Georgia fans would have been able to celebrate regardless of who won Super Bowl 58, with former Bulldogs on both the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs squads. But to have a Dawg be part of the game-winning play calls for some barking indeed.
Former Georgia wide receiver Mecole Hardman caught the game-winning touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to seal the win for the Chiefs, who have won their third Super Bowl in the last five years -- twice against the 49ers.
MECOLE FOR THE SUPER BOWL!
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) February 12, 2024
📺: #SBLVIII on CBS#GoDawgs | #DawgsInTheNFL
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Georgia fans took to social media to celebrate their former Dawg making good on the biggest stage of all.
MECOLE AGAIN !!!! Vegas was dominated by Dawgs tonight 🐶
— UGA Spike Squad (@UGASPIKESQUAD) February 12, 2024
MECOLE HARDMAN WITH THE GAME WINNING TD IN THE SUPER BOWL!!!!#DAMNGOODDAWG
— UGA United (@UGAUnited) February 12, 2024
Mecole Hardman and Chris Conley
— Jonathan Williams (@Dr_JWill) February 12, 2024
How bout em baby
Former Georgia Bulldog Mecole Hardman wins the Super Bowl for Kansas City with a receiving TD seconds before the end of the first overtime period. Wow.
— Graham Coffey (@GrahamCoffeyDC) February 12, 2024
MECOLE HARDMAN FROM ELBERT COUNTY, GEORGIA!
— Junkyard Blawg (@junkyardbillk) February 12, 2024
Mecole for the win! #GoDawgs!! pic.twitter.com/zrIr8kgn0a
— Rick Patton (@rickpatton67) February 12, 2024
Mecole Hardman joins Fran Tarkenton, Terrell Davis, Hines Ward, and Sony Michel as former #UGA players who scored a touchdown in the #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/HbVyYbdamL
— Patrick Garbin (@patrickgarbin) February 12, 2024
Hardman was drafted by the Chiefs in the 2nd round of the 2019 NFL Draft and has been a part of all three Kansas City Super Bowl wins during the Andy Reid-Patrick Mahomes era.
This was only the second overtime game in the history of the Super Bowl, with San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan ironically being on the losing end of the first one as offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons in their OT loss to the New England Patriots in 2017.