Chiefs & Rams Have Been in Every Super Bowl Since 2019
Chiefs and Rams: The NFL’s Benchmark of Consistency
The NFL has become an exciting parity, enforced by salary caps and draft picks, but true dominance is a rare find. Yet, for the last six years, there have been two teams always present in the Super Bowl landscape: the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Rams.
Whether it has been the Chiefs' explosive offense or the Rams' calculated precision, football fans have been graced with either team in America's biggest sporting event every single season since 2019. It's a streak that's as improbable as it is entertaining, blending one of the best coaches in NFL history and another that hopes to become the best.
If the Rams don’t make the Super Bowl this season, the streak comes to an end with the Chiefs’ chances looking ever so slightly over by the day. LA has been led by MVP favorite, QB Matthew Stafford, who currently has an NFL-high 35 TD passes.
In this article, we’ll take a trip down memory lane to see how it all began, and we’ll also see just how good a chance the Rams have to keep this thing going.
The Rise of the Chiefs and Rams
Led by the dynamic duo of Jared Goff and Todd Gurley, Los Angeles represented the NFC's new guard, a franchise that reinvented itself under 33-year-old head coach Sean McVay as an offensive juggernaut in just two seasons. In 2019, a questionable call in the NFC Championship Game would elevate the Rams to an overtime win against the New Orleans Saints. That victory would put the Rams up against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII; the Rams fell short, 13-3 in a defensive battle. But the overall message was clear: football in LA was back!
While the Rams were making their mark in the NFC, Kansas City was building a juggernaut in the AFC. The 2017 draft pick selecting Patrick Mahomes didn’t bring immediate dividends, as he sat behind Alex Smith for a season, but things got off the ground quickly. Under Andy Reid's steady hand, Mahomes exploded onto the scene, and by Super Bowl LIV in 2020, Kansas City was ready to claim the throne. They edged the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in a comeback for the ages, snapping a 50-year championship drought and igniting the start of a dynasty.
The pattern solidified from there, as the Chiefs returned to Super Bowl LV in 2021, only to be upended by Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the pandemic-era thriller.
Meanwhile, the Rams reloaded ruthlessly: trading for Matthew Stafford in 2021 and storming to a Super Bowl LVI victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20, in their home stadium, making it a poetic capstone to McVay's vision.
Undeterred, the Chiefs roared back for LVII (2023) and LVIII (2024), toppling the Eagles and 49ers, respectively, to cement back-to-back titles and three wins in five years. In last season’s Super Bowl (LVIIII)
The Improbable Odds: A Statistical Unicorn
If this sounds like a fever dream, that's because the mathematics of it really are. To grasp the rarity, consider the NFL's structure: 32 teams, seven playoff seeds per conference, and just one champion per side advancing to the Super Bowl. The baseline probability of any single team reaching the Super Bowl in a given year is straightforward: two spots out of 32 teams, or 1/16 (about 6.25%).
Of course, reality isn't random. Advanced models from ESPN's Football Power Index or NFL Network's Cynthia Frelund factor in team strength, scheduling, and momentum, projecting top teams like the Chiefs at 10-17% for a single Super Bowl appearance in a given season. Even then, sustaining this cross-conference tag-team for half a decade defies simulation; historical data shows no precedent.
It's Up to the Rams
As I mentioned at the top, the Chiefs are essentially out of the playoff chase, so it’s all up to the Rams now. If we were trying to put this all on one team’s shoulders, this would be the one to do it.
According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the Rams are the favorites to win the Super Bowl at +390 – the next closest team is their division rival, the Seattle Seahawks (+650). Speaking of odds, Matthew Stafford is also listed at -180 to win the NFL’s MVP award.
The NFC is jam-packed this season, with heavyweight contenders like the aforementioned Seahawks, as well as the Green Bay Packers (+800), and we haven’t even mentioned the defending-champion Philadelphia Eagles (+1100). It won’t be easy, but it will be up to the Rams – not the Chiefs.
