Chiefs 31, 49ers 20

Last night’s was an exceptional Super Bowl, what with the Chiefs scoring 21 points in the last 6 minutes to defeat the 49ers. It took the Chiefs fifty minutes to unlock the Niners’ defense, and then it was like, BLAM, BLAM, BLAM. Mahomes, who’d thrown poorly in the third quarter, marshaled the late raid and was the MVP.

Over the years, I’ve tended to root against the Chiefs, but I do like this version of the club. I was especially happy for the Chiefs’ coach, Andy Reid, who won his first Super Bowl after having led NFL teams for 21 years. Reid is about as affable a big-time coach as there is.

You can tell it from this article in The Atlantic, written in 2008 when Reid was coaching the Eagles. It describes him analyzing the historic 1958 NFL championship game. It’s a good read (no pun intended).