Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl for second year in a row

LAS VEGAS — The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers, capping off a thriller in Las Vegas that saw several lead changes in the second half before ending in just the second Super Bowl to go to overtime.

The Chiefs will bring home the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the second year in a row and the third time in five years after quarterback Patrick Mahomes rallied his team which had been dominated by San Francisco in the first half.

"What a game, right? It could have gone either way," Chiefs coach Andy Reid told reporters. "I feel fortunate to have been on the positive side."

The Chiefs' win cemented coach Reid and Mahomes’ team as the NFL's new dynasty.

"It's a little bit surreal," Reid said. "I get asked so many times, 'Is it a dynasty?' I don't know what a dynasty is. You guys you have the thesaurus, you figure it out."

Mahomes was named MVP.

The game started slowly with the two defenses dominating and each team making mistakes. The 49ers got off to a 10-0 start and were up by a touchdown at halftime.

In the midst of that fast San Francisco start, cameras caught what looked like an angry sideline confrontation between Reid and star tight end Travis Kelce.

Reid said it only looked worse because he didn’t see Kelce approaching him, so he was knocked off balance.

“Cheap shot, but that’s all right” Reid joked after the game. “He was really coming over, ‘Just put me in, I’ll score, I’ll score. So that’s really what it was. I love that.”

The 49ers were slowed by a slew of injuries.

Early in the game, linebacker Dre Greenlaw slipped while jogging onto the field after a commercial break and was carted off the field for a reported Achilles injury.

In the third quarter, wide receiver Deebo Samuel went out with a