Super Bowl 2024: Chiefs stun 49ers in overtime for second straight NFL title

• Mahomes leads winning touchdown drive in OT in 25-22 win
• San Francisco 49ers 22-25 Kansas City Chiefs - live reaction

The NFL is becoming an easy league to understand, even for those who struggle with its complex schemes and playbooks. All you really need to know is that Patrick Mahomes will in all probability be on the winning team. And so it was on Sunday in Las Vegas. Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to their third Super Bowl title in five years with a thrilling 25-22 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

For much of the season, a Super Bowl appearance looked like a long-shot at best for the Chiefs. With the exception of his favorite target, Travis Kelce, and rookie Rashee Rice, Mahomes was surrounded by receivers with two things in common: they couldn't catch and they couldn't get open. That meant fans were met with a first in the Mahomes era: a Chiefs team that lent on its defense, masterminded by brilliant coordinator coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.