If the 49ers can take care of business Sunday against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game, they know who will be waiting for them in Miami.
The No. 6-seeded Tennessee Titans knocked off Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the AFC wild-card round before upsetting the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens last weekend. But their improbable run came to an end Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium in a 35-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.
The Titans jumped out to a 10-0 lead and led 17-7 midway through the second quarter. But reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes took over from that point forward. He hit Tyreek Hill for a 20-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 17-14. Then, with time winding down in the second quarter, Mahomes scrambled to the left for a 27-yard touchdown to give the Chiefs a 21-17 lead at the break.
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The Chiefs never looked back from that point forward, with Mahomes delivering a 60-yard dagger to Sammy Watkins in the fourth quarter to officially end the Titans.
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Mahomes and KC now move on Super Bowl LIV in Miami, where they'll face either Jimmy Garoppolo and the 49ers or Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.
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Welcome to the big stage, Patrick Mahomes.