[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S460-S461]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 71--CONGRATULATING THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ON THEIR 
                       VICTORY IN SUPER BOWL LVII

  Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Schmitt) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 71

       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--
       (1) Isiah Pacheco carried the ball 15 times for 76 yards 
     and scored 1 touchdown;
       (2) Travis Kelce had 6 receptions for 81 yards and scored 1 
     touchdown;
       (3) 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;
       (4) Skyy Moore had a critical touchdown reception to extend 
     the lead by the Chiefs during the fourth quarter;
       (5) Nick Bolton led all players with 9 tackles and had a 
     fumble recovery and defensive touchdown;
       (6) JuJu Smith-Schuster had 7 receptions for 53 yards; and
       (7) Harrison Butker made the game-winning field goal from 
     27 yards with 8 seconds left in the game;

       Whereas the Chiefs also won--
       (1) the American Football Conference Championship by 
     defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23 to 20 on January 29, 
     2023; and,
       (2) the American Football Conference Divisional playoff 
     game by defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars 27 to 20 on 
     January 22, 2023;


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       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
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the Kansas City Chiefs and their entire 
     staff and fans of the Kansas City Chiefs for their victory in 
     Super Bowl LVII; and
       (2) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     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 the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs, Brett 
     Veach; and
       (C) the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, Andy Reid.

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