Chiefs’ 3rd title in 5 years is reminder of Cardinals’ ‘what ifs’

The Cardinals should have had Andy Reid, could have had Chris Jones and thought they were going to have Mahomes.

The Kansas City Chiefs are the NFL’s most recent dynasty. They have been to the playoffs for nine straight years and 10 of 11 seasons. They have made the AFC Championship Game in six straight seasons, been to four Super Bowls in five years and won three of them.

In that time, the Arizona Cardinals have had just four winning seasons and three postseason appearances.

But the Chiefs’ success is related to the Cardinals. There are three notable “what ifs” where the Chiefs and Cardinals cross paths and the Chiefs took advantage.