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It is likely of little solace following a 40-22 loss in Sunday's Super Bowl LIX, but Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy at least put his name in the records book.

Worthy tallied eight catches for 157 yards and two touchdowns in the loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, which Bryan DeArdo of CBS Sports noted was a rookie record for receiving yards on the sport's biggest stage.

He surpassed the 109 receiving yards that Chris Matthews finished with for the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX and Torry Holt finished with for the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Travis Kelce's future in the NFL is uncertain heading into the offseason, but his quarterback believes he still has what it takes to play at a high level.

After the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Patrick Mahomes said that while the decision to retire is ultimately Kelce's to make, he believes the tight end "still has a lot of football left in him."

I'll let Travis make that decision on his own, man," Mahomes told reporters. "He's given so much to this team and to the NFL and been such a joy, not only for me to work with but for people to watch. He knows he still has a lot of football left in him. You can see it. He always makes plays in the biggest moments. But it's if he wants to put in that grind, to go out there and play 20 games to get to the Super Bowl. He's done enough to be a gold jacket guy and a first-ballot Hall of Famer. I know he still has a love for the game. He'll get to spend some time with his family and make that decision on his own.

Kelce, an 11-year veteran, will be 36 shortly into the 2025 season. His best years are likely behind him, but he's still contributing plenty to the Chiefs offense. While his run of seven consecutive seasons with 1,000 or more receiving yards came to an end last year, Kelce still had 97 receptions for 823 yards and three touchdowns in 2024.

He had a vintage performance in the Chiefs' divisional-round win over the Houston Texans, racking up 117 yards and a touchdown on seven receptions.

When asked where he sees himself in three years earlier this week, Kelce answered, "hopefully still playing football," while specifically mentioning that he'd like to still be with the Chiefs.

While Kelce was optimistic about playing three years from now, that decision isn't cut and dry just yet. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on SportsCenter on Sunday that Kelce "hasn't made a decision about whether he will play, and he will not make a decision about whether he'll play until he figures out exactly what's in front of him, both on and off the football field."

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport also reported Sunday that Kelce is "undecided" about his future and will take time this offseason to evaluate things. Rapoport added that Kelce is "set to make a decision soon."

As Mahomes mentioned, Kelce could retire this offseason and likely earn a first-ballot trip to the Hall of Fame, but whether he decides to call it quits or run it back remains to be seen.

In the lead-up to Super Bowl LIX, there was a lot of talk about Patrick Mahomes' legacy. The 29-year-old was playing in his fifth Super Bowl in six years. With a victory, Mahomes would become the first quarterback ever to win three consecutive Super Bowls. He would have four rings before his 30th birthday.

Some posited that would cement Mahomes as not just an all-time great but the all-time great. That a victory would vault Mahomes past Tom Brady as the greatest quarterback to ever play in the NFL.

Super Bowl LIX was going to be Mahomes' coronation with Brady calling the game, no less.

Well, a funny thing happened on the way to the ceremony. The Philadelphia Eagles apparently had no interest in Mahomes' legacy, thrashing the Chiefs in a game that was nowhere near as close as the 40-22 final score.

For the second time in five Super Bowls, Mahomes didn't just lose—he was blown out. That Mahomes is great is indisputable. The Chiefs wouldn't trade him straight-up for any other quarterback in the league. They would laugh at the notion.

We can chuckle, too, at the notion that Mahomes has passed the Golden Boy in the annals of awesome under center. He's not there yet. In fact, he just got farther away.

During the pre-game show, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce unsurprisingly said to Rob Gronkowski of Fox Sports that he already believes Mahomes is the greatest ever to lace them up.

"I'm gonna say he is, but I'm biased toward what I see in the building," Kelce said. "I'm gonna say he's the greatest ever, but I know there's a pretty valid argument somewhere else."

Yeah. 10 Super Bowls and seven championships (Including one head-to-head against Mahomes in Super Bowl LV in another blowout) is a pretty valid argument.

It's not entirely Mahomes' fault that Kansas City got mollywhopped. It's not even mostly his fault—the Eagles defensive line completely dominated the line of scrimmage. But just as against the Buccaneers, Mahomes wilted under the onslaught of the Eagles' pressure.

At first glance, Mahomes' numbers don't look that bad—32 attempts, 21 completions, 257 yards, three touchdowns, two picks and a passer rating of 95.4.

But the yardage and touchdown numbers were artificially inflated in garbage time. Both of Mahomes' interceptions were absolute killers—one was returned for a score, and the other was inside the Chiefs' 20 and led to another touchdown.

This game was over by halftime—and those turnovers played as big a part in that as any other factor. Mahomes also lost a fumble that led to a field goal.

As Jeff Howe of The Athletic pointed out, if success in the Super Bowl is the ultimate barometer of quarterback greatness, Mahomes vs. Brady isn't especially close.

This marked the third time in five Super Bowls that Mahomes threw multiple interceptions. In 10 trips to football's biggest game, Brady did it once—in the victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX.

Brady also threw for 328 yards and four scores in that game.

In 10 Super Bowls, Brady threw just six picks total. Mahomes now has seven in half as many games.

The duo's completion percentage in the Super Bowl is nearly identical. But in almost every other statistical category, Brady's Super Bowl stats are superior. Brady threw for an average of 303.9 yards per Super Bowl—more than Mahomes. His passer rating in the Super Bowl was 97.7—higher than Mahomes. Brady threw 21 touchdowns against those six picks. Mahomes now has 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Frankly, if you looked at Mahomes' per-game stats for the Super Bowl without his name attached to them, he wouldn't be one of the first five quarterbacks you guessed. They have been—OK. Average.

Yes, the 2007 Patriots were one of the greatest offensive juggernauts ever. But you can't say that Brady's skill-position talent in the Super Bowl was better than Mahomes'. Brady just consistently played better in the Super Bowl than Mahomes has to this point.

There's where the caveat comes in—"to this point."

Before ticked-off Chiefs fans storm my Twitter feed, this isn't to say that Brady will always be higher on the Mount Rushmore of NFL quarterbacks than Mahomes. And it's fair to argue that Mahomes has already worked his way among that foursome—at 29.

Mahomes may well play in more than 10 Super Bowls. He may well win more than seven. Earlier this week, Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner (who lost to Brady in Super Bowl XXXVI) said on the NFL Network that he expects Mahomes to one day take the crown of GOAT from Brady.

"I'm gonna say yes to this question," Warner said. "The reason I'm gonna say yes is because of the nature of how our game has changed. The way people watch our game is different. What I mean by that is that, right now, at the quarterback position, it's so much about the wow factor, the physical ability, and what this guy can do from a physical standpoint that nobody else can. We've seen Patrick Mahomes do so many things that make us look and say, maybe he's the most physically gifted quarterback our game has ever seen. And I believe that is what will ultimately put him over the top."

But after getting shelled in the Super Bowl for the second time, Mahomes will just have to wait his turn. Brady was never blown out in a Super Bowl and played in more than any player in NFL history—at any position. Won more than any player in NFL history. And when the lights were brightest, Tommy Terrific was at his best.

Against the Eagles Sunday, Mahomes wasn't. And it's fair to wonder if somewhere in the darker corners of his psyche, Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. was happy about that.

Because he's still the best quarterback to ever lace them up.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins had some grievances to air following his team's loss in Super Bowl LIX.

The Chiefs fell 40-22 to the Philadelphia Eagles, ending the team's hopes for a third consecutive Super Bowl title. Following the game, Hopkins pushed back on the narrative from the season that the Chiefs benefited from referee calls, noting that their were "touchy calls" and asked if reporters would "report that."

"I saw a lot of things in the media about the refs, but obviously s--t, what y'all gonna say now about the refs," Hopkins said. "There was a lot of touchy calls. Are y'all gonna report that? Are y'all gonna talk about the refs now?"

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Patrick Mahomes is taking full responsibility for the flat performance from the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.

The Chiefs lost 40-22 to the Philadelphia Eagles in the game, falling short in their quest for a third consecutive title. Following the game, Mahomes said that he takes the blame for his role in three turnovers and that he needs to perform at a higher level.

"I just didn't play to my standard," Mahomes said. "I have to be better next time."

He expressed similar thoughts on social media afterwards:

Mahomes went 21-of-32 for 257 yards with three touchdowns, two interceptions and a lost fumble. He was sacked six times for a total of 31 yards and the offense was only able to muster a total of 275 yards.

This was Mahomes' fifth Super Bowl in his seventh season and he and the Chiefs were aiming for a third-consecutive Super Bowl title. He now has a 3-2 overall record in the Super Bowl.

While it can be a setback, the 29-year-old has still made the Conference Championship in each season as a starter of his professional career and will remain a major contender in the AFC.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid took responsibility for his team's 40-22 blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles during Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

"Today was a rough day," Reid said Sunday night. "We didn't really play well in any of the phases. I didn't coach good enough. They did a nice job.

"I'm proud of our guys, though, for the battle, the fight that they put in throughout the year, and all the games that they played here over the last few years."

Reid continued: "We'll learn from this. Like most games here, when you don't do very well, you learn from it as a coach, you learn from it as a player, and you move on."

The Chiefs fell short of becoming the first team to win three straight Super Bowls, but Reid said the blowout would have stung whether or not that record was on the line.

"You get this far, you've battled your tail off to get this far, very, very hard to do," Reid said. "We spend a lot of time doing this. It's not a hobby. We're in it the whole way. Spent a lot of hours doing it, as players, as coaches.

"So it's gonna hurt. They all hurt, when you get to this level, and these things happen, three-peat aside or any of that stuff. You get this far, and you don't play as well as you want to, that hurts."

The Chiefs struggled to overcome the Eagles' defense from their first four-play possession.

Patrick Mahomes then threw his first playoff pick-six when he was picked off by Cooper DeJean in the second quarter.

The reigning Super Bowl champions were already facing a 34-point deficit by the time Xavier Worthy caught the team's first score of the game on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes.

The Chiefs scored 16 points in the fourth quarter, but it was too little, too late for the defending Super Bowl champions as they were unable to overcome the deficit.

Reid won't become the first coach to lead his team to three straight Super Bowls, but Sunday night will still put his name in the NFL's record books. Super Bowl LIX marked the 45th playoff game Reid has worked in his 26-season NFL coaching career, moving him past former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick for the most of all time.

While the Kansas City Chiefs couldn't win a third consecutive Lombardi Trophy on Sunday, Travis Kelce still made history.

With his third reception during the Chiefs' 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, Kelce surpassed Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice for the most catches in Super Bowl history (h/t NFL.com's Grant Gordon).

The 10-time Pro Bowl tight end now owns the new record with 35 total receptions in the title game.

Kelce finished with four catches for 39 yards against Philadelphia.

Sunday's matchup marked the 35-year-old's fifth Super Bowl appearance of his career, emerging victorious in three of them.

Kelce was a key part of the Chiefs' prior championship-winning seasons, hauling in 31 receptions for 350 yards and two touchdowns in four Super Bowl starts prior to the defeat at the hands of the Eagles.

He's repeatedly elevated his game in the playoffs, recording 85 receiving yards per game throughout his postseason career entering Sunday's matchup compared to his regular-season career average of 69.4 yards per game.

Kelce's 2024 production fell below his high standards, but he still remained a consistent option for Patrick Mahomes across the middle of the field. He racked up 823 yards, the fifth-most among all tight ends, and found the end zone three times in 16 starts.

Breaking a record held by one of the NFL's greatest players such as Rice is an impressive accomplishment, although it may be a bittersweet honor for Kelce following Kansas City's blowout loss in the Super Bowl.

There will be no three-peat for the Kansas City Chiefs this year.

In a stunningly bad performance, the Chiefs fell to the Philadelphia Eagles 40-22 in the Super Bowl on Sunday. It was utter dominance from the Eagles all night while Kansas City's offense remained stagnant in the loss.

Patrick Mahomes, who led the Chiefs to back-to-back championships and three total in his career, had 257 passing yards on 21-of-32 passing, but turnovers proved to be detrimental. He threw two interceptions and lost the ball on a strip sack.

The three-time Super Bowl MVP threw a pick-six to Philadelphia's Cooper DeJean to make it 17-0 in the second quarter before throwing another interception late in the half, giving the Eagles the ball in the red zone. Philadelphia capitalized with a touchdown off the turnover to go into the half leading 24-0.

Mahomes had three touchdown passes, but they all came in the second half when it was too late to mount a comeback.

Mahomes' co-star, Travis Kelce, had little to show for in his fifth Super Bowl. The tight end finished with just 39 receiving yards on four receptions.

While Mahomes was far from the best version of himself, his offensive line didn't help him very much. He was sacked a career-high six times and was pressured by the Eagles' defensive line seemingly every play.

The Chiefs were by no means dominant this season, squeaking out narrow wins on their way to a 15-2 record. On Sunday, all of their weaknesses were on display and it led to a dominant win for the Eagles.

Now, Kansas City will head into the offseason and try to figure out what it needs to do to get back to championship form.

It was not an ideal start for Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl LIX.

The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback went 6-of-14 for 33 yards and two interceptions in the opening half, including one interception that was returned for a touchdown by Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean

These struggles limited Kansas City's offensive output and the team entered halftime facing a 24-0 deficit.

On the other side, Eagles quarterback went 11-of-15 for 123 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The Kansas City offense produced a total of 23 yards in the opening half, earned one total first down and averaged 1.2 yards per play.

While it was a rough start, Mahomes' track record still leaves room for optimism. He is a three-time Super Bowl champion and MVP and has made the Super Bowl in five of his seven seasons.

While it will be an uphill battle to complete a comeback, Mahomes and the Chiefs will hope for a major shift in momentum at the start of the third quarter.