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GOAT status is up in the air this weekend at the Super Bowl. Patrick Mahomes has a lot to play for on Sunday. I mean, it’s the Super Bowl, obviously. There’s always a lot to play for there. But here, there’s more at stake than usual — specifically for Mahomes and the Chiefs.

Super Bowl LIX is just days away as the Kansas City Chiefs look to take down the Philadelphia Eagles to make history as the only team in the history of the NFL to win three consecutive Super Bowls. Opinions and emotions have circled both teams and their paths of getting to the final game of the season,