The Chiefs wide receiver reacted to the critical late game penalty.
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The Chiefs captured their second Super Bowl championship in the last four seasons with a thrilling 38–35 victory in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday night, but it was not without late game controversy.
Kansas City wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster drew a holding penalty from Philadelphia cornerback James Bradberry on an incomplete pass late in the fourth quarter.
Patrick Mahomes will take home the Super Bowl MVP trophy for the second time in his career, leading the Chiefs to a comeback win in Super Bowl LVII.
The Lakers forward has weighed in on other sports’ controversies in the past.
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The Chiefs‘ 38-35 win over the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII was mired in controversy. With 1:54 left and the game tied at 35, Philadelphia cornerback James Bradberry was whistled for a controversial holding penalty. The flag gave Kansas City an automatic first down, and the Chiefs parlayed the opportunity into a 27-yard field goal from kicker Harrison Butker to win it.
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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named MVP Sunday night after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 for the franchise’s second Super Bowl victory in four years.
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Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs won their second Super Bowl in four seasons.
Did the refs get the call right here?
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As Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts traded second-half scoring drives, it seemed the Chiefs and Eagles were set up for a Super Bowl instant classic finish.
Then, it all changed on one call.
Kansas City was the beneficiary of a critical defensive holding penalty on its final possession of the game, turning what would have been an incomplete pass on third down into a first down on the 11-yard line.
Good for Greg Olsen.
Greg Olsen has quickly become a fan-favorite analysts in the NFL this season, and his stardom was on full display in the final minutes of Super Bowl LVII when he sounded off on the refs after their controversial holding call against the Eagles paved the way for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs to finish out their comeback and hoist the Lombardi Trophy.
On third-and-8 with just under two minutes remaining and the score tied, Mahomes appeared to overthrow his receiver. But then the refs threw a flag and called holding on Eagles DB James Bradberry.
The Chiefs’ coach could now be considered the best offensive play-caller in football history after rallying his team past the Eagles and figuring out a way to get the most out of his injured QB.
Andy Reid emerged from the most chaotic halftime of his life, with a quarterback chomping on his lip every time he had to take a step, by placing Patrick Mahomes under center. It is among the most difficult positions for Mahomes to take a snap from when he can’t plant firmly on his dominant leg.
It’s not that Reid doesn’t care.
