Arrowhead Pride
Chiefs headlines for Wednesday, July 16
Focus shifts to Trent McDuffie’s contract
Ranking best NFL teams since 2000: Top 25 over past 25 years | ESPN
9. 2019 Kansas City Chiefs (15-4)
Fate: Won Super Bowl LIV over 49ers 31-20
Offense: 96th percentile
Defense: 74th percentile
The ultimate “No lead is safe” team, the Chiefs simply broke competitors’ hearts. Their playoff run quickly became legendary. Down 24-0 against the Texans within 20 minutes, Kansas City promptly scored the next 41 points and won by multiple touchdowns. In the AFC title game, the Titans went up 10-0 in the first quarter before the Chiefs answered back, with a Patrick Mahomes scramble before halftime giving them a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Then, having struggled for most of the Super Bowl against the 49ers, the Chiefs converted a third-and-15 for 44 yards and scored three touchdowns in the final 6:13, speeding away from yet another deficit with what ended up as a relatively comfortable victory.
Kansas City wasn’t always playing from behind, of course. One year removed from Mahomes’ stunning 2018 season and an overtime loss to the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game, the Chiefs won six games by two touchdowns or more. They were one of three teams to beat a 14-win Ravens squad that missed out on the top 25 only by virtue of immediately losing at home in the postseason. The Chiefs topped a Patriots team in New England that fielded one of the best defenses of the last quarter century. They avoided both teams in the AFC bracket when they lost to the Titans, a 9-7 squad that rode Derrick Henry to a deep playoff run.
Chiefs teammate hails Travis Kelce’s mentorship ahead of new season | Marca
His generosity has left a lasting impression inside the Chiefs’ locker room as well. Defensive end George Karlaftis, who has developed into a standout player since joining the team three seasons ago, recently named Kelce his favorite teammate for the kind of person he is.
“Travis Kelce. Salt of the earth kind of guy and a great person. I look up to him as a mentor,” Karlaftis said.
Kelce’s charitable reach goes far beyond his own foundation. He’s also contributed autographed items to the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help fulfill the dreams of critically ill children, and he’s been involved in raising funds for domestic violence shelters, particularly those that provide safe spaces for women, children, and pets affected by abuse.
CB - Trent McDuffie
Kansas City Chiefs · Age: 24
Few corners blanket receivers better than McDuffie, who posted one of the best tight-window percentages (33.3%) at the position (minimum of 400 coverage snaps) last season, per NGS. The rest of his statistical picture isn’t quite as impressive, but as...
