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Patrick Mahomes praises Kansas City Chiefs defence after securing third straight Super Bowl appearance

Patrick Mahomes praises Kansas City Chiefs defence after securing third straight Super Bowl appearance

Patrick Mahomes hailed the Kansas City Chiefs' defensive effort as they reached yet another Super Bowl.

The Chiefs will have the chance to be the first NFL franchise to win three consecutive Vince Lombardi Trophies next month after a dramatic 32-29 win against the Buffalo Bills in Sunday's (26.01.25) AFC Championship Game and the quarterback had faith in the defence to get the team through a challenging match.

Mahomes said: "I'm always nervous whenever the football's not in my hand, but I have so much trust in that defence.

"They've done it all year, and I know that's a great offence that they're going up against and Josh (Allen) has made a lot of great plays all night, all season long, but I trust that [defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo] is going to call the right blitz or call the right coverage and the guys are going to execute the assignment and then whatever happens, happens. I was very happy that it was incomplete and we were able to run the time out after that."

Mahomes registered the 17th win of his playoff career - only behind Tom Brady's record of 35 - and is thrilled to have won so many important games.

He said: "It's obviously really cool. Your goal is to win in the postseason, but I've been blessed to be on a lot of great football teams with a lot of great coaches and a great organization and I just try to maximise every moment. You never know what's going to be your last one.

"I know I'm a long way from Tom, so I'll try to do whatever I can for that."

The Chiefs will take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl on February 9 and the franchise's chairman Clark Hunt knows the players have a chance to write themselves into the history books.

He said: "It's an amazing achievement. It's hard to even put into words what it means to have the opportunity that we will here in two weeks in New Orleans. So special."

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