When the Kansas City Chiefs needed him the most, Super Bowl 58 MVP Patrick Mahomes was at his best.
Near the end of regulation, with the Chiefs trailing 16-13, Mahomes led Kansas City on an 11-play, 64-yard drive, which ended with a 29-yard Harrison Butker game-tying field goal to send the game into overtime.
In OT, the 49ers got a field goal to put them up 22-19.
Then, Mahomes did it again. He drove the Chiefs 75 yards, which ended with a three-yard Mahomes game-winning touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman, and the Chiefs win back-to-back Super Bowls.
He is the third player ever to be named Super Bowl MVP in consecutive seasons, and the Chiefs become the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since the 2003-04 New England Patriots.
The three-time Super Bowl champion completed 34 of 46 attempts for 333 yards and two touchdowns, and he added 66 rushing yards.
Mahomes is the fifth quarterback with at least three Super Bowl titles.
As he did in Super Bowl 57, Mahomes and the Chiefs overcame a 10-point deficit, and Kansas City is the seventh time to come back from a deficit of 10 or more points in Super Bowl history.
“Really, this whole game was our whole entire season,” Mahomes said after the win. “It was the defense keeping us in there, and the offense making plays when it counted… It was a microcosm of our season.”
The 28-year-old Mahomes, who was also named Super Bowl LIV and LVII MVP, is the third player ever to win three Super Bowl Most Valuable Player awards, and he recorded his 15th career postseason win, trailing only Tom Brady (35) and Joe Montana (16) for the most postseason wins by a quarterback all-time.
The 2022 Eagles probably had more talent than the Chiefs, but Kansas City had Mahomes, and the 2023 49ers probably were more talented than this year’s Chiefs, but again, Kansas City had Mahomes.
As long as the Chiefs have Mahomes, they have a shot.
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