Kansas City, Travis Kelce, and Patrick Mahomes are the reigning Super Bowl champions.
After Mahomes hit Mecole Hardman with a three-yard touchdown throw in overtime, Kansas City overcame the San Francisco 49ers 25–22 on Sunday to win the Super Bowl for the first time in 19 years.
Pop sensation Taylor Swift was in a suite watching boyfriend Kelce, as Kansas City won their third championship in five years and cemented their status as a dynasty.
A messy, error-filled game, the NFL’s inaugural Super Bowl in Las Vegas was largely dull until the dramatic overtime and fourth-quarter play. It was the first Super Bowl to be played under the new overtime rules, which guaranteed that both teams won the win, and the second of 58 to end in a tie after regulation.
Jake Moody’s 27-yard field goal on the opening play of overtime put Kansas City up 22-19, but Mahomes rallied his team to pull off another spectacular comeback in a Super Bowl rematch from four years ago.
Just before what would have been the second overtime session, at 14:57 in the extra frame, Mahomes scrambled 19 yards to set up the winning score after running eight yards on a fourth-and-one to preserve Kansas City’s hopes.
Mahomes, who won MVP, stated, “With all the adversity we’ve been through this season to come through tonight…. I’m proud of the guys.” “This is fantastic. renowned.”
There was red-and-yellow confetti on the field as K.C. sprinted after he connected with an open Hardman.
After teammate Isiah Pacheco stumbled inside the red zone during the second quarter, a disgruntled Kelce shoved Andy Reid on the sideline, causing the 65-year-old Kansas City coach to take a few steps back. This caused the most excitement of the first half.
“You guys saw that?” said Kelce. “Until my’mic’d up’ tells the world, I’m going to keep it between us. I was merely expressing to him my affection for him.”
After a critical error by San Francisco’s special teams, which gave Mahomes and Marquez Valdes-Scantling a 13-10 lead, the action resumed.
Although Brock Purdy and the 49ers (14-6) responded, they were unable to generate enough plays, which prevented Mr. Irrelevant from moving up from the 2022 NFL draft’s last choice.
