Patrick Mahomes
2024 as a year began with questions about the Kansas City Chiefs and their superstar quarterback, Patrick Mahomes.
The heartbreaking Christmas loss to their division rivals, the Las Vegas Raiders, was their fifth in eight games, leaving the defending champions at 9-6 on the year. Snap a 15-game winning streak, including the playoffs, a fourth Super Bowl visit – and third title – in five seasons, plus a 9-0 start to their 2024 campaign.
Mahomes missed out on third-round MVP honors to Lamar Jackson last year, while he should be overlooked in 2024, and Saquon Barkley, Josh Allen and possibly Jackson again favor Mahomes, who barely cracks the top 10 in the league. and passing yards and touchdowns among quarterbacks this season.
BUT, this is a Chiefs offense that's limping along without their usual array of offensive weapons to aid Mahomes' genius — and he's still managed to win a ninth straight division title, bested only by the New England Patriots' great 21st-century dynasty (2009-2019). .
Plus, Mahomes is the best in the clutch. Just like when he overcame Kansas City's losing streak late last year. They went on a run in January and from a 10-point deficit to the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl, he carried his team to a second straight championship on his shoulders.
Now, Mahomes and the Chiefs are aiming for a three-peat, something never before accomplished in NFL history. Write it off at your peril.