Best Moments Leading to Super Bowl LVII: Regular Season

Did you think that Hoagie Central was done with Super Bowl LVII coverage? Nope.

I fired up my championship Blu-Ray to make sure I didn't miss any of the best moments of the Chiefs 2022-23 season.

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If Buffalo gets the #1 seed, I don't know that the Chiefs win the Super Bowl. Playing the Dolphins, then the Bengals, then going on the road to Buffalo, that's a lot tougher task. It's possible the Chiefs do it, but it's clearly more difficult. 

So getting that #1 seed was crucial. And every single W was necessary to get us there.

Here's a look back at the top ten plays of the regular season. 

10. Chiefs go Ring Around The Rosie vs the Raiders. It almost doesn't make the cut because there was a penalty on the play. But they scored on the next play anyways and more importantly, it made the Raiders and even the Broncos mad.

9. This one would have ranked a lot higher if it came in a win. But still, Mahomes dunked on these Bengals like Air Jordan.

8. In Week 11, Kelce scores two quarter TDs to beat the Chargers again.

7. Against the Raiders in Week 5, Kelce lit them up for 4 tds on MNF. But my favorite moment of the game was when the two Raiders collided on the final play.

6. Willie Gay Jr. not only intercepts Russell Wilson, but knocks him down and takes it to the house. You love to see it. 

5. Mahomes exacts a bit of revenge for Super Bowl LV, by escaping from a rusher, spinning by another, and then flipping it for a TD pass, en route to Fetty Wapping the Bucs. 

4. So many great plays in the Week 2 win over the Chargers. The scramble + sidearm TD to McKinnon. The deep shot TD to Justin Watson. And then this pick six by Jaylen Watson vs the Chargers flipped the entire game and set the tone for the divisional race once again. While some try to claim Herbert is on Mahomes level, at the end of this play Herbert was on the same level as the turf. 

3. A picture-perfect stretch for the pylon, completely horizontal. That's Mahomes vs the Seahawks. In slow-motion it's a thing of beauty. It would be impressive by any receiver or running back, but it's being done by the best passer in the game. 

2. Against the Broncos, Mahomes flips it to McKinnon. This pass could literally be the best highlight of many good QB's entire careers.

1. Mahomes put the team on his back, down 17-9 in the 4th vs the Titans. Converts a 3rd and 17 with his legs, then converts a 3rd and 9 with his legs for the score. Then on 3rd down in OT, converts with a highlight reel catch by Noah Gray.