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The 2023 sports calendar was never short of thrilling games. 

From a Super Bowl filled with touchdowns to the fall of champions in the women’s Final Four, sports fans everywhere had a lot to be anxious and excited about.

Read below for five of the most suspenseful games of 2023. 

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Patrick Mahomes (15) of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 to win Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz.  (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The hype surrounding the 2023 Super Bowl lived up to expectations. 

A showdown between the Kelce brothers during their surge in popularity outside the sports realm and a battle between two of the league's top young quarterbacks delivered one of the most entertaining championship games of the year. It included nine touchdowns between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. 

Led by Jalen Hurts, the Eagles took an early lead in the first quarter, but Patrick Mahomes, who was playing on an injured ankle, responded with a touchdown just minutes later to even the score. 

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This was the pattern of the game throughout the first three quarters until the fourth quarter, when the Chiefs took their first lead with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Kadarius Toney. Kansas City kept the momentum going until Hurts tied the game 35-35 with a 2-yard touchdown run followed by a successful two-point conversion. 

The game ended with a 26-yard scramble by Mahomes to get