America wakes up on Monday morning with a new hero
Public Group active 3 years, 1 month agoAmerica wakes up on Monday morning with a new hero.
Step forward Patrick Lavon Mahomes II. On a cool night in Miami, the 24-year-old displayed ice in his veins. His comeback – rallying his side from 20-10 down with an explosive 21 points in seven incredible fourth quarter minutes will become the stuff of legend. Not that everyone will have been surprised.
Why? Because with Mahomes, you always have a chance. Always. Even when you are 10 down to the meanest offense in the NFL. Even when you have spent three quarters effectively on the run. Even when those marauding, vicious 49ers are coming in for the kill. Always. America got a new hero on Sunday night as Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (right) threw two fourth-quarter touchdowns to inspire his team into a comeback which saw them defeat the San Francisco 49ers by 31 – 20 in Super Bowl LIV Mahomes was embraced on the field by girlfriend Brittany Matthews after steering his team to victory.
The 24-year-old is the second-youngest quarterback to win the Super Bowl, and the youngest to win the title and NFL MVP award The win marks the third time in the playoffs that Mahomes has led from behind to claim victory – overhauling the Texans and Titans before repeating the feat during the Super Bowl Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid celebrate after the game The Kansas City Chiefs celebrate winning the franchise’s second Super Bowl title Demarcus Robinson #11 and Cameron Erving #75 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02 Demarcus Robinson #11 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV Derrick Nnadi of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after defeating the San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark (55) celebrates with this daughter after defeating the San Francisco 49ers The Kansas City Chiefs celebrate after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is dunked with Gatorade by his players Jordan Lucas (24) and Cameron Erving (75) in the fourth quarter in Super Bowl LIV Reid became the only coach to win his first Super Bowl after 20 years in the job after Kansas City triumphed on Sunday RELATED ARTICLES
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Deep in his own half, with just seven minutes and 13 seconds remaining, he faced a 3rd and 15. This was the game. The pressure, as it had all night, came again in another white-shirted Northern California wave. Mahomes bravely stood his ground before, at the last possible millisecond, launching a bomb down the field.
It dropped out of the south Florida night and into the arms of his partner in crime, Tyreek Hill, for 43 precious yards. It was a pass that changed the course of history. Two plays later they were in, the gap was down to three and the Missouri hordes were sparked into life.
An almost inevitable three and out from the 49ers followed and the Tomahawk Chop was ramped up to 11. This time a 38-yarder to Sammy Watkins – who beat the unbeatable Richard Sherman – did the damage. Another pass to a tiptoeing Damien Williams who crept in at the far corner and as quickly as that the job was done. Williams would stroll in again on a 38-yard victory procession but it was the Most Valuable Player Mahomes who will be talk of the nation’s breakfast table.
Another turnaround. This was his third in these play-offs. He brought his team back from 24 points down against Houston and 10 against Tennessee. With number 15 behind the center, anything is possible. Tyrann Mathieu of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV Cheerleaders celebrate in the confetti following the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LIV win over the 49ers on Sunday in Miami Gardens Rashad Fenton, who worked at Hard Rock Stadium as a high schooler growing up in Miami Gardens, celebrates Sunday’s win Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid celebrates with wife Tammy Reid after winning the Super Bowl Kansas City Chiefs Chairman Clark Hunt and mother Norma Hunt celebrate with the Vince Lombardi trophy Kansas City Chiefs owner Norma Hunt, center, celebrates after the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game between the Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers Mahomes entered the record books as only the second-youngest quarterback to win the Super Bowl Coach Andy Reid (left) was full of praise for his team following the victory, while Mahomes (right) downplayed his own role and instead praised Reid as the author of his success Kansas City Chiefs players celebrate after defeating San Francisco 49ers by 31 – 20 in Super Bowl LIVEarlier last week, two lines of police officers had stopped traffic to allow the 49ers to cross a road from their downtown hotel to a meeting.
They could have done with those cops here. Mahomes should now become the face of the 20s. The son of a white mum and black father, he becomes just the third African American QB to win the big prize. He is as humble as he is talented. He can be a force for good in these divisive times.
In a tweet from 2013 that quickly circulated following the falling of the confetti, he stated: https://jeepininmidwest.com/edge-zero-ii-review/ ‘I bet it feels amazing to be the quarterback who says “I’m going to Disney World” after winning the Super Bowl.’ He got to repeat those words on the Super Bowl 54 stage.
He will not have far to travel. On the subject of geographical tweets, the Chiefs’ victory prompted President Donald Trump to congratulate the victors on their win for ‘the great state of Kansas’. The tweet was later deleted – presumably when someone informed him that Kansas City is in Missouri, not Kansas. ‘I’m glad we kept fighting,’ Mahomes added.
But it was he who epitomized that fight. Hit time and time again he was the man who kept on swinging but he was far from punch drunk. For Chiefs’ coach Andy Reid, the victory will be sweeter than the giant bucket of orange Gatorade dumped over his head.
This was the much-loved veteran’s first Super Bowl win. It was Kansas City’s first since 1970 and their second in total. The party will go on for some time. The barbecue will last for days. Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are now 5-0 this season when trailing by double digits during a game Kyle Juszczyk of the San Francisco 49ers scores on a 15-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter of Super Bowl LIV San Francisco 49ers safety Tarvarius Moore celebrates after picking off Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes in the fourth quarter Both Niners quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (left) and Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes threw a pair of interceptions on Sunday The 49ers led for most of the game but couldn’t hold on, seeing in slip away in just seven minutes in the final quarter Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes celebrates scoring their first touchdown with teammates<div class="art-ins mol-factbox news" data-version="2" id="mol-e2ef5b80-4665-11ea-acf2-230c4a4da38c" website forward Patrick Mahomes, the comeback kid, and America's new hero
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