Michael Strahan’s blunt warning to ‘worn down’ Kansas City Chiefs draws immediate reaction from Terry Bradshaw
The Kansas City Chiefs have become a lightning rod during the 2024 season. Count FOX NFL analysts Terry Bradshaw and Michael Strahan among the talking heads who can’t agree on the Chiefs. GettyPatrick Mahomes is trying to lead the Chiefs back to the Super Bowl[/caption] Some believe that Kansas City (10-1) still has enough talent — led by Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Deandre Hopkins and head coach Andy Reid — to clean up its attack and become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls. The Chiefs barely beat the struggling Carolina Panthers last Sunday, and had to carve out a tight 30-27 victory on the road. Still, Bradshaw believes that Mahomes and Kansas City will click at the perfect time and keep heading toward the Super Bowl in New Orleans. “How long do they continue doing this and winning (like) this, and will it finally let them down when it counts most?” Bradshaw said. “I doubt it. I just don’t think that’s going to happen. This football team knows how to win.” Strahan is in a completely different camp and sounds like all the Chiefs critics who’ve spent the 2024 season wondering what’s wrong with Mahomes, Kelce and a Kansas City squad that keeps clawing out wins. “You can know how to win, but you can’t keep squeaking by week after week,” Strahan said. “I think it wears the players down.” A simple glance at Kansas City’s schedule shows that Strahan might be on target. The Chiefs opened their season by beating Baltimore 27-20. A one-point victory over Cincinnati followed. Getty Images - GettyTerry Bradshaw believes the Chiefs will be just fine[/caption] GettyMichael Strahan sees it differently and thinks Kansas City is in trouble[/caption] Since then, six of Kansas City’s 10 wins have been by a touchdown or less. Even Mahomes acknowledged that something has to change for the Chiefs to create NFL history in Super Bowl LIX. “I would say this more than anybody: I would love to win a game not by the very last play,” Mahomes, a three-time champ, said. Strahan and Bradshaw won five combined Super Bowls, so both former NFL greats hold their beliefs for a reason. But it’s clear as a Black Friday contest against the AFC West rival Las Vegas Raiders approaches that Strahan and Bradshaw hold very different views of where the Chiefs will end up in 2024. “They’ve been squeaking by every team,” Strahan said. The Chiefs lead the all-time series against the Raiders 74-55-2. Las Vegas won on Christmas Day last year 20-14. But Kansas City is 7-1 in the rivalry since November 2020 and the Super Bowl-contending Chiefs will be heavily favored on Friday. Mahomes will hope to beat his rival Maxx Crosby by more than a TD before a national audience. talkSPORT is your home of the NFL on UK radio, and you can stay up to date with all the latest from around the league via our dedicated ‘EndZone’ YouTube channel.
The Kansas City Chiefs have become a lightning rod during the 2024 season.
Count FOX NFL analysts Terry Bradshaw and Michael Strahan among the talking heads who can’t agree on the Chiefs.
Some believe that Kansas City (10-1) still has enough talent — led by Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Deandre Hopkins and head coach Andy Reid — to clean up its attack and become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls.
The Chiefs barely beat the struggling Carolina Panthers last Sunday, and had to carve out a tight 30-27 victory on the road.
Still, Bradshaw believes that Mahomes and Kansas City will click at the perfect time and keep heading toward the Super Bowl in New Orleans.
“How long do they continue doing this and winning (like) this, and will it finally let them down when it counts most?” Bradshaw said.
“I doubt it. I just don’t think that’s going to happen. This football team knows how to win.”
Strahan is in a completely different camp and sounds like all the Chiefs critics who’ve spent the 2024 season wondering what’s wrong with Mahomes, Kelce and a Kansas City squad that keeps clawing out wins.
“You can know how to win, but you can’t keep squeaking by week after week,” Strahan said. “I think it wears the players down.”
A simple glance at Kansas City’s schedule shows that Strahan might be on target.
The Chiefs opened their season by beating Baltimore 27-20.
A one-point victory over Cincinnati followed.
Since then, six of Kansas City’s 10 wins have been by a touchdown or less.
Even Mahomes acknowledged that something has to change for the Chiefs to create NFL history in Super Bowl LIX.
“I would say this more than anybody: I would love to win a game not by the very last play,” Mahomes, a three-time champ, said.
Strahan and Bradshaw won five combined Super Bowls, so both former NFL greats hold their beliefs for a reason.
But it’s clear as a Black Friday contest against the AFC West rival Las Vegas Raiders approaches that Strahan and Bradshaw hold very different views of where the Chiefs will end up in 2024.
“They’ve been squeaking by every team,” Strahan said.
The Chiefs lead the all-time series against the Raiders 74-55-2.
Las Vegas won on Christmas Day last year 20-14.
But Kansas City is 7-1 in the rivalry since November 2020 and the Super Bowl-contending Chiefs will be heavily favored on Friday.
Mahomes will hope to beat his rival Maxx Crosby by more than a TD before a national audience.
talkSPORT is your home of the NFL on UK radio, and you can stay up to date with all the latest from around the league via our dedicated ‘EndZone’ YouTube channel.
