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Three in a row is almost impossible. Better teams have failed to win 3 in a row. Unless these chiefs are the best. They beat buffalo by 3, ravens by 7 and 49ers in overtime. Close games they could have lost

207 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 13 Feb

https://x.com/scottkacsmar/status/1757254324457976246?s=46

Professional sports teams to win 3 years straight since 1975

140 sats \ 5 replies \ @grayruby 12 Feb

Yes all close games. Ravens fumbled the ball at the goaline otherwise that game was tied and Allen and Diggs got crossed up on what should have a TD that would have won that game. 49ers made a number of errors too. Just goes to show that you have to play at the top of your game to beat the champs but by the same token you need the ball to bounce your way to stay champs too.

206 sats \ 4 replies \ @Bell_curve 12 Feb

The ball did not bounce the 49er way on the muffed punt.

Chiefs had to convert 4th and 1 in OT. That down made me nervous and I'm not a Chiefs fan!

Every Chiefs fan was nervous on that down.

50 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 12 Feb

As someone who hates the Chiefs, I had a sense of near certainty that they would convert.

166 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 12 Feb

Yeah I figured they would convert that as well. It was inches and the D was worn down by then. Maybe you have shot to stop that in the 3rd Q, not the 5th of such a high intensity game.

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 13 Feb

Patrick was in shotgun on 4th and inches!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 13 Feb

They should have spied him. If they spied maybe he forces a throw.

90 sats \ 10 replies \ @Undisciplined 12 Feb

Unless these chiefs are the best.

Mahomes, Kelce, and Reid are the best, as much as I hate to admit it.

166 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 12 Feb

3 hall of famers to be sure but even the best tandems don't win every year.

523 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 12 Feb

Kickers determine legacies. Ask buffalo. Ask Adam Venitieri

156 sats \ 6 replies \ @Bell_curve 12 Feb

Better than Brady, Gronk and Belichick?

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 12 Feb

By the numbers, yes.

By my eye test, also yes.

156 sats \ 4 replies \ @Bell_curve 12 Feb

Recency bias. People were saying the same thing in 2019 about a different trio. The patriots went to 8 straight conference finals. Chiefs have gone to 6 straight so far

In 2018 patriots won in Kansas City because of defense. The Chiefs defense gave up too many yards and points under bob Sutton

60 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 13 Feb

Mahomes and Kelce have all of the postseason receiving records now. Obviously, I get that Brady and Gronk were great (and part of that was Gronk's elite blocking that Kelce doesn't even remotely match).

Will Mahomes keep this up for 20+ years? We'll see. As of now, though, he's on pace to surpass Brady's success.

176 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 13 Feb

My point is a 3-peat is unlikely despite the greatness of Mahomes, Kelce and Reid.

5 years ago, Reid was the coach who couldn't win the big game.

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156 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 12 Feb

They lost in 2018, 2020, 2021 seasons. They maybe the best but best doesn’t mean invincible.

Yesterday the biggest play was special teams: muffed punt by 49ers.