5 reasons Chiefs can win the Super Bowl this year
The defending NFL champions have added depth and look very dangerous.
From a 4-0 start to four losses in six games to an unbeaten finish that featured come-from-behind postseason wins over the Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers. The Kansas City Chiefs got back to the Super Bowl for the first time since they and the Minnesota Vikings played in the final game prior to the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. And just like that day in New Orleans, the club would emerge victorious and now bring a nine-game overall winning streak into 2020.
The last time a team repeated as NFL champions was in 2003 and 2004, when the New England Patriots turned the trick. Andy Reid’s team looks primed for another big year. There have been a few changes to the roster and most of that in regards to adding some seasoned veterans for depth. So how can the Chiefs win another Super Bowl? Let us count the ways starting with…
5. Rookie RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire has an immediate impact
In his two seasons with the Chiefs, running back Damien Williams has been a postseason demon. Five playoff games with Andy Reid’s club has added up to 5340 yards from scrimmage and 10 touchdowns. But the one-time member of the Miami Dolphins has opted out for 2020.
This means it is very fortunate that the defending Super Bowl champions used the final pick in the first round of April’s draft on versatile Clyde Edwards-Helaire, a talented member of the national champion LSU Tigers.
“I think when you get to know him, he reminds me of Eric Bieniemy when Eric was young,” said Reid to Charles Goldman of ChiefsWire.com. “I had him in Philadelphia toward the end of his career there. But I competed against him, we all did, we all saw that from Missouri and Kansas when he played at Colorado.”
And the head coach sees similarities with the young performer. “He’s wired that same way, where he’s mature for his age. He’s smart, he’s tough and he shows that — the veteran players see it and then he’s got skill…This is a demanding position in the best league there is in the world. He’ll have to adjust to that, but he sure is wired right to do that.”
Of course, Bieniemy is Reid’s offensive coordinator. And that makes for a fascinating storyline as well as the opportunity for a rookie to shine.