Chiefs, Ravens prevail on Christmas; LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Lakers sink Warriors late

🏈 Good morning to all, but especially to …

THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS …

Santa sure looks a lot like Andy Reid, and he absolutely delivered on Christmas. The Chiefs clinched the AFC’s No. 1 seed with a 29-10 blowout of the Steelers. It’s the fourth time in seven seasons with Patrick Mahomes as starter that Kansas City has earned the No. 1 seed.

Mahomes threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns, one each to Travis Kelce, Xavier Worthy and Justin Watson.Kelce moved ahead of Tony Gonzalez to become the franchise’s career touchdown receptions leader with No. 77 and went over 1,000 career catches. He’s one of 15 players in league history with at least 1,000 receptions.And, yes, that was Reid in a Santa outfit delivering the good news of the No. 1 seed, first-round bye and home-field advantage to his team postgame. Mahomes was especially excited considering his wife is expected to give birth “any day now.”

Don’t look now, but the Chiefs’ offense is hitting on all cylinders as the postseason nears, Jared Dubin writes.

Dubin:“Just like last year, they have a rookie wide receiver (Worthy) coming into his own and becoming a major part of the offense as we head into the stretch run of the season. Just like last year, Kelce is not showing any signs of slowing down any time soon. … It will be 24 days until they play another meaningful game, so they’ll have plenty of time to get Kelce and Mahomes and Chris Jones, among others, healthy … That is very bad news for anybody else hoping to hoist the Lombardi Trophy in February.”

It’s also bad news for the Colts, Dolphins and Bengals, who may need Kansas City — likely sans Mahomes and many other starters — to beat Denver in Week 18.




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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2024-12-26 13:44:00

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