Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are one step closer to defending their Super Bowl title after besting the Buffalo Bills, 38-24, in the AFC title game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. They will now take on the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV next week.
By doing so, the Chiefs also made history by becoming the fourth team in NFL history to win consecutive back-to-back division championships and only the second team in the Super Bowl era. The New England Patriots, who still had Brady at the time, was the last team to do so when they made Super Bowls 52 and 53.
The Miami Dolphins went to Super Bowls 7 and 8, while the Pittsburgh Steelers also accomplished it in SB 9 and 10.
This is just the 2nd time in the Super Bowl era that a conference has featured consecutive back-to-back champions in a 4-season span.
Chiefs in Super Bowls 54 & 55 after the Patriots made Super Bowls 52 & 53.
The first instance:
Dolphins making SB 7 and 8, Steelers SB 9 and 10
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) January 25, 2021
Before the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, the title game was initially called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game. It was later renamed the Super Bowl after 1968, which stuck ever since. The historic record, meanwhile, is yet another great accomplishment for the Chiefs, who coincidentally played in Super Bowl I back in 1967 against the Green Bay Packers.
The greatness of Reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes once again made it happen, as the Chiefs made quick work of the ultra-tough Bills squad. The 25-year-old quarterback completed 29-of-38 passes for 325 yards, along with three touchdowns and no interceptions on Sunday.
Mahomes did it without even being a hundred percent, considering he is coming off a concussion protocol last week and a reported toe injury. Kansas City will have to get ready against the battle-tested Bucs next week. But for now, they can sit back and relish in their history-making performance.
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