How About those Chieeefs! What a great game. I’m so happy and so happy for the coaches and players of the Chiefs. Here are 13 reactions from last night’s game.

We broke all the trends, streaks, and superstitions

No one who has led the league in passing has ever won the super bowl…until Mahomes. No one who has won MVP has won the super bowl since 1999…until Mahomes. No one has won the Super Bowl when winning the coin toss in the last 9 games…until last night. The coach coaching against his own team doesn’t win often…but Andy Reid did. All those things are now done. We now will only hear about these things as stuff that Mahomes, Andy and the Chiefs ended.

MVPat

Mahomes is amazing. People will say Hurts out played him and that is fine. What I saw last night was a mature Pat. He didn’t force balls down the field. He took what was given to him. He moved around the pocket and ran when he needed to. He was willing to let his running backs and o-line carry a lot the load. And he led. He got the team back on track at halftime. He led on the sideline and he led on the field. Dude reinjured is high ankle sprain and was still running around out there. He ran 6 times for 44 yards. His stat line wasn’t amazing from a yardage standpoint with 182. But he was 21-27 with 3 touchdowns. He only had one incompletion in the second half and that was a throw away. He completed arguably the greatest quarterback season ever. He led the league in passing yards and touchdowns. He threw for over 5,000 yards. He set the all time record for total yards by a quarterback. He won MVP. He won the Super Bowl and he won Super Bowl MVP. 6 seasons in and 5 seasons as a starter, he is already a hall of famer. He is arguably a top 5 QB of all time. I am not sure he is human.

Just like we all expected, the Chiefs ran for more yards and Eagles threw for more yards

If I said one team threw for over 300 yards you would have likely guessed that team was the Chiefs. If I said one team ran for over 150 yards, you would have for sure have guessed the Eagles. But the opposite was the case. Both teams were very balanced from a play calling stand point, with the Chiefs passing on 27 plays and running on 26 plays. The Eagles threw 38 times and ran 32 times. Both numbers are a little off due to quarterback scrambles counting as runs but regardless fairly balanced by both teams. What was less expected was that the Chiefs would average over 6 yards a carry. Pacheco was the work horse with 15 carries for 76 yards. McKinnon didn’t get the ball a ton but had 4 carries for 34 yards. Meanwhile the Eagles only averaged 3.6 yards a carry. And it wasn’t the QB sneaks bringing down the average. If you take Hurts out of the equation, the 3 Eagle running backs had 17 carries for 45 yards or 2.6 yards a carry. Turns out the Chiefs run defense was a little underrated.

Hurts is that dude

Speaking of Hurts, he is real good. He was phenomenal last night. I expected the success with his feet and him to get a lot of quarterback sneaks. But he was amazing throwing the ball. He was fitting passes in some very tight windows and just played great from beginning to end. He made one mistake and it cost them greatly but he rallied back and played great afterwards. He is about to get paid a lot of money and deservingly so. He is legit.

Nick Bolton is also Legit

Bolton is amazing. The fact that he was not a pro bowler this year is ridiculous. He is everywhere on the field. If you want to know where the ball is, just find number 32. 9 tackles last night and a touchdown. That is the way he has played all year. He has been phenomenal and he was fantastic last night.

Eagles D got exposed

I am not saying they aren’t good but they also played a lot of bad quarterbacks. Against good quarterbacks they were average at best. They led the league in sacks and had zero last night. Credit the Chiefs offensive line some as they did a nice job. But again, this has more to do with Mahomes than the line. No offense to the guys in the trenches but the Eagles pressure rate was actually slightly higher than their season average. Before last night, the Eagles were getting sacks on 33% of their pressures. Last night, they struck out even with a higher pressure rate. The reason, Patrick Mahomes is real good at sports. He was elusive stepping up, back and around the pocket as needed. He escaped and ran for big yards. Also, the play calling by the Chiefs was incredible. I mean both Skyy Moore and Kadarius Toney were literally wide open on touchdowns. The run plays were creative and successful. The Eagles d is good, just not as good as advertised and not as good as the Chiefs offense.

That Field was a disaster

It’s the Super Bowl. You got to have a good field for the game. I don’t understand what happened but that field was a mess. The only good news is both teams were effected equally by it. So at least it was even. But the NFL has to do better in the future to make sure a disaster like this doesn’t happen again.

If you have a guy who can only stay healthy, save him for the 4th

There was much talk that Kadarius Toney was going to have a big impact on the game. However, through 3 quarters he had barely seen the field. My fear was that he would play early and get hurt because he always gets hurt. Maybe the Chiefs had the same fear because they barely used him. He was only actually out there for 5 offensive snaps. But boy did he have an impact. First, he ran a route that left him wide open for a touch down. Then after we forced a punt, he returned it for the longest punt in super bowl history. He made a great move early and then was so patient down the sideline allowing the blocks to line up. It was beautiful. Hopefully he can get in a work out program in the offseason that will keep him healthy. But regardless, this was another genius move of how to use him and get the most bang for your buck on a guy who you weren’t sure if he could play a lot of downs.

The play everyone is mad about

I got to admit, I didn’t love the flag being thrown either. It gave us an anti climatic ending to an otherwise great game. My wife was even confused that I wasn’t happier in the moment. One of the reasons I was bummed was because I knew this would be the topic today. But what made me feel better is the player who the penalty was on said he committed the foul. Bradberry said he held him and was hoping it wouldn’t get called. It’s a class act to admit it and he does grab him. It was minor and they had missed several similar calls earlier. But it was still a penalty and technically the right call. Some are claiming he didn’t hold him, which is an odd take since the player admitted he did. People are saying he said that to protect the league. That is a dumb idea. First of all, why would he care about the league’s image. That’s not his job. Secondly, you think in the locker room after the game, he is plotting to protect the league? Maybe he got asked a question and in the spur of the moment just answered it honestly. Another argument is that the NFL is scripted. This is dumb too. If it was scripted, wouldn’t you want the Eagles to get another chance with the ball? Wouldn’t that be a better script? The final argument is that they should just let them play at the end of the game. This argument is dumb as well. If players knew that then they would just pi or do whatever all the time. Also, any play at any time can have an impact on the game. In the first half, JuJu got held and they didn’t call it. Had they called it, the whole game could look different. The ref saw a hold, called the hold correctly and it cost the Eagles. It’s sort of a bummer of an ending but still the right call. Just like Dee Ford was offsides a few years back. Was I bummed they called it? Yes. Do they usually give a guy a warning first? Yes. Did I think they shouldn’t have called it? No. He was offsides. They got the call right. Just like Bradberry held and they got the call right. Regardless, the Eagles were up 10 and absolutely could not stop the Chiefs in the second half and that is why they lost.

We are the new Patriots but more likable

We always win. We are starting to get so called controversial calls going our way. Everyone is tired of us. Everyone hates us. Everyone is hoping we lose at every turn. This is how everyone felt about the Patriots. Well, almost everyone. I always respected the Patriots. I admire greatness. I don’t hate dynasties just for hating sake. I didn’t hate the Patriots before they were good so why should I hate them for becoming good? But I know that isn’t the norm so I get it. And it is fine, you can hate us. I’ll take your hate if it means we keep winning. But I will argue that we are more likable. Andy Reid is way more fun than Belichick. Pat is more fun to watch than Tom Brady, not better, just more fun. And he is good kid. He is humble. He compliments those who played before him. He always credits his teammates and coaches for his success. People calling him arrogant and other things are just being lazy and not really paying attention to what he is doing and saying. Anyway, as Chiefs fans we should enjoy the hate because it means we are winning a lot.

We aren’t going anywhere

I think we will actually be better next year. We are super young. Brett Veach has done an incredible job in the draft the last two years. Think of all the players drafted in the last two years that had an impact on last night’s game. Creed, Trey Smith, Pacheco, Skyy Moore, Bolton, McDuffie, Watson, Williams, Noah Gray, Cook, Karlaftis, and Chenal. That is 12 guys who played significant time in the biggest game of the year from the last two drafts. We have the best player in the game, the best tight end, arguably the best DT and the best coach in the league. We may not win it next year and we may end up losing more games but we will be very good next year and for years to come. Also there are a lot of good teams but there is a window before you have to pay your young quarterback that you have to take advantage of. The Bills didn’t and now the Eagles and Bengals missed their opportunities as well. It’s not that they can’t still win but it is much more difficult which is what makes this win all that more impressive. We won after paying our guy and we have a great young team that is going to be tough for a while. Its going to be a fun ride and I am going to enjoy every minute of it.

Henne thing is possible…in retirement

We must give a shout out to Chad Henne. He has probably helped Mahomes a lot more than we know. He was also crucial in helping us get to two super bowls. He stepped up big in two different playoff games when Pat got hurt. This year, he led the team on a 98 yard touchdown drive against the Jags. A few years ago he stepped up in the Browns game with a huge scramble and then a 4th and 1 throw to clinch the game. He will always have a special place in the hearts of Chiefs Kingdom. Enjoy retirement Chad and thanks for the memories.

This was a fun year

When we won in 2020, I was very emotionally invested in our success. It was a rough year and honestly I needed them to win. Every Sunday was sort of an escape from reality and they really came through for me. Then then last couple of years it became less fun. You felt like we were missing an opportunity every time we lost. This year, I entered the season committing to having fun again. If we lost a game, it wasn’t the end of the world. My expectations were higher than the national media but I wasn’t expecting a super bowl. I thought it was possible but I really just wanted to have fun watching. And this team made it easy. I love Tyreek and he helped make us great. But he was a little selfish as most top receivers are. They want the ball all the time. This was one of the most unselfish teams I have seen in a while. Each week it was different guys coming through. MVS played an incredible game in the AFC Championship and didn’t catch a pass in the Super Bowl. Guys like Watson and Moore would have games where they had 4 or 5 catches and others where you didn’t even know if they were playing. One of the best examples of unselfishness was McKinnon sliding at the 1 instead of scoring a td in the super bowl. I know they practice that but in the moment it has to be hard not to score a td in the biggest game of your career if you are able to. Pat handed off instead of throwing all the time. He had less than 200 yards passing because that is what was needed to win. it was a team effort all year round. And it is easy to cheer for Big Red. He deserved this win. I am really happy we won. But I am even happier that the coaches and players on this team won. I’m happy for them. And that is what made this year great.

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