Washington Redskins legend John Riggins nearly had a Super Bowl record fall during Sunday’s memorable encounter between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.
Later in the game, Chiefs running back Damien Williams busted out a 38-yard touchdown scamper to secure the win for Kansas City and the MVP-winning Patrick Mahomes.
As Sportsnet noted in the tweet above, that was just shy of Riggins’ epic performance in Super Bowl XVII.
That Super Bowl XVII, of course, is where the Redskins won on the back of a Super Bowl-MVP performance from Riggins, who not only set a game record with the 43-yard rush, but also set records for most attempts (38) and most yards (166).
