Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have made history once again.
The Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in Super Bowl LVIII, which was just the second Super Bowl to ever reach overtime.
With the win, the Patrick Mahomes-era Chiefs have now won three Lombardi Trophies in the past five seasons. They also became the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls in two decades, when the New England Patriots did it in 2003-04, as the Chiefs further solidified their dynasty status.
Here’s a look at the Chiefs’ dynasty case by the numbers
8: The Chiefs joined a rare club among Super Bowl champions with their win on Sunday, becoming just the eighth team to ever win back-to-back Super Bowl titles. They joined the Green Bay Packers (1966-67), Miami Dolphins (1972-73), Pittsburgh Steelers (1974-75; 1978-79), 49ers (1988-89), Dallas Cowboys (1992-93), Denver Broncos (1997-98) and Patriots (03-04) as the only teams to ever do it.
5: Kansas City also joined an even more exclusive club among teams that won multiple titles in a short span. It became just the fifth team to win three Super Bowls in a five-year span. Pittsburgh reached that mark in the 1970s, Dallas accomplished it in the 1990s and New England did it on two separate occasions over its six-title run over the last two decades.
5: Similarly, Andy Reid became the fifth head coach in NFL history to win three Super Bowls. Bill Belichick (six), Chuck Noll (four), Bill Walsh (three) and Joe Gibbs (three) are the other four coaches to reach that mark.
4: Reid had Kyle Shanahan’s number in the Super Bowl once again. He defeated the 49ers head coach in Super Bowl LIV, with coaches who won the first matchup having won the second matchup all four times there’s been a Super Bowl rematch between head coaches.
5: As for Mahomes, he also became the fifth quarterback to win three Super Bowls with Sunday’s win. Tom Brady (seven), Troy Aikman (three), Terry Bradshaw (four) and Joe Montana (four) are the only other…
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