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The Kansas City Chiefs are champions for the first time in 50 years, thanks to an incredible fourth-quarter comeback by Patrick Mahomes and Co. to beat the 49ers, 31-20.
Mahomes threw for 139 yards and two scores in the final quarter, including the go-ahead strike to Damien Williams with 2:50 remaining. The comeback was the third straight for Kansas City, the first team to win after trailing by double-digits three times in the same postseason.
Against San Francisco, the Chiefs trailed, 20-10, with 17:40 remaining in the game, making this different than Kansas City’s previous two comebacks. The Chiefs fell behind, 24-0, against the Texans in the Divisional Round, then trailed, 17-7, against the Titans in the AFC Championship Game, but were able to lead both of those games by halftime.
Kansas City led by a touchdown in the second quarter of the Super Bowl, but the two teams went to halftime tied, 10-10.
The Chiefs are one of 10 teams in NFL history to have at least three comeback wins in a single postseason (the 2007 miracle Giants had four such wins, including knocking off the undefeated Patriots in the Super Bowl), but none of those teams overcame more than one double-digit deficit.
Most comeback wins in a single postseason
| Team | Season | Wild card deficit | Divisional deficit | Conference deficit | Super Bowl deficit | Comeback wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Season | Wild card deficit | Divisional deficit | Conference deficit | Super Bowl deficit | Comeback wins |
| Giants | 2007 | 7 points | 7 points | 4 points | 4 points | 4 |
| Chiefs | 2019 | ---- | 24 points | 10 points | 10 points | 3 |
| Eagles | 2017 | ---- | 4 points | 7 points | 1 point | 3 |
| Giants | 2011 | 2 points | ---- | 7 points | 8 points | 3 |
| Saints | 2009 | ---- | 7 points | 7 points | 10 points | 3 |
| Cardinals | 2008 | 3 points | 7 points | 1 point | ---- | 3 |
| Titans | 1999 | 1 point | 3 points | 7 points | ---- | 3 |
| Broncos | 1997 | ---- | 3 points | 7 points | 7 points | 3 |
| Cowboys | 1992 | ---- | 3 points | 4 points | 7 points | 3 |
| Patriots | 1985 | 4 points | 10 points | 4 points | ---- | 3 |
In fact, those other nine teams combined for 28 postseason comeback wins in their respective seasons, only two of which erased a 10-point deficit. These Chiefs have three double-digit comebacks in a four-week span, and stand alone in NFL history.