The Chiefs could still return to the Super Bowl next season

By: Jake Rajala

It’s safe to say that a large portion of the NFL world believes the Kansas City Chiefs transitioned into the Avengers team at the beginning of Avengers: End Game after Tyreek Hill was delivered to Miami. They may have lost a bit of their Super Bowl 54 pixy dust after Hill departed, but I believe they could absolutely still return to the SB next season. With that said, I’m going to simply untwine three reasons why KC could return to the SB in the 2022-2023 season.

WR talent

Outside of the Chiefs exhibiting a greek god-like character in Travis Kelce, the Chiefs actually brought in a few fascinating WR faces this off-season. JuJu Smith-Schuster will surely look to unveil production similar to his 2018 season as the new WR1. The rookie Skyy Moore can be an excellent YAC player in Andy Reid’s offense. MVS is an excellent deep threat (17.5 career Y/C) and Josh Gordon might be a diamond in the rough, as a low-risk signing ($1.2 million in 2022).

JuJu Smith’s career season in 2018: 111 receptions, 1,426 yds, and 7 touchdowns

Tyreek Hill’s career season in 2018: 87 receptions, 1,479 yds, and 12 touchdowns

RB position

The Chiefs quietly have one of the most talented 1-2 RB tandems in the NFL. I expect Clyde Edwards-Helaire to return fresh (7 missed games last season) and be highly motivated for his third season in the league. Ronald Jones is an upgrade over Jerick “Jet” McKinnon and he should be an x-factor in the Chiefs offense (1,143 all-purpose yds and 8 total touchdowns in 2020). It will be vital that the Chiefs can have a lethal rushing attack in all four quarters against opponents like Cincinnati and Buffalo. R-Jo could have certainly helped the Chiefs bury the Bengals in the recent post-season contest.

Chris Jones

The Chiefs have one of the NFL’s unearthly defensive linemen in Chris Jones. The Chiefs DT has made the Pro Bowl in each of the past three seasons, despite not making the Pro Bowl in his 15.5 sack season (which took place in 2018). I fully expect the soon-to-be 28-year-old Jones to continue to be the biggest stud for the Tyrann Mathieu-less Chiefs defense. If Jones could be joined by a friend in Jadeveon Clowney, it would really be hard for other ascending AFC signal-callers to go blow for blow with Mahomes.