Tom Brady has cast doubt on the Kansas City Chiefs' hopes of clinching a third consecutive Super Bowl victory, suggesting that the rest of the NFL will likely catch up with Patrick Mahomes and his squad.
Despite back-to-back Lombardi Trophy wins, with their latest triumph over the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas following a previous victory against the Philadelphia Eagles in Phoenix, Brady pointed out the "razor-thin margins" the Chiefs have been operating on. Speaking to "The Herd", the seven-time Super Bowl champ reflected on the difficulty of maintaining such a high level of success.
Brady, who has experienced both the pinnacle of an undefeated season and the agony of a Super Bowl loss with the New England Patriots in 2007, emphasized the challenge ahead for the Chiefs. "To win a Super Bowl is extremely challenging, as we know," he said.
"Even when we look at the way the Chiefs won the Super Bowl last year against the 49ers, it was an incredible comeback and they played really well at the end where the margin of error was razor thin. That’s the way it’s going to be for them this year as well.
"It’s very rare. I played on an undefeated team and we were one of the best in the history of football in 2007. We go to the Super Bowl, we played less than our best game, the Giants played an awesome game and they ended up beating us.
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"All these teams in the NFL are competitive, they are all well coached. The margin of error is razor-thin, so to win one Super Bowl is extremely difficult. To win two back-to-back like the Chiefs have done, in the history of the sport [it is] nearly impossible.
"To win three in a row, there’s a reason no-one’s done it. The reason no-one has won three in a row is because it’s hard to win one in a row. So to put three of those together in back-to-back-to-back seasons with drafting last, a very hard schedule, all the turnover in free agency, guys continuing to be motivated – it’s a big challenge."
Brady says the Chiefs still have all the pieces in place to win, with the league's best quarterback in Patrick Mahomes and in most people's estimations the best coach in Andy Reid. But Brady, who is preparing for his first season as an analyst for FOX, believes the Chiefs have an almighty task on their hands if they want are to go all the way for the third straight year.
Brady believes Mahomes can be the one difference maker (Photo by Gail Schulman/CBS via Getty Images)"Believe me, people would put them as one of the odds-on favorites to do it, but there is not a 50 per cent chance of that happening. It’s way less than that," Brady continued. "Those players are going to have to show up every day and put the work in like they have.
"Fortunately, they have a tremendous coach in Andy Reid, who doesn’t ever look backward. He is a veteran, experienced, championship-level coach who holds those guys accountable.
"They have a great quarterback in Patrick that, as we know, when he’s on the field he’s as great as a football player as there is in the NFL. Travis Kelce, what he can do at the tight end position is really a great safety blanket. Rashee Rice coming on as a rookie, Chris Jones, they’ve got [Steve] Spagnuolo back there as the defensive coordinator.
"There are a lot of great pieces, but to win it again is a momentous task. No-one’s going to put it past them but we’re all excited to watch on opening day to see what the 2024 version of the Chiefs can do and the goals they can set for themselves and whether they can reach them."
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