{"id":15479,"date":"2024-11-30T15:42:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T15:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15479"},"modified":"2024-11-30T15:42:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T15:42:24","slug":"eye-opening-viral-post-shows-just-how-much-one-in-a-million-luck-patrick-mahomes-the-chiefs-have-had-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15479","title":{"rendered":"Eye-Opening Viral Post Shows Just How Much One-In-A-Million Luck Patrick Mahomes &#038; The Chiefs Have Had This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0fans are losing their minds over a viral X\/Twitter post that perfectly sums up the luck of Patrick Mahomes and the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0this season.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the struggles of Patrick Mahomes and the offense, the defending Super Bowl champions got past the Las Vegas Raiders 19-17 on Black Friday to improve to 11-1 on the season.<\/p>\n<p>In a season full of whacky finishes that have gone Kansas City\u2019s way, Friday\u2019s win against Vegas may have been the luckiest of them all. The Raiders fumbled a snap in the waning seconds while in field goal range for Daniel Carlson, allowing Kansas City to seal the victory:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another NFL game ends in an absolute debacle, and the Chiefs escape again. Here&#8217;s the complete sequence as called by Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit on Amazon Prime Video \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tq2kmgpYz0\">pic.twitter.com\/Tq2kmgpYz0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1862640217787634018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs have now won\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/chiefs-wild-win-over-raiders-is-only-the-latest-close-call-in-record-setting-one-score-game-winning-streak\/#:~:text=Kansas%20City%20has%20now%20won,games%20dating%20to%20last%20season&amp;text=The%20Kansas%20City%20Chiefs%20have,division%20rival%20Las%20Vegas%20Raiders.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">14 straight one-score games<\/a>\u00a0dating back to last season. No matter how good or bad of a football team you are, that\u2019s almost one-in-a-million luck.<\/p>\n<p>This tweet from Mike Schaefer of 247Spots perfectly sums up the fortunes of the Chiefs at home this season:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1862638704931553590&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Feye-opening-viral-post-shows-just-how-much-one-in-a-million-luck-patrick-mahomes-the-chiefs-have-had-this-season%2F&amp;sessionId=1c4db77eb20dc4ea7674511e3576e13e46e9793c&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1862638704931553590\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Social media had all sorts of reaction to this post, as well as the Chiefs\u2019 incredibly bizarre fortunes:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201clol no skill at all,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0one fan said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cThe chiefs are officially reverse Nebraska-ing games,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0a fan claimed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cChiefs are blessed and highly favored. The luckiest team in history. Will it run out?,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0one fan said, attaching the GIF of Isaiah Likely\u2019s no-TD in the season opener.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cIt is neither luck, fortune, nor skill. The refs keep giving those games to the Chiefs, plain and simple. It\u2019s good business (and lots of money) for the NFL if the Chiefs three-peat the Super Bowl,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>another user said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Isaiah Likely\u2019s toe. A blocked field goal. Bucs lose the OT coin toss. A botched snap.<\/p>\n<p>Somehow all of these in the same season and all home games.<\/p>\n<p>Just incredible luck\/fortune\/skill.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Schaefer (@mikejschaefer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikejschaefer\/status\/1862638704931553590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cI don\u2019t know how they find a way to do it every week but mark my words, the Chiefs\u2019 time is coming. They have looked extremely beatable, not impressive in any game they\u2019ve played really. Average margin of victory 6 points, 9-0 in 1 score games. Luck runs out eventually<\/em><\/strong>,\u201d another frustrated fan said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cChiefs remain the luckiest team ever, but let\u2019s be real. This team is an enormous paper tiger and it is becoming clearer by the week,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0claimed one user.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cThe Chiefs are the luckiest 11-1 team ever. They should have at least 3 or 4 losses,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>another fan said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cYou\u2019ve never seen a luckier team in all of sports than the Chiefs. Never. It won\u2019t last forever though,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0a fan said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You\u2019ve never seen a luckier team in all of sports than the Chiefs. Never. It won\u2019t last forever though.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BeatinTheBookie.com\u00ae\ufe0f (@BeatinTheBookie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeatinTheBookie\/status\/1862636925552603438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-5\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>The 11-1 Chiefs will try to keep their home winning streak intact when they host the AFC West rival Los Angeles Chargers next Sunday night.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-patrick-mahomes-amp-chiefs-just-keep-finding-ways\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patrick Mahomes &amp; Chiefs Just Keep Finding Ways<\/h2>\n<p>As they say, \u201cThe better you are, the luckier you get.\u201d It\u2019s hard to comprehend how teams like the Chiefs and the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/tom-brady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Brady<\/a>-led\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/new-england-patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New England Patriots<\/a>\u00a0could get so much luck, but it takes a lot of skill to win games you should lose.<\/p>\n<p>They won\u2019t outright admit it, but Chiefs\u2019 opponents clearly have that seed of doubt in their brains. They know it often takes a near-perfect game to beat them, so it\u2019s natural for self-doubt and nerves to take over at the most opportune times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; NFL\u00a0fans are losing their minds over a viral X\/Twitter post that perfectly sums up the luck of Patrick Mahomes and the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0this season. 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