By Steve Keating
GLENDALE, ARIZONA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Patrick Mahomes showed why he is the NFL’s most valuable player as he returned from an ankle injury and led the Kansas City Chiefs to a dramatic 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. his second Super Bowl in four years.
Kansas City’s hopes of going home with the Lombardi Trophy looked dim at the end of the first half, when Mahomes appeared to re-injure his right ankle, which had been a big concern early in the game. .
Grimacing after a tackle, Mahomes limped off the field and rammed his helmet into the turf as the Chiefs headed into halftime behind 24-14.
But when the teams returned after the break, a resilient Mahomes put up a heroic effort, throwing two fourth-quarter touchdowns and devising a final drive to set up Harrison Butker’s game-winning 27-yard field goal with eight seconds left. (Reporting by Steve Keating in Glendale. Editing in Spanish by Ricardo Figueroa)