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Mahomes has led the Chiefs to within one win of big game, and excited a city

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The day after Patrick Mahomes was born, his father, Pat, then a relief pitcher with the Minnesota Twins, threw 31/3 scoreless innings to earn a save in the second game of a doubleheader at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.

On Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium, a short walk across the parking lot from Kauffman Stadium, the younger Mahomes, who has had one of the greatest seasons by a quarterback in NFL history, will lead the Kansas City Chiefs against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game.

If you ask some of his teammates, you can draw a

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