Arrowheadlines: To maintain their dynasty, the Chiefs will need to bring in additional talent
The Chiefs’ most important player during this initial phase of their dynasty, aside from Mahomes, is Kelce. Jones and Hill, who have now been absent for two seasons, receive honorable mentions.
The Chiefs must quickly begin planning for life without Jones, Kelce, or both, even though Kansas City would like to have Jones return rather than allow him to leave in free agency.
The Chiefs appear to have identified two of the key players of the upcoming class in Rice and second-year running back Isiah Pacheco, but they still need more.
Reid characterized the success of this Super Bowl in terms of the development required to get there from that interview platform in Las Vegas.
1. Chiefs of Kansas City (4): All doubts regarding whether they represent the NFL’s newest dynasty have been fully dispelled.
And if they manage to become the first to accomplish a triple crown,? That might be a buzz machine like none other. Next up, though, is for Kansas City to decide whether to retain DT Chris Jones and CB L’Jarius Sneed.
They will also probably have to think about how to acquire another weapon for three-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal was informed by NGCB senior economic analyst Michael Lawton that the high betting amount was aided by a number of factors, including the fact that the Kansas City Chiefs were the defending champions, the game was being played in Las Vegas, which attracted spectators to the city to partake in the experience, and the fact that the San Francisco 49ers were from the No. 2 feeder market for Las Vegas.
Remember that these numbers only apply to wagers made in Nevada. We anticipate seeing statistics over the following several days and weeks highlighting records around the nation for the Super Bowl and the month of February, as sports betting is allowed in 38 states and Washington, D.C.
It appears that New Jersey and New York break monthly records when it comes to sports betting. Even though these two states have much larger annual gaming receipts than the rest of the nation, the remaining nine states in the top ten still manage billions of dollars in gaming revenue.
It’s amazing that the San Francisco 49ers, rather than Kansas City, were selected by Vegas as the 2017 Super Bowl favorites.
Yes, we are aware that no team has ever won the Super Bowl three times in a row, but after these playoffs, haven’t we learned our lesson from dismissing Mahomes?
Mahomes is the one who can make it happen. On this one, though, I tend to agree with Vegas—many things need to go perfectly once again for the Chiefs to hoist the Lombardi at the conclusion of a third consecutive season. Next year, I’ll pick the Los Angeles Rams vs. Baltimore Ravens for the Super Bowl.
Possibly no Chief deserved a larger raise this season than Sneed, whose rugged perimeter play (career-high 14 pass deflections) led teammate Justin Reid to declare him the most underappreciated defender in Kansas City, worthy of an All-Pro selection.
While the Chiefs would undoubtedly welcome him back, they might rather let Sneed test the market, like they did with Charvarius Ward before him, given that Trent McDuffie is also a rising cornerback. Many more clubs will show a profitable interest.
Projected: Signs a three-year, $48 million contract with the Raiders of Las Vegas
Analysis: Chris Jones is still among the most dominant interior defenders, despite turning 30 in July.
Despite missing the whole training camp and the season’s opening game in the hopes of signing a new deal, he finished with 10.5 sacks, good for 12th place among all defenders in pressure.
In addition, Jones played on the edge for about half of his defensive snaps, which increased his versatility and worth. Despite being double-teamed more than any other defensive tackle in 2023, he had the second-highest pass rush victory rate.
