Super Bowl Winners Kansas City On Road To Football Dynasty

The parallels are unmistakable A trainer who draws the right conclusions and makes decisions in seemingly hopeless moments.

A quarterback who defies adversity and is there when he's needed most, the Kansas City Chiefs are well on their way to becoming the next football dynasty in the National Football League (NFL) Because they have everything it takes to do it.

Have everyone who is important for this And now, after making it to the finals for the third time in four years, they have triumphed in the Super Bowl for the second time.

Head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady racked up six NFL titles with the New England Patriots between 2002 and 2019, a tally unmatched in such a short span of time to this day But will she remain so? Not excluded, that Kansas City will approach that mark in the years to come.

After all, in the spectacular 38:35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night, head coach Andy Reid showed that even at the age of 64 - making him the fourth-oldest nfl coach to ever win a Super Bowl - is able to reinvent himself a bit, working with his assistants to come up with a new plan in minutes to play against one of football's best teams and their strong defense And quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who was voted MVP at this year's Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, has shown he's learned from his past mistakes.

Reid reflected after defeat To better understand these connections, a look back at the Super Bowl 2021 helps The Chiefs met the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Quarterback Brady, who had just left the Patriots for Florida.

Brady did what he had done for most of his career: he delivered consistently and consistently well, unperturbed by any noise But Mahomes weakened, let himself be thrown out of the concept and made: mistakes.

He lost this game with his team and his coach, also because Reid didn't know how to counter Tampa Bay's aggressive defensive tactically Mahomes has been tripped three times, hit hard by an opponent eight times and pressured to miss shots a total of 29 times; once he lost the ball, twice one of his passes was intercepted.

The Chiefs lost 9:31 A crushing defeat that made the team in Kansas City think and especially made its coach think.

Should that have been it? Should he make room for another coach with more leisure or strength for the challenges ahead, more fresh ideas? Reid thought Then made a decision: He stayed.

He changed his staff, got support and new input With Mahomes he worked even more intensively, even more precisely, even more persistently.

After a 2021/2022 season in which the Chiefs played promisingly again, but were eliminated in the play-off semifinals, the next big success followed on Sunday (local time) in the final against the Eagles, Super Bowl winners from 2018 It was also a personal satisfaction for Reid and Mahomes, the team from Philadelphia had brought along the plan for the duel with Kansas City pretty much exactly, like the Buccaneers two years ago: with a lot of pressure on the defensive line, disrupt quarterback Mahomes, force him to make frivolous and hasty decisions, even score points with a varied offensive game score points.

This plan, chosen by Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni, once an assistant to Reid at the Chiefs when he took over in 2013 after his release from the Eagles in Kansas City, initially seemed to work Philadelphia dominated the game in front of around 72,000 spectators, whose fans, who had a clear acoustic advantage, were already celebrating at the break as if they had secured the title.

But then came Andy Reid's moment At half-time, the score was 14:24 from his team's point of view, and he drew the right conclusions.

He changed the offensive concept, away from more middle-distance throws, for example to tight end Travis Kelce or wide, risky passes that take a lot of time to develop successfully on the field, towards throws over shorter distances and many runs He adjusted the positional play of his offensive line, which in any case never once allowed the Eagles to bring Mahomes down in this Super Bowl, in a few places.

With more forward pressure, the protectors gave their quarterback more time and calm, which he knew how to use: 14 points in the first half led Kansas City to 24 in the second half, including 17 in the final quarter And Reid adapted his defensive scheme to the brisk appearance of the Eagles and in particular their outstanding quarterback Jalen Hurts: tighter spaces, more active man coverage on passes into the end zone.

Co-trainer Eric Bieniemy later described it as a “damn good job” Reid spoke of "adjustments that we have to make as coaches".

It wasn't about additional motivation for him, "but about straightening out a few things" All of this played into Mahomes' hands on this sunny afternoon and almost cloudless evening in the Arizona desert.

He followed Reid's lead, staying calm, reacting calmly, even in situations where Philadelphia's defensemen did get close to him Even an ankle injury just before the break didn't throw him off track.

None of his passes were intercepted, 21 of 27 shots landed on target In doing so, he not only laid the foundation for his second Super Bowl victory with the Chiefs, secured the kicker Harrison Butker with a field goal four seconds before the end, but showed great maturity in the biggest game of his sport; a step to true greatness in the NFL and now as the youngest quarterback to ever start in three Super Bowls.

The previous record holder? Tom Brady "Having lost this Super Bowl (2021, ed.

) makes me appreciate being here as a champion even more," Mahomes later said "Pat" showed an "inner strength" in this game that he admires, coach Reid praised his playmaker.

And himself? Smiles happily for the cameras after the final whistle The joy of having done it, but also to have proven it to everyone and above all: to have proved himself once again, seemed to literally radiate out of him.

Would he now, after this triumph, consider to retire, Reid was asked immediately after the final whistle His answer followed promptly, he didn't have to think long.

"I'm pretty good at what I do," he said with a sly smile "I think if they want me to stay here, I'll stay.

" Mahomes, who has a contract with the Chiefs until 2031, was sitting right next to his coach When he heard his answer, he cheered and called, freely translated, into the microphone: "That's exactly what I wanted to hear!" sat there right next to his trainer.

When he heard his answer, he cheered and called, freely translated, into the microphone: "That's exactly what I wanted to hear!" sat there right next to his trainer When he heard his answer, he cheered and called, freely translated, into the microphone: "That's exactly what I wanted to hear!".