Published 17:14 IST, January 28th 2020

Chiefs' road to Super Bowl 2020: Patrick Mahomes pulls the strings en route Miami

The Kansas City Chiefs are the marginal favourites to lay their hands on the Lombardi Trophy this weekend when they face the San Francisco 49ers in Miami.

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MLB rued what could have been after witnessing Patrick Mahomes wreak havoc in NFL this season for Kansas City Chiefs. Chiefs he to Hard Rock Stium in Miami for Super Bowl 2020 this weekend as y look to end second-longest drought in NFL for Lombardi Trophy. All eyes will be on Chiefs’ . 15 Patrick Mahomes as he aims for first Super Bowl ring of his nascent NFL career. Here is a brief look at Chiefs’ ro to Super Bowl 2020.

Ro to Super Bowl 2020: Chiefs make an impressive start

Much like ir Super Bowl 2020 opponents, Chiefs also me an impressive start to season. Right from Week 1, reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes ran show for Chiefs as y registered two wins on trot against Jaguars and Raiders. ir defence left much to be desired, but Andy Reid and his men were off to an eventful start. Ravens n came kcking on Chiefs’ door in Week 3.

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Ro to Super Bowl LIV: Patrick Mahomes vs Lamar Jackson goes reigning MVP’s way

Ravens vs Chiefs match-up was exciting for a number of reasons, t least thrilling prospect of two of best quarterbacks in NFL facing off at Arrowhe Stium. Once again, Patrick Mahomes came to fore as he threw for three touchdowns on 374 yards passing on night. Chiefs ended up registering a 33-28 win with a squeaky-clean 3-0 record to boast of. A win against Detroit Lions n followed in Week 4.

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Ro to Super Bowl 2020 Week 5: Chiefs stumble at home to Colts

Chiefs’ defensive worries went under rar, despite scare against Detroit Lions. Colts exposed Chiefs’ leaky defence. Andy Reid certainly wasn’t helped by Sammy Watkins’ injury as Chiefs failed to get into rhythm in a 13-19 defeat. Chiefs n h a chance to get over that shock defeat to Colts when y visited Houston to face Texans. That visit didn’t end too well for Chiefs eir. Deshaun Watson took Texans 93 yards down field, following which Texans ran down clock to eke out a 31-24 win at Arrowhe Stium.

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Chiefs briefly get back to winning ways

Week 7 came just in time for Chiefs. Andy Reid racked up 200th win of his career during win against Denver Broncos. However, Patrick Mahomes was forced off with an injury during game. reigning MVP dislocated his kneecap, which ruled him out for following game against Packers which ended in defeat for Chiefs. Ar roller-coaster couple of weeks followed for Chiefs as y registered a 26-23 win over Vikings, before succumbing to a 32-35 defeat to Titans. re was some good news for Chiefs that week. y welcomed back star quarterback Patrick Mahomes who completed 36 of his 50 passes for 446 yards and three touchdowns on night.

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Ro to Super Bowl LIV: Chiefs thunder past opponents with Mahomes firing on all cylinders

Following defeat against Titans, Andy Reid bucked up his defence as wins against Chargers and Raiders followed. A visit to Gillette Stium to face Tom Bry and Patriots provided an intermittent scare for Andy Reid and co.  A fourth-down pass to Patriots’ Julian Edelman was found by Chiefs’ Bashaud Breeland as Chiefs clinched AFC West on night. Routine wins against Broncos, Bears and Charges wrapped up regular-season duties for Chiefs.

Ro to Super Bowl LIV: Chiefs become Comeback Kings in postseason

Many pegged Chiefs to exit postseason on back of first half against Texans. Early in second quarter, Texans romped to a 24-0 le, leaving Andy Reid second-guessing his strategy. However, in one of most stunning postseason comebacks in history of NFL, Chiefs n mustered 41 points on trot with Patrick Mahomes leing charge. A stellar showing in second half secured a 51-31 victory for Chiefs. Giant-killers Tennessee Titans were up next. Having beaten NFL’s top-seeded team (re: Baltimore Ravens) Titans raced to an early double-digit le during AFC Championship game. However, Chiefs showed that le is safe when Patrick Mahomes is fit and firing as Chiefs came from behind to eke out a 35-24 win and a ticket to Miami for Super Bowl 2020.

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17:14 IST, January 28th 2020