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Despite a slow start for the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, it ended in magnificent fashion for Travis Kelce and his teammates as they earned a 25-22 overtime triumph over a worthy opponent in the San Francisco 49ers.
Travis Kelce reached a top speed of 19.68 mph on his 22-yard reception to set up the Chiefs' game-tying field goal, Kelce's fastest speed as a ball carrier over the last seven seasons.#SuperBowlLVIII | #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/2R3b6kbNjJ
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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes keyed the comeback and the overtime victory. He drove the Chiefs on the winning touchdown drive in the extra session. It concluded with the quarterback's three-yard game-winning touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman with six seconds left in the first overtime period.
Prior to the game-winning drive in the extra session, the Chiefs rallied to tie the game with six seconds left in the fourth quarter. On that game-tying drive, the Chiefs went 64 yards in 11 plays, and Kelce caught two key passes. One of those was a 22-yard reception on a third-and-seven play that allowed the Chiefs to have a first down on the San Francisco 11 with 11 seconds remaining.
One play later, Harrison Butker kicked the tying 29-yard field goal that sent the game into the extra session. On the Kelce catch that set up the three-pointer, he reached a speed of 19.68 miles per hour. That is Kelce's fastest recorded speed in the last seven years.
Mahomes had a huge game after the slow start. He completed 34 of 46 passes for 333 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. He also ran the ball nine times for a team-leading 66 yards.
Travis Kelce was the Chiefs leading receiver as he caught 9 of the 10 passes that were targeted to him. He gained 93 yards, and the 22-yard late fourth-quarter reception was his longest play of the game.
