Super Bowl LIV Full Preview And Prediction

5. The Kansas City Chiefs’ Road To The Super Bowl

After an all too narrow defeat in last year's AFC Championship game, there were high hopes for the Kansas City Chiefs this season.

A tumultuous offseason dampened those expectations however. Tyreek Hill's trouble-laden offseason, to put it lightly, threw the entire offense in doubt when it looked like he could be suspended by the NFL. The defensive line was retooled as former pro bowlers Justin Houston and Dee Ford were replaced by the Seattle Seahawks' Frank Clark and New Orleans Saints' Alex Okafor.

The anchor of the Chiefs' secondary, Eric Berry, was also released after an injury-plagued season, leaving the newly added Tyrann Mathieu as the team's premier pass-blocker.

It just seemed like a team that was previously so close to having it all figured out now had more questions than answers heading into the 2019-2020 season.

A four game win streak to open the season helped put some of those doubts to rest, but it wasn't until the second half of the season that the new look defense really started to catch fire. They won their six final regular season games, and held opposing teams to single digits in three of those wins.

The Kansas City Chiefs had a full head of steam heading into the playoffs, but would quickly need all the momentum they could get to help propel them past a stiff challenge from the Houston Texans in the divisional round. The Texans crushed the Chiefs defense with 21 first quarter points on their way to a 24-0 lead. It took a herculean effort by Patrick Mahomes to not only pull the team out of an immense deficit, but actually give them the lead heading into the second half. From there, the defense stiffened, only allowing a single touchdown and PAT in the entire second half to cinch a 51-31 win.

It was more of the same in the conference championship, as the Tennessee Titans ran out to a 10-0 lead before the Chiefs quickly answered back. This time, the Chiefs wrested back control of the game by the end of the first quarter before pulling away for the 35-24 win.

Now, they're back in the Super Bowl for the first time since 1970, and looking to use their high octane offense and typically stiff defense to pick up the Lombardi Trophy on February 2nd.