The Kansas City Chiefs are going back to the Super Bowl for a third year in a row and will have a chance to become the first team to ever win three in a row.
They punched their ticket to their latest Super Bowl on Sunday with a 32-29 win over the Buffalo Bills.
They will play the Philadelphia Eagles in two weeks.
Here are some takeaways from their latest AFC Championship Game win.
Knee-jerk reaction: The Chiefs are inevitable
It does not matter what flaws the roster has or how many question marks you might have about them. It does not matter how many close games they play or how many close calls they have. It does not matter how vulnerable they might look early in a season, early in a game, or at any point.
The Chiefs just simply will not lose. They do not lose.
They are nearly flawless in big moments, can beat any team by any means necessary and have the biggest difference-maker in the league in quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Add it all up and you have the makings of what might be an historic run and what could be shaping up to be the greatest dynasty in the Super Bowl era.
Their win on Sunday not only puts them in the Super Bowl for the third year in a row, but it also puts them in for the fifth time in six years and is their 17th consecutive win in a one-score game.
It should not be surprising at this point. It should just be expected.
Game MVP: Patrick Mahomes, quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs
Mahomes did not have the biggest numbers in this game. He only threw for 245 yards, he only threw one touchdown pass and he lost a fumble in the red zone early in the game that could have swung momentum in Buffalo’s favor.
But in classic Mahomes fashion, he made every single play the Chiefs needed exactly when he needed them to make it.
He ran for two touchdowns, including a go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter, and then completed a huge pass on 3rd-and-9 with just over a minute to play to put the game away.
When you look at the Chiefs roster, and especially on offense, it is not hard to spot some flaws and potential concerns. Especially at the wide receiver position. But as long as they have Mahomes they are simply going to be the team to beat.
Their win on Sunday was already his 17th career postseason win, moving him into second place on the NFL’s all-time list for quarterbacks behind only Tom Brady.
Play of the game: Chiefs fourth-down stop
With 12 minutes to play in the fourth quarter and Buffalo clinging to a one-point lead, the Bills went for a 4th-and-inches in Chiefs territory to try and extend a drive that could potentially extend their lead.
Josh Allen’s quarterback sneak ended up getting stuffed, with the call upheld after a lengthy review.
