And it seems like that's becoming a trend for Mahomes and the Chiefs. Fall behind ten points in the Super Bowl and then wake up and find your game. They were down 10-0 early in the 2nd and 10-3 at the half. They found a way to come back late in the 4th quarter and force overtime. It always seems like Mahomes plays better when he's in a ticked off mood.
Both teams played slightly sloppy football as the game went on. Mahomes threw a couple of bad passes, one of which was picked off. Christian McCaffery, who had 160 total yards for the 49ers, had a big fumble for San Francisco, which is rare for him to cough up a ball like he did. There was also the story of penalties on the day as well. It was a sloppy, penalty filled first half.
This marks just the second OT game in Super Bowl history, with the last one coming at Super Bowl 51 with New England beating Atlanta. This Super Bowl lasted 74 minutes 57 seconds of game time. Its the longest Super Bowl in history and 7th longest playoff game in NFL history.
Now then, this game leads to a couple of big questions. Does this make the Chiefs and Dynasty? Can we put Mahomes in the GOAT conversation?
When you think of great dynasties, there's a few that come to mind right away. New England Patriots from 2001-2018 are the first one people think of. Then there's the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1972-79. You have the Vince Lombardi led Green Bay Packers during the early 60s. You also have the San Francisco 49ers teams that ran from 1981 to 1994. This Kansas City team we've seen over the last five years can challenge these teams for that spot. They may come close to challenging the Cowboys teams from 1991 to 1995 for being a top five team on this dynasty list.
The Chiefs have now gone to and won two straight Super Bowls. They've won three in the last five years, only losing to the Buccaneers in 2020. Oh yeah, and they've also been to now six straight AFC title games as well.
As far as Mahomes goes, you can safely now put him in the argument for being a top ten QB all time. And he's only o28 years old, there's now doubt that when his careers over he's gonna be a top five all time QB. The performances he's put on in these kind of big games make it hard to bet against him come this time of year, Its also funny that people are getting tired of seeing him here in this kind of game. There's any easy solution to this issue for other teams around the league. Beat him in the playoffs. Easier said than done. But if you tired of seeing Mahomes here? Find a way to get the job done and beat the Chiefs.
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