The Kansas City Chiefs have won the AFC West for the past six seasons, the longest active divisional winning streak in the league after the Buffalo Bills usurped the New England Patriots in 2020. It’s something the other three teams in the division likely fumed about every season since 2015.
But last season, cracks began to show. The Chiefs faltered out of the starting blocks and looked on the precipice of letting go of the division and perhaps missing the playoffs. We all know how that story ended: Kansas City won nine of its final 10 games of the season, including 5-0 against the division, and took the crown again.