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Resurfacing the Classics:
Games that Chiefs fans should rewatch, Part 1(2009-14)
Seth Keysor
It’s quite the world we’re living in today. With many states on something of a lockdown, businesses closed or operating at a limited capacity and people confined to their homes, it’s a strange and, let’s be honest, scary time.
First things first: It’s going to be OK. It really will. Take advantage of this time to love and enjoy your family, and take advantage of this opportunity to help out your neighbors as much as you can.
Even with those two things, however, many of us figure to have plenty of extra time on our hands. With people stuck at home — many of whom aren’t working at the moment — the next challenge is how to avoid becoming stir-crazy. Then the NFL went ahead and did the football-loving world a massive favor, making NFL Game Pass available for everyone.
For those who are unfamiliar, NFL Game Pass is a marvelous tool. It contains (almost) every NFL game played since 2009. It also features coach’s film (with a wider camera angle and a “Madden cam” angle) for many games, allowing the viewer to see what analysts see. There’s also exclusive content such as NFL original programming, film sessions and more.
The biggest draw, at least for me, is simply the library of games. Suddenly, fans now have more than 150 games available that they can rewatch. But with all this availability, it may seem daunting for fans to pick and choose what games they should go back and enjoy all over again. With that in mind, it seems as good a time as any to take a stroll down (recent) memory lane.
Because so many of the Chiefs’ best games were from the 2019 season, I decided to set that incredibly special season aside. Chiefs fans know they’ll have fun rewatching the Chiefs come back from 24 points down vs. the Texans in the divisional-round playoff game, or winning the Lamar Hunt Trophy in a roaring Arrowhead Stadium. Then, of course, there’s the dramatic Super Bowl win. So for the purpose of this list, we’ll focus on the 2009 (the beginning of the library) through 2018 seasons. In part 1, I’ll provide seven games from 2009 through 2014 that stand out as enjoyable games to watch again now having our newfound access. We’ll go in chronological order, as trying to rank these games would be difficult.