The Eagles soon got the ball back after a Chiefs drive stalled. The runner-up in MVP balloting was off to a promising start in his first Super Bowl, completing eight of his first 10 passes for 116 yards with no interceptions and a pair of touchdowns: one on the ground and one through the air. Then, on the first play of the second quarter, Hurts took his shot downfield and connected on a 45-yard touchdown to Brown. It was the sort of scripted opening drive that Chiefs coach Andy Reid has made his hallmark since entering the head coaching ranks with, of all teams, Philadelphia back in 1999. He quickly marched Kansas City downfield before finding Travis Kelce on a gorgeous fade route for an 18-yard touchdown. Then, in a game pitched as the best roster v the best player, it was Mahomes’ turn. Largest second-half comebacks in Super Bowl history The vaunted Philadelphia offensive line – all five of whom were named to the Pro Bowl – had made an emphatic opening statement in the battle of the trenches and sent the decidedly pro-Philadelphia crowd into bedlam. It marked the first time in a quarter-century that a team received the opening kickoff in the Super Bowl and drove it down the field for a touchdown. The 24-year-old promptly led an 11-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, plunging into the end zone on fourth down. The Chiefs won the toss and deferred, as they have all but once all year, placing the ball in Hurts’ hands to start. The heart-stopping affair lived up to its advance billing beneath an open retractable roof and pristine 70F (21C) conditions. In doing so, the 28-year-old overcame a magnificent Jalen Hurts, the young Philadelphia signal-caller who threw for 304 yards, ran for three touchdowns and set a Super Bowl record with 70 yards rushing in the first Super Bowl matchup featuring two Black starting quarterbacks.
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