“There is always something positive in every negative.” On the night when there weren’t many positives for the Chiefs to take away from their botched 3-peat attempt. One man stood out the most and gave hope for greater things in the future. And no, we are not talking about any senior player if you were thinking that way. Instead, it’s a rookie from the University of Texas, Xavier Worthy, who rewrote the NFL history books in Super Bowl LIX.

Up until the third quarter, it looked like the Chiefs would end up becoming the first team in NFL history to score zero points. Like it would have been a complete shutout if not for Xavier Worthy’s sensational 24-yard TD catch. That score in the red zone came when the Eagles were already up by 34 points. This even led to his fiance, Tia Jones, sharing a clip of Worthy’s diving TD catch on her Instagram. In what could have been a subtle dig at Patrick Mahomes, as the caption from the reel read, “only one who didn’t disappoint, he deserved it for real.”

But the best was yet to come from the former Texas Longhorns receiver. Deep into garbage time when the Eagles had already started celebrating, pouring Gatorade over Nick Sirianni. Worthy caught a 50-yard bomb from Patrick Mahomes. That made him the only first rookie in the NFL to score two TDs. And that achievement, coming at a lost cause, still found admiration in Tia Jones, who shared that feat in her story captioning, “Carried the team on his back.”

Like, for real, if the Chiefs somehow managed to pull off the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. Worthy would have surely been a strong recipient of Super Bowl MVP. However, it didn’t turn out the way he would have hoped for. At the end of the night, the 21-year-old finished with eight catches for 157 receiving yards and two TDs. Those two scores in the red zone weren’t the only bit of history Worthy took home from his first year as a rookie. His 157 receiving yards also surpassed the previous record held by Chris Matthews of 109 back in Super Bowl XLIX.

As for the season, Worthy couldn’t have asked for a better rookie year. Finishing his first season in the NFL with 638 receiving yards, 104 rushing yards and 9 TDs. And after his strong finish to the season, more of the same will be expected from Worthy in 2025. While Worthy may have proved himself to be a crucial piece to the Chiefs’ offense, there’s a bit of a problem elsewhere. Andy Reid’s stubbornness to utilise all his weapons proved to be costly on what could have been their greatest night of football.

Andy Reid’s ignorance plummeted the Chiefs’ chances to secure a 3-peat

Going up against a run-based offense, the Chiefs did figure out a way to stop Saquon Barkley. He was only limited to 57 rushing yards on 25 carries. So, clearly, the Chiefs had a game plan to stop the unstoppable Barkley. However, when it was their turn to run the ball, nothing happened. Yes, they simply abandoned the running game, only putting up 11 rushes while attempting 32 passes. Like the situation was so dry in their running department, the Chiefs only rushed three times in the first half. And two of those came on consecutive plays in the second quarter.

See, there was some logic behind the strategy. The Eagles were 10th in the league in allowing 104 rushing yards per game. Then there was the pass defense, which gave up almost 278.4 yards per game. However, the Chiefs knew it wasn’t working out, with Mahomes throwing two first-half interceptions. But they kept on relying on plays through the air while ignoring their weapons on the ground. Kareem Hunt only had 9 rushing yards, and Isiah Pacheco just seven.

So, who knows, maybe—if the Chiefs did try something else rather than relying upon Mahomes’ magic that flopped miserably. We would have been praising Andy Reid instead of putting him on the spot for the Chiefs’ loss.