This Week in Sports Trivia: December 18, 2025 – The New York Times

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When a dynasty crashes to earth, you realize just how hard it is to build one in the first place.
With the Kansas City Chiefs having been eliminated from the playoffs and Patrick Mahomes’ 2025 campaign ending early due to an ACL tear, let’s take a moment to reflect on the franchise’s recent accomplishments.
Since drafting Mahomes at No. 10 in the 2017 NFL Draft, the Chiefs have:
The only teams not named the Chiefs to win the Super Bowl in the Mahomes era are the New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles, with the Eagles winning twice. That’s dominance.
We’ll get into the Chiefs in this week’s quiz, along with a whole lot more. So enjoy. And check out our daily Connections: Sports Edition, too.

Bob Harkins is a deputy managing editor on the Daily Desk at The Athletic. Before joining The Athletic, Bob held multiple roles at FOX Sports, including editorial manager of live events and senior editor for colleges. He also spent 13 years at NBC Sports, where he was senior editor for MLB.

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