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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) holds up the Lamar Hunt Trophy after the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore on Jan. 28, 2024. Nick Wass/AP Photo
BALTIMORE—The first quarter was vintage Patrick Mahomes, picking apart the Baltimore defense with quick passes, with Travis Kelce on the other end of several of them.
Then the Kansas City defense—now elite after some shaky seasons in the past—took over.