San Francisco (15-4) had nothing left in the fourth quarter, and its coach, Kyle Shanahan saw yet another late-game meltdown by his team. Mahomes soon hit Watkins down the right sideline behind Richard Sherman for a 38-yard gain, leading to Williams' first score. The Chiefs defense, confounded by the Niners' misdirection much of the game, got stingy and forced a three-and-out. A 20-yard pass interference call on Tarvarius Moore, who had that earlier pick, put the ball at the 1 and Kelce was wide open for the score. Mahomes found Hill, whose bobble led to the second San Francisco pick, for 44 yards on a third-and-15 - the first long pass completed by Kansas City. “This is what it’s all about," Reid said as confetti fell and the Chiefs celebrated the climax of the NFL's 100th season. The Eagles lost in their only trip to the big game under Reid after the 2004 season. He's been seeking one as a head coach since being hired by Philadelphia in 1999. Reid, 61, won a Super Bowl ring with the 1996 Packers while in charge of tight ends. The first NFL title in Reid's two-decade career was clinched by Williams' 38-yard TD run, sending red-clad Chiefs fans into chants of “Andy!" Andy!" The touchdowns came on short throws to Travis Kelce to cut the deficit to three and to Damien Williams for the lead. He completed passes of 44 yards to Tyreek Hill and 38 to Sammy Watkins. Mahomes even threw his second interception of the night after they fell behind.īut the vaunted 49ers defense wilted late and Mahomes brought the magic that makes him so special. Kansas City's fans in the crowd of 62,417 at Hard Rock Stadium got little opportunity to chant and do the tomahawk chop as KC fell behind 20-10 in the third quarter. In the big game, they nearly didn't have time for a comeback. The Chiefs (15-4) trailed 24-0 and 17-7 in their previous playoff games, both in the first half. Everybody on this team, no one had their head down. The 24-year-old quarterback who was selected Super Bowl MVP, led the Chiefs to 21 straight points in the final 6:13 for a 31-20 victory Sunday over the San Francisco 49ers. Patrick Mahomes needed just the waning minutes of Super Bowl 54 to end a whole lot of frustration.Ī championship 50 years in the making for the Kansas City Chiefs.Ī two-decade wait for an NFL title for coach Andy Reid.Īll it took was falling behind by double digits in the postseason, again. NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers Mahomes leads Chiefs' rally past 49ers in Super Bowl, 31-20
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