The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in the championship game of the Super Bowl LVIII to claim their second consecutive victory.
The final score of the epic matchup was 25-22 in favor of the Chiefs, who managed to force overtime during the Sunday game. The victory cements the team's status as the National Football League's (NFL) latest dynasty.
With the recent win, the Chiefs have now won three Super Bowls in the last five years and are the NFL's first repeat champions since the New England Patriots in February 2005.
After the 49ers' rookie kicker Jake Moody booted a field goal to open overtime, the quarterback for the Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes, marched down the field and finished the game with a three-yard touchdown pass to Mercole Hardman.
The Chiefs now join the Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s, the Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s, and the New England Patriots of the 2000s and 2010s as the only NFL teams to have won three Super Bowls in a five-year span, as per Reuters.
Following the Chiefs' championship win against the 49ers, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift celebrated by kissing her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. She was in the stands watching the game with Blake Lively and Lana Del Rey.
The championship game was seen as another stellar game for Mahomes, who completed 34 of 46 passes for 333 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. He was responsible for leading his team on a game-tying drive at the end of the regulation, and then the game-winning drive in overtime.
Mahomes was able to convert two first downs with his feet in the extra session, including a run on fourth-and-1 to keep the Chiefs in the game. His amazing plays and extraordinary effort earned him his third Super Bowl MVP trophy, according to Yahoo Sports.
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Bouncing Back From a Deficit
The overtime victory comes as the Chiefs posted a losing record in December and chose to embrace an underdog, villain mentality throughout the postseason. They then went on to upset three teams en route to their second consecutive Super Bowl.
On Sunday, most of the Chiefs, led by their captains, arrived at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas wearing all black. This signaled a steely resolve to upset Brock Purdy and the National Football Conference's (NFC)( best offensive ensemble.
In the first half of the championship match, the Chiefs trailed by double digits and were able to turn the ball over twice. This prompted the All-Pro tight end Kelce to body-check his head coach in frustration with the situation.
With 2:51 left to go in a tied game, the 49ers had the ball but a signature Steve Spagnuolo blitz on third down late in the fourth quarter forced a 49ers field goal. Mahomes then got the ball back, and with less than two minutes to play in regulation, promptly drove for a Harrison Butker game-tying field goal.
The overtime marked the Super Bowl's second ever and though the 49ers scored first on a short field goal after a long drive, Mahomes was able to counter with his game-winning touchdown, said ESPN.
