What Makes a Championship-Caliber Team?

May 20, 2025

The Kansas City Chiefs go beyond the season winning by the narrowest margins: a made or held field goal, a late touchdown, or a harrowing defense. In every game, he tested general manager Brett Veach's nerves. But halfway through Christmas, when the Chiefs faced a true showdown against Pittsburgh with a chance to secure the top seed and a first-round bye, Veach remembered sitting there and watching his team rout the Steelers 29-10.

I said to him, 'This is the way this team works, Veach said. I mean, when they get into these desperately needed modes, they have this ability to focus and play their best football when it counts most. It's a hallmark of champions." That hallmark helps explain why the Chiefs are virtually unbeatable in the postseason. It could also be the key reason they'll defeat the Philadelphia Eagles to complete a historic three-peat. The two-time Super Bowl champions are riding a nine-game playoff run into Sunday's matchup, further proof that they're seemingly finding another level when they need it most.

The Very Notable Differences

Their last loss came at Cincinnati in the AFC Championship Game of the 2021 season. Their unbeaten record consists of a comeback Super Bowl victory against the Eagles just two years ago. You get numb to it week after week," Veach said of the regular season. So it's not a big game until it's all or nothing. It's kind of the phenomenon that these guys really play their best football in the clutch. Innessa isn't the kind of characteristic you want to rely on," Veach added. "But at the same time, I don't know how you guys deal with all that success.

I mean, the tough thing would be to be there with them in Week 2 in Atlanta and say, 'We need this, guys. It's not just the fact that the Chiefs are championship-caliber that has made them a 1.5-point favorite according to BetMGM, but rather a combination of factors across all three units. There's a reason Patrick Mahomes has won three Super Bowl rings and been the MVP in each of those games. When it comes to the playoffs, like the rest of his team, the superstar quarterback is elevating his game to another level. He now has more support than in previous years.

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In the backfield, the Chiefs added Kareem Hunt to team with Isiah Pacheco to form a potent one-two punch. They still have Travis Kelce demanding attention from opposing defenses. But most importantly, Mahomes has perhaps the best group of wide receivers of his career, led by three-time All-Pro DeAndre Hopkins, Marquise Brown, and first-round pick Xavier Worthy.

This is a team that deserves to be in the Super Bowl. That's who we are," Hopkins said. "We played until the last second. We didn't give up. That says a lot about us as competitors.

It says a lot about a team like this. Philadelphia had the second-best rushing offense in the league thanks to Saquon Barkley, who accumulated 2,005 yards in the regular season and is averaging 147.3 yards in three playoff games. But the foundation of the Chiefs' defense has been restricting the run. They ranked eighth in the NFL and restricted Bijan Robinson, Alvin Kamara, and others this year. In the passing game, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has struggled under pressure, and Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is among the best in the business at designing exotic blitzes to confuse quarterbacks.

The Importance of Traditions

I think it's going to be important for us to establish dominance on the offensive line, said Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones. We have to stop Saquon in the running game. He's had his best year so far. It's certainly a challenge we face. The Chiefs have, in Harrison Butker, a kicker who can boot it from more than 60 yards, and Matt Araiza can turn the field with every punt. To that, there's the added bonus that Nikko Remigio has become a useful kick returner.

And the Chiefs have proven they can kick blocks like they did to defeat Denver. Kansas City therefore has the definite edge in special teams. This team has been special to me because everyone has contributed," Mahomes said. "If you look at our entire season, someone makes a spectacular play at the most critical moment to come out and win a game, offense, defense, or special teams. I think the fact that it's been everyone not just the offense, not just the defense, the entire team as a whole is something I'll remember this season.

Conclusion

The 2022 Uruguayan Championship kicks off this weekend, with teams still looking to complete their latest signings and fine tuning details to get the most out of their season. Let's recap how each team arrives, with their diverse circumstances. The Pionero team will debut in the professional First Division after an excellent campaign in the Second Division. Following the club's decision against renewing the coach responsible for bringing it to this level, Darlyn Gayol, Ignacio Risso moved in to take the job. The former Sporting defender will undergo the initial test of maintaining its survival and then observe how the team adapts to the top division to determine where it can aspire to get to.

The team experienced a lot of turnover, with nine players lost from the promoted team among them several names like goalkeeper Washington Ortega and midfielder Pablo Gonzalez and arrived with 14 players to move up to the A division. The signings combine veteran talent stars like Yonatan Irrazabal, Federico Rodríguez, and Federico Platero with youth Jose Neris and Cristian Barros so it remains to be seen how Risso's team performs on this very special day for the club. El Sastre had to struggle until the last minute to stay in the Primera Division, something that has become common practice in recent years, but by doing so, they will now be able to face this year with a different perspective.

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