The couple that revolutionized the NFL hasn’t been in hiding for long. It’s not about the company Travis Kelce armed with the star quarterback Patrick Mahomesbut of the celebration that the recipient of the The Kansas City Chiefs had a kiss with Taylor Swift, the most popular artist on the planet, after winning this Sunday at the court of Baltimore Crows (17-10) and reach yours fourth Super Bowl of the last five seasons.
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The current champions will face the San Francisco 49ers or the Detroit Lions, who also faced each other this Sunday in the National Conference final.
Encouraged in the stands by the singer, the Chiefs far surpassed the Ravens in the American Conference final with another masterful performance by Mahomes, who won the ‘quarterbacks’ MVP duel against Lamar Jackson.
Baltimore, the best team of the regular season, started as the theoretical favorite in front of its fans to qualify for the first Super Bowl since its victory in 2012.
Jackson, who will likely earn his second MVP award this season, finished with 272 yards and a passing touchdown and 54 rushing yards, insufficient numbers to take down Mahomes, who He dominated the pace of the game and recorded 241 passing yards and one touchdown.
At the Super Bowl on February 11th in Las Vegas, The Chiefs will try to be the first franchise to retain the title since Brady’s New England Patriots did so between the 2003 and 2004 seasons..
“God has put a lot of adversity in our path this year and we have risen to the challenge.”Mahomes said of an uneven season in which Kansas City finished third in the NL regular season.
“We are not favorites in the last few games but we never feel inferior. In this team we have many guys who know how to win”he underlined. “Now we’re at the Super Bowl and the work isn’t done”complete.
At 28 years old, Mahomes is ready to win his third ring and continue his quest for the record Tom Bradyhe retired in 2023 with seven trophies in his cabinet.
The expert technician Andy Reidanother of the key pieces of the Kansas City dynasty, he managed to make his team prevail also from a defensive point of view, which had been the Ravens’ great weapon this season.
While Kansas City was able to contain Lamar Jackson’s fearsome running game, Baltimore was unable to dismantle the running game already historic connection between Mahomes and Kelcethe “quarterback” and receiver couple most touchdowns have been scored in the entire history of the playoffs.
Kelce, 34, added 116 rushing yards and a touchdown and broke Jerry Rice’s playoff reception record with 151..
The atmosphere created by the 70,000 fans at M&T Bank Stadium tried to intimidate the Chiefs from the start, but Mahomes’ team has shown in these playoffs that it knows how to win away from home too.
The quarterback led the way on the first ten plays, an 86-yard offensive drive that culminated in a Kelce touchdown that had Taylor Swift jumping for joy in the box.
Baltimore responded with Jackson’s best play of the game, as he slipped out of a defender’s hands and threw a dazzling 30-yard pass to Zay Flowers to tie the score.
Mahomes then returned to the field to lead the Chiefs to another touchdown on their second series, which was scored by Puerto Rican running back Isiah Pacheco with a 2-yard run.
Kansas City then tied up Jackson on defense and extended the lead to 17–7 with a 52-yard field goal by Harrison Butker one second before halftime.
Jackson, always a formidable threat in the air and on the ground, still couldn’t find any cracks in the Chiefs’ defensive wall.
Baltimore missed its best chance with a dramatic fumble by Zay Flowers a yard short of the end zone early in the fourth quarter.
A subsequent interception by Deon Bush on Jackson led to the quarterback throwing his helmet to the ground in pure frustration.
Baltimore scored a field goal with two minutes left but was no longer able to cut ground on the reigning champions, who could now clash again with the powerful 49ers after the Super Bowl defeat four years ago.
Source: Clarin
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