The hype for Super Bowl LVII is only going to grow as we inch closer to kickoff between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Given how epic this game is projected to be, there’s naturally going to be some impatience that boils over, which I can attest to. And if you’re like me and can’t wait to get your football fix in, allow me to bring you a bit of relief in the form of our CBS Sports simulation of Super Bowl LVII.
If you’ve been following these sims for the past couple of Super Bowls, you know that it has quite the knack for nailing these games. Last season, it correctly had the Los Angeles Rams winning it all over the Cincinnati Bengals and predicted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers victory over the Chiefs the year prior.
Will it go three for three this year? If you’re an Eagles fan, you’ll hope not. That’s because this Madden NFL 23 simulation had the Chiefs rolling away with a rather convincing 24-11 win, giving Patrick Mahomes his second Super Bowl title.
Mahomes was masterful right out of the gate, helping K.C. begin the night on a 14-0 run that featured the quarterback completing his first 14 passes which included a 12-for-12 run during those consecutive touchdown drives.
After an initial three-and-out, Philadelphia did show some signs of life in the first half as Jalen Hurts was able to connect with DeVonta Smith for a 55-yard reception that immediately put the Eagles within scoring range before the half. However, Kansas City’s defense would hang tough and hold them to a field goal, entering halftime up, 14-3.
The opening drive of the second half was where the Eagles made their best push against the Chiefs. Hurts led a 75-yard touchdown drive that ended with a Miles Sanders goal-line score. With the score 14-9 after that Sanders touchdown, Nick Sirianni left his offense on the field for a two-point conversion to cut the lead to a mere field goal. He again put the club’s fate into the hands of Sanders and was able to tack two points on the board, making it a 14-11 game midway through the third quarter.
While Philly started to build momentum, the Chiefs decided to slow the game down with an ensuing drive that chewed 4:46 off the clock over the course of 11 plays. To make matters even worse for the Eagles and their comeback hopes, that drive…
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