This will make a great trivia question in the future.
Who is the last team to beat 2023? kansas city chiefs before they went on to win a third time super bowl Five seasons to win the title?
The answer will be the Las Vegas Raiders game at Arrowhead Stadium on Christmas Day. Recently, then-interim to full-time Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce said a big reason was the “Jordan” rule in place for Patrick Mahomes.
Pierce talked about what that means on a recent episode of defensive end Mark Crosby’s podcast “The Rush.”
“We have the Jordan Rule and what I call, from now on, as long as I’m here, the Patrick Mahomes Rule,” Pierce said. “So, you remember when Jordan was with the Pistons and he was going through this, all those guys in the ’80s; the Pistons used to give him a good slap on the ass before he became Michael Jordan. When did I Been in this hole? Elbow, feel him, like tap. We touch him. We touch you mentally, mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, I’m touching you. So, I show those guys Jordan got spanked.”
Mahomes was limited to 235 yards and a touchdown in a game in which Las Vegas hit him 10 times, including four sacks. The quarterback also threw an interception.
The Raiders won 20-14, and Chiefs head coach Andy Reid later told Pierce that the Raiders’ effort taught them a lesson. Kansas City players consider this game to be a turning point in the Super Bowl title race.
Pierce also told Crosby that the Chiefs using their facilities to host the Super Bowl would provide “momentum” in 2024 and beyond.
but- Meet Mahomes — So will the Raiders’ public disclosure of the “Jordan” rule.