2. Kansas City Chiefs
Nobody is going to doubt the Chiefs’ talent, from coach Andy Reid and his staff to Mahomes to key defensive leaders like Tyrann Mathieu. But repeating is difficult for any team. The offseason is shorter. You spend months hearing from fans how much a title meant, and that’s especially true for the Chiefs. It’s hard to recreate the same urgency after that. And the NFL is a competitive world. The difference between a championship season and disappointment is slight. Had the Patriots not lost in the final minute to the Miami Dolphins in Week 17 last season, the Chiefs wouldn’t have had a bye and their playoff road would have been a lot harder.