A resolution congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory in Super Bowl LVIII in the successful 104th season of the National Football League.

Bill: 118-sres-578
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2024-03-06
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Congressional tributes

Kansas

Professional sports
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-06
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2246; text: CR S2243-2244)

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution congratulates the Kansas City Chiefs for their victory in Super Bowl LVIII.</p>

action_date: 2024-03-06
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p>This resolution congratulates the Kansas City Chiefs for their victory in Super Bowl LVIII.</p>

tv_txt: III 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 578 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2024 Mr. Hawley (for himself, Mr. Schmitt , Mr. Moran , and Mr. Marshall ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory in Super Bowl LVIII in the successful 104th season of the National Football League.

Whereas, on Sunday, February 11, 2024, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 25 to 22 to win Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, Nevada; Whereas the Chiefs made their fourth Super Bowl appearance and third Super Bowl win in 5 years; Whereas this win marks the first time in nearly 20 years and the ninth time in NFL history that a team has won back-to-back Super Bowls; Whereas the Chiefs came back after trailing the 49ers by 10 points with under 4 minutes remaining in the first half, making this the third time in 5 years that the Chiefs have recovered from a 10-point deficit in the Super Bowl; Whereas head coach Andy Reid led the Chiefs to victory and became the fifth head coach to earn 3 Super Bowl victories; Whereas quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 34 of 46 pass attempts for 333 yards and 2 touchdowns, rushed 9 times for 66 yards, and was named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player, making him the third player to have won the award 3 times; Whereas kicker Harrison Butker completed a perfect postseason in field goal attempts, set a new Super Bowl record with a 57-yard field goal, scored more than half of the Chiefs’ total points by being 4-for-4 in field goal attempts and 1-for-1 in point-after-touchdown attempts, and made a crucial field goal at the end of the fourth quarter that tied the score and sent the game into overtime; Whereas tight end Travis Kelce led the team in receiving with 9 receptions for 93 yards; Whereas running back Isiah Pacheco rushed 18 times for 59 yards and had 6 receptions for 33 yards; Whereas wide receiver Mecole Hardman had 3 receptions for 57 yards and scored the game-winning touchdown with 3 seconds remaining in overtime; Whereas, in overtime, defensive tackle Chris Jones prevented the offense from making a critical touchdown, creating a pathway to victory for the Chiefs; Whereas the Chiefs’ defense blocked a point-after-touchdown attempt by the 49ers in the fourth quarter; Whereas, for the second time in NFL history, the Super Bowl went into overtime, and the Chiefs completed a 75-yard drive to win the game; Whereas the game-winning drive started with a fourth-and-1 scramble from Patrick Mahomes and ended with a pivotal 7-yard catch from Travis Kelce, setting up a first-and-goal championship-winning touchdown for Mecole Hardman; Whereas the entire Chiefs’ roster contributed to the Super Bowl victory; Whereas the Chiefs had 3 players ranked in the top 10 of the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023, being the only team with multiple top 10 selections this year and the second team ever with 3 players in the top 10; Whereas Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Chiefs, holds the world record for loudest crowd roar at a sporting event with 142.2 decibels; Whereas the victory of the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII instills a sense of pride for Chiefs fans in the State of Missouri, the State of Kansas, and across the Midwest; and Whereas people all over the world are asking, How ‘bout those Chiefs? : Now, therefore, be it

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 fans everywhere of the Kansas City Chiefs for their victory in Super Bowl LVIII; 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.