Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs scripted a phenomenal second-half comeback at the Super Bowl LVII. But they had to make a great deal of sacrifice for it. Their head coach Andy Reid made sure that the players weren’t distracted by outside forces. And to achieve that, he threatened to bench Mahomes and others for watching one of the most hyped events of the Super Bowl LVII.

The Chiefs overcame the Philadelphia Eagles to lift the Vince Lombardi this time. But could they have done it if the coach really benched their star QB?

Andy Reid threatened to bench Patrick Mahomes and others during the Super Bowl

Andy Reid has established himself as an elite coach over the years. And he tolerates no distractions during the game, all the less during a Super Bowl. QB Patrick Mahomes revealed that he threatened to bench everyone, including Mahomes if they watched the Super Bowl halftime show featuring Rihanna.

“Coach Reid told us, ‘If you go out to watch the performance, just keep walking because you’re not playing the rest of the game,’” Mahomes told Jimmy Kimmel.

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And there was a good reason for it. The Chiefs struggled to get going in the first half. They trailed 24-14 at that stage. And the team could not afford any disturbance at that moment.

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Popstar Rihanna performed live for the first time in years and the player couldn’t catch it. But it was all worth it in the end as they lifted the Vince Lombardi trophy. The Reid way worked wonders.

The Patrick Mahomes Show 

After a bit of a disappointment in the first half against the Eagles, Patrick Mahomes and his offense found their groove in the second half. The defense chipped in with crucial stops to prevent the Eagles from running away with the game. And Mahomes and Co. capitalized on it to take the score from 24-14 to 35-apiece.

Mahomes threw just 182 passing yards in the game but had three touchdown passes to his name. And that performance set the stage for Harrison Butker to score the Super Bowl-winning field goal, in the end, to make it 38-35. Mahomes bagged the Super Bowl MVP award to go with the NFL MVP award. It was really the Patrick Mahomes show all the way till the end.

Thus, the Chiefs defeated the Eagles to win their second Super Bowl title in four years. Andy Reid knew what he was doing.

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