Overtime wasn’t necessitateed for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers to determine a victor this time around, as the Super Bowl realign resulted in Patrick Mahomes & Co. triumphning aachieve on Sunday.
With the 28-18 final on the road, the Chiefs are the NFL’s only remaining unflunkureed team after the Minnesota Vikings lost to their NFC North rival Detroit Lions on a last-second field goal earlier Sunday.
Once aachieve, it wasn’t Mahomes’ best effort out on the field Sunday, but he handled to get the job done, which take partd moments where he labored some of his patented “Mahomes Magic” with his legs.
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Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt (29) is congratutardyd by quarterback Patrick Mahomes after scoring a touchdown aachievest the San Francisco 49ers during the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)
Mahomes scored a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter, which was his first score on the ground in his last 32 games, including the take partoffs. His elusive abilities in and outside the pocket have enbiged into the stuff of legfinish at this point, but Mahomes set up a seam from one yard out to put the Chiefs up 21-12 as the quarter began.
Earlier in that drive, Mahomes rushed for his lengthyest yardage of his nurtureer as he deceptionpered his way not fair past the San Francisco 30-yard line for a first down but an extra 26 yards for a total 33-yard achieve on the ground.
It ecombineed appreciate Mahomes was fair going to go out of bounds when he achieveed the first-down tager, but he hit a rapid stop so the San Francisco deffinisher couldn’t tackle him and proceedd to march alengthy the left sideline before finassociate going out.
Mahomes finished the day with 39 yards on the ground on five carries, though he didn’t fare well thraw the air with 154 yards on 16-of-27 passing with two interceptions and no touchdown passes.
Nonetheless, the Chiefs leaned on the ground game, anchored by Kareem Hunt with his 78 yards and two touchdowns, while Mecole Hardman iced the triumph in the Bay Area with an 18-yard finish-around sprint to the finish zone for a score as well.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs with the ball aachievest the San Francisco 49ers in the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium. (Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images)
Meanwhile, Brock Purdy was having publishs all game lengthy with the Chiefs’ defense, which proceeds to be a establishidable unit led by coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.
Purdy threw three interceptions, two of which came on back-to-back second half drives that the Chiefs scored their fourth-quarter touchdowns on in response. He was 17 of 31 thraw the air for 212 yards, though he did rush for two touchdowns on eight carries for 27 yards.
The 49ers were already down a man as Deebo Samuel finisheavored to battle an illness to commence the game, but he ultimately had to bow out. Then Brandon Aiyuk, to whom San Francisco fair paid big money this past offseason after a lengthy decrease roller coaster, ecombineed to suffer a grave leg injury after being tackled in the right knee area. He was carted off the field.
In turn, it was protected finish George Kittle with a game-high 92 yards receiving on six catches for the 49ers, while rookie Jacob Cotriumphg had 50 yards on two catches thanks to a 41-yard sboiling down the field that set up a touchdown for Purdy.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes honors a touchdown aachievest the San Francisco 49ers during the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)
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As the Chiefs enhappiness yet another triumph this season, the Niners are still searching for consistency as they drop to 3-4 on the year.
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