This was 50 years in the making for Chiefs Kingdom. Patrick Mahomes proved he is indeed the best QB in football, as he threw three 4th queer touchdowns, as the Kandas City Chiefs rallied to win the Super Bowl over the San Fransisco 49ers 31-20, in front of a packed house on Sunday (2/2), at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
The title is the first for the Chiefs since 1969, and made Patrick Mahomes (24), the youngest QB ever to win a SB and also rally from double-digit deficits,(24 vs HOU, 10 vs TEN, and 10 vs SF)in all of 3 postseason games have has played in this season.
The Chiefs started out strong, as they held the 49ers and QB Jimmy Garapalo to an FG, before a Patrick Mahomes TD gave the Chiefs a 7-3 lead after one quarter of play. But the best run offense in football would rally, as after a Chiefs FG to extend their lead to 7, Jimmy G found Kyle Juscyzk in the end zone for a game-tying TD.
Arguably the best defense in football coming into the big game, held KC in check the rest of the half giving San Fransisco a shot to take the lead late into the halftime break. However, an offensive pass interference call on a deep pass to star tight end George Kittle that would have at put the 49ers in FG range, was called back due to the flag on Kittle. The teams jogged off with the game vent at 10 and a thrilling second half in store.
San Fransisco got the ball first to start the half, and rapidly took the game over, as an FG, a defensive INT, a Rasheem Mostert TD and another defesnicve INT had given the 49ers the ball with a 20-10 lead and 8:53 remaining in the finals frame; and just like that, a Super Bowl title for the Bay Area seemed inventible. But just like he had done the last two games, Patrick Mahomes stepped up again. It was a potentially due or die play, with the Chiefs facing a 3rd and 15 at their own 35 yard line with 7:53 remains and still down 20-10. Mahomes rolled out and slung a deep pass down field to the speedy Travis Hill for 44 yards, giving the Chiefslife and just like that, the comeback was on. Mahomes would march his team down field and find Travis Kelce in the end zone, to make it a 20-17 game with 6:13 remaining. A clutch defensive stop by the Chief, gave Mahomes the legendary moment he has been waiting for his whole career. Down 3, 5:10 to go, Super Bowl and the drought of a franchise on the line.
Pat ironically started his drive where this whole comeback started, at his own 35. He first found Hill for 5 yards, before finding Kelce over the middle for 9 yards for a 1st down, with 4:27 remaining and the world watching. After a short pass to Travis for 3 yards, Mahomes then showed off his MVP winning arm, by airing it 38 yards down field for Sammy Watkins who caught it and was taken down at the 49ers 10 yard ine, with 3:44 remaining.
It was that pass, that seemed to tell you everything you needed to know about who Mahomes was, and what this meant to him and the Chiefs to comeback once again, as a few plays later, hometown kid Damien Willams caught a 5 yard pass from Mahomes, and ran it in. For the go-ahead score with 2:44 remaining, as the scoreboard now read, 49ers 20. Chiefs 24.
Another defensive stop later, gave Mahomes a chance to seal the Super Bowl, which he did as he gave it to Williams again, who ran it to the house for a 38 yard TD with 1:12 remaining, essentially sealed the game,as the celebration began on the Chiefs sideline.
Just for good measure, the Chiefs defense intercepted Jimmy one more time, before heading off to the sidelines to celebrate.
Mahomes, rightfully so won MVP, but this was especially special for coach Andy Reid, who finally won Super Bowl after 21 years of coming up empty handed.
HOW ABOUT THEM CHIEEEEEEEEEEEEEFS!!!!
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