Kansas City won the 54th Super Bowl, the National Football League (NFL) final, for the second time in its history, beating San Francisco 31-20 Sunday in Miami, Florida.
The franchise of Missouri is sacred after a final breathtaking suspense, fifty years after his first title acquired at the expense of Minnesota.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, author of two throws converted to touchdowns in the last quarter to fill a ten-point deficit, was the hero of the Chiefs.
At 24, he became the second youngest quarterback in history to lift the Vince-Lombardi Trophy, after Ben Roethlisberger. Yet he suffered for a long time under the enormous defensive pressure imposed by 49ers who almost pulled it off, but he showed enough nerve, poise and talent to do what his entire team expected of him: the difference.
His fourth quarter was that of the great champions, under the eyes of former “QB” long since entered the legend of this sport like Joe Montana, present at the Hard-Rock Stadium packed with 76,000 spectators, and who would surely have preferred to see his franchise of heart enter the Hall of Fame of the most successful, alongside New England and Green Bay.
Ten points behind
With ten points behind to fill, after three quarters played in total discomfort, sacked four times, intercepted twice, Mahomes first managed a crucial pitch – for the Chiefs’ third attempt with 15 yards to gain – which found Tyreek Hill 44 yards away. He then finished the job perfectly with an offering to Travis Klece (20-17).
