Mahomes and Rihanna give the 'lame' Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs

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How do you stop a superhero?

Philadelphia had a plan to stop

and executed it to perfection for much of the

.

The most effective is, simply, that he does not play.

Based on brave decisions by his coach,

, when it came to prolonging his possession and with a

Highly inspired and unflinching in running and passing, the Kansas City attack was only on the field for 8 minutes out of 30 in the first half.

And if that's not enough, you can always pray that you find kryptonite.

The Eagles found her with two minutes to go before halftime, when Mahomes relapsed from the serious ankle injury that drags down all the playoffs.

He went to the locker room limping.

very lame

As it was, at halftime the Eagles were up 14-24 and the Chiefs seemed headed for disaster.

Then

came along .

American football is chess with human beings.

Very strong, very fast, very agile human beings.

But behind them is a quarterback pulling the strings, and in the modern NFL there hasn't been a more brilliant offensive mind than

.

What the Chiefs coach needed to make adjustments, and Mahomes' ankle, to receive treatment, was time.

It was given by one of the most spectacular performances in Super Bowl history, with Rihanna defying vertigo on flying platforms somewhere between futuristic and the original

, surrounded by an army of dancers dressed as sperm from

, although with a slightly different physique from

.

Let's just say that his insecurities are not the same.

As the entire world drooled during a much longer than usual 29-minute break, Reid and Mahomes calmly prepared for their comeback.

The Chiefs' second half was perfect.

No more.

Every play called by the coach was a dagger for an Eagles defense that, after terrorizing opposing quarterbacks all year, never once caught a lame Mahomes.

Because he was lame, but he didn't care.

When he missed his first pass after the restart, Kansas City was already ahead 28-27 and, almost immediately, gave up his third touchdown pass for a 35-27 scoreline.

I don't even need to do his usual magic, he just unhesitatingly executed what Reid came up with.

Arguably the most purely talented quarterback we've ever seen has acquired the ability to cook a souffle just as well as fried eggs.

At 27, he already has two rings and venturing a ceiling would be ridiculous: maybe he has it, but he can't see it.

Given his physical limitations,

;

the rookie who has resurrected his career game,

, and his latest toy,

.

They all scored, but the MVP went to Mahomes.

Obviously.

Although it could well have been, even losing, for Jalen Hurts.

The Philadelphia quarterback, the boy who in two years has gone from theoretical substitute for life to super elite, left a legendary performance with a touchdown and more than 300 passing yards and three other touchdowns (yes, three) of career.

The last one accompanied by a transformation of two points to tie at 35 with five minutes to go, when they were already all given up for dead.

Hurts heroically resisted... but they were.

Mahomes did not forgive and guided the Chiefs to the decisive kick with the clock almost down.

The referees collaborated, closing a calamitous season for the team by whistling a very light grab that ended any hope for Philadelphia.

The refs, Rihanna, the ankle, Hurts, Andy Reid... They all played their part in a fabulous Super Bowl, but in the end the key is at the beginning of this chronicle: how do you stop a superhero?

Seen what has been seen, he does not stop him.

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