3 moments from 2024 season that Chiefs fans should be thankful for

It's Thanksgiving Day and that means it's time to watch football, eat good food, and reflect on what you're thankful for in your life. Kansas City Chiefs fans have plenty to be grateful for this season, even if this team frustrates us at times.

The easy things to be thankful for are the fact that the Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl champions, or that they'll be a Super Bowl contender as long as Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid are at the helm. The team is 10-1 this year and looks to be on its way to yet another AFC West title and potential number one seed heading into the playoffs.

For this post though, let's break it down and find three memories from this season that Chiefs Kingdom should be the most thankful for. Whether it was a moment that made Chiefs fans grateful for the team this city has or it helped the Chiefs win a game or another reason, these moments are something that fans will treasure for quite some time.

Banner celebration

The 2024 NFL regular-season kicked off with the back-to-back defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs hosting the team they beat in the AFC Championship Game eight months prior. The first game of the NFL season meant that it was Banner Night for the team that won the big game and got to host the first game of the next season.

For the Chiefs, banner nights have become routine, as this was the third one they got to host in five years. The even sweeter part of this moment was that they got to unfurl the Super Bowl LVIII banner in front of the team they beat in order to lift that Lombardi. Speaking of that game...

Isaiah Likely's toe being out of bounds

Think back to Week 1 of the NFL season. The game came down to the final seconds, as is tradition for the Chiefs in this era, and the Ravens looked to have the defending champs on the ropes. With the Chiefs up 27-20 and the Ravens getting the ball back with 1:50 to go in regulation, Lamar Jackson then executed an 11-play, 77-yard drive that originally looked to have resulted in a touchdown.

Jackson found tight end Isaiah Likely open in the back of the end zone and at first glance, the Ravens had scored the touchdown they needed with no time left on the clock. It's probable that Baltimore would have gone for two to get the win but they didn't have a chance to make that decision because, as it turns out, Likely's toe was barely out of bounds.

That was it. The Chiefs had won the game by a toe, thanks to Likely's big feet. Had they lost, it wouldn't have been the end of the world, but it'd have been a bummer to have lost a second straight banner night game so it was fun to see K.C. win this one.

The blocked field goal vs. Broncos

Stop me if you've heard this one before: The Chiefs had a game come down to the final seconds! I know, shocking, right?

It looked like the Broncos were about to beat the Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium for the first time since Peyton Manning retired, as rookie quarterback Bo Nix helped put together a drive that got the Broncos down the field with enough time to kick a game-winning field goal. Fortunately for the Chiefs, they're experts on how to win in these situations and blocked Wil Lutz's field goal attempt, giving K.C. the win and making Denver wait even longer for the chance to win at Arrowhead.

The Broncos radio call of this moment is absolutely everything and should be a must-listen for Chiefs fans if you haven't heard it already. Absolute hilarity.