Mahomes engineered a 21-point fourth quarter comeback with under seven minutes remaining in the game, overcoming a 10-point deficit to post an 11-point 31-20 Super Bowl victory for Kansas City, their second in team history in their first Super Bowl appearance in half a century.
ESPN NFL analyst Sal Paolantonio summed it up this way after the game: “It wasn’t magic; it was Mahomes.”
The former Texas Tech and Big 12 quarterback threw for 296 yards and accounted for three Kansas City touchdowns (two passing and one rushing). He is the first player in NFL history to win a league MVP award, a Super Bowl and be named a Super Bowl MVP by his second season as an NFL starter.