Kansas City Chiefs Back At It Again, But Will They Win The Big One?

The Kansas City Chiefs had been understated in their push for history, acknowledging their chance to become the first NFL team to win three consecutive titles in the Super Bowl era but saying little else.

That all changed in the moments following the Chiefs’ 32-29 win over the Buffalo Bills in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, a win that sent them to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans against the Philadelphia Eagles.

From the hastily constructed stage on the Arrowhead Stadium playing field, with confetti falling, Patrick Mahomes spoke for not only himself but his teammates when he said, “I’m excited to get to New Orleans and try to make history.”

The Chiefs are the ninth NFL team to win back-to-back Super Bowl championships but the first to return for a third consecutive season.

“It’s an amazing achievement,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said. “It’s hard to even put into words what it means to have the opportunity that we will be here in two weeks in New Orleans. So special.”

Asked why the first eight teams to try for a three-peat failed, Hunt said, “I think it’s because those teams didn’t have the combination of Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes.”