Mahomes leads Chiefs' rally past 49ers in Super Bowl, 31-20

One of the longest sports championship dry spells came to an end on Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in the Super Bowl.

It was the Chiefs first Super Bowl win in a half-century.

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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes lifted Andy Reid and the Chiefs to the victory, earning MVP honors as he led the team back from a double digit deficit.

The vaunted 49ers defense wilted late, particularly on passes of 44 yards to Tyreek Hill and 38 to Sammy Watkins.

The touchdowns came on short throws to Travis Kelce to cut the deficit to three and to Damien Williams for the lead. The first NFL title in Chiefs coach Reid's two-decade career was clinched by Williams' 38-yard TD run, sending red-clad Chiefs fan into chants of “Andy!" Andy!"

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Reid, 61, won a Super Bowl ring with the 1996 Packers while in charge of tight ends.

The Chiefs (15-4) trailed 24-0 and 17-7 in their previous playoff games. Their fans in the crowd of 62,417 at Hard Rock Stadium got little opportunity to chant and do the tomahawk chop as KC fell behind 20-10 with 17 1-2 minutes remaining.

Mahomes even threw his second interception of the night after that. But then came the kind of Mahomes magic that makes him special.

San Francisco (15-4) had nothing left in the fourth quarter, and its coach, Kyle Shanahan saw yet another late-game meltdown by his team. Three years ago, as offensive coordinator in Atlanta, he was part of the Falcons' Super Bowl collapse and loss in overtime to New England.

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Kansas City, an original AFL franchise, won the final Super Bowl before the full merger, beating Minnesota in 1970. Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt even coined the phrase Super Bowl.

Now the Hunt family can add a Vince Lombardi Trophy to the Lamar Hunt Trophy earned with the AFC crown.

“It’s a beautiful trophy," Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said. “I’m so happy for our players, coaches and fans. And especially Andy Reid. Nobody deserves this trophy more than Andy Reid."

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“We have heart,” Mahomes said. "We never give up and those guys around us, the leaders on the team , have that mindset that we never give up."

The Associated Press contributed to this article.