Best of KC 2023: Yet another Super Bowl ring to add to our collection
“Chiefs Kingdom” Super Bowl LVII parade. // Jim Nimmo
This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2023. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout November.
The Kansas City Chiefs continue to produce success for football lovers in the city. After experiencing a devastating loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2021 AFC Championship, the Chiefs bounced back during the 2022-23 season, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.
With much talk and speculation that the Chiefs would not be a top-tier team after trading Tyreek Hill, Andy Reid, and Patrick Mahomes quickly silenced those rumors with a 14-3 season.
Nick Bolton, Trent McDuffie, Isiah Pacheco, George Karlaftis, and Jaylen Watson are just five of the many young pivotal players who helped this team bring back hardware to the city. Of course, we would have never been able to go on to win a Super Bowl Championship without stars quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce. This dynamic duo is the foundation of Chiefs football, and it is pretty clear to see. With the loss of Hill, Kelce knew that he would need to take on an even heavier workload, which he did with ease, finishing the season with over 1,300 yards and 12 touchdowns. Mahomes continued his hall-of-fame run of a career, accumulating 5,250 passing yards and 41 touchdowns to regain the MVP crown.
As the Chiefs start the 2023-24 season off, the future looks bright for another memorable Super Bowl run for the football-loving city.
