BALTIMORE — Travis Kelce dismounted the trophy ceremony stage and reunited with Taylor Swift. “Family?” she asked, their arms around each other’s waists. “I’m trying to find my brother,” the tight end told the international pop star after his Kansas City Chiefs had triumphed 17-10 over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game. Swift pointed to Kelce’s mother, Donna, …
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The Lions roared to life with Dan Campbell. They also fell with him — but will rise again
Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Does losing in the NFC Championship game hurt more or less than never making it in the first place? If you ask the Detroit Lions, who were within reach of their first Super Bowl appearance before succumbing to the San Francisco 49ers, 34-31, it all feels the same. “You put a …
Read More »Christian McCaffrey surpasses Jerry Rice’s 49ers record for most touchdowns in a season, including playoffs
Getty Images Christian McCaffrey’s 2023 season now stands alone in San Francisco 49ers history. With his goal-line touchdown in the second quarter of the NFC Championship against the Detroit Lions, the All-Pro running back broke the franchise record for most total touchdowns in a single season including playoffs. This latest score was the 24th total touchdown McCaffrey has scored this …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl: 10 reasons why Chiefs are headed to Las Vegas after beating Ravens in AFC Championship
For the fourth time in five years, the Kansas City Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl. Despite the Baltimore Ravens hosting Sunday’s AFC Championship as the conference’s No. 1 seed, with MVP front-runner Lamar Jackson under center, Patrick Mahomes and Co. prevailed yet again, claiming a 17-10 victory to reach the Super Bowl LVIII stage. This is the same …
Read More »American Airlines flight numbers for Super Bowl a nod to Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift was born in 1989. Travis Kelce wears jersey No. 87. American Airlines took notice. Whether you’re a Swiftie or a member of Chiefs Kingdom, if you need flights from Kansas City to Las Vegas and Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11, a few flight numbers might catch your eye. Flight 1989 is scheduled to run twice from Kansas …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl: 10 reasons the 49ers are headed to Las Vegas after rallying past Lions in NFC Championship
For 30 minutes Sunday, it looked as if the Detroit Lions might reach their first-ever Super Bowl. But then the San Francisco 49ers stormed back to steal the NFC Championship, ensuring a title-game rematch with the vaunted Kansas City Chiefs. It wasn’t necessarily a pretty postseason journey for the NFC’s No. 1 seed, as the 49ers barely survived the upstart …
Read More »Chiefs-49ers join list of Super Bowl rematches: History suggests matchup will be even better than one in 2020
For a second time, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will face off in the Super Bowl. If their first Super Bowl showdown is any indication of what will happen in two weeks, NFL fans are in for a treat. Four years ago, the 49ers held a 20-10 lead over the Chiefs late in the fourth quarter of …
Read More »Super Bowl 2024: Top 10 storylines including Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy and yes, Taylor Swift
The last time the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers met in a Super Bowl, they gave us a good one. Four years ago, the Chiefs came back from a 20-10 deficit midway through the fourth quarter to beat the 49ers 31-20. They scored three touchdowns in the final 6:13 to win. It was the first, but not last, …
Read More »NFL playoff analysis: 49ers’ historic comeback; Ravens blow golden opportunity
Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst Thirty-two teams were cut down to 14 for the postseason. Then to eight. Whittled to four, and now we have two left standing. The Kansas City Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl for the fourth time in six seasons. They will meet the same opponent as just four years ago — the San …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl lookahead: Early odds, TV, time, streaming, key storylines for Chiefs vs. 49ers in Las Vegas
USATSI Just like that, the race for the 2024 Lombardi Trophy is down to two teams, with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers winning Sunday to advance to Super Bowl LVIII, which will kick off Feb. 11 from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Now that the conference championships are officially in the books, with Patrick Mahomes and Co. gliding …
Read More »Right or wrong, the Lions lived and died by Dan Campbell’s decisions during 2023 season, NFC Championship loss
For one half of Sunday’s NFC Championship, the Detroit Lions looked primed for a historic run to Super Bowl LVIII, where they’d rematch the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. In the end, a litany of errors led to Detroit surrendering a 17-point lead and, ultimately, a ticket to Las Vegas. Every miscue — a fumble here, a dropped pass there …
Read More »Super Bowl LVIII preview: Key storylines, X-factors for 49ers-Chiefs showdown
Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter The Kansas City Chiefs have dominated the AFC in the 2020s. The San Francisco 49ers have been the most successful franchise in the NFC during this decade, too. It’s only fitting they get to meet on the NFL’s biggest stage. That will happen in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas …
Read More »When was the last time the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl?
When was the last time the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Super Bowl 20 was the last time the Chicago Bears were in a Super Bowl. Their 46-10 victory over the New England Patriots came after a near-perfect season where the Bears went 15-1, losing only to the Miami Dolphins. The game was …
Read More »2024 AFC title game: While Ravens wilt under pressure, Chiefs show title game experience and ‘we’re not done’
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens had the Kansas City Chiefs right where they wanted them, hosting the AFC Championship Game — the first time it was held in Baltimore in 53 years — in front of a raucous crowd in their own building. There was little doubt the team with the best record in the AFC was going to take …
Read More »2024 NFC Championship: Lions’ Dan Campbell explains why he doesn’t regret fourth-down decisions vs. 49ers
The Detroit Lions’ season ended in heartbreaking fashion on Sunday night after they took a 24-7 lead into halftime, but were outscored by 20 points in the second half and eventually lost to the San Francisco 49ers by a final score of 34-31. Detroit made numerous mistakes in the second half, including but not limited to two different fourth-down failures …
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