KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., announced Monday that he will introduce a resolution to the U.S. Senate congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their Super Bowl victory.
Hawley planned the resolution to celebrate the team's first Super Bowl win in 50 years.
The resolution does not cause any sort of action, but is simply a formal recognition of the team's success.
You can read it below:
Congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory in Super Bowl LIV.
Whereas, on Sunday, February 2, 2020, the Kansas City Chiefs (in this preamble referred to as the “Chiefs”) won Super Bowl LIV by a score of 31 to 20, defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Miami, Florida;
Whereas the victory in Super Bowl LIV earned the Chiefs their second Super Bowl championship, and their first since 1970;
Whereas head coach Andy Reid earned his 222 career win and his first Super Bowl;
Whereas quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 26 of 42 pass for 286 yards and two touchdowns, rushed nine times for 29 yards and one touchdown, and was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl LIV;
Whereas Patrick Mahomes became the youngest player in NFL history to earn both the NFL MVP award and a Super Bowl title;
Whereas Patrick Mahomes completed the iconic 27-yard “scamper down the sideline” for a touchdown to take the lead against the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship;
Whereas Damien Williams had 17 carries for 104 yards and one touchdown and four receptions for 29 yards and one touchdown;
Whereas Travis Kelce had six receptions for 43 yards and one touchdown;
Whereas Tyreek Hill had nine receptions for 105 yards, including a crucial 44-yard reception on third down with only seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter;
Whereas Sammy Watkins had 5 receptions for 98 yards;
Whereas Breshaud Breeland led the team with seven tackles and one interception;
Whereas Chris Jones was a disruptive force by batting down three passes from Jimmy Garoppolo;
Whereas Frank Clark sacked 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo on fourth-and-ten with fewer than two minutes remaining to seal the victory;
Whereas Harrison Butker was one-for-one in field goal attempts and four-for-four in point-after attempts;
Whereas Dustin Colquitt, the longest-tenured Chief, earned his first Super Bowl in his fifteenth 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 came from behind 0-24 against the Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional Round, 7-17 against the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship, and 10-20 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 Williams, Damien Wilson, James Winchester, Stefen Wisniewski, Andrew Wylie, and Deon Yelder;
Whereas people all over the world are asking, “How ‘bout those Chiefs?”: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) congratulates the Kansas City Chiefs and the loyal fans of the Chiefs for their victory in Super Bowl LIV; and
(2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
(A) the chairman and CEO of the Kansas City Chiefs, Clark Hunt;
(B) the president of the Kansas City Chiefs, Mark Donovan;
(C) the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs, Brett Veach; and
(D) the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, Andy Reid.
