Are the Chiefs Heading Toward an Unthinkable Fall from Super Bowl Glory?
If the Kansas City Chiefs pull off a third straight Super Bowl victory, will they be celebrated as legends or quietly shuffled into the “blessed but barely deserving” archives of NFL history? It’s a puzzling scenario, right? This isn’t your typical Chiefs’ domination story. Sure, they’ve racked up an impressive 15-win season, but scratch beneath the surface: a defense-heavy squad, a ground game that’s seen more carries than usual, and Patrick Mahomes posting career lows that would make a stat geek raise an eyebrow. Close games piled up, point differentials dipped to their lowest in a decade-plus, and advanced metrics like TRACR paint a picture of a team skating by on grit—not glory.
Yet, here they are — on the brink of making history, one victory away from becoming the NFL’s first trio of consecutive titlists. It begs the question: can this Chiefs team, arguably one of the “least dominant” Super Bowl contenders in recent memory, write a fairy tale that defies the numbers? Or will the data-driven skeptics’ whisperings turn prophetic, permanently tagging them as one of the weakest championship squads since the early ’90s? As the clock ticks down to Super Bowl LIX against a formidable Eagles squad, the story isn’t just about what the scoreboard says — it’s about rewriting expectations, one clutch play at a time.
The Kansas City Chiefs haven’t been close to dominant during this year’s Super Bowl run. If they win, where would they rank among the worst Super Bowl champions since 1991? We dig into our historical data to find out.
Sometimes the data reveals one thing while greatness shows you something else.
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