After Week 12 wrapped up, one thing became painfully obvious: nobody has a clue who’s actually winning the Lombardi next February. Forget picking a favorite; we can’t even confidently say who the real Super Bowl contenders are right now. And naturally, that brings us to the team that’s been the safest bet for years: The Kansas City Chiefs , who’ve reached the Super Bowl in each of the last three seasons.

So the big question is simple: Are the Chiefs still a Super Bowl contender?

That’s exactly what we asked our EssentiallySports newsletter readers in The Huddle , and the results were equal parts shocking and totally predictable. As things stand, 66.6% of our subscribers say the Chiefs are not contenders this year. Only 30.7% believe otherwise. That’s 577 out of 866 people basical

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