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🏆 Good morning to everyone but especially …
THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AND THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
The more things change, the more they stay the same: The Chiefs are going back to the Super Bowl, and they’re facing an opponent they met there four years ago: the 49ers.
It’s hard to overstate just how impressive Kansas City was. The reigning champions went into Baltimore and smothered Lamar Jackson‘s offense while getting outstanding performances from Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce in a gutsy 17-10 win over the Ravens. Kansas City is heading to its fourth Super Bowl in five seasons.
Mahomes’ stats may not look amazing, but his ability to make the right plays — sometimes highlight-worthy, sometimes ordinary and sometimes just smart — helped the visitors do enough against the league’s best defense. It helps that he had Kelce (11 receptions, 116 yards, one touchdown and one major record broken), but in the game’s deciding moment, he found Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a perfect 32-yard toss.
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Author : Zachary Pereles
Publish date : 2024-01-29 14:12:07
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