Kansas City punted, and the Eagles nearly broke through for a touchdown on the return, but Britain Covey was brought down after a 27-yard gain. He got up limping after hurting his already injured ankle. On third down he had to scramble again and he ran for a couple of yards before being brought down by an Eagles defender.
Kansas City had one more chance to level things, but Mahomes could not connect with his receivers for a long gain to get them in range. The Chiefs looked to have made the Eagles settle for a field goal, but an offside penalty kept the drive alive – and Hurts made them pay again, bursting through a big hole to score his second running touchdown of the day with 2:24 left in the 2nd quarter. Hurts had enough protection to run to his right and get the first down and more, running 28 yards to the Philadelphia 16. He ran 14 yards for a first down, then missed on a long pass to Brown, but after a few short gains the Eagles decided to go for it on 4th and 5. The Eagles received the ball at their 35, and Hurts went to work trying to move down field. The fumble was picked up by Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton, who ran the ball back 36 yards for the touchdown with just under 10 minutes left in the half. The Eagles moved the ball to midfield, but then Hurts tried to run for yards on first down, only to be hit and lose control of the ball. The fans in green were enjoying things, but there was another big play coming up. Kansas City was finding it difficult to get space, as the Chiefs were forced to punt after gaining just two yards on their next drive and the momentum was with the Eagles. Hurts went for a long bomb down field, and wide receiver AJ Brown beat the coverage to catch the ball in the end zone for a 45-yard score to hit the Chiefs hard.
The Eagles started the second quarter in a similar attacking vein.
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