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By Ben Church, CNN
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Published 7:20 AM EST, Tue February 13, 2024
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes holds the Lombardi Trophy after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11. Mahomes was named the game's Most Valuable Player.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce kisses his girlfriend, singer Taylor Swift, during the postgame celebrations.
Chiefs guard Trey Smith cries on the field after his team won the game.
Confetti falls at Allegiant Stadium, which is just off the Las Vegas Strip.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, second left, celebrates with staff members after the game.
San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk walks off the field after the game.
Mahomes lies on the ground after throwing the game-winning touchdown to Mecole Hardman Jr.
Chiefs players run onto the field after the game-winning touchdown.
Hardman, front right, celebrates with Mahomes after they connected for the last touchdown.
Mahomes, bottom right, runs toward Hardman after the last play.
Mahomes runs for a first down during the game-winning drive.
The Chiefs offense huddles up in overtime.
49ers running back Christian McCaffrey runs down the sideline for a big gain during overtime. The play set up a Jake Moody field goal that gave the 49ers a 22-19 lead.
Referee Bill Vinovich performs the coin toss before overtime. This was just the second Super Bowl in history to go to overtime.
Kelce, left, is unable to catch a pass while defended by 49ers linebacker Fred Warner late in the fourth quarter.
Mahomes scrambles during the second half.
Moody kicks a 53-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter to give his team a 19-16 lead. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker would tie the game with three seconds left.
49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings catches a 10-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. The 49ers led 16-13 after the play. The extra point was blocked.
Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones chases 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy during the second half.
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan looks on during the fourth quarter.
Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling celebrates after catching a 16-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. The touchdown gave the Chiefs their first lead of the game, and they led 13-10 going into the fourth quarter.
The 49ers' Ray-Ray McCloud III tries to recover a muffed punt in the third quarter. The Chiefs recovered and then scored a touchdown on the next play.
Butker kicks a 57-yard field goal in the third quarter to cut the 49ers' lead to 10-6. It is the longest field goal in Super Bowl history, eclipsing the 55-yarder that Moody kicked in the first half.
A Chiefs fan looks dejected as his team trailed during the game.
49ers safety Ji'Ayir Brown intercepts a Mahomes pass on the opening drive of the second half.
49ers fans celebrate a touchdown at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, just a short drive away from where the game was taking place.
McCaffrey scores the first touchdown of the game. The 21-yard score in the second quarter came off a trick play where Jennings threw a pass across the field to McCaffrey. The 49ers went into halftime with a 10-3 lead.
49ers starting linebacker Dre Greenlaw injured his Achilles, CBS reported, as he jogged onto the field for a play in the second quarter.
Kelce yells at Reid after Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco fumbled in the red zone during the second quarter.
Pacheco fumbles the ball in the second quarter.
Hardman pulls in a 52-yard catch during the second quarter. The play put the Chiefs in the red zone, but Pacheco fumbled the ball away on the next play.
Moody makes a 55-yard field goal to open the scoring in the second quarter. It was the longest field goal in Super Bowl history until Butker topped it later in the game.
Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie defends a pass intended for 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel during the second quarter.
49ers wide receiver Chris Conley is fired up after a first-half play.
49ers defensive lineman Javon Hargrave covers up Mahomes. Mahomes was frequently under pressure in the first half, and the 49ers sacked him twice.
McCaffrey runs the ball early in the game.
Mahomes drops back to pass in the first half.
49ers tight end George Kittle prepares to make a catch in the first quarter.
McCaffrey fumbles the ball on the opening drive.
Purdy gets set to pass in the first quarter.
Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton hits 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk on an early play.
Team captains line up for the pregame coin toss.
Planes fly over Allegiant Stadium before the game.
Reid adjusts his headset before kickoff.
The American flag is unfurled as Reba McEntire performs the national anthem before the game.
From left, rapper Ice Spice, Swift and Lively hang out before the start of the game.
McEntire sings the national anthem.
Kelce takes the field before the start of the game.
Singer Andra Day performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during the pregame festivities.
Rapper Jay-Z is seen with his two of his children, Blue Ivy and Rumi, before the game.
Fans line up outside the stadium before the game.
Las Vegas showgirls wait to pose for pictures with fans outside the stadium.
Mahomes' wife, Brittany, poses for a photo with their children, Sterling and Bronze, before the game.
Fans pose for a photo before the game.
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Just a day after Patrick Mahomes lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy aloft for the second time in as many years, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback already had his eyes set on more success.
Having now won three Super Bowls in five years, Mahomes is looking to make history next year by helping the Chiefs become the first team to win three consecutive titles, which he says would be “legendary.”
“No one’s ever done it,” Mahomes told reporters when asked about a possible three-peat.
“We knew it’s legendary to win back-to-back. All you can do is come back with a fresh mindset knowing it’s going to be even harder.
“We’ve got to continue to play our best football. We’ll celebrate these few weeks, and then we’ll get right back at it.”
After being named this year’s Super Bowl MVP, Mahomes traveled to Disneyland with his family as part of a yearly Super Bowl tradition.
The star quarterback, considered by some to be the greatest of all time, was instrumental for the Chiefs yet again in the pulsating game in Las Vegas on Sunday, stepping up when his team needed a spark.
Notably, it was Mahomes who masterminded the superb 14-play, 75-yard touchdown drive in overtime which sealed the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII win.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates winning Super Bowl LVIII.
After weeks of carrying the team’s hopes and expectations on his shoulders, Mahomes celebrated in style with his teammates as confetti started falling on the field.
“I know how hard these guys get after it. I know how hard the coaches work. I believe we’re the hardest-working team in the NFL,” said Mahomes.
“For all that hard work to pay off, that’s something that we always preach is we believe we work for those moments, for those in-the-game moments. We prepare ourselves for those.
“To have our stamp on this great NFL history is something I’ll never take for granted.”
Mahomes’ performances over the last few seasons have drawn comparisons to arguably the greatest quarterback in NFL history, Tom Brady, who won a record seven Super Bowl titles in his career.
Some believe Mahomes could one day match, or even supersede, Brady’s Super Bowl title haul given the Chiefs’ current dominance.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid was full of praise for Mahomes after Sunday’s win, crediting the star for getting the team over the line in the clutch moments.
“He makes it look easy. I would tell you that,” Reid told reporters. “This is a fluid game with the best athletes in this sport in the world.
“You narrowed it down to the top two teams in the world and he’s out there playing like he’s playing in the backyard, like it’s nothing.”
Mahomes welcomes Swifties
While Mahomes’ star shone brightest after the game, the quarterback was somewhat in the shadows during the buildup, with much of the hype focused on Taylor Swift and her relationship with Chiefs tight-end Travis Kelce.
“I think it’s been cool, honestly,” Mahomes told CNN’s Abby Phillip from Disneyland in California, praising Swift for bringing a new, more female fanbase to the NFL this season.
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Patrick Mahomes reacts to the 'Taylor Swift effect' on NFL
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“It’s been extremely cool. I mean, to see the support that comes with the Swifties, and how they really embraced us and the Chiefs Kingdom and they kind of combined together.
“I’m all about growing football, and Taylor [Swift] is a great role model of someone who is great at her profession, and I’m glad that she loves football as much as everybody else now.”
Mahomes, who is father to a young daughter and son, recognizes this surge in popularity for the NFL has the potential to help families bond over the sport he loves.
“It really is special, and my daughter obviously loves football and loves watching it. But I want other girls around the world or whoever to really watch it with their family and watch football and really see how great this sport is,” he said.
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