In recent history, it hasn't been a Super Bowl if Patrick Mahomes isn't involved. For the fifth time in six years, Mahomes and the Chiefs are playing for the Lombardi Trophy. Kansas City has a chance at winning a historic third championship in a row,

Every single year we get a new Super Bowl to add to this list. But every single year, it seems, we get a new Super Bowl to add to the top of this list. Such is the nature of the modern NFL championship game: the league's on-field and roster-construction rules and have resulted in close games and increasing parity.

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