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By Caleb Nixon
\n<\/strong>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS \u2013 The Kansas City Chiefs again found themselves trailing by double digits going scoreless through the first 29 minutes of Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers. During the Patrick Mahomes era, the Chiefs have trailed by double digits in seven playoff games, including a 10-0 deficit against the 49ers on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Needing a rally, the Chiefs turned to the man they call \u201c15.\u201d In the fourth quarter and overtime period, Mahomes threw for 173 yards and ran for 33 more before tossing the game-winning three-yard touchdown pass to receiver Mecole Hardman. Winning the Super Bowl for the third time leaves his teammates with an admirable amount of respect and appreciation for their quarterback.<\/p>\n

\u201cI take it for granted,\u201d tight end Travis Kelce said. \u201cNo matter what the score is, no matter how much time is left, that guy\u2019s got magic in his right arm.\u201d<\/p>\n

At 28, Mahomes is the youngest player to win three Super Bowls and three Super Bowl Most Valuable Player awards, joining Tom Brady (five MVP awards) and Joe Montana (three). He worked his team back from the deficit, both with his arm and legs, finishing with 333 passing yards, two passing touchdowns and a team-leading 66 rushing yards. After a first half with only three points, a fumble in the red zone and a lone reception by Kelce, who aggressively bumped Chiefs coach Andy Reid in frustration, Mahomes and the Chiefs still prevailed in the end.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s that championship mindset,\u201d Mahomes said. \u201cWhenever stuff isn\u2019t going great, we\u2019re going to continue to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chiefs became the ninth back-to-back Super Bowl winners and the first since the 2003-04 New England Patriots. They defeated the 49ers in overtime to earn their third championship within the past five years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a little bit surreal,\u201d Reid said. \u201cBack-to-back is rare for this football team and this organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

The frustration Kelce showed was in response to his lack of targets, Reid said, but it was nothing his head coach hadn\u2019t dealt with before.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was really coming over to tell me, \u2018Put me in. I\u2019ll score. I\u2019ll score,\u2019\u201d Reid said. \u201cI love that.\u201d<\/p>\n

That level of calmness and poise is exactly why the Chiefs don\u2019t fold when down double digits, and they proved that once again in this game.<\/p>\n

They began rallying after a timely mistake by the 49ers special teams. The Chiefs just completed their fourth offensive drive of the half, still unable to find the end zone. Tommy Townsend\u2019s punt ricocheted awkwardly off his foot, coming up short of punt returner Ray-Ray McCloud III. As Darrell Luter Jr. tried blocking for McCloud, he made contact with the ball and the Chiefs recovered. Mahomes took one play to deliver a 16-yard touchdown pass to Marquez Valdes-Scantling, giving them their first touchdown of the game.<\/p>\n

After exchanging scores once more, it was late in the fourth quarter when Mahomes\u2019 heroics were needed most. The 49ers kicked a field goal to regain the lead, 19-16, with 1:53 to go in regulation. Kelce was resurrected in the second half, hauling in eight catches for 92 yards. None of those catches were bigger than the 22-yard catch that put the Chiefs on San Francisco\u2019s 11-yard line with 10 seconds to go in regulation.<\/p>\n

An incomplete pass on the ensuing play forced kicker Harrison Butker to tie the game at 19. Super Bowl LVIII marked the second overtime game in championship history and the first under the league\u2019s new playoff overtime rules. The changes were implemented before the 2022 season and allow both teams to possess the ball during the period.<\/p>\n

The 49ers won the coin toss and elected to receive, a strategy and decision not previously seen among coaches.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure there\u2019s a right answer necessarily,\u201d Reid said. \u201cOurs ended up being the right one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Multiple Chiefs players questioned the decision by the 49ers, most notably defensive tackle Chris Jones, who said, \u201cThey\u2019re crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were going to give the ball to the opponent,\u201d Jones said. \u201cIf they scored, we were going for two at the end of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, the 49ers took the ball and drove into the red zone. Seven minutes later, they had a third-and-four from the Chiefs nine-yard line, choosing to leave Jones unblocked on the play. He immediately got in the face of quarterback Brock Purdy, rushing his throw that ultimately sailed out the back of the end zone. Kicker Jake Moody knocked in a chip shot to give the 49ers a three-point lead.<\/p>\n

Then it was Mahomes\u2019 turn.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said, \u2018Let\u2019s go win this thing,\u2019\u201d Kelce said. \u201cThat\u2019s the last I remember.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quickly faced with a fourth-and-one, Mahomes had to scramble for eight yards to keep the game alive. Not soon after, he made another huge play with his legs. On a third-and-one he dropped back to find nobody open downfield, forcing him to scramble up the middle. Nineteen yards later, Mahomes put the Chiefs in the red zone and within striking distance.<\/p>\n

With the clock ticking, Mahomes and Reid played at a purposeful pace.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the other team\u2019s been out there a long time and they\u2019ve had a long drive, you kind of look at the guys and go, \u2018Listen, we might just want to keep this thing going and not give them a rest,\u2019\u201d Reid said.<\/p>\n

With less than 10 seconds left, Mahomes was in the shotgun with a trips formation, three receivers to his right. Hardman motioned toward his quarterback while the ball was snapped to Mahomes. Faking the motion across the field, Hardman snuck back the way he was coming from on an out route that ran into the endzone. Mahomes rolled out right and found him wide open in the end zone to win Super Bowl LVIII in walkoff fashion.<\/p>\n

The play call was reminiscent of two plays from last year’s Super Bowl, when Reid faked a motion across the field and scored two touchdowns against the Philadelphia Eagles. He held the upper hand for most of the second half against 49ers\u2019 head coach Kyle Shanahan with savvy play calling and timely blitzes, collaborating with defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo on those pressures.<\/p>\n

Winning his third Super Bowl, Reid continues out-coaching opponents no matter the stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe he\u2019s the best coach of all time,\u201d Mahomes said. \u201cI don’t think I’d be the quarterback that I am if I didn’t have Coach Reid being my head coach.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a third Super Bowl victory in five years, is it time to call the Chiefs a dynasty?<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what a dynasty is,\u201d Reid told the media in his postgame news conference. \u201cYou guys have the thesaurus, so you can figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n

It does not take much to figure out the Chiefs are on a historic run of Super Bowl victories led by a quarterback who has already asserted himself among the all-time greats. While Mahomes continues to etch his name in the history books, he said he is not satisfied with three.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Tom (Brady) said it best — once you win that championship and you have those parades and you get those rings, you\u2019re not the champion anymore,\u201d Mahomes said. \u201cYou have to come back with that same mentality. I’m gonna do whatever I can to be back in this game next year and try to go for that three-peat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Las Vegas sports used to be known solely as the home of boxing\u2014 a city where champions defended their titles in the bright lights of center ring. Sunday\u2019s game was reminiscent of a heavyweight fight with both teams bruised and fatigued. Sin City may not be just the home of boxing anymore, but it is still where champions must defend their title.<\/p>\n

If only famed boxing ring announcer Michael Buffer could have delivered the final sendoff:\u00a0 By way of a 25-22 decision, and still the undisputed champions of the world, the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n

Caleb Nixon is a sports media graduate student at Medill. You can follow him on X, Instagram and TikTok @calebnixonmedia.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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