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Time of India
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Chiefs' 2025 comeback mission begins with Super Bowl heartbreak and Patrick Mahomes' hunger for revenge
Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs lock in on redemption after Super Bowl 59 heartbreak (Getty Images) There's no greater motivator in sports than defeat, and for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, the sting of Super Bowl 59 is still fresh. Despite being one of the most dominant teams in the NFL over the past six years, their brutal 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles has become a moment of reckoning—a humbling defeat that could either signal the end of an era or spark the fire for a legendary comeback. Chiefs turn Super Bowl 59 agony into ammo as Patrick Mahomes plots fiery 2025 resurgence The Chiefs have been the standard-bearers for winning in recent years. Since Mahomes took over as the starter in 2018, Kansas City has secured seven straight AFC West titles and three Super Bowl rings. They were one game away from completing a historic three-peat, only to fall hard on the NFL's grandest stage in New Orleans. That loss not only shattered their dream run but also left many questioning if their dominance was finally coming to an end. Chiefs Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and Select Players Speak with the Media | MAY 29, 2025 Yet, Mahomes isn't dwelling on doubt. Instead, he's turning it into drive. 'Every team's different, and you don't want to miss an opportunity, but when you lose a Super Bowl, I think there's sometimes in those workouts where you may be a little tired, you have that extra added motivation to finish even harder,' Mahomes said. These aren't just words. They reflect a deeper understanding that the fire to reclaim greatness often burns brightest after the toughest losses. "I think it'll be good for us at the end of the day. Looking back, you want to win the game, but a lot of these guys hadn't lost one, hadn't ended the season on a loss, so I'm sure they'll be motivated to go back out there and try to find a way to get to the Super Bowl and win it this year." The Super Bowl defeat wasn't just another loss—it was an emotional body blow. For many of Kansas City's younger stars, like Trent McDuffie, George Karlaftis, and Isiah Pacheco from the 2022 draft class, it was the first time they experienced ending a season in disappointment. And that taste of defeat? It's become a rallying cry. 'It definitely serves as motivation going into the season. You never want to end the season like that,' Karlaftis said during OTAs. 'It's gonna be motivation for this year for sure.' The blowout loss exposed some glaring flaws, especially on offense. The Chiefs' offensive line collapsed under pressure, allowing Mahomes to be sacked a career-high 36 times last season—including six times in the Super Bowl alone. His passing game also took a dip, recording a career-low 245 yards per game and tying his career-low of 26 touchdown passes. These numbers paint the picture of a team that, despite its pedigree, showed vulnerability at the worst time. But what separates great teams from good ones is how they respond. And the Chiefs are responding with urgency. From top to bottom, there's a renewed focus on addressing the issues that led to their downfall—revamping the offensive line, reigniting the passing attack, and rebuilding chemistry with a roster that's seen both youth rise and veterans age. Still, critics are circling. Some believe Kansas City's reign is over. The idea of the 'falling empire' looms large. But if history has shown anything, it's that Mahomes and company thrive under pressure. Every time they've been doubted, they've bounced back stronger. 'When you lose a Super Bowl…you have that extra added motivation to finish even harder, finish even stronger,' Mahomes reiterated. And that's exactly the mindset driving Kansas City into the 2025 season—a season not just about redemption, but about proving they're far from done. So, can they do it again? Can the Chiefs rise from the ashes of Super Bowl 59 and reclaim their throne? One thing is certain: they're not going down without a fight. Also Read: Could Patrick Mahomes be facing the Tom Brady curse? Analyst says the Chiefs' Super Bowl era may be ending
Time of India
6 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Are the Chiefs following Tom Brady's mid-career slump before bouncing back with another ring?
Chiefs' Super Bowl reign might be over—analyst draws shocking parallel with Tom Brady's fourth ring wait (Getty Images) After years of dominance, the Kansas City Chiefs have become a familiar fixture on the NFL's grandest stage. But following a crushing 40-22 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, questions are beginning to swirl. Have the Chiefs finally hit a wall, or are they simply reloading for another run? Is this the beginning of the end for Kansas City's dynasty led by Mahomes and Kelce? For Fox Sports analyst Jason McIntyre, the answer seems clear. 'It's over for the Chiefs, guys. You had a great run… Tom Brady won in 2004, had three Super Bowls at the time. It took him a decade to win another one. This stuff is not easy. Just because you have Mahomes and Reid does not guarantee you a spot in the Super Bowl,' he stated on The Herd with Colin Cowherd. Why Mahomes, Kelce & Chiefs are DONE being contenders | THE HERD NFL McIntyre is not alone in his skepticism. He believes Kansas City is entering its own version of the Brady-Belichick drought—an era marked by regular-season success but postseason disappointment. 'Again, history is just a guide here, but it took Brady a decade before winning another. They were favored against the Giants in two Super Bowl trips, they lost both of them,' he added. The doubts don't stop at Super Bowl expectations. McIntyre even went as far as to claim that the Chiefs might not make the playoffs at all this season. A bold prediction, especially considering the talent still on their roster. But his reasoning stems from the meteoric rise of their AFC West rivals. The Denver Broncos have potentially struck gold with quarterback Bo Nix. The Los Angeles Chargers have retooled their offense, adding high-impact rookies like Joe Alt and Omarion Hampton. Even the Las Vegas Raiders, desperate to turn things around, are starting the 2025 season with a completely new trio at head coach, quarterback, and running back. It's become evident that Mahomes and the Chiefs have inadvertently ignited a divisional arms race. Teams are no longer content with second place—they're building specifically to topple the reigning kings. On top of that, the dreaded 'Super Bowl hangover' looms large. 'The recent history of Super Bowl losers ain't pretty. Go ask the Niners, who fell apart after that overtime loss. The Chiefs beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl. And what happened to the Eagles? They fell apart the next year. There is a bit of a curse for the Super Bowl loser. Oh, and by the way, 12-0 in one-score games last year. Good luck duplicating that one,' McIntyre pointed out. The loss to the Eagles wasn't just a defeat—it was nearly historic in its margin. Had it not been for two late touchdown passes from Mahomes to rookie Xavier Worthy, the game could've gone down as the biggest blowout in Super Bowl history. The Chiefs, once praised not just for their on-field talent but also for their off-field sparkle thanks to the Taylor Swift buzz, are suddenly facing criticism from all corners. Yet, if there's one player you don't bet against, it's the man known as 'Magic Man.' Patrick Mahomes has rewritten the rules of quarterback play since entering the league. And now, with the 2025 season approaching, the Chiefs are hungry for redemption. The offseason saw plenty of roster movement. While Kansas City lost several key contributors, they also made strategic additions aimed at solving last year's problems. Veterans like Travis Kelce and Chris Jones, possibly entering their final season together with Mahomes, are laser-focused on one mission—getting back to the Super Bowl and finishing the job. Pro Football Network's latest power rankings placed the Chiefs at No. 5, a respectable spot but not where reigning champions want to be. According to simulations, the team has only a 21.2% chance of reaching the AFC Championship Game. But those are just numbers—and Mahomes has always been more than stats. For a team that's lived under the brightest lights, the pressure is nothing new. The 2025 season could mark a turning point—either the beginning of the end, or the start of a bold new chapter in the Chiefs' dynasty. One thing's for sure: doubting Mahomes has never been a good bet. Also Read: Why the Jets are lucky to have avoided the unpredictable Aaron Rodgers situation this offseason
Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Jets' Justin Fields Reveals 'No Limits' Expectation
Jets' Justin Fields Reveals 'No Limits' Expectation originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The 2025 season is Justin Fields' time. The New York Jets took a chance on the former first-round pick to become the leading man of Aaron Glenn's new regime, and it is seen as a win-win for both player and franchise. Advertisement Fields gets a chance to prove he is starting-caliber, and the Jets, while signing him to a two-year deal, can move on from him after the 2025 season relatively unscathed. Still, for Fields, the upcoming season is a crucial one in his attempt to change the narrative surrounding him after four years in the league. Given that we still don't know exactly what kind of player Justin is after glimpses of his talent and nothing more, he could be seen as an unknown commodity of sorts. But he knows who he can be. 'I think I can be a player that has no limits,' Fields said. 'A player that can make everybody around him better, can lead a team, can be that guy. So I'm just striving to be that player each and every day, and really for everybody to know that I'm that player. Advertisement "I think I know within myself I'm that player or I can get to that point but it's more for me just showing everybody else and proving not only to myself but proving to the world that you look at guys like Pat [Mahomes], Josh Allen, Lamar [Jackson] where everybody knows they're elite quarterback. At the end of the day, that's my goal and where I want to get to by the time I get done playing.' Justin Fields (2) rushes for a Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images For Fields, his biggest thing is proving he is "that" guy, and it isn't an easy thing to do. In what will be his third team in three years, Fields has been handed the starting title for Tanner Engstrand's offense, giving him a clear runway for 2025. Advertisement However, achieving the elite status he craves will be a long and hard road. However, Fields seems confident he can, and who are we to say he can't? Yes, the first four years of his career have shown him to be inconsistent, but that doesn't mean it's now set in stone for the rest of his NFL life. Fields has a chance to show the world he is the guy he believes he is. The door of opportunity has swung open. Now he has to walk through it. Related: Jets Coach Reveals Update on Fields' Progress Related: Jets Desperately Need Fields Four-Word Claim To Come True This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
USA Today
18 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
'It'll be good for us': Chiefs using Super Bowl 59 defeat as fuel
'It'll be good for us': Chiefs using Super Bowl 59 defeat as fuel Show Caption Hide Caption NFL keeps 'Tush Push' in play The NFL won't ban the 'Tush Push', keeping the Eagles' high-success play in the game—for now. Super Bowl 59 was a bit of an anomaly for some of the Kansas City Chiefs' younger players. The blowout loss was the first time the Chiefs 2022 draft class − players such as Trent McDuffie, George Karlaftis and Isiah Pacheco − had ended the season in a defeat. 'It definitely serves as motivation going into the season. You never want to end the season like that,' Karlaftis said to reporters at OTAs this week. 'It's gonna be motivation for this year for sure.' Winning has become part of the norm during the Patrick Mahomes era in Kansas City. The franchise has won seven straight AFC West titles and three Super Bowl titles since Mahomes officially became the starter in 2018. (Last year was also the ninth consecutive division title captured by the team.) The franchise was a win away from an historic three-peat before it all came crashing down in New Orleans on Feb. 9. As the Chiefs take part in OTAs this offseason, they are using Super Bowl 59 loss as fuel. 'When you lose a Super Bowl, I think there's sometimes in those workouts, you may be a little tired, you have that extra added motivation to finish even harder, finish even stronger. I think it'll be good for us at the end of the day,' Mahomes explained. 'I mean, obviously looking back, you want to win the game. But a lot these guys hadn't lost one (Super Bowl), hadn't ended the season on a loss that are on this team now. So, I'm sure they'll be motivated to go back out there and try to find a way to get to the Super Bowl and win it this year.' Kansas City's offensive woes were a big reason why they were denied a third-straight Super Bowl title. Mahomes was sacked a career-high 36 times (including a single-game most six times in the Super Bowl), he averaged a career-low 245 passing yards per game and his 26 touchdowns passes equaled a career-low since he became the team's starter. But like any good franchise, the Chiefs responded accordingly. The Chiefs revamped their offensive line by signing tackle Jaylon Moore in free agency, they moved Kingsley Suamataia inside to left guard and drafted tackle Josh Simmons in the first round. Simmons, who suffered a knee injury during his final season at Ohio State, is ahead of schedule in his rehab and is expected to be ready by training camp. The Ohio State product didn't allow a sack before he went down and has impressed thus far in Kansas City. 'He's actually further ahead than I thought he was,' Chiefs coach Andy Reid said this week of Simmons. 'He's done a good job with what we've seen. We just got to get him in with the defense against him.' On the outside, wide receiver should get a major boast by Rashee Rice's return to health. When Rice was injured in Week 4, he entered the week as the NFL's leader in catches and was second in yards. Rice worked out with Mahomes before OTA's kicked off and is back to looking like a No. 1 wide receiver. 'He looks like Rashee (Rice). Obviously having the injury, it sucked," Mahomes said of Rice. "Happening so early in the season, he was back like right when the offseason started and so he was up here working hard – extremely hard and he was back home working extremely hard. I was throwing with him in Dallas a little bit and then getting him back out here, there's no limitations. He's out there playing, he's making plays on the football field, he's explosive, he looks fast. "I think he can be one of the best receivers in the league. Just to have him, to add with Xavier (Worthy) and Hollywood (Brown) and all these other guys that we have, it's another position I think (general manager Brett) Veach has done a great job of bringing in competition so that we can go out there and make a lot of plays happen.' The Chiefs want to make more big pays happen through the air this season. Mahomes told reporters Reid's advised him to push the ball downfield more this season after averaging a career-low 6.8 yards per pass attempt last year. Rice's return to action, alongside of speedsters Worthy and Brown should help the Chiefs become more explosive on offense. 'We're fast. I think that's probably the thing that stands out the most,' Mahomes said. 'Our job is to test the defenses down the field, and we have to get back to doing that if we want to open up other guys underneath. I think coach Reid has challenged me this offseason to push the ball down the field, let guys have chances to make plays and then once we get that back to where we want to in our standard that we believe we should have, then we can come back to the underneath stuff.' The Chiefs' leaky O-line and stagnant passing attack are the preeminent reasons why they lost Super Bowl 59. The team's making it known they are motivated to fix the areas this offseason. Follow USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon on X @TheTylerDragon.
Time of India
a day ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Could Patrick Mahomes be facing the Tom Brady curse? Analyst says the Chiefs' Super Bowl era may be ending
The Kansas City Chiefs have been the NFL's gold standard in recent years, winning three s in just six seasons under the dynamic leadership of head coach Andy Reid and superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now But with their crushing 40-22 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, some analysts are beginning to question whether the Chiefs' reign is already on shaky ground. A dominant dynasty now facing cracks beneath the surface While Kansas City still managed to tally 12 regular-season wins, the narrow margins of victory and the team's overall struggles against elite defenses have sparked concern. Their Super Bowl loss to a physically dominant Eagles squad exposed vulnerabilities that had been quietly building throughout the season. Jason McIntyre, analyst for Fox Sports, believes the Chiefs could be heading for a dramatic downturn — and he's drawing historical comparisons to another NFL legend. Drawing parallels between Mahomes and Tom Brady's decade-long drought During an appearance on The Herd with Colin Cowherd, McIntyre made a bold claim: 'It's over for the Chiefs, guys.' He pointed to Tom Brady's career trajectory after winning his third Super Bowl ring with the Patriots. Brady then went ten long years without another title, despite multiple deep playoff runs and two heartbreaking Super Bowl losses to the New York Giants. 'This stuff is not easy,' McIntyre said. 'Just because you have Mahomes and Reid doesn't guarantee a Super Bowl run.' He added, 'History is a guide here. It took Brady ten years to win another title.' The Super Bowl runner-up curse may be real Why Mahomes, Kelce & Chiefs are DONE being contenders | THE HERD NFL McIntyre also highlighted a concerning trend for teams that lose the Super Bowl. 'Look at the Niners, who unraveled after their overtime loss. The Eagles fell apart the season after losing to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl,' he noted. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now 'There's a bit of a curse for the Super Bowl loser.' His forecast became even more dramatic as he suggested the Chiefs could miss the playoffs entirely in the upcoming season. With AFC West teams like the Chargers and Broncos retooling their rosters, Kansas City's path to continued dominance could get significantly tougher. Also Read: Still, writing off Mahomes may be premature. The 28-year-old continues to showcase unparalleled poise, leadership, and playmaking ability. If anyone can rewrite the narrative, it's him. But as the Chiefs look ahead to a new season, one thing is clear — nothing in the NFL comes easy, not even for a dynasty.
