown, tying the game again, 14-14. The end zone did not stay cold for long as the Eagles plowed through for a 75-yard touchdown drive. Tack on their 40-yard field goal and the game stood Eagles 24, Chiefs 14 at the half.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This would not be a Super Bowl recap without mentioning the halftime entertainment. Rihanna stunned the crowd, fitted in a bright red ensemble and surrounded by dozens of dancers dressed in all-white. She sang almost \u2013 Pon de Replay, anyone? \u2013 all of her greatest hits while simultaneously floating through the stadium on a giant stage. Even more impressive, Rihanna debuted her baby bump, revealing that she is expecting her second child.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After halftime, the Eagles could not gain back the momentum they had in the first half. The Chiefs quickly capitalized, scoring a touchdown and making it a three-point game. A successful Eagles field goal only gave them the advantage for a short time as the Chiefs connected on a jet sweep motion to score a touchdown and take the lead. After a few more touchdowns on both sides, including a successful two-point conversion by the Eagles to tie it up, a controversial holding penalty on the Eagles and a successful Chiefs field goal, the win was cemented for the Chiefs \u2013 Super Bowl 57 ending, 38-35.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Logan Tyler Whether you were rooting for the Eagles, the Chiefs, or Rihanna last Sunday, the Super Bowl proved to be an exciting and unpredictable game; some sports fanatics even claimed it was the best game in Super Bowl history. The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs both stood as the number one…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-7114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-summer2019"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}