San Francisco’s defense suffered a major loss early on Sunday when standout linebacker Dre Greenlaw tore his left Achilles tendon while attempting to make his way onto the field. The fifth-year pro went down in pain, grabbing at his leg, and both sidelines instantly recognized the impact that Greenlaw’s absence would have on the game.
“Hey, [No. 57] got hurt,” Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said to offensive coordinator Matt Nagy across the field from Greenlaw. “Fifty-seven got hurt over there.”
Fellow 49ers linebacker Fred Warner, hands on his head in disbelief, shouted out “No” while standing over this teammate. Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan asked, “Did Dre just get hurt running out onto the field?” into his headset. And All-Pro tight end George Kittle asked the same question while sitting on a sideline bench. After receiving a response, he shortly followed up with “Well, that’s depressing.”
49ers Defense Gives Mahomes Surprising Title
San Francisco defensive back Ji’Ayir Brown picked off Mahomes on the third offensive play of the second half, when the Niners still held a seven-point lead and had limited the Chiefs to a single field goal. And the 49ers defense seemed confident. Shortly after the play, as captured on Inside the NFL, veteran safety Tashaun Gipson Sr. passionately spoke with Brown and a few other defensive teammates on how they were handling Mahomes.
And Gipson gave the two-time MVP a surprising title.
“That is just a regular [expletive] quarterback, bro,” Gipson said. “Ain’t nothing different…. He regular, bro. And we’re gonna make his ass look regular.”
Mahomes finished the game 34-of-46 passing for 333 yards, two touchdowns and that interception. The 28-year-old’s third Super Bowl win was capped off by Super Bowl MVP honors for the third time, making him one of three players to earn that honor on at least three occasions. This also marked Mahomes’ third Super Bowl comeback from 10 points behind.
Later in the clip, after the 49ers kicked a field goal to go up 3 points with less than two minutes to go in regulation, Chiefs players asked 49ers players if they really thought that was going to be enough to win the game. Mahomes approached Kelce on the sideline to say, “Hey, let’s go do it, baby. Let’s go do it.” The tight end responded with “Fire me up.”
Cut to 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa, whom mics later caught saying, “This is not very fun.”
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