Officially, the 101 Awards are national NFL honors, given annually to players and coaches from teams across the league.
In the 49th year of the awards, though, the banquet at which they were handed out felt more like a celebration of the Chiefs in the city that had a front-row seat to the nearly unprecedented success enjoyed by its franchise and quarterback last season.
At one table during the pre-ceremony news conference, NFC Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald was flanked by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and NFC Coach of the Year — and former Chiefs offensive coordinator — Matt Nagy.