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Kansas City Chiefs' wide reciever Kadarius Toney step into the end zone and scores a touchdown during Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on February 12, 2023. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Win A Super Bowl With This One Weird Trick

Ray Ratto

The Chiefs Wouldn’t Let The Super Bowl Be Anything But Great

Luis Paez-Pumar

Joseph Ossai hits Patrick Mahomes late in the AFC Championship game

The Bengals’ Season Came Down To One Late Hit

xx during an NFL divisional round playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (Michael Owens via AP)

The Hip Drop Tackle Could Be The NFL’s Next Illegal Tackle

Israel Daramola

The Chiefs Are A Machine

Lauren Theisen

The Titans Played Football From 1906 And It Almost Worked

Tom Ley

Patrick Mahomes Did Another Funny Little Pass

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Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Kansas City Chiefs

Joe Burrow Showed Feet

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 30: Defensive end Sam Hubbard #94 of the Cincinnati Bengals tackles quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs late in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 30, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

What Happened To Patrick Mahomes?

The Bengals Have Their Own Story To Tell

Kalyn Kahler

Let’s Remember Some Crazy NFL Finishes That Took Less Than 13 Seconds

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 23: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills walks off the field after being defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs 42-36 in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 23, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

The Six Stages Of NFL Quarterback

Patrick Mahomes Made The Improbable Look Inevitable

That Was A Football Game For All Time

The Chargers Weren’t Quite Ready To Seize Their Moment

Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the second quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs in the game at Nissan Stadium on October 24, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee.

That Couldn’t Have Gone Much Worse For Kansas City

The Ravens Out-Footballed Those Suckers

David Roth

Patrick Mahomes, seen here running away from The Distraction podcast logo.

Podcasts

Talking About The People Who Get Upset About Patrick Mahomes, With Mina Kimes

Tyreek Hill #10 of the Kansas City Chiefs is unable to make a reception

Those Kansas City Drops Were Excruciating

Patrick Mahomes Never Had A Chance

Football Will Always Do What It Did To Patrick Mahomes

Quarterback Chad Henne #4 of the Kansas City Chiefs scrambles against the defense of the Cleveland Browns late in the fourth quarter of the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 17, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri.

One Tackle Has Forced Us All To Thoroughly Discuss Chad Henne

Samer Kalaf

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 reacts after a game winning touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of an NFL game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on November 22, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Praising Patrick Mahomes Doesn’t Get Old

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