Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers offense against the Kansas City Chiefs, 2021-22 NFL Wild Card Playoffs.

Chiefs chasing third straight Super Bowl

KC favored despite underwhelming regular season

Bruce Penton

January 13, 2025

Key points from this story:

  • Chiefs are betting favorites for 2025 Super Bowl
  • KC's regular season marked by close victories
  • Lions regaining strength as injuries heal
  • Eagles boast strong offense with Barkley, Hurts
  • Ravens, Vikings, Bills also legitimate contenders
  • Playoff outcomes could hinge on unexpected events

Bookmakers in Las Vegas say the Kansas City Chiefs are the betting favourites to win the 2025 Super Bowl, but coach Andy Reid's team had the most underwhelming regular season of the top five or six playoff contenders.

Even though the Chiefs went 15-2, losing the unimportant last game of the season where quarterback Patrick Mahomes and a number of other regulars did not play, their regular season was coloured with mediocrity. They outscored their opponents by a grand total of 59 points in 17 games, fewer than four points per game. In fact, they won only five games by double figures, but eked out one-, two- or three-point victories on five other occasions.

Supporters say winning is the only thing that matters, and the Chiefs have been good at it the last three years. Two consecutive Super Bowl victories and being favoured for a third is all the proof KC fans need that the end result, not the route taken, is what matters.

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