Chiefs DC had 'mixed feelings' about Jerick McKinnon not scoring late in Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo suggested part of him wanted running back Jerick McKinnon to score a touchdown late in Super Bowl LVII.

"I had mixed feelings," Spagnuolo said about the play in question during an appearance on CBS Sports Radio's "The Zach Gelb Show," as shared by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. "But part of me, after giving up that touchdown, wanted to go back out and close it somehow. . . . The pride in me as a defensive coach with defensive players, you want to go out and help close it for your team." 

The Philadelphia Eagles tied the game 35-35 with 5:15 remaining in regulation and thought they stopped the Kansas City offense on third down inside the Philadelphia 20-yard line with under two minutes to play. However, Eagles cornerback James Bradberry was controversially flagged for defensive holding against Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Kansas City was given a fresh set of downs. 

The Eagles did everything they could to let McKinnon score short of physically pushing him into the end zone to give their offense one last meaningful possession, but he wisely slid down in bounds so the Chiefs could bleed the clock: