Title: A resolution congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory in Super Bowl LIV in the successful 100th season of the National Football League.
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
This resolution congratulates the Kansas City Chiefs and their staff, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, and Chiefs fans for their victory in Super Bowl LIV.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 490 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 490

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


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                   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

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                               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;
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 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;
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
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the Kansas City Chiefs and their entire 
        staff, Mayor of Kansas City Quinton Lucas, Governor of Missouri 
        Mike Parson, and loyal fans of the Kansas City Chiefs for their 
        victory in Super Bowl LIV; and
            (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the Senate to 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the 
                Kansas City Chiefs, Clark Hunt;
                    (B) the president of the Kansas City Chiefs, Mark 
                Donovan; and
                    (C) the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, Andy 
                Reid.
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