Alternative reality for the Chiefs: If the one-score game in 2024 were reversed, Kansas City would be 2-11.

Stop me if you've heard this before. Patrick Mahomes stole the ball and the Kansas City Chiefs drove down the field in the final seconds to win the game.

Or how about this? The Chiefs defense made a clutch fourth-down play to clinch the win.

Andy Reid's staff has done this successfully over the past few years as this Chiefs team has grown into a dynasty. But the 2024 season was so crazy for Kansas City when it came to last-second wins and close games that even the head coach had to smile.

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“This is a special year,” Reed told reporters after his team's field goal win in the team's most recent game. “They're all unique, but this one is unique from the perspective of having had a lot of close games. We were able to overcome some things and come out with a win. We're going to win. Keep it up.” ”

If you ask Mahomes, Travis Kelce and other members of the Chiefs, they'll tell you they don't want to be in this position every week. But the reality of the NFL is that great teams win close games, and the Chiefs do that all the time.

In fact, if the results of the games the Chiefs won by one point or less this season were reversed, the Chiefs would be at the bottom of the NFL standings with 2 wins and 11 losses.

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The Chiefs don't lose even in close games. After Sunday night's win over the Chargers, Matthew Wright hit the winning shot from the left upright, and somehow it made it, extending the Chiefs' winning streak in one-score games to 15 straight. unprecedented.

We've also created a Kansas City villains arc, which usually involves the realm of winning a lot of games. In fact, Mahomes won his 101st game as a starter in the NFL, having played in 127 games thus far.

When you look back at some of these games, it's crazy to think the Chiefs won.

It all started in Week 1, when Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson announced a potential game-deciding goal if head coach John Harbaugh chose to go for two points if he scored a touchdown. It started with the use of Isaiah Riley on one drive.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Matthew Wright, jersey number 49, kicks a field goal in the last second of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday, December 8, 2024. Rejoice after defeating the Los Angeles Chargers 19-17. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

That appeared to be what happened when Jackson danced around the pocket and fired a laser pass to Rikley, which the tight end caught as the clock ticked down to zero in the fourth quarter. However, a replay of the video showed Likely's now infamous toe on the white line at the back of the end zone. He was ruled out and the Chiefs won 27-20.

Next week, the Cincinnati Bengals will head to GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium for the latest chapter in the Mahomes vs. Joe Burrow rivalry. The Bengals, who suffered a blowout loss to the New England Patriots in their home opener, needed 16 fourth-inning stops with 48 seconds left and a two-run lead.

Mahomes sent a pass to Laci Rice, but it fell incomplete. But the yellow flag flew, safety Daijan Anthony was called for pass interference, the field flipped in favor of the Chiefs, and Harrison Butker did what he does best, fielding the winning score in a 26-25 victory. Kicked a goal.

From the controversial no-call for defensive pass interference on Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts in Week 3 to blocking the Denver Broncos' game-winning field goal in Week 10, the list goes on and on. do not have. Kansas City's past three wins have been by three points or less, two of which ended in game-winning field goals.

Again, this is what separates great teams from other teams. The Chiefs have a lot of players like Mahomes, Kelce, Isaiah Pacheco and DeAndre Hopkins who have been through the fight and know they can win games no matter what the time is.

The question is whether it's sustainable as the regular season moves into the playoffs. The Chiefs defeated the Chargers to win their ninth straight AFC West title. There are only four games left to determine if they can maintain their No. 1 overall seed in the AFC.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes speaks during the NFL football postgame press conference vs. the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Burns)

For 15 games in a row, which is almost a full season, these Chiefs have been able to stay out of trouble, and they've won back-to-back Lombardi Trophies to prove it.

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If they are to achieve an unprecedented third consecutive victory in league history this season, there is a good chance they will come close to winning by one point.

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