Yesterday I gave you 10 reasons the Eagles are in the big game. Today we move on to the Chiefs. They are headed to their 3rd in a row in case you didn’t know and their second against the Eagles.

10. Taylor Swift Voodoo

Look what you made me do. Blaming Taylor’s popularity for the Chiefs success. You need to calm down. I don’t want us to have Bad Blood over this, so Don’t blame me. I don’t know why so many are afraid of little old Taylor. Her relationship with Travis has turned the Chiefs into Anti-hero’s. I guess it is just Karma. I knew you were trouble when you started to blame Taylor for the NFL wanting the Chiefs to win. Regardless of whether there is any truth to any of it, I will say what the Chiefs are accomplishing is beyond my wildest dreams. And now the Chiefs are on the verge of a 3 peat. Are you ready for it?

9. Trading Tyreek

Tyreek is an incredible talent and will always be a Chiefs hero for helping us win the Super Bowl. But in 2021, he got a little selfish. He complained about not getting the ball enough even though he had more targets than ever before. In the offseason he wanted to be the highest paid receiver and really wanted to be the main guy. He knew that would never happen with Pat and Travis in the picture. So he left for Miami where he was the focal point and he had an epic season. Meanwhile the Chiefs used the draft capital to build a defense and went on to win back to back Super Bowls and is heading back to their 3rd in a row. At least Tyreek isn’t bitter. Oh wait…

8. Post training camp pick ups and trades

Right before the season, the Chiefs signed JuJu and Perine. Both played important roles during the season in certain games. Pacheco got hurt and so they got Kareem off the couch. When the passing game wasn’t going great, they went out and traded for Hopkins who didn’t do anything in the playoffs but made some big plays during the season especially early on. In some of the biggest moments in the biggest game last week, these guys came through. Kareem had a touchdown and led the team in rushing. JuJu had 2 catches on 3 targets for 60 yards and 2 first downs. And Perine didn’t do anything until he caught the game clinching catch and gained 17 yards when we needed 9. Veach’s ability to get guys who don’t have to be stars but can help us when it matters most, is incredible.

7. The Refs

Yup, it is all about the refs. We wouldn’t be here without them. Sure we were in the middle of the pack in penalties this year. But who cares about facts. Sure, we wouldn’t have beat the Ravens if the refs hadn’t called Isaiah Likely out of bounds in game 1. Oh wait, they called it a touchdown and reviewed it and then called him out because you know…he was out of bounds. But then the next week in the Bengals game, the refs were cheating for the Chiefs obviously. That’s why on a big 4th down late in the game, they called a penalty…on the Chiefs for illegal hands to the face which negated a first down for the Chiefs. Then when they replayed the down, they called an obvious pass interference on the Bengals. Because you know…it is rigged. The refs shouldn’t call obvious penalties on the opposing team. Total favoritism. Later against the Falcons the refs did miss a PI call in the end zone against us. Refs never miss calls on other teams, just ask Sam Darnold and his facemask against the Rams. The worst part of that Falcons missed call was it was the last play of the game. Wait, no it wasn’t. But it was the last time the Falcons touched the ball. Wait, no it wasn’t. In fact the very next Falcons drive, they were aided by a terrible pi call against McDuffie. But they didn’t score so obviously it is rigged for the Chiefs. But Jeff, all that happened in the regular season. The Refs really cheat for the Chiefs in the playoffs. That is why they called those two terrible penalties in the Texans game. Sure they looked like hits to the head in full speed. But keyboard warriors at home watching from multiple angles saw that they clearly weren’t. Well, I mean there was minor contact to the head. But it was weak so it shouldn’t be called. Troy Aikman was upset about it so we should all be upset about it. And that is why the Texans lost. It had nothing to do with giving up 8 sacks, missing 3 kicks and only scoring 1 touchdown. Then last week, the refs rigged the game for the Bills. They called the Xavier Worthy play a catch when the ball clearly hit the ground. I mean, by rule it is a catch because he had control and the ball didn’t move but who cares about that. Also, the Chiefs would have had a first down anyway and the Bills at this point hadn’t shown much chance of stopping them and the Chiefs probably would have ran a lot more clock while scoring and then the Bills wouldn’t have been able to score their td right before the half. But hey, its rigged. Then later in the game the Bills had a 4th and short and they ran the Allen sneak that really hadn’t worked well all game the 4 times they ran it earlier. From one ref’s angle it didn’t look like he got it. And from the other it looked like he did. But they went with the guy who’s viewpoint he didn’t look like he got it. And then they reviewed it and didn’t overturn it. Rigged! Cheaters! And on the very last play of the game too. Oh wait, there was 13 minutes left and the Bills got the ball twice more and scored a td but then got stopped on a 4th and 5 and then couldn’t stop the Chiefs when it mattered most. The refs made that happen. Never mind the fact that the refs missed a face mask on Hollywood on our first drive of the 3rd quarter that would have put us in easy field goal range or on our next drive they called a terrible false start that made it 3rd and 15 when it was clearly offsides which would have put us at 3rd and 5. But hey, we get all the calls and stuff. I can’t wait to see what the refs do to win the game during the Super Bowl.

6. Special Teams

No team is better at all 3 phases. The Chiefs block kicks, rarely miss field goals, punt the ball well and consistently have good returns. All 3 phases is why they have arrived at their 3rd straight championship.

5. In Spags we trust!

Spags has had a great run with this defense. They aren’t perfect but he seems to dial up the exact right call at the exact right moment. He’s been awesome. As Mina Kimes on ESPN said, someone might have to take one for the team to and hire Spags as their head coach so the Chiefs stop winning.

4. One Score games

Almost all Chiefs games are close. Which is great for them. They are 12-0 on the year in one score games. And have won 17 in a row one score games. They get everyone’s best shot but they have answered the call time and time again.

3. Embrace the Chase but don’t focus on it

The Chiefs know what is at stake with the opportunity to be the first 3 peat. At the same time they have built a culture that is great and focuses on one game at a time. They don’t run from the greatness but they know what it takes to be great is to do the job that is right in front of you. They have one more job to do.

2. Andy Reid

Andy is one of the greatest coaches of all time. As of late, he seems to always pull the right play call at the exact right time. Whether it is running the option play we haven’t run all year to get Kareem a td in the first quarter and then turning around and running it again to get Pat a td in the 4th quarter. Or saving their number 1 got to have it play for the game clinching play when they threw it to Perine on 3rd and 9. Andy dials it up time and time again.

1. The Patrick Price

Pat is the greatest quarterback in the league and always gets better as the season goes on and is at his best in the playoffs. He is 17-3 in the playoffs second only to Tom Brady in wins. He has only lost one playoff game in regulation. And everyone knows when you go against the Chiefs…you got to pay the Patrick Price.