The Super Bowl was not even officially called the Super Bowl when the Kansas City Chiefs appeared in the first championship game between the AFL and the NFL, prior to the merger of the leagues. More than a half-century later, the Chiefs will take their shot at returning to a game that has become bigger than anyone could have imagined in the 1960s.
Like this weekend’s other contestants in the NFL’s conference championship games, Kansas City is an offense-driven team, with dynamic quarterback Patrick Mahomes and coach Andy Reid, who remains an NFL innovator in his 20th season as a head coach.