The NFL doesn't allow videos to be embedded, so I had to switch these all to links, especially for the timestamped ones.
15. In the first two minutes of the season, Sammy Watkins takes it to the house. Letting everyone know that the 2019 Chiefs were starting right where the 2018 Chiefs left off.
14. In a moment of improvisation, Kelce laterals it to McCoy.
13. The Chiefs had to face the Ravens without Tyreek Hill. Demarcus Robinson made a one-handed catch to give them half of their regular season losses.
12. On 3rd and 21, Hill goes up to get one and then makes the extra effort to score.
11. I could have chosen Hardman's first NFL TD vs the Raiders or his 83-yard go route vs the Ravens, but I'm going with this one. On 3rd and 9, Mahomes does a jump pass that looks like a normal completion. And Hardman puts on the afterburners. YAC monster.
10. 4th and 8 vs the Lions. Chiefs were rarely in this position this late in the game. But Mahomes said, "Not today."
9. Matt Moore + Damien Williams + Tyreek Hill + Harrison Butker eke out a win over the Vikings. Without this win, Chiefs don't get a bye. The most incredible play was when Moore recovered the ball on a sack fumble with no blocking. Matt Moore earned his ring.
8. It came in a loss, but I have to include this one because not only was I there, it's the best play I've ever seen in person.
7. When Mahomes dislocated his knee in the red zone, the Chiefs were up 10-6. They got the field goal to make it 13-6. The game was very much in doubt. But the defense had a fire lit and was the turning point of the season. The second play for the defense after Mahomes got injured was a sack-fumble-scoop and score.
6. The Chiefs started the playoffs by going down 24-0. They couldn't do anything right. They needed a spark. They got it from their first pick in the 2019 draft, rookie Mecole Hardman.
5. In Week 14, the 8-4 Chiefs traveled to Gillette Stadium to face the 10-2 Patriots. The team that prevented the Chiefs from going to Super Bowl LIII. In last year's AFC Championship the Chiefs defense couldn't get a stop in overtime. This year Bashaud Breeland made the game-winning stop.
4. This moment was really two separate plays by Dirty Dan in the Divisional Round vs the Texans. The first with 8:30 left in the 2nd quarter, stopping a fake punt. The second with 8:02 left in the 2nd quarter, forcing a fumble on the kickoff. Within 30 seconds of game time, Sorensen flipped the momentum forever.
3. I've never seen anything like this. Under 3 minutes, Damien Williams refuses to go down and seals the win over the Chargers. And then... as the Chiefs line up to kick the extra point, Kevin Harlan starts announcing a different game—the Dolphins comeback win over the Patriots, giving the Chiefs the first-round bye.
2. The Chiefs never had the lead in the AFC Championship until this play. The Titans were in man with double coverage on Hill and Kelce. So Mahomes scrambles left to buy time, head fakes, gets the edge for the first down. But there's a Super Bowl on the line. He doesn't go out of bounds. He cuts it back, absorbs a hit, spins, and knifes through two defenders to score. I called it an all-time highlight immediately and I wasn't kidding. The NFL updated their 100 all-time playoff highlights and included this at #85.
1. As we know, 10 point leads with 7 minutes to go are not safe. On 3rd and 6, I knew the Chiefs needed to pick up more first downs and bleed clock before I could feel comfortable. Except my quarterback is Patrick Fucking Mahomes. So on 3rd and 6, he heaves a 50-yard bomb. This is the first moment I allowed myself to believe I was going to see the Chiefs in the Super Bowl. Every time I hear Jim Nantz scream "SAMMY WATKINS for the touchdown!" I cry tears of pure joy.
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