3 reasons the Chiefs can win the Super Bowl, 1 reason they won’t

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. (Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports)

The Chiefs are currently the No. 2 seed in the AFC. There are a number of reasons that they could win the Super Bowl, but one that suggests they can not.

After scraping together an ugly Week 15 win in Houston, the Kansas City Chiefs advanced their record to 11-3 and secured their seventh-straight AFC West title. The streak of dominance that the Chiefs have been on over the better part of the past decade is the best that has ever been in the division, and Kansas City appears to be on track for their third Super Bowl appearance in four years.

Of course, with the Buffalo Bills currently in possession of the No.1 seed in the AFC, the Chiefs’ road to the big dance could look very different than their first two trips (LIV, LV) that featured home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

With the display that we’ve seen from Kansas City thus far in the 2022 campaign, there are a number of reasons to support their case to win this year’s championship. They do, however, still have some significant flaws. Here is a look at three reasons that the Chiefs can win Super Bowl 57 and one reason why they won’t.

Why the Chiefs can win the Super Bowl Reason 1: Patrick Mahomes

The football world lost its mind when the Chiefs decided to trade Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins this offseason. The narrative around the team’s future carried with it a tone of pessimism towards continued success.

Questions about whether the early heights of Patrick Mahomes’ career were created by Hill’s generational skillset and doubts about the team’s patchwork receiving corps were quick to surface. Yet, here we are, 15 weeks under our belts and Patrick Mahomes leads the league in passing yards and touchdowns.

Andy Reid deserves a great deal of credit for scheming and Brett Veach gets an “atta boy” for building such a complementary offense, but Mahomes is the key to the execution. As long as he is a part of this team, the Kansas City Chiefs will have a chance to win the Super Bowl. If not for Jalen Hurts’ breakout campaign, he would be a shoo-in for the MVP.