The Chiefs' O-line is the ultimate factor that could determine which team takes home the Lombardi Trophy.
Take the stage. Brown wasn’t with the Chiefs two years ago when a gimpy Mahomes and battered O-line was abused by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense in Super Bowl 55. Kansas City’s prolific offense didn’t even score a touchdown in that game. It was that bad. Mahomes was sacked three times, endured nine quarterback hits and generally spent much of his time running for his life.
Since then, the Chiefs rebuilt the line into a solid wall of protection. Kansas City allowed just 26 sacks during the regular season, third-fewest in the NFL. For all of the moves that coach Andy Reid and GM Brett Veach made over the past year in retooling the skill positions for an offense that no longer contained dynamic receiver Tyreek Hill, they would not have worked without the overhaul of the O-line that began two years ago.
The Super Bowl drubbing was surely a wake-up call. To better support the electric Mahomes, the Chiefs invested 2021 draft picks in Humphrey and Smith , traded to acquire Brown from the Baltimore Ravens and lured Thuney as a free agent.No, you don’t need to remind him of what’s at stake. “It’s another opportunity on the biggest stage,” Wylie told USA TODAY Sports. “I’m excited about the opportunity and the challenge that it comes with. So, our O-line’s ready.”
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