Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes, according to Chiefs coach Andy Reid: “He never flinches.”

San Francisco, you too? It took place once more. On Sunday night, a different club managed to get a 10-point lead against the Kansas City Chiefs, but quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ deft playmaking and coach Andy Reid’s play-calling methodically destroyed the opposition.

This time, the Chiefs emerged triumphant from that well-known hole in overtime, 25-22, with Mahomes taking home his third Vince Lombardi Trophy and third Super Bowl MVP honor.

If that sounds familiar, it’s because the Chiefs trailed by 10 against the 49ers four years ago, and against the Philadelphia Eagles last season, and won both of those games.

After the game, Reid’s wife Tammy, who was sporting two glistening championship rings the size of doughnuts, declared, “Never a doubt,” as she stood outside Kansas City’s locker room. The Chiefs trailed 10-0, but it didn’t bother her.

She remarked, “I urged everyone in the suite to relax down; we got this.” “I’m over that. At all times, I want us to be ahead by five touchdowns. I’ve told him and the players, but no one is paying attention.

No one could hear anyway on the opposite side of the locker room doors. Cigar smoke, champagne spray, pounding music, and team chants permeated the air.

Mahomes and Reid are the new Brady and Belichick, only Tom and Bill never seemed to have this much fun.

The game wasn’t a pristine masterpiece for Mahomes, who had an interception and two fumbles, both of which were recovered by Kansas City. At halftime, the Chiefs had only three points and seven first downs. They could not jump-start their offense.

But dismiss Mahomes at your peril.

“He comes to work every day humble, wanting to be great, challenges the guys around him to be great every play,” Reid said. “He never flinches. ‘You dropped the ball? We’ll get the next one,’ or, ‘I need you in this spot, right here.’ It’s not like chewing them out or any of that. … That’s the way he operates.”

Just about every coach in the Pro Football Hall of Fame had at least one quarterback who was likewise enshrined. One day, that will be the case for Reid and Mahomes

Referring to Brady and his seven rings, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt stated, “Certainly there have been a lot of great quarterbacks in the history of the National Football League, and a very outstanding one who won a bunch of Super Bowls during the last 20 years.”

“However, Patrick has already established an extremely strong résumé at the age of 28, and I have no doubt that he will continue to improve on it.”

All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce, who didn’t play much in the first two quarters but made nine of his ten grabs after halftime, has been a key component of Mahomes’ success.