Page 42 - Sports Illustrated KIDS Magazine (January - February 2020)

FIFTY YEARS AGO, one kicker forever

changed how football was played—

and who played it. We imagined

America’s favorite sport if

he had never laced up.

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SI PREMEDIA: DAVID E. KLUTHO (MAHOMES)

try to lead

a fourth-quarter comeback. Awesome! Down by just two points, his
coach tells him to go for it on fourth down on the opponent’s 30 with

five seconds left on the clock. Why wouldn’t they kick a field goal?

Mahomes is wearing an Oilers powder-blue jersey. Huh? His fans in
Houston are going nuts. What? If he makes this final throw, they might

finally beat Anaheim for the AFL Championship. Wait . . . who? Huh?