Chiefs season ends ‘All Too Well’ with Super Bowl victory: Is the NFL rigged?

Written by: Jacob Nevis

Another year, another football season that seemed to fly by. After five months, the NFL season came to a close at Super Bowl 58 on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 during overtime. The Chiefs were the first team to win back-to-back championships since the New England Patriots, led by Tom Brady, in 2003-2004. 

After this season (and as much as I hate to say this), Patrick Mahomes has quickly cemented his legacy as one of the best NFL quarterbacks of all time. Since entering the league, Mahomes has led the Chiefs to three Super Bowls, won three Super Bowl MVPs, earned two regular season MVP awards and is a two-time first-team all-pro. 

In a season that looked lost for the Chiefs after the slow regular season they had, it somehow ended with the team raising another Lombardi trophy. Although some experts may say this was Mahomes’ worst season as a Chief, the team still found a way to win the championship. As a football fan, one has to wonder when the chaos and madness will ever end and another team will conquer the Chiefs dynasty. 

The Chiefs also made national news this season after tight end Travis Kelce started dating songer-songwriter Taylor Swift. This move would launch the chiefs into Swiftie territory.  

Is the NFL Rigged?

Now, some fans may believe that this Super Bowl proved that the NFL is rigged. The Chiefs, who did not look like the best NFL team at all this whole season, somehow made it back to the Super Bowl. The Baltimore Ravens, who had appeared to be the best and most complete football team, lost the championship game. 

It made me wonder. While I totally agree that the NFL playoffs are played week by week, with any team capable of shocking another team the following week, it just felt like this season aligned for the NFL to have ratings galore.

 International pop star Taylor Swift brought in new fans, so the NFL loved the idea of showcasing Swift all over national television. The AFC championship game, which featured the Chiefs against the Ravens, would become the most-watched AFC championship game ever. The divisional game with the Chiefs facing the Buffalo Bills would also be the most watched AFC divisional game of all time. This aligns with the whole “Taylor Swift brings ratings to the NFL” logic, and it makes fans wonder if this was all done on purpose. 

So if the NFL is scripted, I just ask that the NFL rewards me by finally letting me see a Dolphins playoff win. That’s all I can ask for.