The 2022 Kansas City Chiefs kept the receipts.
Yes, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid heard all the criticisms and concerns this offseason about how they would sustain a championship pedigree sans Tyreek Hill and others.
Fresh off a thrilling 30-27 win over the division rival Los Angeles Chargers, and sitting firmly in the driver's seat of the AFC West, the Chiefs (8-2) are (briefly) stopping to smell the roses.
"It starts off at the top," Mahomes said when asked about the Chiefs' success despite overwhelming roster turnover. "If you look at the organization, everybody comes to work with the mindset of how can they make themselves better to make this organization better," he finished.