Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs win Super Bowl 57
Mackenzie Salmon looks at how the Kansas City Chiefs won their second Super Bowl in four seasons and cemented themselves as the team of the decade.
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The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35, in Super Bowl 57 in Glendale, Arizona.
It was the Chiefs’ second Super Bowl triumph in four seasons. It is also one of the highest-scoring Super Bowl games ever played. It was a thrilling showdown that featured numerous records either broken (longest punt return) or tied (most points scored by a player, Jalen Hurts with 20).
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s 27-yard field goal with five seconds remaining pushed this game into a unique stratosphere.
Here is a look at the highest-scoring Super Bowls:
Super Bowl 57: Chiefs defeat Eagles for second title in four years
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1. Super Bowl 29 – 75 points
Date: Jan. 29, 1995
Score: San Francisco 49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26
Game MVP Steve Young threw four of his Super Bowl-record six touchdown passes in the first half as the 49ers raced to a 28-10 halftime lead. 49ers receiver Jerry Rice and running back Ricky Watters each had a Super Bowl record-tying three touchdown scores in the rout. A 98-yard kickoff return touchdown by Andre Coleman was the big highlight for the overmatched Chargers.
2. Super Bowl 52 – 74 points
Date: Feb. 4, 2018
Score: Philadelphia Eagles 41, New England Patriots 33
Tom Brady threw for a Super Bowl-record 505 yards, but it was the Eagles’ Nick Foles who was the star of this thrilling game that featured just one punt, the fewest-ever in a Super Bowl. Brady and Foles each had three touchdown passes, but Foles also had a touchdown reception in one of the best trick plays in NFL history.
3. Super Bowl 57 – 73 points
Date: Feb. 12, 2023
Score: Kansas City Chiefs 38, Philadelphia Eagles 35
Game MVP Patrick Mahomes threw for three touchdowns as the Chiefs overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to mount a dramatic second-half comeback against the Eagles. Kansas City scored 24 points after halftime to pull off the win, the team’s second Super Bowl triumph in four seasons.
4 (tie). Super Bowl 37 – 69 points
Date: Jan. 26, 2003
Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21
The Buccaneers intercepted league MVP Rich Gannon five times – included three pick-sixes (two by Dwight Smith) – as head coach Jon Gruden’s new team resoundingly defeated his former team. Random fun fact: This was the last Super Bowl to be played in the month of January.
4 (tie). Super Bowl 27 – 69 points
Date: Jan. 31, 1993
Score: Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17
This game could have been No. 1 if it weren’t for Leon Lett getting chased down by Don Beebe while showboating en route to the end zone. Nine turnovers helped contribute to one of the biggest blowouts in Super Bowl history. Troy Aikman had four touchdown passes in his MVP performance.
6. Super Bowl 13 – 66 points
Date: Jan. 21, 1979
Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31
Dubbed the “Battle of Champions,” the reigning league champions – the Cowboys – met the team that (at that time) had won two Super Bowls in the previous four years. The Steelers won this game, as well as the next season’s Super Bowl against the Los Angeles Rams, to complete their four-championship 1970s dynasty. This game was a wild, back-and-forth tussle worthy of its lofty moniker. The Steelers thwarted the Cowboys’ fourth-quarter comeback attempt to claim a second Super Bowl win over “America’s Team” in four years. Game MVP Terry Bradshaw had four touchdown passes in the victory.
7 (tie). Super Bowl 47 – 65 points
Date: Feb. 3, 2013
Score: Baltimore Ravens 34, San Francisco 49ers 31
Even a power outage inside the Superdome couldn’t keep the scoreboard from lighting up in this game that came down to the final moments. Dubbed the “Harbaugh Bowl,” this game pitted brothers Jim and John Harbaugh, head coaches of the 49ers and Ravens, respectively, on opposing sidelines. Game MVP Joe Flacco threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns, including a 56-yarder to Jacoby Jones, who also had a 108-yard kickoff return touchdown.
7 (tie). Super Bowl 24 – 65 points
Date: Jan. 28, 1990
Score: San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10
Game MVP Joe Montana threw for a then-Super Bowl-record five touchdowns in the biggest rout in Super Bowl history (the biggest rout in NFL championship game history was the Chicago Bears’ 73-0 win over Washington in the 1940 title game). This Super Bowl victory was the 49ers’ fourth in a decade, securing “Team of the ’80s” designation.
