What Chiefs stars believe gets overlooked about team as they chase NFL history

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

Heading into this 2024 NFL season, all eyes were on the Kansas City Chiefs. 

Winners of back-to-back Super Bowls. Stars bigger than the game itself on the roster. Most importantly, NFL history on the line as the potential first team to ever win three straight Super Bowls. 

The pressure was immense for this Kansas City squad, but when the regular season came to an end, the Chiefs came out as the No. 1 seed in the AFC, co-owning the best record in the NFL at 15-2. 

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey celebrates after a score against the New Orleans Saints at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)

But throughout the season, there was a large contingent of fans that scoffed as the wins piled up, minimized the team's success because of how close the wins were, and the ol' "refs were on their side" conspiracy theory was amply used. 

So, as the Chiefs get ready for their divisional round matchup this week against the Houston Texans, Fox News Digital wondered what the players themselves thought about their regular season amid this massive pressure and scrutiny, even with the record speaking for itself in the end. 

What gets overlooked with this team?

SUPER BOWL LIX ODDS: LIONS FAVORED TO WIN IT ALL; RAVENS, BILLS RISE

"I’d say the resiliency of this team," three-time Pro Bowl center Creed Humphrey told Fox News Digital while also discussing his role, alongside teammates Chris Jones and Xaviery Worthy, in Doritos' "Crash the Super Bowl" ad campaign. "Battling close games, one-score games, two-minute drives to win games. Defensive stops to win games. All those