The Kansas City Chiefs continue their quest for NFL greatness, recently defeating notable opponents in the AFC Championship Games, positioning them as potential heirs to the 1970s Steelers' dynasty. They have won 17 consecutive one-possession games, a feat with a mere 0.1% chance of occurrence. Analyst criteria for assessing dynasty status has helped place the Chiefs alongside historic teams, but a fourth Super Bowl win is necessary for them to claim ultimate recognition. Their close victories showcase a unique resilience, solidifying their status as a dominant force in football history.
No one can say the Kansas City Chiefs are taking the easy road to NFL immortality. With a 32-29 victory over Buffalo on Sunday, the Chiefs have now conquered Josh Allen's Bills, Lamar Jackson's Baltimore Ravens and Joe Burrow's Cincinnati Bengals in consecutive AFC Championship Games.
The chances for a team as good as the Chiefs to win 17 consecutive one-possession games, as they have now done, is about one-tenth of 1 percent, but here we are.
My criteria: winning three-plus Super Bowls over five-plus seasons; posting the NFL's best regular-season win rate... Kansas City needs a fourth Super Bowl title to truly cement their dynasty status.
It's a lot to process. The Pick Six column for this championship weekend puts into perspective this run of Chiefs excellence while making sense of Kansas City's propensity for winning close games.
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