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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 71
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 16, 2023
Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Schmitt) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory in Super Bowl LVII.
Whereas, on Sunday, February 12, 2023, the Kansas City Chiefs (in this preamble referred to as the Chiefs
) won Super Bowl LVII to become the champion of the National Football League (in this preamble referred to as the NFL
) for the 2022 season by defeating the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 38 to 35;
Whereas this was the third Super Bowl victory in the franchise history of the Chiefs and the second Super Bowl victory for the Chiefs in 4 years;
Whereas the Chiefs displayed great resiliency to overcome a 10-point halftime deficit to win;
Whereas head coach Andy Reid earned his second Super Bowl victory, becoming only the 14th head coach to accomplish this feat;
Whereas quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 21 of 27 passes and threw for 182 yards with 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and carried the ball 6 times for 44 yards and was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl LVII;
Whereas Patrick Mahomes became the first player named NFL Most Valuable Player and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player in the same season since 1999;
Whereas during Super Bowl LVII—
Isiah Pacheco carried the ball 15 times for 76 yards and scored 1 touchdown;
Travis Kelce had 6 receptions for 81 yards and scored 1 touchdown;
Kadarius Toney made a touchdown reception to take the lead in the fourth quarter, as well as a Super Bowl record-long 65-yard punt return during the fourth quarter;
Skyy Moore had a critical touchdown reception to extend the lead by the Chiefs during the fourth quarter;
Nick Bolton led all players with 9 tackles and had a fumble recovery and defensive touchdown;
JuJu Smith-Schuster had 7 receptions for 53 yards; and
Harrison Butker made the game-winning field goal from 27 yards with 8 seconds left in the game;
Whereas the Chiefs also won—
the American Football Conference Championship by defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23 to 20 on January 29, 2023; and,
the American Football Conference Divisional playoff game by defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars 27 to 20 on January 22, 2023;
Whereas the entire Chiefs roster contributed to the victory in Super Bowl LVII, including Nick Allegretti, Blake Bell, Nick Bolton, Orlando Brown, Shane Buechele, Michael Burton, Deon Bush, Harrison Butker, Leo Chenal, Frank Clark, Jack Cochrane, Bryan Cook, Mike Danna, Carlos Dunlap, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Jody Fortson, Willie Gay, Noah Gray, Darius Harris, Chad Henne, Malik Herring, Creed Humphrey, Nazeeh Johnson, Chris Jones, Ronald Jones, Joshua Kaindoh, George Karlaftis, Travis Kelce, Darian Kinnard, Patrick Mahomes, Trent McDuffie, Jerick McKinnon, Skyy Moore, Lucas Niang, Derrick Nnadi, Isiah Pacheco, Justin Reid, Khalen Saunders, Trey Smith, JuJu Smith-Schuster, L’Jarius Sneed, Juan Thornhill, Joe Thuney, Kadarius Toney, Tommy Townsend, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Prince Tega Wanogho, Jaylen Watson, Justin Watson, Brandon Williams, Joshua Williams, James Winchester, and Andrew Wylie;
Whereas the Chiefs victory in Super Bowl LVII instills an extraordinary sense of pride for all of Chiefs Kingdom in the States of Missouri and Kansas and across the Midwest;
Whereas people all over the world are asking, How ‘bout those Chiefs?
;
Whereas Lamar Hunt founded the Chiefs more than 6 decades ago and helped shape the NFL, including by coining the phrase Super Bowl
; and
Whereas the Hunt family deserves great credit for its unwavering commitment to, and leadership and support of, Chiefs Kingdom: Now, therefore, be it
That the Senate—
congratulates the Kansas City Chiefs and their entire staff and fans of the Kansas City Chiefs for their victory in Super Bowl LVII; and
respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to—
the chairman and chief executive officer of the Kansas City Chiefs, Clark Hunt;
the president of the Kansas City Chiefs, Mark Donovan, and the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs, Brett Veach; and
the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, Andy Reid.