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Patrick Mahomes

2024 began with questions about the Kansas City Chiefs and their superstar quarterback, Patrick Mahomes.

The heartbreaking Christmas Day loss to division rivals the Las Vegas Raiders was their fifth in eight games, and left the defending champions reeling at 9-6 on the year. Go on a 15-game winning streak, spanning the playoffs, for a fourth Super Bowl visit and third title in five seasons, plus a 9-0 start to their 2024 campaign.

Mahomes missed out on a third league MVP award to Lamar Jackson last year, while he will be overlooked again in 2024, with Saquon Barkley, Josh Allen and possibly Jackson favored again over Mahomes, who just jobs enters the top 10 of the league. both passing yards and touchdowns among quarterbacks this season.

BUT, this is a Chiefs offense that is limping along without its usual array of offensive weapons to aid Mahomes’ genius, and it still has a ninth straight division title, a number surpassed only by the great dynasty of the New England Patriots (2009-2019) of the 21st century.

Also, Mahomes is at his best in the clutch. Just like when Kansas City’s losing streak was snapped late last year. They made 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.

Now, Mahomes and the Chiefs are aiming for a “three-peat,” something never accomplished in NFL history. Write it at your own risk.