Complete and authoritative tribute edition to the Super Bowl LVII-winning Kansas City Chiefs from the editors of SPORT magazine. Bursting with details and beautiful photography from all 17 regular season and three post-season games, it includes the story of how quarterback Patrick Mahomes overcome a significant ankle injury to lead his team to a 38-35 last-minute, comeback win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. Topping it off is a bonus section that pays homage to the Chiefs’ inaugural champs back in Super Bowl IV, with in-depth looks at some of the heroes that remain larger than life.
CELEBRATING THE CHAMPS, FROM NOW AND THEN
SUPER BOWL LVII
DYNASTY IN PROGRESS • K.C. WINS ITS SECOND SUPER BOWL IN FOUR SEASONS
THE PLAYOFFS
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP • CINCINNATI BENGALS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND • JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
THE REGULAR SEASON
GAME 1 • KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at ARIZONA CARDINALS
GAME 2 • LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME 3 • KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
GAME 4 • KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at TAMPA BAY BUCcANEERS
GAME 5 • LAS VEGAS RAIDERS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME 6 • BUFFALO BILLS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME 7 • KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
GAME 8 • TENNESSEE TITANS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME 9 • JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME 10 • KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
GAME 11 • LOS ANGELES RAMS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME 12 • KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at CINCINNATI BENGALS
GAME 13 • KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at DENVER BRONCOS
GAME 14 • KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at HOUSTON TEXANS
GAME 15 • SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME 16 • DENVER BRONCOS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME 17 • KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
SPORT REMEMBERS…
BOBBY BELL LOVES THIS BUSINESS • NOBODY ENJOYS PLAYING FOOTBALL MORE THAN THE CHIEFS’ BIG MAN. AND NOBODY IS AS VERSATILE. “HE CAN RUN, PASS, CATCH PASSES, KICK, DO ANYTHING ON A FOOTBALL FIELD,” SAYS HIS COACH
THE LOSING CHIEFS • THE PRESSURE WAS ON KANSAS CITY, AND AS THE GAME APPROACHED THE TENSION BUILT LIKE A ROLL OF DRUMS
BUCK BUCHANAN: STEADY as the COURTHOUSE • CHIEFS COACH HANK STRAM SAYS OF HIS ALL-AFL TACKLE: “HERE HE IS, TRY TO BEAT HIM.” IT’S A TOUGH CHALLENGE
TRIALS of a PRO QUARTERBACK • AFTER FIVE WASTED YEARS IN THE NFL, LEN DAWSON FOUND A HOME WITH THE CHIEFS—AND LED THEM TO TWO AFL TITLES
LEN DAWSON’S REVENGE
WHAT MAKES OTIS TAYLOR EXPLODE • “IF I PLAY YOUR KID AT MARBLES,” SAYS TAYLOR, “AND IF I CAN MOVE ONE, THEN I’M GONNA DO IT. I WANT TO WIN!” AND THEN HE FOUND OUT THE MARBLES WERE LOADED AGAINST HIM
HANK STRAM SOUNDS OFF • THE IMAGINATIVE KANSAS CITY COACH PREDICTS THAT DURING THE 1970S PRO FOOTBALL WILL HAVE MORE MOVEMENT, MORE VARIETY AND MORE TEAMS
DERRICK THOMAS: THERE’S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT • THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS’ YOUNG STAR MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE NFL’S BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER, BUT HE’S THE BEST LINEBACKER SINCE LAWRENCE TAYLOR
SPORT Mahomes Magic (Kansas City Chiefs Win Superbowl LVII)
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