Coming for the Kingdom: Assessing the top 5 threats to end the Chiefs’ reign

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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The Kansas City Chiefs are favored to win another Super Bowl, which would be their third in a row. But some teams aren’t that far behind in the odds.

While it’s getting harder to believe that Patrick Mahomes and Co. will lose in the playoffs, it can happen. Which teams are the most likely to end the Chiefs’ quest for a three-peat? The easiest guide is to check out the odds to win Super Bowl LIX. The Chiefs lead the Super Bowl odds at +550, and they’re +300 to win the AFC.

Here are the top six teams with all the odds from BetMGM.

Super Bowl odds: +600

The case for them: The 49ers actually were favored when the Super Bowl odds for this upcoming season opened. That didn’t change until after the NFL Draft. The Chiefs added speedy receiver Xavier Worthy in the first round while the 49ers dealt with receiver drama between Brandon AIyuk and Deebo Samuel trade speculation.

The case for the 49ers knocking off the Chiefs is easy: They were on the verge of doing it a few months ago. The 49ers led twice in the fourth quarter and again in overtime of Super Bowl LVIII before Mahomes got them in the end. Had it not been for a punt bouncing off a 49ers blocker and being recovered by the Chiefs, or a couple other plays that went against San Francisco, this story might be about whether the 49ers are a budding dynasty themselves. Practically the entire roster that led a Super Bowl in overtime returns, including Aiyuk and Trent Williams, now that they’ve…

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Publish date : 2024-09-05 13:00:35

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