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Chiefs' 2025 'Standard' Doesn't Change After Super Bowl Blowout
Chiefs' 2025 'Standard' Doesn't Change After Super Bowl Blowout originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Kansas City Chiefs are no longer seen as surefire Super Bowl contenders, unlike they were in previous years, following the beatdown at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles. Advertisement With question marks on the offensive line and at receiver, coupled with Travis Kelce's ability to bounce back in his 13th season, some have jumped off the Chiefs' bandwagon, thinking this team is no longer what it used to be. However, just because that is the feeling, it doesn't mean the standards we expect from them have changed. For former NFL receiver Harry Douglas, despite last year's failure, the standards must remain just as high as ever. "The standard in Kansas City is Super Bowl or bust," Douglas said on ESPN's GetUp. "So if they do not win a Super Bowl, yes, that season is a failure. That's not saying Patrick Mahomes as a quarterback is a failure, we understand his body of work, but the only thing they're searching for, especially coming off a loss last year in the Super Bowl, where Mahomes got sacked six times, yes, it is deemed a failure. If they don't win the Super Bowl in Kansas City, it's a failure." Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15).Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Is it really Super Bowl or bust? Advertisement We think so. There is still ample talent on this roster on both sides of the ball that gives us confidence in picking the Chiefs to make the playoffs, and as we know, once there, the shadow of Mahomes and Co. looms large over every other AFC team. Some aren't sold on the Chiefs in 2025, but despite that, winning the Super Bowl remains the only standard by which we can measure their success. Yes, the roster might not be as potent, and last year's Super Bowl loss might have tarnished their aura, but the standard that we and everyone hold them to means that anything other than a Super Bowl win will be seen as a colossal failure in the 2025 season. Advertisement Related: Smart-Enough Travis Kelce Takes Good-Natured Needle From Chiefs Coach Related: Denver Broncos Believe They're Better Than Dynastic Kansas City Chiefs in AFC West Rivalry This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 25, 2025, where it first appeared.
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15-06-2025
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Former NFL Executive Says Pittsburgh Steelers Will Be 'Irrelevant' By Thanksgiving
Former NFL Executive Says Pittsburgh Steelers Will Be 'Irrelevant' By Thanksgiving originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Pittsburgh Steelers are going all-in for 2025, as showcased by signing 42-year old quarterback Aaron Rodgers, coming off a less-than-successful tenure with the New York Jets. Advertisement Another former Jet, a front office member, doesn't have high hopes for Rodgers' tenure in Pittsburgh. Former Jets general manager and current ESPN analyst Mike Tannenbaum had a bold prediction on Thursday, stating that Rodgers and the Steelers would be irrelevant by Thanksgiving. "I'll make a bold prediction, Greeny. I think Aaron Rodgers is gonna be irrelevant by Thanksgiving. Irrelevant," Tannenbaum said on ESPN's Get Up on Thursday morning.. "A non-playoff team, a 42-year-old quarterback who's a legend that's going off into the sunset. ... And I think by the end of this season we're going to be talking about a massive transition." Tannenbaum's take was not one that his ESPN colleague, former NFL wideout Harry Douglas, could get behind. "Yeah, this is one of the craziest things I think I've ever heard Mike Tannenbaum say. When you look at, for the last five years, the Pittsburgh Steelers have never been irrelevant (around) Thanksgiving. So I just think it's insane," Douglas said. Advertisement The Steelers open the season against Rodgers and Tannenbaum's former team the Jets, followed by their home opener against the Seattle Seahawks, who traded their star wide receiver DK Metcalf to the Steelers this offseason. Pittsburgh then travels up to New England to take on the Patriots, then head overseas to match up with the Minnesota Vikings in Dublin. ... all part of a march away from - it is hoped - irrelevance. Related: Early Reviews Are in on Steelers' New Connection Related: Antonio Brown Wanted on Attempted Murder Charge, Per Report This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
