Super Bowl LVII is officially underway, and both offenses wasted no time to get things started. Both the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles went back to reliable options on their first possessions, leading to an insane playoff stat for Chiefs star Travis Kelce.
The Eagles got things started with a methodical drive, capped off by a Jalen Hurts rushing touchdown.
Jalen Hurts into the end zone for the Eagles TD!
Philadelphia takes an early 7-0 lead. #SuperBowl 🏈 pic.twitter.com/bi10FplsGR
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) February 12, 2023
The Chiefs answered back in a huge way, with an explosive first drive heavily featuring Travis Kelce. To nobody’s surprise, Patrick Mahomes capped off the excellent drive by finding Kelce in the endzone.
Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce (what's new?) and the Chiefs tie it up 7-7! #SuperBowl 🏈 pic.twitter.com/0tvKMXJ9ZA
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) February 13, 2023
Fox broadcaster Greg Olsen broke down the play beautifully, detailing that the Chiefs found a favorable matchup on the play and took advantage in a big way.
Greg Olsen breaks down the Patrick Mahomes touchdown pass to Travis Kelce. #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/5Yykw5PaGA
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 13, 2023
Mahomes has had a knack for finding Kelce in the end-zone in important moments in the playoffs. This touchdown by Kelce is his 16th playoff receiving touchdown of his career, which is the second most behind the great Jerry Rice.
Travis Kelce now has 16 career playoff receiving touchdowns, the second most in NFL history.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) February 13, 2023
Kelce will certainly not be able to catch Rice’s 22 postseason receiving touchdowns in this year’s Super Bowl. However, many around the NFL world find it incredible that he is closing the gap on Rice’s record.
He’s going to pass Jerry Rice by the end of his career imo.
— Dylan (@DyFrex___) February 13, 2023
Freak of nature
— Chelsea World (@Chelsea_World_) February 13, 2023
better than gronk idc https://t.co/DP4333eiyq
— willy (@L0SINIT) February 13, 2023
Greatest receiving tight end of all time by a large margin. https://t.co/w29gr1SGLD
— Wendell Ferreira (@wendellfp) February 13, 2023
That’s crazy https://t.co/FDa2ACKtXd
— Eddie Law 👊 (@ELaw32) February 13, 2023
If he is able to further close the gap on Rice’s record in this Super Bowl and future playoff games, he may have a real argument when it is all said and done for being the greatest tight end of all time. Regardless, he has certainly made his expected impact on Super Bowl LVII for the Chiefs.
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About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.