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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 490 

Congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory in Super Bowl LIV. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2020 

Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. ROBERTS, and Mr. MORAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory in 

Super Bowl LIV. 

Whereas, on Sunday, February 2, 2020, the Kansas City 

Chiefs (in this preamble referred to as the ‘‘Chiefs’’) defeated the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 31 to 20 

to win Super Bowl LIV in Miami, Florida; 

Whereas the Chiefs, established on August 14, 1959, playing 

in their 60th season in the National Football League (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘NFL’’), made their 

third Super Bowl appearance and their first Super Bowl 

appearance since Super Bowl IV; 

Whereas the Chiefs overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth 

quarter and scored 21 straight points in the final 6 minutes and 13 seconds of gameplay to earn the victory; 


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Whereas the victory in Super Bowl LIV earned the Chiefs 

their second Super Bowl victory, ending their 50-year 

Super Bowl drought that had lasted since the team last 

won Super Bowl IV on January 11, 1970; 

Whereas the Chiefs were participants in the first ever Super 

Bowl and are now champions of the centennial season of 

the NFL; 

Whereas the Chiefs began their championship season in another great Missouri city, St. Joseph, holding training 

camp on the campus of Missouri Western State University for the tenth straight year; 

Whereas head coach Andy Reid earned his 222nd career win, 

placing him sixth on the all-time wins list of the NFL 

and earning his first Super Bowl title in his 21-year tenure as a head coach in the NFL; 

Whereas Andy Reid is the 24th head coach of the NFL to 

appear in more than 1 Super Bowl; 

Whereas in the 2019 NFL season, the Chiefs earned a playoff bid for the sixth time in 7 seasons under Andy Reid; 

Whereas quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 26 of 42 

pass attempts for 286 yards and 2 touchdowns, rushed 

9 times for 29 yards and 1 touchdown, and was named 

Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl LIV; 

Whereas Patrick Mahomes became the youngest player in 

NFL history to earn both the NFL Most Valuable Player 

award and a Super Bowl title, while setting a playoff 

record for most touchdowns thrown before the first interception to start a player’s playoff career; 

Whereas in the American Football Conference Championship, 

Patrick Mahomes completed an iconic 27-yard scramble 


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down the sideline for a touchdown to take the lead 

against the Tennessee Titans; 

Whereas Patrick Mahomes became the first NFL quarterback with 3 double-digit comebacks in a single 

postseason; 

Whereas Damien Williams rushed for 104 yards and scored 

2 touchdowns, increasing his career playoff touchdown 

total to 11, tying Hall of Famer Terrell Davis for the 

most touchdowns in an individual’s first 6 playoff games; 

Whereas Travis Kelce had 6 receptions for 43 yards and 1 

touchdown; 

Whereas Tyreek Hill had 9 receptions for 105 yards, including a crucial 44-yard reception on third-and-fifteen with 

only 7 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter; 

Whereas Sammy Watkins had 5 receptions for 98 yards; 

Whereas Bashaud Breeland led the team with 7 tackles and 

1 interception; 

Whereas Chris Jones was a disruptive force with 3 passes defended; 

Whereas Frank Clark sacked the quarterback of the 49ers, 

Jimmy Garoppolo, on fourth-and-ten with fewer than 2 

minutes remaining to seal the victory; 

Whereas Harrison Butker was 1-for-1 in field goal attempts 

and 4-for-4 in point-after attempts; 

Whereas Dustin Colquitt, the longest-tenured Chief, earned 

his first Super Bowl victory in his 15th season; 

Whereas kick returner Mecole Hardman, tight end Travis 

Kelce, safety Tyrann Mathieu, and right tackle Mitchell 

Schwartz were named to the Associated Press All-Pro 

team for the 2019 season; 


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Whereas the Chiefs should be recognized for their tremendous resiliency in the face of adversity when trailing 24– 

0 against the Houston Texans in the American Football 

Conference Divisional Round, down by 10 against the 

Tennessee Titans in the American Football Conference 

Championship Round, and trailing 20–10 against the 

San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV; 

Whereas the entire Chiefs roster contributed to the Super 

Bowl victory, including Nick Allegretti, Jackson Barton, 

Blake Bell, Bashaud Breeland, Alex Brown, Harrison 

Butker, Morris Claiborne, Frank Clark, Dustin Colquitt, 

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Cam Erving, Rashad Fenton, 

Eric Fisher, Kendall Fuller, Mecole Hardman, Demone 

Harris, Chad Henne, Tyreek Hill, Anthony Hitchens, 

Ryan Hunter, Chris Jones, Travis Kelce, Tanoh 

Kpassagnon, Darron Lee, Jordan Lucas, Patrick 

Mahomes, Tyrann Mathieu, LeSean McCoy, Matt Moore, 

Ben Niemann, Derrick Nnadi, Dorian O’Daniel, Mike 

Pennel, Byron Pringle, Reggie Ragland, Austin Reiter, 

Demarcus Robinson, Khalen Saunders, Mitchell 

Schwartz, Anthony Sherman, Daniel Sorensen, Terrell 

Suggs, Darwin Thompson, Charvarius Ward, Sammy 

Watkins, Armani Watts, Damien Williams, Xavier Williams, Damien Wilson, James Winchester, Stefen 

Wisniewski, Andrew Wylie, and Deon Yelder; 

Whereas the victory of the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 

LIV instills an extraordinary sense of pride for fans in 

the States of Missouri and Kansas and across the Midwest; and 

Whereas people all over the world are asking, ‘‘How ‘bout 

those Chiefs?’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) congratulates the Kansas City Chiefs and 

2 their entire staff, Mayor of Kansas City Quinton 

3 Lucas, Governor of Missouri Mike Parson, and loyal 

4 fans of the Kansas City Chiefs for their victory in 

5 Super Bowl LIV; and 

6 (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the 

7 Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu8 tion to— 

9 (A) the chairman and Chief Executive Of10 ficer of the Kansas City Chiefs, Clark Hunt; 

11 (B) the president of the Kansas City 

12 Chiefs, Mark Donovan; and 

13 (C) the head coach of the Kansas City 

14 Chiefs, Andy Reid. 

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