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SportsBeat KC: Just how did the amazing comeback Chiefs win the Super Bowl?

The Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce and head coach Andy Reid have something to celebrate.
The Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce and head coach Andy Reid have something to celebrate. The Associated Press

How did the Chiefs do it? How did they for the third straight playoff game overcome a double-digit deficit to win the Super Bowl? The Star’s Sam Mellinger, Vahe Gregorian, Herbie Teope and Sam McDowell join SportsBeat KC host Blair Kerkhoff in a breakdown of their amazing 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. There were plenty of heroes, starting with quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and football and sports fans across the country were thrilled for coach Andy Reid.

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Mellinger: A Chiefs story 50 years coming: “Like a fantasy, and it all came true”

Gregorian: Chiefs had to suffer through dark moments before finally winning it all Sunday

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Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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