COMEBACK KID The Kansas City Chiefs had to wonder if they had another comeback in them They had already come from behind to win two playoff games after the 2019 season But now they trailed the San Francisco 49ers 20 10 in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl Worse they faced 3rd down and 15 at their own 35-yard line Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was not having his best game that day The 49ers had intercepted him twice But Mahomes Patrick Mahomes was frustrated as the 49ers kept him in check for the first three quarters 5 1
wasn’t worried He encouraged his teammates to keep the faith Mahomes took the snap Kansas City’s offensive line gave him time to throw Just before the defense closed in Mahomes spotted teammate Tyreek Hill open down the field His high arching pass dropped into Hill’s hands for a 44-yard gain The Chiefs had life The pass moved Kansas City to the 49ers 21-yard line Four plays later Mahomes hit tight end Travis Kelce with a 1-yard touchdown pass The Chiefs now trailed by just three points Their defense stopped the 49ers and Kansas City got the ball back Mahomes completed five straight passes The last one was good for another touchdown this time to running back Damien Williams Suddenly Kansas City led 24 20 6
A fired-up Mahomes led the Chiefs to three touchdowns in less than five minutes of action The Chiefs defense held again Then Williams scored on a 38-yard run to clinch the victory Mahomes was named the game’s Most Valuable Player MVP He was the league MVP the year before He became the youngest player to have won both awards It wasn’t the first time that Mahomes had made history 7
