Close-quarters combat, blades clashing—
The air was thick with smoke and tension.
Coming out of halftime, neither the Eagles nor the Chiefs wasted a second. Both teams snapped immediately back into high gear, dragging the game straight into a storm of intensity, with tension and pressure ratcheted up once again.
Fans still remembered that divisional playoff game earlier in the season—Chiefs vs. Titans. Marcus Mariota had thrown a touchdown to himself to open the second half, sending the young Chiefs team into chaos. They nearly lost that game.
But in just one month, the Chiefs had grown up. They didn't lose focus after that first-half ending "Philly Special." They returned with full composure and launched the second half with a touchdown that ignited the stadium.
The home team took the lead once again.
"23:24."
This time, the Chiefs responded not with words, but with action—
If the Eagles thought they could win just by pulling off one "Philly Special," they were wrong.
The pressure bounced right back to the Eagles.
After their dominant first half and halftime regroup, Philly's confidence was sky-high. They believed in their preparation, mindset, and teamwork. They believed this was their title.
But then—wham! That opening drive of the second half was a gut-punch. The Chiefs' firepower erased their lead and flipped the momentum in a heartbeat.
The Eagles were immediately jolted back to reality.
To their credit, they didn't panic.
With resolve and belief, the Eagles offense stormed back. Once again, the unlikely duo—Foles and Clement—put on a show, playing like Super Bowl MVPs. Two overlooked names, seizing their one shot at greatness, set the field ablaze.
The Chiefs' defense dug in, mounting immense pressure and nearly pushing the Eagles off the cliff multiple times.
But Foles wouldn't go down.
Three separate third-down crises—he escaped them all, twisting and scrambling, somehow threading throws through collapsing pockets.
One pass to wideout Agholor.
One to tight end Ertz.
One to running back Clement.
He spread it around, attacking from all angles.
And finally—just as he was about to go down from a hit—Foles launched a 22-yard bomb to Clement. Again.
Touchdown pass.
"Shut up!"
"SHUT UP!"
"Nick Foles is playing like he's possessed by Aaron Rodgers. He's putting on an MVP-level clinic, single-handedly dragging the Eagles off the ledge!"
"If the Eagles win the Super Bowl, Foles is your MVP. No doubt."
"He came out of nowhere—like a monster crawling out from a crack in the earth—and tonight, he owns the stage."
Insane. Brilliant. Unbelievable.
The Chiefs' defense had given it everything, but Foles and Clement kept going Super Saiyan, kept tapping into reserves no one thought they had. Again and again, they flipped the script.
"30:24."
Now the pressure shifted back to the Chiefs.
And then—Lance made his presence felt.
"Who can stop Lance? WHO can stop Lance?!"
"No one!"
"Lance looks like a god among men. He's single-handedly dismantling the Eagles' defense."
"One play: trapped in a swarm of three defenders—somehow he rips through, gains 13 yards."
"Another play: solo dash through a wall of defenders—two tackles, two hits, none can bring him down. Seventeen yards."
WOW.
The Chiefs' playbook couldn't be simpler:
Give Lance the ball, and block.
That's it. He'll do the rest.
And so he did.
Smith lined up—play action.
The Eagles saw the handoff motion and freaked—everyone tensed, knees shook. It had to be Lance.
But—Smith pulled it back. Looked left. Aimed for Tyreek Hill.
Fake.
Lance had drawn the entire defense.
Then—Smith stopped again. Pivoted. Threw—
Back to Lance.
The Eagles defense was a mess. Fooled, frozen, unable to commit. On the sideline, Pederson clutched his head, falling into despair.
And Lance?
He tore through them.
First, a juke so nasty Bradham collapsed like a leaf in the wind.
Then, a stiff-arm launched Darby into the air.
Finally, Jenkins and Corey Graham combined to stop him—
Lance plowed through Jenkins.
Graham clung to his waist like a ragdoll—Lance dragged him into the end zone.
Graham was discarded like a broken toy.
Jenkins was helmetless, dazed.
Darby's pride lay in shattered pieces.
Bradham tried to get up—his knee buckled again.
Carnage.
A wasteland behind him.
Lance stood tall in the end zone, football in hand like the severed head of a fallen general.
"30:31."
The Chiefs retook the lead.
----------
Powerstones?
For 20 advance chapters: patreon.com/michaeltranslates