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Twitter Reacts To Super Bowl LIX First Half As Patrick Mahomes Struggles Against Philadelphia Eagles

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Kieran Lynch is a sports writer specialising in football and Formula One. He also writes about various other sports including boxing, tennis and golf. Kieran is a sports journalism graduate of Leeds Trinity University and completed a Press Association NCTJ course in Newcastle. He previously worked as a news reporter for the Eastern Daily Press in Norfolk and spent five years as a sports writer at the MailOnline.

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Published09 Feb 2025

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during the second half. – Super Bowl Injury Report and twitter reaction

NFL fans have taken to Twitter with their reactions to a stunning first-half of the Super Bowl as the Philadelphia Eagles took a 24-0 lead against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Chiefs went into the biggest game of the sporting calendar knowing that they could write their names in the history book.

A victory over the Eagles would mean they would be the first NFL team to win a Super Bowl three-peat.

However, it was a half in which they struggled – in particular their star quarterback Patrick Mahomes who was sacked three times during the first-half.

Mahomes has famously struggled in the first-half of previous Super Bowls which the Chiefs have come back to mount a victory. However, fans were left stunned by his struggles this time around.

Twitter Reacts To Super Bowl LIX First Half

NFL fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to give their reaction on a fascinating first half of the Super Bowl.

There were many comments directed at the struggles of the Chiefs and in particular Patrick Mahomes.

One fan wrote that Mahomes had “one of the worst halves of football ever played”.

A second commented that the game was a lesson to show why Mahomes “should never be in the same conversation” as Tom Brady for the title of the NFL’s greatest of all time.

While some fans relished in Mahomes’ struggles others said that the Chiefs still have hope of getting into the match.

One fan wrote: “Patrick Mahomes is the only one in the league that can come back from this.”

It wasn’t just Mahomes who took criticism on social media however, as fans ripped into the Chiefs as a collective.

One person wrote that the Chiefs looked ‘exhausted mentally and physically’ and were making dumb mistakes.

Another took a dig at the New England Patriots writing: “Bold move by the Chiefs to start the Patriots’ offensive line.”

While Linda Cohn of Sportscenter said: “Eagles defense reminds me of the Buccaneers D when they smothered Mahomes.”

It was an ugly first half for the Chiefs going off Twitter reaction and it left them with a huge up-hill task in the second half of the Super Bowl.