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Rashee Rice said Patrick Mahomes called his shot before the Chiefs’ Super Bowl-winning TD drive

Patrick Mahomes apparently called his shot before the game-winning Super Bowl touchdown.

Super Bowl 58 finished in dramatic fashion, as quarterback Patrick Mahomes led a game-winning drive in overtime capped by a touchdown to Mecole Hardman.

While talking with NFL Network after the victory, Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice revealed what Mahomes told the Kansas City huddle before theat Super Bowl-sealing drive: they were going to score.

It seems like an obvious message to give your team in crunch time of a Super Bowl, but Mahomes is one of the best quarterbacks ever for a reason.

He called his shot to his teammates, and he paid it off with a game-winning touchdown to Hardman right as overtime was expiring.

Rice, like all the other Chiefs players, got to experience the joys of having Mahomes as your quarterback, and he also got the inside look at how Mahomes encourages his teammates in such a pivotal moment.

Super Bowls last forever, and it’s awesome to hear that Mahomes knew how this one was going to end before it happened.

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Patrick Mahomes and Rashee Rice had a heated discussion after missing a potential Super Bowl-winning TD

Patrick Mahomes completely missed this one.

Patrick Mahomes is normally as surefire as it gets at quarterback. It feels like he normally sees everything that goes down on the field.

But on the final play of regulation in Super Bowl he appeared to actually miss an opportunity for a game-winning touchdown in the final seconds.

Mahomes threw the ball to Kelce in the corner of the endzone where he was tightly covered by Fred Warner. But he appeared to have Rashee Rice breaking out wide open in the middle of the field.

This was a huge play. It was an opportunity to win the game and the Chiefs just missed it.

Rice knew it, too. He had a word with Mahomes before heading to overtime.

That’s a crucial play that could’ve completely ended the game. But the Chiefs will have to move on to OT.

How the Chiefs have solved their receiver drop problems at the perfect time

The Chiefs appear to have solved their formerly massive receiver drop issues, which bodes well for Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl LVIII.

LAS VEGAS — Several members of the Kansas City Chiefs’ organization have talked this week about how the team’s 20-17 Week 16 Christmas Day loss to the Las Vegas Raiders as a turning point for the rest of the season. It was a wake-up call for a lot of people, not least a receiver group that had let Patrick Mahomes down more than once with iffy routes and infuriating dropped passes.

In that game, Mahomes couldn’t even trust Travis Kelce, his best buddy, who had two killer drops. Both were on simple short passes, and while both came on first down so they didn’t kill any drives per se, it would have been better if Kelce had caught them.

There was this drop with 11:21 left in the first quarter on an easy flat route…

…and this one with 10:38 left in the game, which probably prevented a touchdown.

The Chiefs were down 20-7 at the time, and were unable to get any points on the drive when Mahomes failed to connect with receiver Rashee Rice from the Las Vegas seven-yard line. There, cornerback Amik Robertson was all over Rice, but it could be argued that the rookie still could have taken the ball in.

This may have been the nadir of the Chiefs’ offense through the season, and those drops personified a serious problem that had reared its ugly head over and over. Per Fantasy Points Data, Mahomes had lost a league-high 386 passing yards to receiver drops in the regular season.

However, through the Chiefs’ three playoff games, the Chiefs have “robbed” Mahomes of just 40 passing yards on drops — which means that things have changed in the right way at the right time.

What’s changed?

“If you watch the receivers every single day, they’re catching on the side when the defense is up, they’re catching after practice, they’re catching before practice,” Mahomes said this week. “I remember I was walking to lunch one day and Skyy [Moore] was out there catching by himself. Those guys have that mindset that they’re going to continue to get better. That’s been throughout the whole entire team. We’re not wasting any moments in practice, guys are working on the side, we’re trying to get better, and we’re not going to let that slide this week either, we’re going to try to do the same thing going into the Super Bowl.”

Well, it’s trending up when the Chiefs need it the most.

5 moves that helped the Chiefs get to Super Bowl LVIII

Check out these five cruciall moves that helped the #Chiefs get to Super Bowl LVIII.

The Kansas City Chiefs are set to play in their third Super Bowl in four years on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas, Nevada.

While the defending champions are certainly no strangers to the big game, their path to the Super Bowl was exceedingly difficult in 2023. Kansas City struggled throughout the regular seasons, looking like a shell of their former selves against opponents like the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders in Week 8 and Week 16 respectively.

Despite the adversity, the Chiefs tightened up when it mattered most in the playoffs. Victories over the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens on the road dispelled any doubt that Kansas City could hack it in the Super Bowl and earned the Chiefs a chance to defend their Super Bowl LVII title.

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A few key moves in the offseason helped Kansas City field a roster worthy of championship contention.

Check out which transactions made the difference for the Chiefs:

The Secret Superstars of Super Bowl LVIII

From Jauan Jennings to L’Jarius Sneed, here are 10 underrated players for the 49ers and Chiefs who could make all the difference in Super Bowl LVIII.

For every Super Bowl star you’d expect, there’s a player who comes out of nowhere in a relative sense to take over the biggest game of his life. That was just as true for Green Bay Packers receiver Max McGee in Super Bowl I as it was for Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco in Super Bowl LVII.

For the upcoming matchup between the Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, we’d like to present 10 players — five from each team — whose deeds on the field have gone relatively unnoticed, but every one of them could be the one to take his team’s fortunes over the top.

Here are the Secret Superstars of Super Bowl LVIII.

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3 brilliant decisions that got the Chiefs to Super Bowl 58

Here are the smartest moves the Chiefs made to get back to the Super Bowl.

While some may not be happy with the result, the Kansas City Chiefs earned every bit of their fourth AFC title in six seasons. They are the NFL’s gold standard, the team that knows how to flip on the switch in mid-January and play a brand of almost unimpeachable football.

Should Patrick Mahomes’ team capture its third Super Bowl in as many years, talks of a dynasty will start to brew. Travis Kelce’s name will rightfully be more consistently invoked in “GOAT” tight end conversations. And the legendary Andy Reid might retire after everything he’s accomplished as a coach.

But that’s a bridge to cross for another day.

For now, we should recount how the Chiefs, once again, won the AFC championship and put themselves in position to be the NFL’s first back-to-back Super Bowl champion in two decades. Here are the smartest steps they took to get to the 2024 Super Bowl.

NFL rookies played well on Championship Sunday

Some quality rookie performances on Championship Sunday are a strong indicator that the NFL is becoming more competitive.

Here’s a look at the NFL rookies who played well on Championship Sunday as we prepare for SBLVII next weekend.

Ravens reflect on AFC Championship loss to Chiefs during Locker room cleanout day

After having exit meetings on Monday, the Baltimore Ravens met the media and offered their reactions to the AFC title game loss to the Chiefs

The Ravens are again staring disappointment in the face after a 17-10 loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game at M&T Bank Stadium.

Jackson and the Ravens offense imploded with three turnovers, and the team is 0-8 in team history when committing three or more turnovers in the postseason.

Jackson finished 20 of 37 for 272 yards, a touchdown, and an interception as Baltimore tied a season-low with 10 points.

The consensus favorite for NFL MVP, Jackson will have to wait another year to escape the notion that he’s unable to win games in the most crucial moments.

With a critical offseason and major decisions ahead, the Ravens cleaned out their lockers and had exit interviews with the coaching staff.  Afterward, they met with the media, and here are the instant reactions.

Takeaways and observations from Ravens 17-10 loss to Chiefs in AFC Championship game

We’re looking at the takeaways from the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game

The Ravens are again staring disappointment in the face after a 17-10 loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game at M&T Bank Stadium.

The consensus favorite for NFL MVP, Jackson will have to wait another year to escape the notion that he’s unable to win games in the most crucial moments.

Jackson and the Ravens offense imploded with three turnovers, and the team is 0-8 in team history when committing three or more turnovers in the postseason.

Jackson finished 20 of 37 for 272 yards, a touchdown, and an interception as Baltimore tied a season-low with 10 points.

With a critical offseason and major decisions ahead, we’re looking at takeaways and observations from the shocking loss.

Ravens vs. Chiefs: 10 takeaways from first half of AFC Championship game

We’re looking at ten takeaways from the first half as the Kansas City Chiefs hold a 17-7 lead over the Baltimore Ravens

The Chiefs heard all the noise and responded upon entering M&T Bank Stadium, jumping out to an early lead on the Baltimore Ravens and taking a 17-7 lead into halftime.

Sunday is the 5th time the Lamar Jackson-led Ravens have trailed by double digits at halftime (0-4 in the first four games).

Three other times, it has been vs. the Chiefs (2019 and 2020).

Kansas City answered the questions about Baltimore’s physicality, attacking the Ravens in the trenches on both sides of the football.

With the second half underway, we’re looking at takeaways from the first half.