KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With his best imitation of a tightrope walker, Patrick Mahomes high-wired the Kansas City Chiefs into their first Super Bowl since 1970.
Oh sure, Mahomes did his usual superb job passing, but it was the third-year quarterback’s 27-yard tap dance down the left sideline late in the first half that gave the Chiefs their first lead. From there, they outran the run-oriented Tennessee Titans and star back Derrick Henry for a 35-24 victory Sunday in the AFC championship game.
At last, for the third time overall, the Chiefs (14-4) are going to the biggest of big games.
At Super Bowl LIV in two weeks in Miami Gardens, Florida, they will play the San Francisco 49ers (15-3), who rolled to a 37-20 win over the Green Bay Packers (14-4) in the NFC title game.
“I mean, it’s amazing. It really is,” said Mahomes, who passed for 294 yards and three touchdowns. “To be here, to be a part of Chiefs Kingdom and to be able to do it here at Arrowhead (Stadium), these people deserve it. And we’re not done yet.”