True Greatness

By Mike Rifkin

Most experts thought this was the year that the Kansas City Chiefs faltered. Whether it was the talent at the receiver position or based on what they saw during the regular season, most people didn’t think the Chiefs would be on the cusp of another Super Bowl. For the first time in his career, Patrick Mahomes was on the road for a playoff game and, of all places, Buffalo. The Chiefs knocked off the Bills 27-24 in another classic between these two teams. Mahomes was 17-23 for 215 yards and two touchdowns, both of which went to Travis Kelce. That set the record for a Quarterback and Receiver duo in the playoffs, breaking the record set by Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. 

Mahomes took over as the Chiefs starting quarterback in 2018 and has never missed the AFC Championship Game. Mahomes is now tied for seventh All-Time in Playoff wins with 13 with Roger Staubach, Brett Favre, and Ben Roethlisberger. 

Mahomes and company have one more difficult task if they want to reach another Super Bowl. That is going on the road again and beating Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. But whether the Chiefs get there or not, this run has been phenomenal. A team that looked dead in the water during the season and looked the most vulnerable than they have ever looked in the Mahomes era is on the cusp of another appearance in the grandest game. Appreciate the true greatness we are witnessing.