Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs didn’t play a perfect Super Bowl. In fact, they missed a huge chance to win just before overtime when Mahomes missed Rashee Rice on a potential game-winning touchdown.
But, boy, did Mahomes make up for it in the end.
Mahomes hit Mecole Hardman for the game-winning touchdown in the waning moments of overtime.
It wasn’t the flashiest touchdown in the world. It wasn’t a back shoulder throw to the pylon or a fade to the back corner of the endzone. Nope. It was just a simple toss to the flat for a touchdown.
Textbook stuff from Mahomes, Andy Reid and the Chiefs.
MECOLE HARDMAN FTW pic.twitter.com/GdMFwbobBS
— NFL (@NFL) February 12, 2024
If that feels familiar to you, it should. The Chiefs ran a similar action against the Eagles last season to win last year’s Super Bowl, too. NFL analyst Warren Sharp breaks it down here.
Andy Reid used the same short motion to get the DBs to trade off assignments as he did to win last year’s Super Bowl vs the Eagles
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) February 12, 2024
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Chiefs did it again. What a run. What a Super Bowl.