The Chiefs are Super Bowl underdogs against the 49ers. Turns out they kind of like it
The Chiefs are underdogs heading into the Super Bowl against San Francisco, a situation they have rarely experienced in the six years that Patrick Mahomes has been their starting quarterback
By DAVE SKRETTA
Published - Feb 06, 2024, 05:40 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 06, 2024, 05:40 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — For most of the past six years, Patrick Mahomes has had to manufacture the chip that he carries on his shoulder, because the Kansas City Chiefs have been so good for so long that they were almost always expected to win.
That is no longer the case.
During a season in which the Chiefs scuffled along on offense, and at one point lost five of eight games, they went from being the favorite on a weekly basis to something entirely different: an underdog. They became the team that received the points when betting lines came out, rather than giving them up, and that chip on Mahomes' shoulder suddenly appeared on its own.
“It kind of lit a fire under some guys,” Mahomes admitted, “including myself.”
