{"id":2174386,"date":"2024-02-12T16:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T21:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-chiefs-the-team-the-winning-culture\/"},"modified":"2024-02-12T16:14:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T21:14:28","slug":"the-chiefs-the-team-the-winning-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-chiefs-the-team-the-winning-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chiefs: A winning team with a strong culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-chiefs-the-team-the-winning-culture%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2174386&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/chiefs-beat-49ers-recap-review-member-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cCrain &#038; Co.,\u201d<\/a> February 12, 2024.<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Jake \u200cCrain:<\/h3>\n<p>It was an ugly game early. When there is a postseason format \u2014 where it\u2019s sudden death or \u200cwhether it\u2019s \u2064win or go \u200bhome and whether that be March Madness, the NFL playoffs, or college baseball and the Regionals \u2014 it\u2019s\u2063 the \u2062teams\u2064 that \u200ccan win in the most ways that are \u200cable to \u2062not only survive, but thrive. \u200cIf you go back and watch every \u200dgame \u2062the Chiefs played in the playoffs, they won each one\u200c a different way, but they won each \u2063game as a team.<\/p>\n<p>Your defense \u2062may not play well for four quarters,\u2063 but they need to play well when it counts. Your\u200d special teams may not play well for a half,\u200c but they have got to play well when\u200b it counts \u200bin the second half. And the Chiefs did \u2062not make the devastating mistakes that the 49ers made at the end of\u2062 the game. \u200dIt just goes to show that a winning culture and a winning DNA is a real thing.<\/p>\n<p>I \u2063thought the Chiefs\u200d were going to win this game \u200cthe whole time \u2014 because they\u2019ve \u2063proven it. \u2062But\u2062 I think the main thing you can take away from this is most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-you-think-nick-saban-is-done-guess-again\/\" title=\"If You Think Nick Saban Is Done, Guess Again\">teams lose games<\/a>. They\u200c do not win them, even the elite teams.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>David Cone:<\/h3>\n<p>That\u2019s why we said coming in, it\u2019s \u200dnot just enough against \u200ca generational talent like Patrick\u2063 Mahomes to just come in and \u2062shut down the run. It seemed like the\u2064 Chiefs \u2062could win this game if\u200c they rushed for zero yards. While yes,\u2062 the \u2062yards would be nice to have, it was not\u200b going to be enough to just come\u200b in and say, \u201cOh, you know what,\u200d let\u2019s just shut down Travis Kelce,\u201d\u2062 because\u2062 the last\u200c couple of weeks, Patrick Mahomes\u200b hit Marquez Valdes-Scantling \u200bfor a few huge plays and Clyde Edwards-Helaire on some big plays too. He\u2019s just proven that he can do that \u200dtime \u2062and time again, especially\u2062 in the post-season and down\u2063 the stretch all the way.<\/p>\n<p>Even \u200bin the fourth quarter and\u2064 overtime, it felt like if the 49ers allowed free release and \u200bzone coverage, then Mahomes was\u200c just\u200d going to\u2062 take that \u200call day on the outside \u2014 hitch routes, hook routes, \u200call of that. But if\u200c the 49ers \u200dgot up and pressed, even in two man, then Mahomes was just going to have a\u2064 field day \u2063with the mesh concepts, which he hit Kelce on. Then in overtime, press coverage, he took off with\u2064 his legs and got huge\u200b first downs with his feet. So, he was going to get you coming or going down\u200d the stretch of the game.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/chiefs-beat-49ers-recap-review-member-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH:\u2062 Crain &#038;\u2062 Company\u2062 on DailyWire+<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Jake Crain:<\/h3>\n<p>A lot\u200c of people \u2062will look at that dropped punt that the Chiefs recovered and say that was the mistake that cost them the game. But do not \u2063forget, it is\u200d a fourth quarter game. The San Francisco 49ers got the ball\u2063 first, and\u200b they\u200d were driving it right down the \u2062Chiefs\u2019 throats. Christian McCaffrey\u200c fumbled \u2064inside \u200dthe Red Zone \u2064to give the Chiefs\u200b the ball, and\u200d there were lost points there \u2014 plus a turnover on an interception from Patrick Mahomes right out of \u2063the \u2063gate in the second half at midfield and they were not able to turn that into any \u2063points. Those are\u2062 the things,\u2064 outside\u200b of the blatantly obvious, that cost you games \u200dagainst a \u200dguy like Patrick Mahomes. You nearly have\u2064 to\u2062 play \u200bperfectly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Blain Crain:<\/h3>\n<p>There were a\u200c couple of drives Kyle Shanahan didn\u2019t run the ball one time. He\u2063 had the most success in this game leaning \u2064on Christian McCaffrey. He \u2063had \u200dtwo full drives when the \u2062momentum \u200dwas with him \u200cwhen he didn\u2019t run the ball one time with \u2062McCaffrey, the \u2064best player he had.<\/p>\n<p>The big key to me in this game was when it all changed. At \u2064halftime, the 49ers were winning in every aspect, in my opinion. Who had one reception at halftime? Travis Kelce. \u200dWhat happened?\u200b In the second half, the\u2064 guy had 80 yards through the air. Patrick Mahomes goes when Travis Kelce goes.<\/p>\n<p>I think losing Dre Greenlaw was huge for the 49ers \u2014 he and Fred Warner\u2062 are the best linebackers\u2063 in\u2062 the league. \u2062But the big thing in this game is Patrick Mahomes is Patrick Mahomes. I picked the Chiefs every game in the playoffs. Every game. Not because I\u200b wanted to, but because I knew that though \u2062they can be atrocious in the regular season\u200d \u2014 at times they were and their \u2062offense was extremely bad \u2014 but\u2062 when it matters most, when there\u2019s a guy\u2064 in the corner open \u2062for the three and\u2062 it\u2019s Patrick Mahomes, it\u2019s going \u200din. He is going to make the shot. Then you add Andy Reid\u2063 and Travis\u200d Kelce. \u2063There are not any huge\u200c names that made the difference for the Chiefs. Just the\u2062 Chiefs made the\u200d difference.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><em>Jake Crain is co-host of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/%22https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/crain-and-company\/%22\">Crain &#038; Company,<\/a> the Daily \u200cWire\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-another-college-football-groundhog-day\/\" title=\"It\u2019s Another College Football Groundhog Day\">sports show hosted<\/a>\u2064 by former \u200cathletes and coaches Jake\u200c Crain, Blain Crain, and David Cone. Follow him: @JakeCrain_<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Blain Crain is co-host of\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/%22https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/crain-and-company\/%22\">Crain &#038; Company<\/a> at The Daily Wire\u200c and \u2064a former wide receiver for Western Colorado University. Follow Blain: @Blain_Crain<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>David Cone is a co-host and producer of the \u200bDaily Wire\u2019s sports show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/%22https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/crain-and-company\/%22\">Crain &#038; Company<\/a>, as well as a contributor to Morning Wire. David is also a former quarterback for the University of Michigan. Follow him: @davidadamcone<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/training-motivation-tips-to-increase-your-mental-game\/\" title=\"Training Motivation \u2013 Tips to Increase Your Mental Game\">key factors made<\/a> it difficult for the \u200b49ers to contain\u200b Patrick Mahomes and his dual-threat abilities?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  At all. That&#8217;s\u2063 just not\u200d going to work. When the momentum is in \u2064your \u200cfavor, you have to keep the\u200b ball on the ground and control the clock. It seemed\u2064 like Shanahan got away from\u200c that in crucial moments\u200d and it cost the 49ers the game.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the decision to go for it on fourth down \u200blate in the game instead of kicking the field goal was questionable. Yes,\u200b you want to \u2063be aggressive and go for the win, but when you have\u200c a chance to tie\u200b the game and take\u2063 it into overtime, you have to take it. The 49ers\u2062 were in \u200ca good position to come away with points and potentially\u2063 win the game,\u200b but they \u2064took \u200da risk and it didn&#8217;t\u200b pay off.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>David Cone:<\/h3>\n<p>You can&#8217;t \u2062overlook the\u2062 impact of\u200b Patrick \u200bMahomes \u200din\u2062 this\u2064 game. He made some incredible plays and showed why he\u2063 is\u2063 considered one of the best quarterbacks in the league. His\u200b ability \u2063to make\u2063 plays \u200cwith his arms and his legs was a game-changer. The 49ers had\u200b no answer \u2064for him.<\/p>\n<p>But let&#8217;s not forget the contributions of the Chiefs&#8217; defense \u2064as well. They \u2062made\u200b key stops\u200b and came up \u200bwith turnovers when it \u2064mattered most. They were able to contain McCaffrey and disrupt\u200d the 49ers&#8217; offense. It was a complete team effort from the\u2063 Chiefs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/chiefs-beat-49ers-recap-review-member-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH:\u2062 Crain &#038;\u2062 Co. \u2062on DailyWire+<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Jake Crain:<\/h3>\n<p>This Super Bowl win for the\u2063 Chiefs\u200b is not just about this season. \u2063It&#8217;s about building \u2064a winning\u2064 culture \u200band \u2062a winning DNA within \u200cthe organization. They have faced adversity and overcome it. They have\u200c shown resilience and determination. This win is a testament to the hard work\u200d and \u200bdedication of everyone \u2063involved.<\/p>\n<p>And\u2063 let&#8217;s not \u200cforget\u2064 about the fans. The Chiefs&#8217; fanbase \u200bis \u200dincredible. They \u200chave been there through thick and thin, cheering on their team no \u2063matter what. This win is for them as well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>David Cone:<\/h3>\n<p>Absolutely. The \u2062Chiefs\u2063 have created something special in Kansas City. They have brought \u2064the city together and given them something \u2063to be proud of.\u2062 This championship is just the beginning for this team. With Mahomes leading the way, they have \u2063the potential to dominate the NFL \u2063for years to come.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a \u200dthrilling Super Bowl matchup between \u2063the Kansas City \u200cChiefs and the\u2064 San \u2064Francisco 49ers, the \u200cChiefs emerged victorious through a combination\u200b of strong team play, \u200bthe brilliance of Patrick Mahomes, \u2062and crucial mistakes by the 49ers. Jake Crain and David Cone, analysts on &#8220;Crain &#038; Co.&#8221; on DailyWire+, \u200ddiscussed\u2064 the key factors that contributed \u200bto the \u200cChiefs&#8217; triumph and the \u206449ers&#8217; downfall.<\/p>\n<p>Crain emphasized the importance of teams \u2064being able to win in various ways\u200c in a postseason format. He highlighted the Chiefs&#8217; \u2064ability to adapt and\u2064 find different paths to victory in each \u2064playoff game. Crain \u200calso \u2063emphasized the significance \u2062of a\u200d winning culture and DNA, exemplified by the Chiefs&#8217; ability \u2062to avoid devastating mistakes unlike the 49ers.<\/p>\n<p>Cone acknowledged the\u200b challenge of facing a talent like Mahomes, pointing out that shutting down the run alone would not be enough to stop him. Mahomes exhibited his versatility \u200bby making crucial \u2064plays both through the\u2064 air and with his legs. Cone highlighted Mahomes&#8217; \u2063ability to exploit\u2064 different\u2063 defensive \u2062strategies,\u2064 making it difficult for\u2062 the \u206249ers to contain him.<\/p>\n<p>Crain also pointed \u200cout that while \u200cmany may attribute the Chiefs&#8217; win to a \u200cdropped punt by the \u200b49ers, there \u200dwere other pivotal moments throughout the game. \u200dHe highlighted Christian McCaffrey&#8217;s fumble \u200binside the Red \u200dZone, \u2063missed opportunities to convert turnovers into\u200b points, and the\u200b need \u2063for near-perfection against \u2063a quarterback like Mahomes.<\/p>\n<p>Blain Crain\u200c expressed \u200chis concern over some questionable \u2064decisions made by the 49ers,\u2062 such as not running the\u2063 ball during crucial moments\u200b when McCaffrey had \u200dproven to be successful. He also criticized the choice to go for it on\u200c fourth down instead of\u2064 taking the\u200c game \u2062into overtime, as\u200d it ultimately\u2064 backfired.<\/p>\n<p>Both Crain and Cone recognized the exceptional performance of Patrick Mahomes and the impact he had on the game. Mahomes\u200c displayed his skills as\u2063 a dual-threat \u2064quarterback, making game-changing \u2062plays that \u200cthe 49ers struggled\u200c to counter. The Chiefs&#8217; defense also received praise\u2062 for their ability to contain McCaffrey\u200c and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chiefs-prove-once-again-when-its-time-to-be-clutch-be-clutch\/\" title=\"Chiefs show clutchness when it matters\">make key stops<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Crain \u200demphasized that \u2064the\u2062 Chiefs&#8217; Super Bowl win \u2064was a \u2064culmination of building \u200ca winning culture and DNA within the organization. He \u2064attributed their victory to resilience,\u2064 determination, and the\u200d unwavering support \u2064of \u2064their fans. Cone agreed, mentioning the special bond \u2064formed between the\u2062 team and the city of Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b conclusion, the Chiefs&#8217; triumph in the Super Bowl\u200b showcased\u200c their ability\u2063 to win in different ways, the brilliance of Patrick Mahomes, and the impact of a winning culture. Despite the 49ers&#8217; strong \u200cperformance, critical mistakes and questionable decisions cost them the game. The\u200b Chiefs&#8217; victory is not just a single-season accomplishment but a reflection of \u200btheir dedication to \u2062building \u2062something\u2064 special in Kansas City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adapt quickly and perform under pressure that come out on top. The intensity and stakes of these games push teams to their limits, separating the contenders from the pretenders. 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