GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes was magical when the Kansas City Chiefs desperately needed him to pull off another Super Bowl comeback. Playing on an injured ankle, Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and scrambled 26 yards on the go-ahead drive before Harrison Butker kicked a 27-yard field goal with 8 seconds left to give the Chiefs a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.
The Chiefs won their second NFL title in four years and two-time NFL MVP Mahomes earned his second Super Bowl MVP award. Mahomes and Jalen Hurts excelled in the first Super Bowl matchup featuring two Black starting QBs. But Mahomes turned it up in the second half after reaggravating a sprained right ankle.
Meantime, Rihanna not only performed on one of the highest-pressure shows on earth, but she did it while pregnant. Rihanna’s representative confirmed after the Super Bowl halftime show that Rihanna is expecting her second child. She had her first in May. Rihanna had no guest stars and no big costume changes, but she did float. She wore a puffy red jumpsuit with a molded breastplate as she sang on a floating platform amid dancers in white puffy coats.
Rihanna packed her hits into her 13-minute show, including such songs as “We Found Love,” “Only Girl (In The World),” “Work” and “Umbrella.” She ended with fireworks and her hit “Diamonds.” Chris Stapleton sang the national anthem before the Super Bowl. Babyface sang “America the Beautiful,” and Sheryl Lee Ralph sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
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