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Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are looking to make NFL history as the first team to ever win three consecutive Super Bowls. Eight teams have won back-to-back Super Bowls, but no one has been able to get it done for a third straight year.
One team that came reasonably close was the mid-1990s Cowboys. They won three Super Bowls in four years but fell short in the NFC Championship Game following the 1995 season. Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin was a big part of that great run.
On a recent appearance on The Jim Rome Show, Rome asked Michael Irvin if he thought the Chiefs would pull off a three-peat. Irvin didn’t necessarily directly answer the question, but he did relay a story about seeing Kelce at a Dallas Mavericks game and the world’s most famous boyfriend asking him for advice about trying to make history.
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That seems like good advice for not just Travis Kelce, but the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs this year. Winning a Super Bowl is hard. Yes, they’re the favorite. But, they’re odds are around +600, implying around a 15% chance of winning the Super Bowl. But, the last thing that you’d want is any regrets when you have a chance to make history like this.
They definitely have the talent, and they patched their biggest hole from last season, which was wide receiver. Not only did they use a first-rounder on Texas speedster Xavier Worthy, but they also acquired a high-upside piece in Hollywood Brown. Rashee Rice could face a suspension for off-field incidents, but when they have all of those wideouts plus Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes will have a plethora of options.
They did lose an important piece on defense in cornerback L’Jarius Sneed. But, they resigned Chris Jones and have a great young core for DC Steve Spagnuolo to work with.
That being said, there’s a reason no one has won three in a row. It’s incredibly hard, and they will have a big target on their backs all year.
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