Wife of Chiefs Owner Credits God for 3rd Consecutive Super Bowl Berth

Tavia Hunt, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, credited a higher power for being partially responsible for the franchise being on the precipice of NFL history. 

Following the Chiefs’ victory over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship game on Sunday, January 26 — which kept the dream of becoming the first franchise to ever win three consecutive Super Bowls alive — Tavia, 53, reflected on the days when things weren’t quite so rosy for the team, which has been in the Hunt family since 1963.

“In 2012, we were broken—winning only 2 games and facing an unimaginable tragedy,” Tavia wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, January 28. “It was a humbling, desperate season, and we had nowhere to turn but to God. That brokenness brought us to total dependence on the One who holds it all.”

Once the family “began praying,” Tavia said their prayers were answered in the form of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. 

“Shortly after, Clark hired Andy Reid, and God brought the Reids to Kansas City at just the right time,” she shared. “The Chiefs hadn’t been to a Super Bowl in 50 years, and the closest we got was losing to the Bills in the AFC Championship in 1993.”

Four years after Reid, 66, was hired, another prayer was answered when the Chiefs drafted quarterback Patrick Mahomes — who Tavia said “leads with humility and puts God first” — with the 10th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. 

“It’s a culture grounded in winning with character, honoring tradition, inspiring our fans and uniting and uplifting our community,” Tavia wrote of the Chiefs franchise. “This journey is about walking alongside people we love and respect, who inspire fans, unite Kansas City, and honor God through their actions.”

Tavia also mentioned other members of the Chiefs roster, including controversial kicker Harrison Butker, who she said “openly share their faith, lifting each other up on and off the field.”

In addition to her numerous religious analogies, Tavia managed to get a dig in against the popular narrative that the Chiefs have been the beneficiaries of favorable officiating. 

“By God’s grace we’ve had success, but it’s not ‘black magic’ or referee favoritism (look at the stats on this)—it’s lots of hard work, belief, and purpose,” she wrote.

The Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.