Each Chiefs Tremendous Bowl has a narrative.
From accidents, livid comebacks and game-defining moments, every Kansas Metropolis Tremendous Bowl look amid its present dynasty represents its personal e book. However how ought to they be ranked?
Forward of Tremendous Bowl LIX in New Orleans, the place the Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday on the Caesars Superdome aiming for his or her fourth Lombardi Trophy in seven years, right here’s our rating of Kansas Metropolis’s title video games from least to most entertaining.
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4. Tremendous Bowl LV: Buccaneers 31, Chiefs 9
In final place is the lone Tremendous Bowl the Chiefs have misplaced within the Andy Reid-Patrick Mahomes period.
After Kansas Metropolis took a 3-0 lead within the first quarter, Tom Brady and the Bucs ran away with the sport. Behind a masterful plan from Todd Bowles, then the Bucs’ defensive coordinator below Bruce Arians, Tampa picked off Mahomes twice, sacked him thrice and registered 9 quarterback hits.
The 9 factors marked the Chiefs’ lowest scoring output of the 2020 season, common season or playoffs. This additionally marked Mahomes’ first double-digit loss in his NFL profession.
3. Tremendous Bowl LIV: Chiefs 31, 49ers 20
Kansas Metropolis finally received by double digits — the franchise’s first Tremendous Bowl victory in 50 years — but it surely wasn’t easy crusing for a lot of the contest.
The Chiefs fell behind 20-10 within the third quarter after a Niners field-goal drive, which Mahomes adopted together with his second of two interceptions. However he guided Kansas Metropolis to 21 straight factors within the remaining 6:13 to stun San Francisco.
2. Tremendous Bowl LVIII: Chiefs 25, 49ers 22 (OT)
The Tremendous Bowl LIV rematch final season marked simply the second-ever Tremendous Bowl to go to time beyond regulation, which places the sport excessive on this listing. It was three seconds from hitting a second time beyond regulation, actually. However that overshadows the truth that this was a sloppy, considerably boring sport for probably the most half.
After the Niners hit a brief discipline aim on the primary possession of time beyond regulation, Mahomes responded by main the game-winning landing drive, capped by a brief go to a wide-open Mecole Hardman in the long run zone.
Mahomes acknowledged postgame that this Tremendous Bowl “meant extra,” and for good motive. Kansas Metropolis overcame loads of adversity all through the common season, notably on offense, the place it was tormented by wide-receiver points.
1. Tremendous Bowl LVII: Chiefs 38, Eagles 35
That is indisputably probably the most entertaining Tremendous Bowl of the Reid-Mahomes period — not less than up till now.
Within the second quarter, Mahomes re-aggravated a excessive ankle sprain that he had suffered within the divisional spherical, however he battled by means of it to assist the Chiefs overcome a 10-point halftime deficit. He threw two of his three landing passes within the fourth quarter, and had a 26-yard scramble on that bum ankle to arrange Kansas Metropolis’s game-winning drive. It was a traditional Mahomes efficiency.
The Eagles’ Jalen Hurts had a dominant displaying, and truly outplayed Mahomes within the sport, posting 374 complete yards and 4 complete touchdowns. However a controversial third-down holding penalty on cornerback James Bradberry within the remaining minutes compelled Philadelphia to make use of its remaining timeout. Kansas Metropolis hit the game-winning discipline aim with eight seconds left.
This was the third-highest scoring Tremendous Bowl ever. The Eagles’ 35 factors additionally marked probably the most by a dropping staff.
Ben Arthur is an NFL reporter for FOX Sports activities. He beforehand labored for The Tennessean/USA TODAY Community, the place he was the Titans beat author for a 12 months and a half. He lined the Seattle Seahawks for SeattlePI.com for 3 seasons (2018-20) previous to transferring to Tennessee. You may observe Ben on Twitter at @benyarthur.
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