A lot has gone right for the Kansas City Chiefs since Patrick Mahomes was anointed the starting quarterback in 2018. Amidst all the big plays, clutch victories, gaudy statistics and rapidly decreasing shelf space in the trophy case, Mahomes and the Chiefs have made a permanent footprint in the story of the NFL for generations to come.
It seems like the Chiefs are practically unbeatable by any standard. They're remarkable when favored, and unstoppable when they're the underdog. They're outstanding in the heat and unbeatable in the snow.
It is no different when you glance at the setting for Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans between the Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.
Mahomes and the Chiefs are a perfect 13-0 when they play in a dome, which happens to be the setting for Super Bowl LIX this Sunday.
Kansas City and Philly will face off in the Caesar's Superdome, a place where Mahomes is 1-0 (the Chiefs beat Drew Brees and the Saints in 2020). In his remarkable career, Mahomes has averaged 306 passing yards per game playing in a dome, with a remarkable 28/5 TD/INT ratio.
The All-Pro signal-caller also rushes for almost 27 yards per game while playing indoors, but it should be pointed out that he has never rushed for a touchdown in a dome. Mahomes will put his sparkling undefeated record on the line against the Eagles in the stadium that last hosted a Super Bowl in 2013, when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers.
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What is it about the dome? The Eagles' fan base certainly complained about the grass field in Super Bowl LVII, but the argument doesn't hold water when you consider that Mahomes was playing on the exact same field while nursing a high ankle sprain suffered against the Jaguars in the Divisional Round. The new Turf Nation S5 in New Orleans will benefit the Chiefs' passing offense in a setting without wind or precipitation. It most certainly benefits the speed at wide receiver, where the Chiefs can boast of two elite targets in Xavier Worthy and Hollywood Brown.
As the old saying goes, yesterday's home runs don't win today's games. Nothing about this statistic is any more of an indicator as to which team will win the Super Bowl, but it certainly bodes well for the Chiefs.