Throughout the common season, individuals had been questioning what the heck was mistaken with the Kansas City Chiefs?
They gained their division, however all numbers level to, for his or her requirements, a fairly subpar season.
Patrick Mahomes threw for the second-least quantity of yards in a season – Travis Kelce failed to achieve 1,000 yards for the primary time since 2015 – and receivers had been dropping the ball left and proper.
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 throughout Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Well, one thing clicked within the playoffs, and the Chiefs are celebrating their third Super Bowl title in 5 years, formally changing into a dynasty.
Kansas City hosted the Miami Dolphins in subzero temperatures within the wild card spherical, and gained that sport, 26-7, which wasn’t a lot of a shock.
But of their subsequent two video games, they had been highway underdogs in opposition to the Buffalo Bills and top-seeded Baltimore Ravens. They gained each of these video games.
They had been betting underdogs within the Super Bowl, as effectively, with strains closing at round 1.5 in favor of the San Francisco 49ers.
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in additional time throughout Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
PATRICK MAHOMES JOINS ELITE COMPANY AFTER BEING NAMED SUPER BOWL MVP FOR THIRD TIME
But it was the Chiefs who prevailed in additional time.
The Chiefs, all through the playoffs, have mentioned their battles via adversity, given their common season struggles.
With three straight wins as underdogs to win the Super Bowl as soon as once more, Mahomes stored it blunt within the postgame celebration.
“Just know that The Kansas City Chiefs are never underdogs,” he stated. “Just know that.”
He’s obtained a good level – Mahomes is now 17-14 when he faces a double-digit deficit, together with within the playoffs. He has confronted a 10-plus level deficit in all 4 Super Bowls he is performed in, and nonetheless has gained three of them.
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs holds the Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in additional time throughout Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Mahomes joined elite firm on Sunday, becoming a member of Tom Brady and Joe Montana as the one gamers in NFL historical past to win at the very least three Super Bowl MVPs.
Oh, and he is simply 28 years previous. There’s lots extra of this left, so get used to it.
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