Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts delivered a Super Bowl thriller for the ages, but a controversial holding call in the final minutes robbed fans led to an anticlimactic chip shot field goal for the Chiefs to win a second championship in the last four seasons.
Facing a 3rd-and-8 at the Eagles’ 15-yard line, Patrick Mahomes lofted a pass that went too deep for JuJu Smith-Schuster to catch – but a flag was thrown on James Bradberry for defensive holding. The penalty gave the Chiefs a first down, and with the Eagles down to one timeout, allowed Kansas City to kill the clock.
Harrison Butker made a game-winning 27-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining, and Jalen Hurts’ one shot at a miracle pass fell incomplete.
Replays showed that Bradberry did make contact with Smith-Schuster – but in a game where the officials had largely let the players play, and with a Super Bowl on the line, fans couldn’t believe the call.