WATCH: Patrick Mahomes tweaks injured ankle, hobbles off field late in first half of Super Bowl 57
Disaster potentially struck for the Kansas City Chiefs shortly before halftime, as quarterback Patrick Mahomes appeared to re-aggravate the high ankle sprain that he suffered in the AFC Divisional game. Mahomes left the field grimacing and hobbling after Philadelphia Eagles linebacker TJ Edwards spun him down on a 3rd and long scramble.
Edward got ahold of Mahomes’ injured ankle and as the quarterback came down, his feet came together while he spun to the ground. He was immediately, and clearly, in pain.
Facing 4th and long and past the two minute warning, the Chiefs punted the ball back to the Eagles.
The Chiefs didn’t get the ball again in the first half, but Mahomes did look pretty comfortable jogging to the locker room for halftime. And the break will surely be spent keeping the ankle loose and getting whatever treatment possible done for the 2022 NFL MVP to be back on the field in the second half.
Patrick Mahomes wins Super Bowl LVII MVP
Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII 38-35 on Sunday night against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Chiefs were carried by an incredibly gutsy performance from their quarterback, who finished with over 200 all-purpose yards and three passing touchdowns, while also throwing no interceptions. He did so while re-aggravating his right ankle injury that he suffered in the AFC Divisional Game. Following the game, Mahomes was announced as the MVP of Super Bowl LVII, the second time that he’s won the award.
He re-injured the right ankle late in the first half, and was clearly in visible pain on the Chiefs’ sideline. But when he came out in the second half, Mahomes didn’t show any sort of problems with it and seemed to be fine walking out of the locker room.
Whatever sort of medicine or painkillers the Chiefs’ training staff injected into his ankle during halftime, certainly worked. Mahomes took off for an impressive 26-yard run late in the fourth quarter that proved critical in the outcome of the game. The run was crucial in setting up the game-winning 27-yard kick by Harrison Butker, who drilled the game-winner with eight seconds left in the fourth quarter to lift the Chiefs to the 38-35 win.
With 2:55 remaining, Mahomes dropped back to the 47-yard line, eluded a few Eagles’ defenders, then took off running down the middle of the field, where he was finally brought down by a Philadelphia defender at the 17-yard line. The 26-yard run was his longest run of the season, and what a clutch moment he picked to pull it off.
The Super Bowl MVP is just yet another impressive piece of an already incredible resume for Mahomes. He became the first player since 1999 to win the MVP and Super Bowl MVP in the same season (Kurt Warner).
The Chiefs trailed the Eagles 24-14 at halftime, but stormed back in the second half thanks to a number of impressive plays from several players. Former Florida star Kadarius Toney had a spectacular 65-yard punt return, the longest in Super Bowl history. He also snagged a five-yard touchdown catch.