The San Francisco 49ers stars had to eat their words on Sunday night after mocking Patrick Mahomes during their Super Bowl matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Mahomes inspired Kansas City to a second straight Super Bowl victory in Las Vegas, with the Chiefs quarterback throwing the winning touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman Jnr in the final three seconds of a dramatic overtime period.
The win cements his status as one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, having already claimed three championship rings by age 28.
And should he decide to watch Inside the NFL’s microphone footage of the game, Sunday’s latest Super Bowl victory will be even sweeter for Mahomes.
Stars of the San Francisco 49ers were able to make fun of Patrick Mahomes during the Super Bowl
49ers safety Tashaun Gipson called Mahomes a ‘regular f****ng quarterback’ that night
WARNING – Explicit language in the excerpt below
Mahomes threw the championship-winning touchdown pass late in overtime
Before his heroics in overtime, 49ers safety Tashaun Gipson Snr could be heard labeling the Chiefs superstar a “regular f****ng quarterback” in a statement that certainly didn’t age well.
After teammate Ji’Ayir Brown intercepted a pass from Mahomes in the third quarter, Gipson told fellow safety and cornerback Isaiah Oliver, “That’s just a regular quarterback, bro.” There’s nothing different, (other teams) just haven’t caught that.
“He’s a normal guy, and we’re going to make him look normal.”
Unfortunately for Gipson and the Niners, Mahomes ultimately caught the crucial pass to Hardman Jnr in overtime, ending their hopes for a first Super Bowl victory in nearly 30 years.
The Chiefs, who have now won three of the last five Super Bowls, are the first team to retain the Vince Lombardi Trophy since the New England Patriots in 2005.
Mahomes is already eyeing a three-peat in 2024 and is outlining his plans for next season before the dust has even just settled on their latest success.
“It’s legendary – no one has ever done it,” he said of his mentality for going after the three-peat.
The Chiefs superstar is already shifting his focus to next season after winning his third ring
“No one has ever done it, and we knew winning back-to-back was legendary. I think eight other teams have done it. We’d been hearing it all week.
“We had talked to the guys about it and we felt like we had the best chance we’d ever had to go out there and do that.
‘We have to keep playing our best football. We’re going to celebrate it in the coming weeks, and then we’ll get right back to work on it.”