Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes named Super Bowl LVIII MVP

The Kansas City Chiefs won their third Super Bowl championship in the past five years on Sunday in thrilling fashion at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, and for a third time in the past five years Patrick Mahomes is your MVP.

Mahomes hit Mecole Hardman on a 3-yard touchdown pass in overtime to vault the Chiefs past the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in Super Bowl LVIII.

With Joe Montana in Allegiant Stadium, watching his beloved Niners, Mahomes stole the show. He had only 9 passing yards after the first quarter but finished with 333 for the game, completing 34 of 46 passes with two touchdowns and one interception. As a fitting way to cap his season, Mahomes also led the Chiefs in rushing with 66 yards on nine runs, including three massive conversions with his legs in the last two minutes of regulation and overtime.

All told, Mahomes accounted for 399 of the Chiefs' 455 yards in the Super Bowl. That's the definition of dragging your team over the finish line.

The Chiefs were not as dominant this season as in past ones. The cracks in the armor looked different than before. Kansas City was listed as the underdog for their final three playoff games.

"Yeah, I just know that the Kansas City Chiefs are never underdogs," Mahomes said after the game on the CBS broadcast. "Just know that."

His third Super Bowl MVP Award, quite fittingly, tied Mahomes with Montana for the second-most all-time, behind Tom Brady's five. Mahomes also became only the third back-to-back Super Bowl MVP, joining two other legends -- Bart Starr and Terry Bradshaw.

The Chiefs fell behind 10-0 as the 49ers took the early edge in Super Bowl LVIII. Mahomes was under fire early as the 49ers' pass rush gave the Chiefs problems. Kansas City punted on three of their first four