On Feb. 2, 2020, the joined the list of NFL franchises who have won multiple Super Bowl titles. The Chiefs became the 13th franchise with multiple Vince Lombardi Trophies with their 31-20 victory over thethat season. Kansas City's second title came exactly 50 years after its first, as the franchise's loyal fanbase was finally rewarded for its patience.In a matter of hours, the Chiefs will take on the in Super Bowl LVII, and with a win Kansas City would become only the 10th NFL franchise with at least three Super Bowl titles. Three titles would put the Chiefs alongside the , the , and in the hierarchy of Super Bowl championship franchises. The Chiefs' Andy Reid can make more history by becoming the first head coach to defeat a team in the Super Bowl that he had previously led to the big game. More on Super Bowl LVII Before the Chiefs kick things off Austin Rivers Jersey against the , we decided to take a look at the franchise's three prior trips to the Super Bowl: The Super Bowl was originally known as the "AFL-NFL Championship Game." While several prominent media members referred to the first two AFL-NFL matchups as the Super Bowl, that didn't officially become its name until Super Bowl III. The Super Bowl's name was coined by Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt, who came up with it after watching one of his children play with a "Super Ball," during that time. Like the ball, most of the country thought the AFL was mere child's play when compared to the established NFL. But after just a few years, the AFL had become a legitimate threat to the NFL. The AFL's legitimacy grew when NFL commi sioner Pete Rozelle agreed to play his league's champion against the AFL's champion at the end of the 1966 season. Founded in 1960, the AFL served as a refreshing alternative to the run-heavy, defensive dominated NFL. The AFL encouraged pa sing and higher-scoring games; it was the first profe sional football league to have a two-point conversion. The AFL also started signing some of college football's biggest games (Joe Namath) and placing them in the biggest markets. "The AFL attack was wide open," Dave Robinson, a Hall of Fame outside linebacker who was part of the legendary Packers of the 1960s, told CBS Sports in 2020. "They just wanted to run out of different formations with a wide-open offense." The first AFL Super Bowl representative was the Chiefs, who won their first league title in 1962 under head coach Hank Stram. After going 11-2-1 during the regular season, the Chiefs ran roughshod over the in the AFL Championship Game. But despite their impre sive record and a roster that featured several future Hall of Fame players, the Chiefs were not projected to be much of a challenge for the Packers, who were coming off a dramatic NFL Championship Game victory over the , Green Bay's fourth NFL title since 1961. While they didn't have the depth to compete with the Packers, the Chiefs did po se s some of the Damyean Dotson Jersey best individual talent of that era. Kansas City's high-scoring offense was led by quarterback Len Dawson, receiver Otis Taylor and running back Mike Garrett, a former Heisman Trophy winner at USC. Kansas City also po se sed a star-studded defense, led by future Hall of Famers Willie Lanier, Buck Buchanan, Emmitt Thomas, Bobby Bell and Johnny Robinson. On a field that featured some of the best players of that era, the star of Super Bowl I was an unheralded receiver named Max McGee, who notoriously partied until the mid-morning hours leading up to the game. After starting receiver Boyd Dowler left the game with an injury, the 34-year-old McGee caught seven pa ses for 138 yards and two touchdowns after catching just four pa ses during the '66 season. The Chiefs held tough in the first half, responding to the Packers' first two touchdowns with two scori
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