Why are the Chiefs in another Super Bowl? Depends who you ask… The answer is Patrick Mahomes for the Chiefsdom. Yup! They are celebrating like it’s Christmas morning. Opposing fans? Well, they’re somewhere between frustrated, exhausted, and convinced that the referees have a direct deposit from Clark Hunt. And if you ask Tavia Hunt? Well, she’s got a different explanation altogether.
After the Chiefs clinched the AFC title against the Bills, Tavia took a moment to reflect. “In 2012, we were broken—winning only 2 games and facing an unimaginable tragedy,” she wrote on Instagram. “It was a humbling, desperate season, and we had nowhere to turn but to God.” Then, she added, that Jesus answered their prayers: “Shortly after, Clark hired Andy Reid, and God brought the Reids to Kansas City at just the right time.”
So, what this A-Team has cooked up in a decade? Five straight AFC Championship appearances. Four Super Bowl trips in five years. Pat is basically renting out a permanent flat in the mind of the opposition’s brain. However, for those who crave variety, it’s a little exhausting. The “Chiefs Fatigue,” eh? Let’s be real, the media circus surrounding Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and—yes—Taylor Swift isn’t exactly making them any less visible.
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And yet, for all the noise, the fact remains: Kansas City is winning. You don’t get four attempts in five years to get your hands on the Lombardi trophy, on luck alone. Mahomes has thrown for 2,083 yards and 17 touchdowns in 14 career playoff games. The defense, once an afterthought, has turned into a top-five unit. And Andy Reid? He’s now sitting at 26 career playoff wins—third all-time behind only Bill Belichick and Tom Landry. No amount of officiating breaks or outside noise can erase those numbers.
So, what does Tavia think about all the haters? She made that pretty clear, too, on her Instagram story, ahead of the SB LIX as she posted a clip of Melissa Etheridge’s new song, Deal With It, captioning it: “My new ring tone!” If you are from Kansas, the lyrics do pop-off, especially in the current scenario.
So, what are the lyrics (or part of it)? A direct response to those tired of seeing the Chiefs on the sport’s biggest stage: “I know you’re getting tired of Brittany and Patrick and Taylor and Travis… but until they all retire, you’re gonna have to… deal with it.”
Love them or hate them, the Chiefs are in another Super Bowl. And if history tells us anything, this probably isn’t the last time. Sigh!
Patrick Mahomes and his officials’ fan club!
If you ask fans outside of Kansas, Missouri, they’ll not skip a beat to tell you that Patrick Mahomes has a special membership card—one that gets him a little extra love from the guys in stripes. Not just the fans, though, at this point. Active players. Ex-NFLers. Everyone’s observing.
Like, for example, Rob Gronkowski didn’t hold back when he said: “I definitely think the Chiefs are getting special treatment.” Hard to argue when you see calls like that late defensive holding against Buffalo—one that flipped the AFC Divisional game. Chiefs fans? They’ll call it sour grapes. But if you’re on the other side, watching Mahomes get another favorable call will burn you.
This isn’t new. The “Mahomes is the NFL’s poster boy” narrative has been brewing for a while. But this postseason? It hit a boiling point. Even Steelers’ Cam Heyward—whose team is currently dealing with its own Russell Wilson dilemma—knows how this works. “Yeah, Mahomes is going to get calls. He’s an MVP, he sells tickets. The second they think it’s questionable, it’s probably getting thrown,” Heyward said. Then he went full NBA analogy: “He’s the Bruce Bowen, the Manu Ginobili—flopping and flailing.”
However, Cam nailed it. For defenses, Mahomes is a nightmare. For fans, he might as well start billing the refs for assists. And after the title game against the Bills, yeah, good luck stopping the chatters any time soon! The Chiefs’ Josh Allen fourth-down controversy just added fuel to the fire. Allen looked like he crossed the marker. But the refs said otherwise. A few plays later? KC TD. Coincidence? Some think not.
Meanwhile, Tavia’s got the Chiefs’ back (obviously), stepping in to squash the talk. She took to social media: “It’s not ‘black magic’ or referee favoritism (look at the stats on this) – it’s lots of hard work, belief, and purpose.” She even brought up the Chiefs’ 2-14 season in 2012 as proof: success wasn’t built overnight. Fair point. But for skeptical fans, it doesn’t erase what they’ve been watching the past few seasons.
Now, here we are. Mahomes and the Chiefs are knocking on history’s door, chasing an unprecedented 3-peat! Never foget: 4 SBs in 5 years. Mahomes is just that good. But for those still questioning the calls? This game might not change their minds.
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