Mahomes Leads Chiefs to Double-Digit Comeback Win in Super Bowl 57
BY GREG BUCHANAN
The Kansas City Chiefs secured their third Super Bowl win in franchise history with a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Kansas City was +1000 to win Super Bowl 57 all the way back to week one of the playoffs. By kick-off time Patrick Mahomes and company were even money by the odds makers to win the game. The two teams combined for 73 points in what turned out to be the third-highest scoring Super Bowl game ever.
But now the question is, how will people remember Super Bowl 57? As far as I’m concerned, it was one of the most exciting and entertaining Super Bowl games ever. It’s unfortunate that the final 3 minutes of the game played out the way it did, but one thing is for sure, that three minutes will be discussed and rehashed for a long time. Was it a holding penalty or not? Either way, there are many who believe that it tarnished the end of the game. Patrick Mahomes became the first player in NFL history to win multiple league MVP’s and multiple championships within his first six seasons in the league.
With Tom Brady riding off into the sunset being called the “Greatest of All Time”, there are already some people making references to Mahomes as a candidate for GOAT. He is only 27 and has so much time to win more titles and more MVP’s but hold on a minute, I think this reference at this early point of his career is a little premature. Granted Patrick Mahomes joins Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Bobby Orr, Magic Johnson and Tim Duncan as the only players in NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL history to win multiple championship round MVP awards within their first six seasons.
There are many factors that determine the fate of an NFL quarterback. Health and supporting cast members are only a couple of things that come quickly to mind. One thing for sure, Mahomes is special, and I’m so glad that I was able to witness this amazing game. Now we enter the off season with some major questions on player movement.
The biggest question in the NFL right now is …. Will Aaron Rodgers stay a Green Bay Packer or does he find a team for one last run at a Super Bowl? Time and one huge contract will answer that question.