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Nick Wright’s Kansas City Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl, and they upset the Baltimore Ravens on the road almost exactly how the “First Things First” host predicted they would.
It was hardly a surprise when Wright predicted last week that his Chiefs would return to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in the past five seasons. But Wright’s victory lap over Ravens-backing co-host Chris Broussard on Monday had just as much to do with the way the Chiefs won.
Mahomes leads Chiefs to Super Bowl, their 4th appearance in 5 years
Wright’s Chiefs recipe for a win entering Sunday included:
Four sacks on Lamar JacksonThree big throws from Patrick MahomesTwo back-breaking Mahomes scramblesOne defensive pass interference on L’Jarius SneedZero turnovers from Mahomes
Wright also predicted a final score of Chiefs 19, Ravens 13.
Sure enough, the game played out eerily similar to Wright’s prediction:
The Chiefs sacked Lamar Jackson four times, including this strip-sack forced fumble by Charles Omenihu that Kansas City recovered.Mahomes scrambled six times for 15 total yards, but that included multiple crucial scrambles for either first downs or short-yardage plays as well as several play-extending scrambles behind the line of scrimmage that resulted in key pass completions.Sneed did not record a pass interference, but did have the biggest play of the game when he forced the ball from Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers for another crucial fumble just before Flowers was set to cross the goal line for a touchdown.Mahomes had zero turnovers.
The final score was Chiefs 17, Ravens 10.
Oh, and those three big throws from Mahomes? Wright broke each of those down on Monday.
Mahomes to Travis Kelce midway through the first quarter for the game’s opening touchdown
“The greatest quarterback ever to the greatest tight end ever for the greatest playoff connection ever,” Wright said.
To his point, Mahomes and Kelce extended their record for the most playoff touchdowns for a quarterback and…
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Publish date : 2024-01-30 02:02:47
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