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Comeback Kid Patrick Mahomes Leads Chiefs to Super Bowl LIV Win Over 49ers

Another big deficit, another huge comeback for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, who roared from 10 down in the 4th for a 31-20 victory in Super Bowl LIV over the San Francisco 49ers.

The 24-year-old quarterback who was selected Super Bowl MVP, led the Chiefs to 21 straight points in the final 6:13.

The comeback made the Chiefs the first team in NFL history to win three games after trailing by 10 or more points in a single postseason. The Chiefs trailed the Houston Texans 24-0 in the Division round and were down 17-7 to the the Tennessee Titans in the AFC title game. Both those deficits were in the first half.

On Sunday KC found themselves trailing with 6:13 left. That’s when Mahomes found Travis Kelce in the end zone to cut it to 3.

KC got the ball back and with 2:44 remaining, Mahomes drove the Chiefs 60 yards before finding Damien Williams with a 5-yard pass for the go-ahead score.

The Niners gave the ball back again when the couldn’t convert on 4th down near midfield.

A 38 yard TD run with 1:12 left by Damien Williams sealed things for KC.

an Francisco (15-4) had nothing left in the fourth quarter, and its coach,

For Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan, yet another late-game collapse by his team. Three years ago Shanahan was the offensive coordinator in Atlanta when the Falcons blew a 28-3 lead to the Patriots in Super Bowl 51.

For the Chiefs, their first Super Bowl win since 1970 and the first ever for head coach Andy Reid.

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