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GLENDALE, Arizona. - Kansas City never led by 47 minutes on Sunday night in Super Bowl LVII. The quarterback sprained his right ankle again just before halftime and the Eagles led by 10 points as Rihanna sang for the world, and although momentum began to shift in the third quarter, it was an arduous task for the men ofAndy Reid.

Then, with the ball on the Eagles' 5-yard line early in the fourth quarter on 3rd and 3, Reid looked at his scoresheet and named a game he loved.

"Corn dog," Reid said.

Seriously. That was the name of the play.

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Philadelphia now led 27-21 and the biggest play of the game pitted Reid and his offensive coordinator.Eric Bienniemy. A field goal wasn't good enough here, as KC had already allowed the stoic superstar four runs for 60+ yards.jalen hurts, who played one of the best games of his life in the most important game of his life. To keep up with injuries, Mahomes needed touchdowns.

That's where this odd formation, much like Reid and forced movement, came into play. Two split wide receivers,JuJu Smith-SchusterTo the left,cadio tomOn the right. Two solid ends seated in the groove,Noah Gradelinks,Travis KelceOn the right. Mahomes had all the power in his hands, and Reid was confident he would use it: It was more of a run call, but depending on how the Eagles cornerback was doing.kill darioplayed Toney, Mahomes was able to check a pass. Reid was sure the check would come, but the reason he loved this game was because he knew Mahomes would make the right bet. He knew his quarterback wouldn't be greedy. He would choose the correct Corn Dog variant, an ingenious game named whimsically by his trainers.

"How many times have you performed this play this year?" I asked Reid an hour after the game in his office in the cigar bar that was Kansas City's locker room.

"Hmm," said Reid, "this is the second time we've run it."

And that wouldn't be all for a hot dog variation. The concept would actually win the Super Bowl for Kansas City. Remarkably (if you close out the game at halftime), Kansas City rallied to beat Philadelphia 38-35 in one of the most exciting Super Bowls of all time.

One day, when Andy Reid's coaching book is written, there will be chapters on why players love to play for him and why coaches love to sit in his office at Arrowhead Stadium and come up with new ideas to confuse smart defenses, as she said. . he did. last week as he set up for a fantastic Philly save. "It's a lot of fun playing for the man," Smith-Schuster said Sunday night.

One thing I still don't understand: Why name the piece?Sausage?

"Well," said Bieniemy, "we like to eat."

In Reid's office at State Farm Stadium on Sunday night were his former agent Bob Lamonte and his grandson Maverick. "How lucky," Reid said proudly, waving at the boy. Maverick, son ofBritt ReidHe, who is in jail for an accident that seriously injured a young girl in 2020, was riding with Andy Reid to the team's playoff run. Coach seems to be enjoying having Maverick by his side.

Reid, who turns 65 next month, has been peppered with questions about his future all week. Jay Glazer reported on FOX Sunday that Reid will have to make a decision about his future after the game. so postsausage,I asked him about it.

“Are you going to retire?” I told him.

"I'm not," Reid said.

"Are you training again?"

"I pretend. Yes, God help me."

This was an exciting game for Reid because he has been fixing both franchises for the past quarter century. He coached the Eagles for 14 seasons, laying the groundwork for their long-term seriousness and coaching/teaching the current GM.Howie Roseman. Reid took about 10 minutes off football before accepting the Kansas City coaching job in 2013. What a streak he's had: Reid is the only coach in NFL history to have 100+ wins with two different franchises. He has led Kansas City to three Super Bowls and won two in the past four seasons. Reid's 269^heCareer win - regular season and postseason - where he is one win behindtom landryfor fourth place on the all-time list.

But this was also a fun and meaningful victory for the quarterback. Consider his three playoff games this season: he sprained his ankle against Jacksonville; he angered Reid by taking him to an ankle scan in a 27-20 victory; survives 23-20 against Cincinnati in AFC title game, overcoming ankle problems; He leads his team by 10 points (for the second time) to win the Super Bowl after re-injuring his ankle. In the postseason, Mahomes played 85 percent of his snaps with an ankle brace and completed 72 percent of his shots with a 114.7 rating.

There's another guy who had some tight playoffs and Super Bowl wins early in his NFL life:tom brady. Let's compare the two 27-year-old men. That's how old Mahomes is today.

Brady at 27:57-14 overall record, three Super Bowl wins, 11-to-3 TD-to-INT ratio in the postseason.

Maome with 27: 75-19 overall record, two Super Bowl wins, 35-to-7 postseason TD pick ratio.

It's not that different, is it?

This postseason marked Mahomes as a player of great talent and in the spirit of Brady. as a midfielderTJ EdwardsTapping Mahomes on his last play of the first half, Edwards rolls Mahomes' injured right ankle. This game looked pretty bleak for Kansas City. The pain on Mahomes' face made all of the team's and quarterback's fans vomit.

"I knew it wasn't good," Mahomes said.

But when we spoke 90 minutes after the game, it was obvious that Mahomes knew otherwise.

"Whatever it was, I didn't leave the game," he said. "This is the Super Bowl. Do you think I can get out of this game? We have the entire offseason to get healthy. We only had two quarters to play and we had to find a way to win."

At half-time, 10 points down, Reid told his team: “Ten points. Ten points is not a lot. We're a little off." And Reid said the break was long enough for his team to cool off, but not before Mahomes andTravis Kelceshot at the group.

Mahomes said he thinks his team is playing well. "We don't play with our normal joy," he said. "I said don't let the moment get the best of you."

There were 48 minutes of real time between Mahomes' snaps, with the long midfielder. Mahomes and the offense came off well, driving 10 plays for 75 yards on the opening drive of the second half. It was now 24-21. After the Eagles were down nearly eight minutes on their next drive, the crucial drive of the game came.

Kansas City turned the field to the Eagles 5-yard line. third down. Twelve minutes until Super Bowl LVII.

Here's what Reid, his coaches, and Mahomes thought with two receivers split right and two tight ends in their respective slots: Let's send Toney bouncing from right to left, then stop short and come back quickly to go to his wide band. . Correct position. The coaches thought that the cornerback in Toney,kill darioin that case, he would follow Toney, never thinking that Toney would stop moving and run back to his original spot.

You were right. It was easy to see that Slay never thought Toney would turn around. Who does it?

Slay followed Toney and never adjusted when Toney turned around. Toney's resulting corner route gave him an almost unheard of 11.2 yards off the nearest defender. In a game this big, it's an incredible mistake for the Eagles. "We knew they would let the Kadarius type of movement get away with it," Mahomes said. OK then. But who would pick him up on the way back? Nobody.

"We work really hard every day to get to know the [defensive] team," Toney said, "to know exactly how they're going to play us. We try to go out there and take advantage of that."

But one more thing: Mahomes' first reading was the race tojerick mckinnon. The game design had him switch to pass if the corner went further in the formation, instead of returning to Toney. When that happened, Mahomes switched to a pass. Perhaps the easiest TD move of his career. "Good game coverage against men," said Reid. "We have a high rating [on the sheet]."

Kansas City 28, Philly 27. Eagles make three and out. Then the Eagles punterArryn Siposhe hit a wounded duck from a punt ("He just gave us a nasty punt," said Toney, the returnee), and the ex-Giant returned it 65 yards, to the five-yard line. Again, with a great third down from inside the Eagles '10, Reid decided to play a similar game.Sausageswindlermoore skyleft instead of right. Moore waved from the left, then turned quickly and hurried back.

Incredible. The eagles were tricked again. Another open touchdown. At that moment I thought: Poorjonathan gannon. The Philadelphia defensive coordinator, who is scheduled for a head coaching interview with the Cardinals earlier this week, will participate in that interview after allowing a 38th Super Bowl finisher and the widest, easiest TD passes ever! - out of season.

"We've done a good job of making it beautiful," Moore said.

I should say this. Moore was as open as Toney. Kansas City now led 35:27. The Eagles tied it with Hurt's surprising third TD run and subsequent two-point run. With the overall score at 35, Kansas City had a big chance with 1:48 left in the game. Mahomes threw an incomplete third pass and set up aHarrison butcher33-yard field goal, basically a PAT.

Hang on. Flag.James Bradberryhe was called to a defensive hold. Replays showed this happened, but it wasn't blatant waiting. no matter refereecarl cheffers, according to Pool reporter Lindsay Jones, called the flag "a clear case of shirt appropriation causing contention". Bradberry admitted he fouled Smith-Schuster, but that didn't stop Eagles fans from clamoring for the flag.

This gave KC another run of tries and the clock was reduced to 11 seconds. Butker's 27-yard field goal won with eight seconds left.

Big day for Reid. Big day for Mahomes. One of my lasting memories of that game, other than the acrid cigar smoke that will never come out of anyone in the Kansas City locker room after the game, will be of Patrick Mahomes walking up to so many guys in the locker room to say thank you TD Moore, who has had a hard time this year. year, and said, "Been waiting for the last game, huh? Loving you! How to put you there!" I mean, what do you think it means to a rookie like Skyy Moore when a two-time MVP and Super Bowl MVP looks you in the eye, hugs you and says that?

This game undoubtedly marked Mahomes as the best and brightest quarterback, leader and center in the franchise. Eagles are close to feather. Very close. But Mahomes led that team to its second Super Bowl in four seasons. I seriously doubt it's over.