Seth Keysor: The five stages of 2023 Chiefs fandom
 

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The five stages of 2023 Chiefs fandom

Let's work towards acceptance of who Kansas City is (a team with a puncher's chance), and who they aren't (a great team).
SETH KEYSOR
DEC 12


I wasn’t mad on Sunday night as I left Arrowhead Stadium. No, seriously, I wasn’t.

Sure, the Chiefs had just lost a(nother) frustrating close game, this time falling by a field goal to a desperate Bills team fighting to stay in the playoff picture. Sure, the Chiefs had basically tanked their chance at the 1-seed in the playoffs and even (gulp) put themselves in some jeopardy of missing the playoffs entirely if they aren’t careful. Sure, three of the last four games have been losses that should have been wins. And sure, once again self-inflicted errors killed what should have been a win. All of those things are quite frustrating. Maddening, even.

And yet, I was in a pretty good mood as I walked out of Arrowhead and drove back to the great white north. Maybe it was because I’d just had yet another fantastic weekend of friends and food (shout out to Meat Mitch, which sent me into a meat-induced food coma Saturday night). Maybe it was because the most beautiful woman in the universe was on my arm as we enjoyed a kidless vacation (love you, kiddos, I swear!). Or maybe it was because I had finally reached a healthy place with the 2023 Chiefs.

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spot on

flip a coin 4 times in a row

100% on the money. They just don't have the margin for error this year they have had previous years on offense.

It COULD change but not likely too much this late in the year.

When you got Mahomes you always have a chance.

This team is very close. Very, very close.

Good article actually. I am oscillating between sadness and acceptance right now.

Only have to win 4 coin flips in a row!

Really good perspective and I think most would agree with all of it. I’m stuck in the anger phase with what-ifs running through my head but it’s okay. I know Veach will fix it next year no matter how this season ends.

we know we can’t go to nor win a SB every year until Mahomes retires.

The Pats had some shitty teams and didn’t go to a SB with Brady for 10 years. We are not a shitty team. We are are a good team with a punchers chance.

that o-Line cost us a SB. They were complete shit. Veach got it fixed in one season. He can get the WR room fixed in one off season too.

^This

I am OK with a down year. Especially waiting for 50 years. We got 2. Of course I want to dominate but that means a TEAM and cash flow. I trust in our FO, coach and QB.

Still the only team that beats the Chiefs is the Chiefs. You can't say that about many other teams.

However, each is a separate event that is not dependent on the prior one.

6.25% chance

seems high tbh

I'm pretty much there (acceptance). I could never have dreamed of a run like we've had. And while it would be nice to continue every year, it's just crazy tough.

And I mean, is anyone going to COMPLETELY count out Mahomes and Kelce in the playoffs? 1 seed or 7 seed, we'll have a shot.

It’s a shitty but true feeling that anything short of a Super Bowl victory will feel like falling short because we’ve seen such success lately. Ten years ago we were still chasing our first playoff win in decades.