Kansas City beats San Francisco in OT to become 1st repeat Super Bowl champs in 19 years
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Kansas City are back-to-back Super Bowl champions.
Mahomes threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman in overtime, and Kansas City rallied to beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 on Sunday, becoming the first repeat Super Bowl champs in 19 years.
With pop star Taylor Swift watching boyfriend Kelce from a suite, Kansas City captured its third title in five years and firmly established themselves as a dynasty.
The NFL's first Super Bowl in Las Vegas was a sloppy, mistake-filled affair that was mostly boring until the back-and-forth fourth quarter and overtime drama. It was the second of 58 Super Bowls to be tied after regulation, and the first played under new overtime rules that ensured both teams got the ball.
Kansas City trailed 22-19 after Jake Moody kicked a 27-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime, but Mahomes rallied his team, completing another impressive comeback in a rematch of the Super Bowl four years ago.
Mahomes ran eight yards on fourth-and-one to keep Kansas City's chances alive and then scrambled 19 yards to set up the winning score, which came 14:57 into the extra period — just before what would have been the second OT.
"With all the adversity we've been through this season to come through tonight. ... I'm proud of the guys," said Mahomes, who was named MVP. "This is awesome. Legendary."
After he connected with a wide-open Hardman, K.C. ran on the field as red-and-yellow confetti fell onto the turf.
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