Will the Chiefs become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls? Here's what history says
The Kansas City Chiefs are headed to their fifth Super Bowl in six years after defeating the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game Sunday.
The Kansas City Chiefs are headed to their fifth Super Bowl in six years after defeating the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game Sunday.
And when Patrick Mahomes and Co. take the field on Feb. 9 in New Orleans against the Philadelphia Eagles, they will finally have the chance to do something no NFL team has done during the Super Bowl era: win three straight championships.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce celebrate winning the AFC championship against the Buffalo Bills.
Reed Hoffmann / Associated PressStarting in 1966 with the Green Bay Packers, winners of the first two Super Bowls, eight teams have won back-to-back titles, yet zero were able to capture an elusive third in a row.
Here’s a look at what sank those teams and at whether the Chiefs are capable of avoiding the same fate and finally making history.
The first two Super Bowl-winning Packers teams were led by one of the greatest coaches in league history, Vince Lombardi. The 1968 Packers weren’t. Lombardi retired to the front office after the second Super Bowl, and the team clearly felt his absence on the sideline and missed the playoffs.
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