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On the heels of winning his second Super Bowl in six seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs,Patrick Mahomeshas something to say about those who viewed the team as an underdog.
“I mean, I wouldn’t necessarily say we were counted out, but I mean, there was a lot more critics than there was the previous years I’ve been here,” Mahomes said, following theChiefs' 38-35 winover the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. “And I told him to begin the year, I said as long as [head coach] Andy Reid’s coaching, we’re going to have success as an offense and trusting the leaders that we have on that defense.”
The 27-year-old quarterback added: “So, to go from a team that wasn’t, I wouldn’t say majority picked, to win the AFC West to win the Super Bowl, that speaks to the guys that we have in our locker room.”
For Mahomes, who was named Super Bowl MVP after the game — and alsowas crowned regular season MVPlast Thursday, making himthe first to do so since Kurt Warner in 1999— the “upset” win is especially sweet.
“It’s hard, it hasn’t even sunk in, I don’t even think yet,” Mahomes said. “I mean, I appreciate it. I appreciate it because of the failures. I mean the failure of losing a Super Bowl and losing the AFC championship game … gives you a greater appreciation to be standing here as a champion.”
Last year, the Chiefs lost to the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated Kansas City a year earlier in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs' Super Bowl victory in 2020 was only the franchise’s second before the win over the Eagles on Sunday.
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Mahomes' teammate —and off-the-field buddy—Travis Kelcewas in agreement following Sunday night’s outcome.
“I got a great team. We had an unbelievable run and man, it feels good!” Kelce, 33, said during his post-game interview, adding: “Not one of y’all said the Chiefs were going to win it, and look at us now!”
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“Luckily, I’m going to Disneyland now, so I have Disney World and Disneyland crossed off and they will have to make some more parks so I can go around everywhere and do a world tour,” he said.
source: people.com
