Chiefs come in at the top of AFC hierarchy list with two familiar faces
We got a chance to celebrate the fact that the Kansas City Chiefs are the Super Bowl champions. But now, the new league year is started, and that means they are the defending Super Bowl champions. They get to defend the throne, let's just hope they do it better than last time. That is two […]
We got a chance to celebrate the fact that the Kansas City Chiefs are the Super Bowl champions. But now, the new league year is started, and that means they are the defending Super Bowl champions. They get to defend the throne, let's just hope they do it better than last time.
That is two Super Bowl wins in four years, and three appearances in four years. The Chiefs are a force to be reckoned with every year, and this upcoming year is no different.
Sure, they made some moves and lost some guys, but they also aren't done yet. The Chiefs still are the team to beat until they prove to everyone that they aren't.
In fact, they should have their own tier when it comes to the AFC hierarchy, and one NFL analyst agrees.
Admittedly, the Chiefs probably deserve their own tier here, as they've won 66 games and two Super Bowl titles over the past five seasons — nearly as strong a run as the Patriots accomplished in any five-year stretch during their two-decade reign. This offseason, the Chiefs lost some players and signed a few more. But really, is anyone going to suggest they're dramatically different than they were last season? As long as the Chiefs have Patrick Mahomes — the preeminent "That dude" — they're contenders, just as the Tom Brady-led Patriots were. Other names and faces change, but the bad news for the other AFC teams (especially the three in the West) is the quarterback likely won't for a long time. – Eric Edholm, NFL.com
The Chiefs are ranked in the highest hierarchy in the NFL.com article, along with the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills under established title contenders. But, only one of those teams has actually ever won a title. Literally in the history of all three of those teams, there are three Super Bowls combined, and the Chiefs have all three.
Not only that, but if we are being honest, and we make that tier a true contender tier, the Bengals are fine, as seeing they have made it to the Super Bowl recently, but the Bills aren't in that, in my opinion.
They can't seem to beat the Chiefs or the Bengals. They choked away their amazing season last year at the end of it when Josh Allen couldn't stop turning the ball over. For me, they are more of a regular-season team, and that's okay.
But if we really want to be honest, the Chiefs are in their own tier.
