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Patrick Mahomes dealt with more obstacles than ever as the Kansas City Chiefs' starter this season, but the result was the same as last year and in the 2019-20 season: a Super Bowl title and a Super Bowl MVP award.
The Chiefs quarterback took home his third career Super Bowl MVP award on Sunday after a heroic performance in Super Bowl LVIII, a 25-22 Chiefs win over the San Francisco 49ers in overtime.
Mahomes finished the game 34-of-46 for 333 yards (7.2 yards per attempt), two touchdowns and an interception, and he led the Chiefs in rushing with 66 yards on nine carries. He delivered the game-winning score at the end of the first overtime period with a 3-yard pass to Mecole Hardman.
At 28 years old, Mahomes' résumé now includes three titles, three Super Bowl MVP awards, two regular-season MVP awards, an Offensive Player of the Year award and six Pro Bowl selections in six years as a starter.
Sunday's win elevates the Chiefs' run with him under center into dynasty territory and puts him in rarified air among the game's greatest quarterbacks. Only Tom Brady and Joe Montana have also won two MVPs and three Super Bowl MVPs.
“It’s the start of [a dynasty], but we’re not done,” Mahomes said after the game.
It's easy to say the Chiefs were inevitable now, but that would cheapen what might be the most impressive performance of Mahomes' career. All season, the Chiefs appeared to be in danger of watching their golden age fall apart. Mahomes was doing his best, but he was working with arguably the worst wide-receiving group of his career.
The Chiefs managed to win a down AFC West, but their 11-6 record was their worst since Mahomes took over as starter. After a wild-card win against the Miami Dolphins, the Chiefs were underdogs in three straight games against the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens and Niners.
Obviously, the Chiefs won all three, with Mahomes making the plays they needed against some of the best defenses in football.
“The Kansas City Chiefs are never underdogs,” Mahomes said while accepting the Lombardi Trophy.
The Super Bowl involved similar early struggles for the Chiefs, with Mahomes calling the game "a microcosm of our season." San Francisco took a 10-0 lead in the second quarter, and the Chiefs went scoreless on their first two second-half drives. Then they woke up, going field goal, touchdown, field goal, field goal, touchdown to finish the game.
At the end of the day, the Chiefs still had Mahomes, as well as Andy Reid, Travis Kelce (nine catches for 93 yards) and a very good defense. When players such as Hardman are also making the plays they need, a lot of things need to go right to beat them.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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