5 reasons Chiefs can win the Super Bowl this year

1. Defense picks up where it left off in 2019

In 2018, the Kansas City Chiefs rolled up an impressive 565 points. It was the third-highest single-season scoring total in NFL history. But Andy Reid’s team also allowed 421 points during the regular season, just over 26 per game. And the inability to get off the field in the AFC title game loss to the Patriots was costly indeed.

Ten games into 2019, it was hard to tell whether the decision to part ways with defensive coordinator Bob Sutton and hire Steve Spagnuolo and his 4-3 scheme. Kansas City’s defense also did look much better than the previous season’s unit. In those 10 outings, the club allowed 239 points and 28 offensive touchdowns. In their final nine total outings, Reid’s squad surrendered just 15 offensive TDs and only 144 points.

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This is a club better known for its offensive stars in quarterback Patrick Mahomes, wideouts Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watkins and prolific tight end Travis Kelce. The latter just re-upped for big money this week according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport (via NFL.com’s Kevin Patra). But it was the steady improvement of Kansas City’s defense, led by team MVP Tyrann Mathieu and now highly-paid Chris Jones (via Patra) that now makes this an even scarier football team.