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– Meltdown.
There is no other word or way to describe what happened to the supposedly-mighty Eagles in the second half of a back-and-forth, wild-and-crazy Super Bowl 2023.
The Eagles led 24-14 at halftime and made Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs look mortal, considering one of the two touchdowns by the Chiefs came on a fumble return by linebacker Nick Bolton. Mahomes seemed outmanned and the Eagles seemed poised to keep hammering away.
Instead, it was the Eagles who got hammered. They allowed 24 points after halftime, lost the lead and eventually lost the game 38-35 in devastating fashion, leaving State Farm Stadium stunned and incredibly disappointed.
Tied at 35, the Chiefs got the ball with 5:15 remaining and the Eagles needed a stop to get the ball back. They never did. They failed to contain rookie running back Isiah Pacheco on the ground and could not stop Mahomes on a 26-yard scramble.
