Somewhat surprisingly, this is the first time that KC is the last undefeated team with Patrick Mahomes as a full-time starter.

The fastest start bodes well for making the playoffs (95.2% of 6-0 teams make the postseason), but being the last undefeated team doesn’t make them a contender to beat Lombardi . The last undefeated team has won the Super Bowl 10 times (10/58 seasons from 1966-2023). The most recent event was the 2006 Colts.

According to NFL Research, the current 17-season drought without the last undefeated team winning the Super Bowl is nearly three times as long as the longest before (six seasons from 2000 to 2005). The last undefeated team in a season was the reigning Super Bowl champions in 2011 – the Green Bay Packers under Aaron Rodgers started 13-0, finished 15-1 and lost in the divisional round to the New York Giants, who would later win the Super Bowl win.

The Chiefs are the last undefeated team, although Mahomes has the most interceptions in the NFL with eight. Since the 1970 merger, the 2015 Broncos, Peyton Manning, were the only other team to start 6-0 and have a QB lead the NFL in INTs in their sixth game. The defense-led Broncos went on to win the Super Bowl.