LAS VEGAS — Fourth down, a yard to go, down three points, with the rules of overtime hanging over the head of every player on the field. All the toils of the season, all of the injuries, all of the success came down to this one yard.
The Kansas City Chiefs walked up to the line of scrimmage, Travis Kelce ran a short route to the side of the field where Patrick Mahomes rolled out, but Kelce was covered. So, Mahomes took off and got 8 yards with his legs for a first down, part of the Chiefs' march down the field toward the end zone that felt more inevitable with every single game that he plays.