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For me, it's all about the sentimentality of it all. I started pulling for the Chiefs in middle school, and they've been a constant part of my existence for the better part of the last 25 years. I can mark different points in my life - both good and bad - with what the Chiefs were doing at that moment. Most of us started following the team when we were dumb, innocent kids, and now we're all adults with responsibilities that carry far more weight than sports ever will. But there's something pure and sentimental about the experience of pulling for the Chiefs because it's the same - for me at least - now as it was then. I guess it's a way to stay in touch with my younger self when life was much simpler.
I also think the fact that this team hasn't won a championship hasn't allowed us to find any sort of closure. I genuinely feel if this team wins the Super Bowl, my entire fandom going forward will forever be more relaxed. Sure, I'll still get upset when they lose in soul-crushing fashion, but I'll forever have a bit more mature perspective about it.
That's it for me at least.
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