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Mecole Hardman "blacked out", had no idea he caught game-winning touchdown

Feb
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2/12/2024 4:52:50 PM
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Patrick Mahomes' overtime touchdown pass won the Super Bowl and thrilled Chiefs fans everywhere but at least one person in the stadium missed the big moment according to Jordan Dajani of CBS Sports.

Mecole Hardman caught the winning pass but did not realize its significance, saying "I blacked out".  Mahomes had to tell him the catch had won the game.

Hardman cannot be blamed for being in shock at that moment as he might have been the least-likely offensive weapon on the field to make that play.  The Chiefs let him walk in free agency last season and then basically gave up a bag of peanuts to acquire him in an in-season trade when his brief stint with the Jets flamed out.  He had a total of zero scrimmage yards in the postseason entering the Super Bowl, and infamously fumbled out of the end zone against the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round. Hardman caught just 14 passes for 118 yards and zero touchdowns in six regular-season games for Kansas City this season.

In Super Bowl LVIII, he caught three passes for 57 yards and the touchdown that mattered most. Even if he didn't realize it in the moment. 


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