Super Bowl LVII Is Set With The Chiefs vs. Eagles
Super Bowl 57 is set. Hurts and the Eagles put the hurt on the 49ers. The Eagles signal caller had a modest game by his standards after a season in which he was a finalist for MVP. He was 15-of-25 passing for 121 yards and ran for 39, improving to 16-1 as a starter this season. The Eagles (16-3) lost two games that he missed with a sprained right shoulder.
Miles Sanders ran for two touchdowns and linebacker Haason Reddick made the hit that forced 49ers rookie quarterback Brock Purdy out of the game with an elbow injury. Reddick also recovered a fumble by Purdy’s replacement, Josh Johnson, who later suffered a concussion.
That forced Purdy back into the game, but his injury was clearly a factor as the 49ers all but gave up on the passing game, even while trailing by multiple scores. Purdy said he was unable to throw the ball more than 10 yards after his elbow got hurt.
San Francisco’s bad luck at quarterback was finally too much to overcome as its 12-game win streak ended. The Niners (15-5) lost both Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo to season ending injuries, and Purdy the final pick in April’s draft lost as a starter for the first time.
For the AFC divisional championship Patrick Mahomes was forced to rely on his badly sprained right ankle rather than his strong right arm when the Kansas City Chiefs were desperately driving with a chance for sweet revenge.
The All Pro quarterback, missing three wide receivers to injuries and battered himself, took off on a third down play near midfield in another gut check game with the Cincinnati Bengals. Mahomes strained to reach the mark he needed and was headed out of bounds when he felt the hands of Joseph Ossai send him sprawling into the bench.
The mad dash, coupled with the 15-yard penalty for a late hit, was all Kansas City needed. Harrison Butker strode confidently onto the field, sent a 45 yard kick through cold, gusting wind over the crossbar with 3 seconds to go, and put the Chiefs back in the Super Bowl for the third time in four years with a 23-20 victory. It will also feature a brother against brother showdown between Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Philadelphia center Jason Kelce.
According to espn.com The Eagles are favored (PHI, 50.1% (by an average of 0.1 points)
