Patrick Mahomes, quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, is a football magician. In the AFC Championship game on Sunday, Mahomes tore up the Tennessee Titans with his nimble feet and graceful arm—sending Kansas City to its first Super Bowl in 50 years. At Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2 in Miami, the Chiefs will meet the San Francisco 49ers, who crushed the Green Bay Packers in the NFC title game and are seeking a sixth Super Bowl win in franchise history, but the first in a quarter century.
Mahomes seems destined to be the face of the the NFL for the next decade or more. He’s a singular thrill on the field and already a Madison Avenue darling: you may have spotted him in the State Farm and Head & Shoulders commercials during this weekend’s championship games. HeR…