The Chiefs Kingdom rules again. Celebrate the Chiefs' second Super Bowl title in four seasons with SI's special championship commemorative issue. Relive Patrick Mahomes's MVP performance and Kansas City's sensational road to the franchise's third Lombardi Trophy.
THE MAHOMES ERA • THE CHIEFS’ SUCCESS IS THE PRODUCT OF A QUARTERBACK WHO SETS THE TONE FOR THE TEAM
The Season • BEHIND A RETOOLED OFFENSE AND A SURGING DEFENSE, THE CHIEFS COMPLETED THEIR EIGHTH STRAIGHT SEASON WITH A DOUBLE-DIGIT WIN TOTAL AND FINISHED WITH THE BEST RECORD IN THE AFC
The Playoffs • AN ANKLE INJURY TO THEIR MVP THREATENED TO RUIN EVERYTHING, BUT THE CHIEFS TOOK DOWN JACKSONVILLE AND THEN CINCINNATI TO ADVANCE TO THEIR THIRD SUPER BOWL IN FOUR YEARS
TRULY GRITTY • PATRICK MAHOMES SHOWED THAT HE IS AS TOUGH AS HE IS TALENTED WHEN HE CAME BACK FROM A MIDGAME ANKLE SPRAIN
PUT UP OR SHUT UP • A HECTORING DEFENSE AND A VALIANT EFFORT FROM KANSAS CITY’S HOBBLED MVP HELPED QUIET THE BOASTFUL BENGALS
Guts and Glory • THE CHIEFS TRAILED BY 10 AT HALF TIME, BUT THANKS TO BRILLIANT PLAY-CALLING AND A QUARTERBACK FIGHTING THROUGH PAIN THEY TOPPED THE EAGLES TO WIN THEIR SECOND TITLE IN FOUR YEARS
The Heroes • KANSAS CITY’SSECOND CHAMPIONSHIP IN FOUR SEASONS WAS POWERED BY STALWARTS PLAYING AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME AND NEW RECEIVERS WHO SPARKED A REVAMPED OFFENSE
CHRIS JONES • THE DEFENSIVE TACKLE IS NOT JUST A GREAT PLAYER BUT ALSO A GOOD GUY, AS MUCH AT HOME IN THE KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY AS HE IS IN THE OPPONENT’S BACKFIELD
THE NEW RECEIVERS • THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR THE CHIEFS THIS SEASON WAS REPLACING DEPARTED ALL-PRO TYREEK HILL. TO DO SO THEY ASSEMBLED A CREW THAT RESHAPED THE OFFENSE
TRAVIS KELCE • THE CHIEFS TIGHT END CAN BE BEST UNDERSTOOD THROUGH HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS OLDER BROTHER—WHO HAPPENED TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDELINE FOR THIS YEAR’S BIG GAME
MAGICAL MOMENTS • FROM THE FIRST SUPER BOWL TO THE MOST RECENT, THE STORY OF THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS HAS BEEN MARKED BY TEAMS AND PLAYERS THAT HAVE MADE HISTORY
RED TIDE • THE CHIEFS HAVE BEEN MAKING APPEARANCES ON THE COVER OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR A HALF CENTURY, FROM THEIR DAYS AS AN AFL POWERHOUSE TO THEIR CURRENT RUN AS PRODUCERS OF NFL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HONORED SPORTSMEN
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