Young Chiefs Can Do Something Unattained Since ’93 Bills

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Mike Lodish and Trent McDuffie don’t share a lot in common. But in three months, they could belong to one of the most exclusive fraternities in NFL history.

And the showdown between the Chiefs (5-3) and Josh Allen’s Bills (5-2) on Sunday (3:25 p.m. CT, CBS/KCTV, Channel 5, 96.5 The Fan) might help determine that fate. Kansas City has an opportunity to reach a fourth consecutive Super Bowl.

Surely, the Chiefs’ sterling draft class of 2022 talks about that all the time, right?

“We really don't,” McDuffie said from his locker on Saturday. “I mean, I think we’re all just blessed being here. And I don’t think anybody when we came here expected to go back-to-back-back. But, yeah, last year.”

Last year as in the blowout loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl 59. McDuffie and members of that draft class still in Kansas City – George Karlaftis, Bryan Cook, Leo Chenal, Joshua Williams, Jaylen Watson, Isiah Pacheco and Nazeeh Johnson – had their pride shredded like rubber pellets in the Superdome turf.

“We don’t talk about it,” Cook said last week. “We’ve done some things but we also got humbled last year, so that's also on the resume as well. But no, we just each day strive to put our best foot forward.

“And the organization has picked us to come here and help this team win; that's what we’ve been doing. So, as long as we all got these jerseys on, that’s what we’re gonna do.”

George Karlaftis, Bryan Cook, Nick Bolto — Feb 12, 2023; Glendale, Arizona, US; Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton (32) celebrates with safety Bryan Cook (6) and defensive end George Karlaftis (56) after running for a touchdown after recovering a fumble against the Philadelphia Eagles in the second quarter of Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

in a Chiefs uniform

Those jerseys have represented the NFL’s best team since they entered the league in 2022, and nearly wound up with the league’s first-ever threepeat after Super Bowl victories in ’22 and ’23.

“We talked about going threepeat,” McDuffie said. “Doing that for the first time, which is cool, but I don't think we ever really talked about going to four in a row. And I think guys are really just day by day, and just really, just being in the moment.”

jaylen watso — Oct 12, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams (1) leaps over Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson (35) during the first half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

The moment entering this week is another situation with which they’re all too familiar. They see the Bills for a fourth straight regular season. Buffalo has won all three of those games, although the Chiefs used rematch victories in the playoffs the past two seasons to get to Super Bowls.

The Bills' run of Super Bowls

The Bills got to plenty of Super Bowls during Lodish’s early career. They just didn’t win any of them. Buffalo’s 10th-round selection in the 1990 draft, Lodish played 11 NFL seasons, including six Super Bowls. But what could tie him to McDuffie and the rest of the Chiefs’ 2022 draft choices is the fact he played in Super Bowls each of his first four years.

mike lodish, gerald rigg — Jan 26, 1992; Minneapolis, MN, USA; FILE PHOTO; Buffalo Bills defensive players Mike Lodish (73) and Dwight Drane (45) tackle Washington Redskins running back Gerald Riggs (37) during Super Bowl XXVI at the Metrodome. The Redskins defeated the Bills 37-24. Mandatory Credit: Manny Rubio-Imagn Images | Manny Rubio-Imagn Images

Lodish joined FB Carwell Gardner and G Glenn Parker in the group of Bills drafted in 1990 to play in Super Bowls each season from 1990-93, one of the most impressive stretches in league annals. Even marred by losses in each game, no team has gone to four straight since.

For now, McDuffie and the Chiefs are simply enjoying each other and taking a snap-by-snap approach.

“I think just over the season,” he said, “that's what allows us to be so great in the playoffs. Because, I mean, every week we go out there, each and every week we show up, we play like, the game’s on the line.

“We usually wait till afterward to really celebrate. Getting humbled last year definitely gives you a little more hunger to go back again.”

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