"A Super Bowl appearance 50 years in the making wouldn't come easy for Chiefs Kingdom. But following years of playoff heartache, the Kansas City Chiefs finally raised the trophy named after their founder, and this is the inside story of that championship journey. The 2019 Chiefs endured a revamped defense that needed time to coalesce, losses in three out of four games in the middle of the season, and what first looked like a season-ending knee injury to Patrick Mahomes -- along with injuries to key players like Tyreek Hill, Frank Clark, and Chris Jones. Then once the AFC West champions entered the playoffs, they had to come back from deficits of 24-0 to the Houston Texans and 17-7 to the Tennessee Titans to reach Super Bowl LIV. Once they finally reached that ultimate stage, they came back from 10 points down against the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl. In Kingdom : How Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, and the Kansas City Chiefs Returned to Super Bowl Glory, ESPN's Adam Teicher, who has covered the Chiefs on a daily basis since 1993, expertly retraces the team's unforgettable championship season as well as the moves and moments that made it all possible -- the hiring of head coach Andy Reid in 2013, drafting future MVP Mahomes, and the heart-wrenching AFC Championship Game loss to the New England Patriots that lingered in the minds of every coach and player. Through exclusive interviews Teicher depicts a half century of twists and turns that ensued after the Chiefs' last Super Bowl appearance in 1970 -- the years of quarterback failures, the carousel of coaching changes, and the cruel losses to the the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs -- that made the Super Bowl LIV victory even sweeter. With exclusive inside access, Teicher reveals a rare look into the dynamic between Reid and Mahomes and the many individuals who stepped up and answered the call at the right times. Kingdom captures the mood of the team week by week, every step of the way."-- Jacket flap.

A 50-year wait --Hill goes down, and Watkins steps up -- The legion of zoom -- Battle of the MVPs -- Less is more -- Recipe for defeat -- Defensive growing pains -- Mahomes' scary knee injury -- Matt Moore to the rescue -- Cheetah speed -- Schwartz sits, but Mahomes returns -- The defense rises in Mexico -- Dominating the AFC West -- Revenge against the Patriots -- Kelce makes history -- Prime-time Mahomes -- FitzMagic time -- A comeback for the ages -- The Lamar Hunt trophy -- Win one for Andy.