How the Eagles beat the Chiefs 21-17 on Monday Night Football in Super Bowl rematch: Reaction and highlights
Isabella Ramos
Published Apr 07, 2026
He walked back to the locker room by himself late Monday night, through the long tunnel featuring the Kansas City Chiefs’ biggest accomplishments — the many banners celebrating divisional crowns, AFC championships and Super Bowls.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling, the Chiefs’ oldest receiver at 29, said only one word, a four-letter expletive. He used his helmet to display his frustration, triggering a sharp, loud noise when he slammed it against a wall. Then Valdes-Scantling bowed his head, his walk to the locker room still requiring several more steps.
A few moments earlier, Valdes-Scantling had an opportunity to help his teammates leave Arrowhead Stadium with a come-from-behind victory, one that would’ve alleviated a dreadful second half for the Chiefs offense. Sprinting toward the end zone and away from the last defender for the Philadelphia Eagles, cornerback Bradley Roby, Valdes-Scantling watched the ball, which was released in a perfect deep pass by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, reach his hands. Three seconds later, after falling to the turf, Valdes-Scantling watched the ball roll away from him and heard a sound no receiver wants to hear when in the end zone: The groan of the home crowd.
Instead of having a heroic moment, Valdes-Scantling’s drop with less than two minutes left encapsulated another second-half offensive collapse by the Chiefs, another 30-minute stretch of failure, this time leading to a 21-17 loss.
