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===Second half===
[[File:Harrison Butker.JPG|thumb|180px|Harrison Butker's 27-yard field goal gave the Chiefs a 38–35 lead with eight seconds left in the game.]]
Kansas City received the ball to begin the second half and drove 75 yards in 12 plays, with Mahomes completing all three of his passes for 26 yards and rushing for 14 before Pacheco's 1-yard touchdown run cut their deficit to three points. Philadelphia responded with a 19-play, 65-yard drive, in which Hurts completed two 17-yard passes to tight end [[Dallas Goedert]], one of which converted a third-and-14. The Kansas City defense stopped the drive at their own 15-yard-line, forcing the Eagles to settle for a 33-yard field goal attempt, which Elliott converted with 1:48 left in the third quarter, making the score 27-21. The Chiefs gained 31 yards on their next four plays, including two Pacheco rushes that reached the Philadelphia 44-yard-line, to end the third quarter.<ref name="pxp" />
Mahomes completed four passes to [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]] for a total of 38 yards after the quarter break and concluded the Chiefs' 12-play, 75-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass to [[Kadarius Toney]], giving the Chiefs their first lead of the game, 28–27. The Chiefs continued their good form by forcing a Philadelphia three-and-out. Toney returned the [[Arryn Siposs]] punt for 65 yards to the Eagles' 5-yard-line and setting a record with the longest punt return in a Super Bowl.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chiefs' Kadarius Toney sets Super Bowl record for longest punt return on wild play that almost ends in a TD |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/chiefs-kadarius-toney-sets-super-bowl-record-for-longest-punt-return-on-wild-play-that-almost-ends-in-a-td/ |work=[[CBS Sports]] |access-date=February 13, 2023 |date=February 12, 2023}}</ref> Kansas City scored quickly on a 4-yard pass from Mahomes to [[Skyy Moore]]. Butker's extra point increased their lead to eight points. Philadelphia took four minutes off the clock on their ensuing drive, which spanned eight plays and resulted in a 45-yard pass to Smith that set up Hurts' 2-yard touchdown run on the next play. Hurts then scored a two-point conversion with a run that tied the score at 35 with 5:15 remaining. At the start of Kansas City's next drive, three runs by Pacheco for 15 yards and two completions by Mahomes for 17 yards moved the ball to the Eagles' 47-yard line. On the next play, Mahomes took off for a 26-yard run that gave the Chiefs a first down on Philadelphia's 17-yard line. A 2-yard run by Pacheco ran the clock down to the two-minute warning. Then an incomplete pass brought up third-and-8. Mahomes threw an incomplete pass on the next play, but Kansas City earned a first down after [[James Bradberry]] was penalized for [[Holding (American football)|holding]]—a call that was criticized by some,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nesbitt |first1=Andy |title=Greg Olsen called out refs for Super Bowl-changing holding call |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/02/13/super-bowl-greg-olsen-rightfully-called-out-refs-for-bad-holding-call |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=February 12, 2023 |date=February 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Laughton |first1=Max |title='One of the worst calls in sports history': horrific late penalty ruins one of the great Super Bowls |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nfl/superbowl/nfl-super-bowl-2023-terrible-penalty-ruins-game-holding-call-on-james-bradberry-chiefs-vs-eagles-ending-video-reaction/news-story/dd683ae66cf2612534bbb68f42bac742 |work=[[Fox Sports]] |access-date=February 12, 2023 |date=February 12, 2023}}</ref> but was supported by others including by Bradberry himself.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dajani |first1=Jordan |title=Super Bowl 2023: Eagles' James Bradberry admits officials made correct call on crucial late holding penalty |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/super-bowl-2023-eagles-james-bradberry-admits-officials-made-correct-call-on-crucial-late-holding-penalty/ |work=[[CBS Sports]] |access-date=February 12, 2023 |language=en |date=February 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WHY THE JAMES BRADBERRY HOLDING PENALTY WAS THE RIGHT CALL {{!}} THE HERD |work=Fox Sports |url=https://www.foxsports.com/watch/play-636233256000ccb |accessdate=February 15, 2023}}</ref> On the next play, with first down at the Eagles' 11-yard line, McKinnon rushed to the 2-yard-line where he intentionally downed himself, thereby extending the Chiefs' drive taking more time off the clock. The Chiefs ended the drive by [[Quarterback kneel|taking a knee]] twice and kicking a 27-yard field goal, leaving eight seconds on the clock. A [[Hail Mary pass]] by Hurts fell incomplete, ending the game.<ref name="pxp" />
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