Patrick Mahomes Chimes in on Whether Kansas City Chiefs Are a Dynasty
Since Patrick Mahomes became a full-time starting quarterback in 2018, no NFL team has come close to matching the success of the Kansas City Chiefs. Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid have done no worse than reach overtime of the AFC Championship Game in their five seasons together, and they've made it to the Super Bowl twice while securing a pair of wins. Other clubs have made it to and even won the big game on Kansas City's watch, of course, but no franchise is a repeat winner during that span.
Many, including tight end Travis Kelce and even national media personalities and former players such as K.J. Wright, haven't been shy about declaring that this era of Chiefs football is a dynasty. Mahomes has often opted against being that bold, but the 27-year-old was asked once again this week.
In a recent interview from Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph, MO, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports posed the all-important question to Mahomes: dynasty in Kansas City? Mahomes said the team is on its way, but it needs to win a third championship first. Here's his full answer:
"I think we're the beginning of one. I think, in dynasties, I always say you've got to win three. Our job is to do whatever we can to win as many as we can and not have any regrets when we step off the field. I think if we keep the mentality that we have, then we can look back at the end of our careers and then we can decide if we're a dynasty or not."
A three-championship qualifier isn't uncommon in major professional sports, and there are many examples of dynasties across all of them. The NFL has the 2000s and 2010s New England Patriots; the NBA has the 1990s Chicago Bulls and the 2010s Golden State Warriors and MLB's late-'90s New York Yankees and early-2010s San Francisco Giants were each excellent. The NHL's 1970 Montreal Canadiens, having won a staggering six championships in one decade, might take the cake. Mahomes's declaration may not align with what some others have proclaimed in recent months, but by his definition, the Chiefs aren't a dynasty yet.
With that said, this coming season presents an opportunity for Kansas City to do something truly special. If Reid's bunch can not only capture back-to-back Super Bowl titles for the first time since the 2003-2004 Patriots but also put a third ring on their fingers, it would be hard to argue against that dynasty being established. Whether historically, in a modern sense or even by Mahomes's own standards, winning three championships in six seasons would put the Chiefs in truly rarefied air.
