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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.
(Taylar Sievert/Yahoo Sports)
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Of all the Super Bowls that are difficult to win, Tom Brady will tell you it’s always the next one that feels like it’s the hardest to pull off.
He would know. He made it to 10 of them, won seven, and is the standard that Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are currently chasing. Brady can break down all of those wins and losses for you. He can tell you about the litany of moments that had to break just right to transform a loss to an overtime win against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. He can also recount the Patriots’ 2007 team that went 18-0 and was 75 seconds from being stamped as one of the greatest championship seasons by any professional franchise. But that 75 seconds included an Eli Manning sack that was never completed, and a David Tyree helmet-catch that went down as one of the greatest plays in NFL history. And just like that, the Patriots were denied a significant winning moment in history.
Of course, it wasn’t the first time. Just two years earlier, in the 2005 season, New England had the same opportunity that the Kansas City Chiefs find themselves chasing this season: The elusive Super Bowl three-peat. Since 1968, seven franchises have had the barrier-breaking moment in their hands eight times (the Steelers twice). And eight times they failed, including Brady’s Patriots, who couldn’t pull off a third straight Super Bowl win after capturing titles in the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
The reasons why? Well, Brady can spell it out in a lot of different things. Injuries happen. Bad drafts and late picks in every round undercut a team in…
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Publish date : 2024-08-29 17:42:35
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