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Thursday, September 4, 2025

2025 Projected NFL Standings, Playoff Results, and Super Bowl

Here’s my 2025 projected NFL standings, playoff results, and Super Bowl matchup, as well as the winner in my opinion.


NFL Standings

AFC East:
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
New England Patriots

AFC North:
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns

AFC South:
Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Indianapolis Colts

AFC West:
Kansas City Chiefs
Denver Broncos
Los Angeles Chargers
Las Vegas Raiders

NFC East:
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Commanders
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants

NFC North:
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Bears

NFC South:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints

NFC West:
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Arizona Cardinals

NFL Playoffs

AFC Playoff Picture:
1. Kansas City Chiefs
2. Buffalo Bills
3. Baltimore Ravens
4. Houston Texans
5. Denver Broncos
6. Los Angeles Chargers
7. Cincinnati Bengals
 
NFC Playoff Picture:
1. Philadelphia Eagles
2. Los Angeles Rams
3. Detroit Lions
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5. Washington Commanders
6. Green Bay Packers
7. San Francisco 49ers
 
AFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. Buffalo Bills defeat 7. Cincinnati Bengals
3. Baltimore Ravens defeat 6. Los Angeles Chargers
4. Houston Texans defeat 5. Denver Broncos
 
AFC Divisional Playoffs:
2. Buffalo Bills defeat 3. Baltimore Ravens
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 4. Houston Texans
 
AFC Championship Playoff:
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 2. Buffalo Bills
 
NFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. Los Angeles Rams defeat 7. San Francisco 49ers
3. Detroit Lions defeat 6. Green Bay Packers
5. Washington Commanders defeat 4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 
NFC Divisional Playoffs:
1. Philadelphia Eagles defeat 5. Washington Commanders
3. Detroit Lions defeat 2. Los Angeles Rams
 
NFC Championship Playoff:
1. Philadelphia Eagles defeat 3. Detroit Lions
 
Super Bowl

1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 1. Philadelphia Eagles
 
Hopefully the Chiefs show up and play pissed off this time!

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Super Bowl LIX Reaction


 


There’s not much of a reaction to be had…

The Chiefs simply just didn’t show up! They thought they were going to turn it on at the end and the Eagles would just roll over, allowing them to coast to victory. It’s how they’ve been playing for the last 2 or 3 years.

Thursday, September 5, 2024

2024 Projected NFL Standings, Playoff Results, and Super Bowl

Here’s my 2024 projected NFL standings, playoff results, and Super Bowl matchup, as well as the winner in my opinion.

NFL Standings

 

AFC East:
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
New England Patriots

AFC North:
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC South:
Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Indianapolis Colts
Tennessee Titans

AFC West:
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Las Vegas Raiders
Denver Broncos

NFC East:
Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas Cowboys
Washington Commanders
New York Giants

NFC North:
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Bears

NFC South:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints
Carolina Panthers

NFC West:
San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks
Arizona Cardinals

NFL Playoffs
AFC Playoff Picture:
1. Kansas City Chiefs
2. Baltimore Ravens
3. Buffalo Bills
4. Houston Texans
5. Miami Dolphins
6. Cincinnati Bengals
7. Cleveland Browns

NFC Playoff Picture:
1. San Francisco 49ers
2. Philadelphia Eagles
3. Detroit Lions
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5. Dallas Cowboys
6. Green Bay Packers
7. Los Angeles Rams

AFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. Baltimore Ravens defeat 7. Cleveland Browns
6. Cincinnati Bengals defeat 3. Buffalo Bills
5. Miami Dolphins defeat 4. Houston Texans

AFC Divisional Playoffs:
2. Baltimore Ravens defeat 5. Miami Dolphins
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 6. Cincinnati Bengals

AFC Championship Playoff:
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 2. Baltimore Ravens

NFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. Philadelphia Eagles defeat 7. Los Angeles Rams
3. Detroit Lions defeat 6. Green Bay Packers
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat 5. Dallas Cowboys

NFC Divisional Playoffs:
1. San Francisco 49ers defeat 4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3. Detroit Lions defeat 2. Philadelphia Eagles

NFC Championship Playoff:
1. San Francisco 49ers defeat 3. Detroit Lions

Super Bowl
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 1. San Francisco 49ers

I realize my predictions for the last 5 years have gotten redundant picking my hometown Kansas City Chiefs for the Super Bowl, and the 49ers, or Philadelphia Eagles as their opponents. But the fact of the matter is, anyone who follows the game religiously will tell you the Chiefs, the Niners, and the Eagles are 3 of the best, and youngest teams in the entire league over the last 5 years.

And the Chiefs biggest competition in winning the conference to get to the Super Bowl year in and year out for the last 5 or 6 years has been the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, and more recently the Miami Dolphins in that order. We seem to play those 4 teams in epic games that decide seeding, home-field advantage, and conference championships. All 4 teams are talented, and young, so that’s why they’re consistently good over a period of time. When teams that have been together a long time get older their championship window closes, and these 4 teams have a long and wide-open window of potential success, along with the Chiefs.

Monday, February 12, 2024

Super Bowl LVIII Reaction

Even though this year was a bit rocky, I feel like we backed into the matchup of the 2 best teams in the league this year.

I feel like the NFC is the weaker conference with San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Dallas being the front runners easily in that exact order.

The AFC is a stronger conference because everybody’s got a Quarterback.

The Chiefs as the defending champions should’ve been a lot stronger during the season, but coasted their way through the season. But they ultimately ended up where they should have been, and with the outcome most expected them to have, as being Super Bowl champions back-to-back.

They just had way too many distractions. Taylor Swift, Wide Receiver issues, penalties and/or injuries by the Offensive Tackles. We should have beat teams by 50, but we still won the biggest game of the year. So, as Brett Veach said at the rally, if this is what an off year looks like then I’ll take it.

For the 1st three quarters of the game, we basically played like we have all year. Pacheco runs the ball, we rely on our strong defense, while Butker is the only player that scores for most of the 2nd half, and Tommy Townsend our Punter helps us play field position.

I knew it was going to be back and forth all game when both of the star Running Backs for each team fumbled the ball which neither do very often. And then the 49ers busted out trick plays like a throwback pass to Christian McCaffrey for the only touchdown of the 1st half.

Freak occurrences started to happen. Greenlaw tears his ACL hopping up and down on the sidelines and then running onto the field before the trick pass!? The muffed punt by the Niners that really turned the game in the Chiefs favor in the 2nd half. The touchdown pass, right afterwards. The Chiefs offense looked like the highflying offense we are used to for a moment, but they still couldn’t punch it in for touchdowns on a regular basis until overtime. The Niners kept sacking Mahomes, we took the points with Butker, and Mooney matched Butker field goal for field goal for a little while. Mahomes picked up a few key 1st downs with his legs, even though he’s not the fastest guy. 

And then, like MeCole Hardman, we ALL blacked out from excitement after the game-winning touchdown. The same MeCole Hardman, who did absolutely nothing during his 1st go around with the Chiefs, and was shipped to the Jets, comes back and becomes a Super Bowl hero.

Thursday, September 7, 2023

2023 Projected NFL Standings, Playoff Results, and Super Bowl


Here’s my 2023 projected NFL standings, playoff results, and Super Bowl matchup, as well as the winner in my opinion.

NFL Standings


AFC East:
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
New England Patriots

AFC North:
Cincinnati Bengals
Baltimore Ravens
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns

AFC South:
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Indianapolis Colts
Houston Texans

AFC West:
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders

NFC East:
Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Washington Commanders

NFC North:
Minnesota Vikings
Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears

NFC South:
New Orleans Saints
Carolina Panthers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Atlanta Falcons

NFC West:
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Los Angeles Rams
Arizona Cardinals

NFL Playoffs
 
AFC Playoff Picture:
1. Kansas City Chiefs
2. Buffalo Bills
3. Cincinnati Bengals
4. Jacksonville Jaguars
5. Miami Dolphins
6. Los Angeles Chargers
7. Baltimore Ravens

NFC Playoff Picture:
1. Philadelphia Eagles
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. 
Minnesota Vikings
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Dallas Cowboys
6. Seattle Seahawks
7. 
Green Bay Packers

AFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. Buffalo Bills defeat 7. Baltimore Ravens
3. Cincinnati Bengals defeat 6. Los Angeles Chargers
5. Miami Dolphins defeat 4. Jacksonville Jaguars

AFC Divisional Playoffs:
3. Cincinnati Bengals defeat 2. Buffalo Bills
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 5. 
Miami Dolphins

AFC Championship Playoff:
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 3. Cincinnati Bengals

NFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. San Francisco 49ers defeat 7. Green Bay Packers
3. 
Minnesota Vikings defeat 6. Seattle Seahawks
5. Dallas Cowboys defeat 4. New Orleans Saints

NFC Divisional Playoffs:
1. Philadelphia Eagles defeat 5. Dallas Cowboys
2. San Francisco 49ers defeat 3. 
Minnesota Vikings

NFC Championship Playoff:
1. Philadelphia Eagles defeat 2. San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl

1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 1.Philadelphia Eagles

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Super Bowl LVII Reaction


My initial reaction after watching the Eagles/Chiefs Super Bowl was… That game was back and forth. It was 1 of the more memorable and exciting Super Bowls in recent memory.

Some Super Bowls you know are going to be snoozers because it’s obvious who the dominant team was all year. The other team is the Cinderella story that no one saw coming. They’re just happy to be there.

Other Super Bowls, you do get the true 2 best teams in the league all year who battle it out for 3 hours. That was this year for sure.

I know this is going to sound blasphemous for a minute, but I felt like Jalen Hurts actually outplayed Patrick Mahomes in the 1st half. I felt like the defense kept the Chiefs in the game. For example, Nick Bolton’s fumble return on the Quarterback Draw in the 1st half.

And speaking of the Quarterback running, how many times did Jalen Hurts Quarterback Sneak? I lost count after about the 6th or 7th time.

Our newly built Offensive Line held up pretty well against the Eagles Defensive Line, who is considered the best in the NFL. Which they did not do against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a few years ago.

Much like any other Kansas Citian, I held my breath when Patrick Mahomes was crawling around on his hands and knees like I do at home, after being tackled around his bad ankle. Luckily, Super Bowl halftime’s double what it is in the normal regular-season (15 minutes most games, and 30 minutes during the Super Bowl). So, it gave him time to do whatever he needed to do to heal up.

I felt like the Chiefs offense got it together more in the 2nd half. The defense was able to hold them to field goals in the 2nd half also. That helps. Against high-powered offenses, like the Chiefs you can’t settle for field goals, and can’t punt the football. That’s why the Chiefs nor Eagles really punted the football, or kicked a lot of field goals. The flow of the game was geared toward whoever has the ball last will probably score, and win.

Finally, Harrison Butker hasn’t been his clutch self this year. He’s still good, but has his moments. He clanked one off the goal post. But drilled it at the end when it mattered most for the win.

Thursday, September 8, 2022

2022 Projected NFL Standings, Playoff Results, and Super Bowl

 


Here’s my 2022 projected NFL standings, playoff results, and Super Bowl matchup, as well as the winner in my opinion.

NFL Standings

AFC East:
Buffalo Bills
New England Patriots
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets

AFC North:
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns

AFC South:
Tennessee Titans
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Houston Texans

AFC West:
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders

NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys
Washington Commanders
Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants

NFC North:
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears

NFC South:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New Orleans Saints
Carolina Panthers
Atlanta Falcons

NFC West:
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49ers
Arizona Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks

NFL Playoffs

AFC Playoff Picture:
1. Kansas City Chiefs
2. Buffalo Bills
3. Baltimore Ravens
4. Tennessee Titans
5. Los Angeles Chargers
6. Cincinnati Bengals
7. Denver Broncos

NFC Playoff Picture:
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2. Los Angeles Rams
3. Green Bay Packers
4. Dallas Cowboys
5. New Orleans Saints
6. San Francisco 49ers
7. Arizona Cardinals
 
AFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. Buffalo Bills defeat 7. Denver Broncos
3. Baltimore Ravens defeat 6. Cincinnati Bengals
5. Los Angeles Chargers defeat 4. Tennessee Titans
 
AFC Divisional Playoffs:
3. Baltimore Ravens defeat 2. Buffalo Bills
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 5. Los Angeles Chargers
 
AFC Championship Playoff:
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 3. Baltimore Ravens
 
NFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. Los Angeles Rams defeat 7. Arizona Cardinals
3. Green Bay Packers defeat 6. San Francisco 49ers
4. Dallas Cowboys defeat 5. New Orleans Saints
 
NFC Divisional Playoffs:
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat 4. Dallas Cowboys
2. Los Angeles Rams defeat 3. Green Bay Packers
 
NFC Championship Playoff:
2. Los Angeles Rams defeat 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 
Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs defeat Los Angeles Rams

*I envision a Super Bowl similar to the Chiefs/Rams Monday night game in 2018. 105 points, over a thousand yards, and it’ll come down to which defense can stop the other team’s offense.

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

2021 Projected NFL Standings, Playoff Results, and Super Bowl


Here’s my 2021 projected NFL standings, playoff results, and Super Bowl matchup, as well as the winner in my opinion.

NFL Standings

AFC East:
Buffalo Bills
New England Patriots
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets

AFC North:
Baltimore Ravens
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals 

AFC South:
Tennessee Titans
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Houston Texans

AFC West:
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders

NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys
Washington Football Team
Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants

NFC North:
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions

NFC South:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New Orleans Saints
Carolina Panthers
Atlanta Falcons

NFC West:
San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks
Arizona Cardinals


NFL Playoffs

AFC Playoff Picture:
1. Kansas City Chiefs
2. Baltimore Ravens
3. Buffalo Bills
4. Tennessee Titans
5. New England Patriots
6. Cleveland Browns
7. Miami Dolphins

NFC Playoff Picture:
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. Green Bay Packers
4. Dallas Cowboys
5. Los Angeles Rams
6. New Orleans Saints
7. Seattle Seahawks
 
AFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. Baltimore Ravens defeat 7. Miami Dolphins
6. Cleveland Browns defeat 3. Buffalo Bills
5. New England Patriots defeat 4. Tennessee Titans
 
AFC Divisional Playoffs:
2. Baltimore Ravens defeat 5. New England Patriots
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 6. Cleveland Browns
 
AFC Championship Playoff:
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 2. Baltimore Ravens
 
NFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. San Francisco 49ers defeat 7. Seattle Seahawks
3. Green Bay Packers defeat 6. New Orleans Saints
5. Los Angeles Rams defeat 4. Dallas Cowboys
 
NFC Divisional Playoffs:
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat 5. Los Angeles Rams
2. San Francisco 49ers defeat 3. Green Bay Packers
 
NFC Championship Playoff:
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat 2. San Francisco 49ers
 

Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs defeat Tampa Bay Buccaneers

*I realize for the last 5 years, I have picked some combination of Chiefs, Saints, Patriots, and Buccaneers.

But to be honest, they are the 4 best teams in the NFL for the last 5 years. The Patriots have been good year in, year out, for the last 20 years.

So with that being said, as someone who’s followed football since he was 6 years old. I’m going with a Chiefs/Buccaneers rematch in the Super Bowl. I feel like the Chiefs rebuilt offensive line will be the key to victory.

Sunday, February 7, 2021

Super Bowl LV Reaction


I’m just floored how much we came out flat, and basically forgot how to play football apparently.

In all seriousness though. The story of this game was injuries. Especially to our Offensive Line. Patrick Mahomes ran the equivalent of 400 yards sideways, and backwards. He had no time to throw. We need to replace them ALL as soon as possible.

With the 1st moves in the off-season being on the Offensive Line. You should then focus on replacing our Linebackers. They were atrocious. That’s why we played Nickel and Dime defense a majority of the time all season.

Don’t get me wrong. We had a great season! But it amazes me that we got this far with glaring weaknesses, due to injuries, COVID, opt outs, and lack of depth.

I have a hard time believing that the Chiefs played great all season, and didn’t think they were going to lay an egg in the most important game of the year. We lit up everybody, but you can only be lucky for so long.

Kudos to the Buccaneers. Their defense stopped our offense. This is why I tell everybody, yeah it looks fun to score 50 points a game, but if you can’t stop anybody, it won’t matter. Defense wins championships. Offense just tells you by how much.

Thursday, September 3, 2020

2020 Projected NFL Standings, Playoff Results, and Super Bowl Matchup



Here’s my 2020 projected NFL standings, playoff results, and Super Bowl matchup, as well as the winner in my opinion.
 
NFL Standings
AFC East:
New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
 
AFC North:
Baltimore Ravens
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals
 
AFC South:
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Tennessee Titans
Jacksonville Jaguars
 
AFC West:
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders
 
NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Football Team
New York Giants
 
NFC North:
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears (Nick Foles should be the starting QB)
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions
 
NFC South:
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carolina Panthers
Atlanta Falcons
 
NFC West:
San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks
Arizona Cardinals
 
NFL Playoffs
AFC Playoff Picture:
1. Kansas City Chiefs
2. Baltimore Ravens
3. New England Patriots
4. Houston Texans
5. Buffalo Bills
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Indianapolis Colts
 
NFC Playoff Picture:
1. New Orleans Saints
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. Green Bay Packers
4. Dallas Cowboys
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6. Los Angeles Rams
7. Seattle Seahawks
 
AFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. Baltimore Ravens defeat 7. Indianapolis Colts
3. New England Patriots defeat 6. Pittsburgh Steelers
5. Buffalo Bills defeat 4. Houston Texans
 
AFC Divisional Playoffs:
3. New England Patriots defeat 2. Baltimore Ravens
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 5. Buffalo Bills
 
AFC Championship Playoff:
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 3. New England Patriots
 
NFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. San Francisco 49ers defeat 7. Seattle Seahawks
3. Green Bay Packers defeat 6. Los Angeles Rams
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat 4. Dallas Cowboys
 
NFC Divisional Playoffs:
1. New Orleans Saints defeat 5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2. San Francisco 49ers defeat 3. Green Bay Packers
 
NFC Championship Playoff:
1. New Orleans Saints defeat 2. San Francisco 49ers
 
Super Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs defeat New Orleans Saints
 
*1st off, I realize this is the 3rd year in a row I picked a Chiefs/Saints Super Bowl. But much like the elusive San Francisco 49ers/Buffalo Bills Super Bowl that never materialized in the nineties, these are the 2 best teams on paper, but then they start playing games, and other teams wither away, or show themselves to be better than projected by year’s end.
 
*Again on paper the Saints look like the obvious representative of the NFC. But will they be able to maintain their usual production, or have they started to decline, and show their deficiencies due to the last couple of fluky and miraculous collapses of the previous few years?

*Being that the 49ers lost last year’s Super Bowl, will they be able to repeat their success, or like most teams that lose the Super Bowl the previous year, will San Francisco have a drastic fall off and find it too difficult to return to the Super Bowl?

*In New England, now that the Brady/Belichick era is over, does that mean that the Patriots dynasty is over? The New England Patriots as of 2001 are considered 1 of the most successful teams of all time, but much like the 49ers dynasty of the eighties and nineties, is this the end of their winning ways? When will the dynasty collapse? I’m not implying that Cam Newton isn’t talented. His skill set just is totally different from Tom Brady. McDaniels and Belichick preferred style is a pocket passer. However, if anyone can get Cam Newton to a Super Bowl by playing within himself, it’s Bill Belichick. He is considered the modern Vince Lombardi after all.

Saturday, May 23, 2020

2020 KC Chiefs Projected Special Teams Post-Draft


2020 KC Chiefs Projected Special Teams Post-Draft in my opinion:

K: Harrison Butker
P: Tyler Newsome
LS: James Winchester
H: Tyler Newsome
KR: MeCole Hardman
PR: Tyreek Hill

Dustin Colquitt was released after 15 years. A MAJOR change on Special Teams. I’m hoping we pick somebody up after pre-season cuts.

Monday, February 3, 2020

Super Bowl LIV Reaction


Finally!!!!...Super Bowl Champs! Yes! I was born in July 1984, and as a student of history in general, I have an appreciation for that which came before me like I lived it. Followed football since I was 6. So being a sports fan, and growing up during the nineties and 1st decade of the 2000s. The Chiefs in the nineties were the winningest team of the decade under Marty Schottenheimer, but couldn’t do anything in the playoffs (all defense and no offense), after, Gunther Cunningham took over. That was abysmal, but I always liked him as the defensive coordinator. In the very early 2000s, Dick Vermeil took over (all offense, and seriously I think defense was outlawed). After that the Kansas City Chiefs were an insult to the sport of football as a whole. Oh my God! The Scott Pioli/Todd Haley/Matt Cassel years. I have no desire to drink, smoke, or do drugs of any kind, but those 3, had I been a lesser willed man, would’ve certainly drove me to it. Haha. Worst team in the league at one point. 1-15. Number 1 overall draft pick the next year (2012), which is our current left tackle’s draft year because we obtained Andy Reid as coach, and he drafted Eric Fisher as his 1st draft pick. 7 years later my rabid fandom, and watching football constantly because I treat it like a job, has finally paid off! #SBLIV