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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Patrick Finley

Patrick Mahomes wills Chiefs to 38-35 Super Bowl victory against Eagles

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes holds the Lombardi Trophy after his team defeated the Eagles 38-35 in the Super Bowl. (Matt Slocum/AP)

GLENDALE, Ariz. — One the most brilliant displays of quarterbacking prowess in Super Bowl history — between Chiefs wunderkind Patrick Mahomes and the Eagles’ Jalen Hurts — was decided by a hobbled run.

With the score tied with 2:55 left Sunday, Mahomes took a first-and-10 snap, looked downfield and sprinted up the middle. Willing his sprained right ankle to move — he hurt it last month against the Jaguars and limped after being tackled in the second quarter — Mahomes ran straight ahead into the emerald expanse of State Farm Stadium. Twenty-six yards later, the Chiefs had the ball at the Eagles’ 17.

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