Notes on the Kansas City Chiefs ahead of Super Bowl LIX:
• CHIEFS became 4th team ever to make 3 straight SBs & can become 1stteam to win 3 straight SBs. Can join 2001-05 New England Patriots as only teams to win 10 consec. playoff games.
• HC ANDY REID will coach 45th career playoff game, most by HC all-time. Ranks 2nd in NFL history with 28 career playoff wins & can become 3rd HC ever with 4 SB wins (Bill Belichick – 6; HOFer Chuck Noll – 4).
• QB PATRICK MAHOMES will become 3rd QB ever (Tom Brady & HOFer John Elway) to start 5 SBs & can become 4th QB to win 4 SBs (Brady – 7; HOFers Terry Bradshaw & Joe Montana – 4). Has 17 postseason wins, 2nd-most alltime by starting QB. Has 43 career playoff TD passes & can surpass Montana (45) & Aaron Rodgers (45) for 2nd-most in postseason history. Ranks 7th in postseason history with 5,557 pass yards. Enters SB LIX with active streak of 288 consec. pass attempts without INT. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his 4 SBs,
incl. 3 TD passes vs. Phi. in SB LVII.
• RB KAREEM HUNT can join HOFer Terrell Davis as only players ever with rush TD in each of 1st 7 career playoff games.
• RB ISIAH PACHECO aims for his 3rd SB in row with 75+ scrimmage yards.
• TE TRAVIS KELCE ranks 1st in NFL postseason history with 174 catches & 2nd with 2,039 rec. yards & 20 rec. TDs. Has 9 playoff games with 100+ rec. yards, most in postseason history. Has 2nd-most SB receptions (31) & 4th-most SB rec. yards (350) all-time. Had 81 rec. yards & TD catch in SB LVII vs. Phi.
• WR DEANDRE HOPKINS has 12,965 career reg. season rec. yards, 3rd-most ever by player before 1st SB appearance.
• WR XAVIER WORTHY (rookie) has 5+ catches in 7 of his past 8, incl. playoffs.
• DT CHRIS JONES is 1 of 4 in NFL with 5+ sacks in each of past 8 seasons.
• DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS has 7 sacks in 9 career postseason games.
• LB NICK BOLTON had FR-TD in SB LVII vs. Phi.
• CB TRENT MCDUFFIE has 13 PD in 9 career playoff games, incl. 5 games with 2+ PD.
Source: NFL