Looking back at the offensive and defense ranks of previous Super Bowl winners might tell us if these rollercoaster Chiefs can make it work.
Is it too early to start talking about the Super Bowl? The NFL season is only two weeks old, but the league is already abuzz with talks of an all-time offense in the making from Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Chiefs have put up 80 points in only 2 weeks behind Mahomes’ record-breaking 10 touchdowns in that time span. Is it a fluke or are the Chiefs the real deal? Only time will answer this question.
Let’s assume the trend continues and head coach Andy Reid and the Chiefs morph into the new offensive juggernaut in the NFL. Can a dynamic offense be enough to carry a team to a championship on its own, or does it require a better defense than the Chiefs currently appear to have?
Let’s take a look and see if we can figure out from previous Super Bowl winners what exactly it takes offensively and defensively to become a Champion.
SUPER BOWL 1-10
Super Bowl 1. . Green Bay Packers. 66. team. 49.
- Quarterback: Bart Starr
- Offensive Rank: 4th Passing: 6th Rushing: 8th
- Defensive Rank: 1st Passing: 1st Rushing: 6th
. Super Bowl 2. . Green Bay Packers. 67. team. 49
- Quarterback: Bart Starr
- Offensive Rank: 9th Passing: 11th Rushing:2nd
- Defensive Rank: 3rd Passing: 1st Rushing: 13th
30. . Super Bowl 3. . New York Jets. 68. team
- Quarterback: Joe Namath
- Offensive Rank: 2nd Passing: 3rd Rushing: 8th
- Defensive Rank: 4th Passing: 2nd Rushing: 1st
. Super Bowl 4. . Kansas City Chiefs. 69. team. 124
- Quarterback: Len Dawson / Mike Livingston
- Offensive Rank: 2nd Passing: 6th Rushing: 1st
- Defensive Rank: 1st Passing: 1st Rushing: 1st
Super Bowl 5. . Baltimore Colts. 70. team. 46.
- Quarterback: Johnny Unitas
- Offensive Rank: 6th Passing: 3rd Rushing: 23rd
- Defensive Rank: 7th Passing: 21st Rushing: 6th
123. . Super Bowl 6. . Dallas Cowboys. 71. team
- Quarterback: Roger Staubach / Craig Morton
- Offensive Rank: 1st Passing: 2nd Rushing: 3rd
- Defensive Rank: 7th Passing: 19th Rushing: 2nd
59. . Super Bowl 7. . Miami Dolphins. 72. team
- Quarterback: Bob Griese / Earl Morrall
- Offensive Rank: 1st Passing: 16th Rushing: 1st
- Defensive Rank: 1st Passing: 5th Rushing: 3rd
. Miami Dolphins. 73. team. 59. . Super Bowl 8
- Quarterback: Bob Griese
- Offensive Rank: 5th Passing: 21st Rushing: 3rd
- Defensive Rank: 1st Passing: 1st Rushing: 12th
55. . Super Bowl 9. . Pittsburgh Steelers. 74. team
- Quarterback: Terry Bradshaw / Joe Gilliam
- Offensive Rank: 6th Passing: 21st Rushing: 2nd
- Defensive Rank: 2nd Passing: 1st Rushing: 6th
55. . Super Bowl 10. . Pittsburgh Steelers. 75. team
- Quarterback: Terry Bradshaw
- Offensive Rank: 5th Passing: 14th Rushing: 2nd
- Defensive Rank: 2nd Passing: 4th Rushing: 8th