WATCH: Nick Bolton completely shifts Super Bowl LVII momentum with defensive touchdown
Former Missouri Tigers linebacker Nick Bolton served as the equalizer in the Kansas City Chiefs in their Super Bowl LVII matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles.
With just under 10 minutes left in the first half and the Chiefs down 14-7, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts fumbled the ball behind the line of scrimmage on a designed quarterback run play. With the ball bouncing all over the turf, Bolton scooped it up on the run and took it 44 yards to the house for a game-tying touchdown.
Bolton’s scoop and score touchdown was the first fumble returned for a touchdown in a Super Bowl since Denver Broncos’ Malik Jackson in Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers. Bolton led the Chiefs in tackles this regular season with 180 total tackles, setting a single-season franchise record in Kansas City. He’s been making plays all season for the Chiefs, and made another big one again on Super Bowl Sunday.
WATCH: Chris Stapleton performs National Anthem ahead of Super Bowl 57 between Chiefs and Eagles
Acclaimed country musician Chris Stapleton gave us a lovely rendition of the national anthem at Super Bowl 57. And did or didn’t help your prop bet on the anthem length hit.
It was a relatively simple rendition, with Stapleton crooning into the microphone. The crowd in Phoenix drank it up before the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs played in the last — and biggest — NFL game of the season.
It’s likely a contrast from what we’ll get from Rhianna during the halftime show, a nice changeup for the presentation of the colors ahead of the Super Bowl.
“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known as the Black national anthem, was performed prior by Sheryl Lee Ralph — also popular for her role as Barbara Howard in the TV series “Abbott Elementary.” She got to perform it on the 123rd anniversary of the first public performance of the song.