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The Kansas City Chiefs are trying to do something no team has ever done: win three straight Super Bowls.
The rest of the NFL is trying to stop them.
Here are the key elements of the Chiefs’ success, which will again play a role in their quest — and could provide clues to how other teams can unseat the kings of the NFL.
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In the fraternity of NFL quarterbacks, it’s not unusual for one member to show respect to the next.
But sometimes, as happened this week, the irony is strong.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was asked about his Baltimore Ravens counterpart, Lamar Jackson. Mahomes lauded the reigning MVP’s athleticism, throwing ability and competitive nature.
“He wants to go out there and win and put it on his shoulders,” Mahomes said. “It’s not all about talent. It’s about: Can you go out there and compete every single week and find ways? Whenever you don’t have your best stuff, your team doesn’t have your best stuff, you find ways to win football games.
“That’s what it truly takes to be a great quarterback in this league.”
The praise was well-founded and well-earned. But Mahomes’ description of Jackson felt like something more.
An NFL quarterback carrying his team, even when things go awry? Patrick Mahomes might as well have been talking about himself.
Appearing in four of the last five Super Bowls, and winning three, the Chiefs have not simply had the most talented team or the best-coached team. They have not paid every star who’s helped win a Lombardi Trophy (hello Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill and Tennessee Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed) nor have they benefited simply from luck.
On the days when Mahomes and the Chiefs have their best, yes, they are unstoppable. But what’s maddened and thwarted the rest of the NFL for the last half-decade is that…
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Publish date : 2024-09-03 22:38:17
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