As winners of three Super Bowls in the last five years, the Kansas City Chiefs already breathe rarefied air.

The only other four teams to win that many Super Bowls in such a short timeframe are the Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s; the Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s; and two different iterations of the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick-led New England Patriots.

But with another championship this year, the Chiefs would stand alone.

Led by head coach Andy Reid, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce, the Chiefs seek to become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls.

“Obviously, you want to win three in a row,” Mahomes said. “But building those memories with the guys and with the community every single year is special. When I look back at all the different Super Bowls that we’ve won, I look back at special moments that we’ve had and special games that we’ve had. We’ll try to do the same this year.”

Kansas City dominated the 2022 season from start to finish, culminating in an instant-classic 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.

The Chiefs endured a subpar 2023 regular season, at least by their lofty standards, by going 11-6, but rounded into form in time for another championship run, which they completed with a 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.

This year’s Chiefs share elements with both of the previous teams.

They finished 15-2 — including 15-1 in the games Mahomes started — and are again the AFC’s No. 1 seed. That gave them a first-round bye and guarantees them home-field advantage through the AFC playoffs, beginning with this afternoon’s divisional-round game against the Houston Texans.

But the Chiefs also flashed imperfections throughout the regular season.

Offensively, the once-high-powered Chiefs ranked 17th in yards per game (327.6) and 15th in points (22.6). Defensively, they ranked ninth in yards allowed (320.6) and fourth in opposing scoring (19.2).

The Chiefs’ point differential of +59 ranked 11th in the NFL — nearly 100 points fewer than the AFC’s No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens, who both finished the season at +157.

“We’ve got a lot of confidence in this team, and a lot of guys are willing to go that extra mile,” Kelce said. “We’ve definitely heard all the chatter, and guys like (ESPN analyst) Rex Ryan saying that this team can’t win in the playoffs and he’s seen it before. We hear everything, but at the same time, we know what’s real and what’s in this building.”

A championship would be the fourth overall for Mahomes, Kelce and Reid, who won their first Super Bowl after the 2019 season. They also made it to Super Bowl LV after the 2020 season but lost to Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Mahomes, 29, is already one of only five quarterbacks to win three Super Bowls.

Reid, meanwhile, would join Belichick, who won six, and Chuck Noll, who won four, as the only head coaches with four Super Bowl victories.

NEW TITANS GM >> The Tennessee Titans moved quickly in hiring a new general manager, announcing Kansas City assistant general manager Mike Borgonzi as their pick.

Borgonzi replaces Ran Carthon, who was fired last week after the franchise went 9-25 in his two seasons as general manager.

FLOWERS LIKELY OUT >> Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers is listed as doubtful for Sunday’s playoff game at Buffalo because of a knee injury.

Flowers was hurt in the regular-season finale against Cleveland, and the second-year receiver missed last weekend’s 28-14 victory over Pittsburgh to open the postseason. Flowers did not practice this week.

Flowers earned Pro Bowl honors this season, catching 74 passes for 1,059 yards and four touchdowns.