A resolution congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory in Super Bowl LIV in the successful 100th season of the National Football League.

III 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. RES. 490 Congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory in Super Bowl LIV in the successful 100th season of the National Football League. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 3, 2020 Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. ROBERTS, and Mr. MORAN) sub- mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation FEBRUARY 13, 2020 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to with an amended preamble and an amendment to the title RESOLUTION Congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory in Super Bowl LIV in the successful 100th season of the National Football League. Whereas, on Sunday, February 2, 2020, the Kansas City Chiefs (in this preamble referred to as the ‘‘Chiefs’’) de- feated 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 (re- ferred to in this preamble as the ‘‘NFL’’), made their third Super Bowl appearance and their first Super Bowl appearance since Super Bowl IV; VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:18 Feb 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR490.ATS SR490 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 SRES 490 ATS Whereas Super Bowl LIV was the culmination of the 100th season of the NFL, a season in which the league has pro- moted stars both past and present, served the commu- nity, and looked toward the next 100 years of football; Whereas the Chiefs overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter and scored 21 straight points in the final 6 min- utes 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 an- other great Missouri city, St. Joseph, holding training camp on the campus of Missouri Western State Univer- sity 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 ten- ure 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 play- off 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; VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:18 Feb 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR490.ATS SR490 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 SRES 490 ATS 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 inter- ception 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 quarter- back 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, includ- ing 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 de- fended; 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; VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:18 Feb 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR490.ATS SR490 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 SRES 490 ATS 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 tremen- dous 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 Wil- VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:18 Feb 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR490.ATS SR490 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 SRES 490 ATS liams, 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 Mid- west; and Whereas people all over the world are asking, ‘‘How ‘bout those Chiefs?’’: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 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 resolu- 8 tion to— 9 (A) the chairman and Chief Executive Of- 10 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. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:18 Feb 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR490.ATS SR490 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS