Through 4 games here were the AFC Standings:
Everything started according to plan.
The Chiefs then lost their next two games with their defense becoming exposed. Then Mahomes got injured in the first half at Denver. At that point, it seemed like a lost season, expecting to hear that QB1 was out for the year or most of it.
But the defense lifted the team up and the Chiefs went 2-1 without Mahomes.
He came back for the game vs the Titans. Before the game, Nick Wright predicted that the 6-3 Chiefs would run the table and win the Super Bowl.
The Chiefs had a 98% chance of winning that Titans game late. Then they botched a field goal and choked defensively. Mahomes still led the team down in the final seconds but the last field goal was blocked.
The Chiefs were now 6-4 and in danger of missing the playoffs. Nick Wright had egg on his face. There was talk of the Raiders or Chargers winning the division.
At that point the banged up Chiefs reeled off 6 in a row.
Chargers. Raiders. Patriots. Broncos. Bears. Chargers.
4 divisional games that are supposed to be anybody's game but are actually only Andy Reid's. Beat the Broncos in the snow. Blew out the Bears. And shut down the Patriots in Foxboro.
12-4. Last year that was good enough for the #1 seed. But this year would only be good enough for the #3 seed. What's that...let's go to the moment after the Chiefs scored to secure their Week 17 win...
Kevin Harlan is OUTSTANDING.— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) December 29, 2019
Announcing the Chiefs game, he gives play-by-play of the Dolphins taking the lead over the Patriots to secure a bye for KC.
This call is amazing, the crowd reaction is tremendous, the Chiefs player reaction is incredible. I love EVERYTHING about it. pic.twitter.com/imVO3B9IkJ
That was the best moment of the 2019 Chiefs regular season. To be sitting there watching the Chiefs on TV and have the announcer take over and start calling a second game. Just a perfect moment. And then the crowd finds out and everyone starts jumping up and down. I'M CALLING BOTH GAMES!
So after all that worrying about that Titans choke job, it didn't matter. (Whispers: In fact, it helped us get Suggs on the waiver wire, however much that might help, we'll see.)
So the Chiefs get the bye. That's an extra week to get healthy. An extra week to study the Patriots. A week that the Patriots won't have to get healthy or study the Chiefs. And the Chiefs next game is at home.
A Chiefs appearance in the AFC Championship will either be Chiefs at Baltimore or Titans/Texans/Bills at Kansas City.
So first good news, it's not going to end the same way as last year against the Patriots in the AFC Championship.
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Not too much more to say since we don't even know our next opponent. There will be more to write about in the coming weeks. So for now let's pause and just take this moment to enjoy this song.
Kansas City, this one's for you.@PatrickMahomes: A Special Live Music Video pic.twitter.com/a1k4rVd9HX— The Ringer (@ringer) September 22, 2019
Oh and by the way, so far everything in this video has come true.
✅Won the division
✅Beat Phil Rivers twice
✅Beat Tom Brady
❓ Headed to Miami
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