Marquez Valdes-Scantling took matters into his own hands late in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship Game to help the Kansas City Chiefs sneak out of M&T Bank Stadium with a win over the Baltimore Ravens.
After a frustrating regular season, Valdes-Scantling has been a hero for Kansas City’s offense in the playoffs and made arguably the most important catch of his career on Sunday night.
Check out his incredible catch against Baltimore here, and notice the exceptional body control he demonstrated to reel the ball in:
MAHOMES TO MVS ICES IT 🥶
(via @NFL)
pic.twitter.com/mhQOCLOMxt— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 28, 2024
When the Chiefs needed him most, Valdes-Scantling showed up. This game was close in all four quarters and in the biggest possible moment, the veteran wide receiver came down with the catch that sent Kansas City to the Super Bowl.
Fans on social media went crazy after Valdes-Scantling’s reception and made their voices heard regarding his effort at such a crucial moment.
Check out Twitter’s top reactions to the game-clinching play:
Ice in his veins! Mahomes gone be like this tonight lol lol! Chiefs to the bowl one more time! https://t.co/5YCzbHzxEX pic.twitter.com/MC6CZyHV8g
— Bjackson.eth ✊🏿✊🏿 (@bjackson215) January 28, 2024
We back in the bowl in our worst season with mahomes????😂 https://t.co/FL9F23V75w
— Sethicus (@Notorious_SMF) January 28, 2024
I told shorty at the bar like 3 weeks ago MVS gonna make a clutch play in a clutch time. She called me a mad man lol https://t.co/JjLcc2WW0s
— Teflon Don ♊️ (@DCxConfidential) January 28, 2024
Oh the irony. https://t.co/xK4slAIvWO
— Tim Ning (@timning1990) January 28, 2024
Biggest difference between mahomes and Rodgers, in this case rodgers would have forced the ball to Kelce, even if triple covered, mahomes trust his guys https://t.co/1dmxJrlvUc
— Scotty robert (@RealMarr) January 28, 2024
Mahomes is the new Brady…Chiefs are the new villains https://t.co/gfvYAwQ6pr
— Chacon (@VictorVonChacon) January 28, 2024
MAHOMES CANT BE STOPPED, just gotta except it https://t.co/gWKXjEbYET
— Wavv🏀 (@WavvM_) January 28, 2024
guy was laughably bad all year, how does this happen every year https://t.co/MGpekI5GXc
— jœ (@poolsidejoee) January 28, 2024
Pat Mahomes really is the goat bro. Everybody said the chiefs was done this season. If he wins this will be his most impressive Superbowl. https://t.co/vBZpsCnVbF
— Sko buffs / liverpool (@eticelin) January 28, 2024
That’s a game winning throw. Should be classified as such https://t.co/DOobAEEKhm
— Cheeks (@BigTingsAhGwan) January 28, 2024
Everybody at my work place yelled in unison when this happened https://t.co/YsqyNhq1lz
— zay (@erroryaz) January 28, 2024
Mahomes goat gene is real…. https://t.co/iUUCBASmXx
— Falcons 🚮 (@goatATL_) January 28, 2024
I’m gonna be the first to admit it. I was wrong. Mahomes is him. Lamar is the closest second but Patrick Mahomes owns the NFL he is the one who knocks https://t.co/dl8DSYsFNp
— marcus (@M9rcus2) January 28, 2024
Ask me 2 months ago if I thought this would happen https://t.co/Dx1BT4o8r0
— JAY FIVE (@JoshFromThe5) January 28, 2024
https://t.co/zYCdGe2vFX pic.twitter.com/50IjrapFGu
— Sober Fun Bobby (@Mildish_Gambino) January 28, 2024
Watching MVS all season I really thought he would’ve dropped this https://t.co/IFaMZuEDVU
— Nic (@nic_caswell38) January 28, 2024
The guy who dropped passes allllll mf szn came through!
NEW ERA BRADY/GRONK!!!
SPORTSSSS!!! https://t.co/fq7LFL3nPC— iii (@SilvaiiiBTO) January 28, 2024
Mahomes is so good in the playoffs even MVS can catch a deep ball #NFL https://t.co/xWg4fYhttZ
— lil pharma da Plug (@Young_Pharma) January 28, 2024
Ever since I saw MVS on a random license plate I already knew https://t.co/T8BJZ1IYs0
— davey (@ddobsiana) January 28, 2024
Good night! https://t.co/bknzJdhowm
— AJ 🇳🇬 (@GiftToThunder) January 28, 2024
Comeback player of the year just for these playoffs alone dawg https://t.co/qVkAMciHV7
— Bodis (@codybrandt03) January 28, 2024
mahomes so inevitable it’s crazy https://t.co/22Jrlzn5ox
— Ndabz (@Ndabzz23) January 28, 2024
The ultimate redemption for MVS. Not rooting for the #cheifs but respect his growth since that awful drop. Tough https://t.co/2D27HaSNba
— UziObi (@ObiUzi97708) January 28, 2024
Showing why he’s the best in the world today. AFC runs through him. https://t.co/biVPqg5pnD
— Tony (@DoublecupT_) January 28, 2024
MVS couldn’t care ch a long ball all year then pulls this one out. Game ball to MVS with a hefty raise to the interception. @Chiefs https://t.co/HqVPexuNtx
— Kenneth Lewis (@fe47d) January 28, 2024
Redemption story. https://t.co/c8pi1r0O6Q
— Will Cheney (@CheneyAUG) January 28, 2024
