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Patrick Mahomes to the rescue just in time to save Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Superman was having a tough day. These things happen. Desperate drama is an essential part of any Superman story. He’s a busy man, with many a tall building to leap, many a locomotive to outrun. He may not be there in time to keep Lois Lane from tumbling off the top […]
Continue readingInside the nine minutes that won Super Bowl LIV for the Chiefs
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Chris Jones‘ message to Andy Reid was blunt and, as it turns out, emblematic for these Kansas City Chiefs. Give us a quarter, Jones recalled telling Reid from the sideline entering the fourth. We’re not leaving this place unless we have a ring. Turns out, their comeback really needed only nine […]
Continue readingZion, Juszczyk and Giannis: Super Bowl LIV prop bets that cashed
Here is a rundown of some of the interesting ones that cashed, prop bets including Zion Williamson, James Harden and Kyle Juszczyk. Patrick Mahomes (+110) Mahomes was the betting favorite at +110 to take home MVP honors. He did just that, throwing for 286 yards and two touchdowns (along with two interceptions). Mahomes (14-1) Mahomes […]
Continue readingChiefs, 49ers fill the need for speed in Super Bowl LIV
“Me, Matt Breida, Tevin Coleman, and I’ll take Jeff Wilson,” Mostert said. Notice a pattern? Yes, Mostert named all four of the team’s running backs (with apologies to Kyle Juszczyk, who would undoubtedly be in the discussion for the league’s fastest fullback). “Honestly, it could be the guys in the running back room,” Mostert said. […]
Continue readingChiefs’ Sammy Watkins ponders future, might sit out 2020 season
AVENTURA, Fla. — Wide receiver Sammy Watkins said he’s considering many options — including one where he would sit out the 2020 season — as he contemplates his future with the Kansas City Chiefs. “If it suits me and my family and [meets] my needs, for sure,” Watkins said Thursday when asked about possibly renegotiating […]
Continue readingFive moves that propelled Chiefs from 2-14 to the Super Bowl
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fate has finally favored the Kansas City Chiefs, who are AFC champions for the first time after beating the Tennessee Titans in the conference title game Sunday. The win allowed team chairman Clark Hunt to hoist the Lamar Hunt Trophy, named for his father, the late Chiefs founder. What you need […]
Continue readingChiefs superfan — and K.C. mayor — Quinton Lucas reveling in Super Bowl run
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Logs are smoldering in abandoned barbecues as six Chiefs fans wander through the parking lot next to a monolithic Arrowhead Stadium. The smell of brisket — mixed with other less-pleasant odors that come with an outdoor tailgate — is hanging in the frigid January air. Plastic tables snapped in half, either […]
Continue readingTen Chiefs and 49ers players and coaches who took a step toward Super Bowl redemption
With apologies to Packers and Titans supporters, the vast majority of football fans I spoke to over the past week wanted a Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl. After two impressive home victories on Championship Sunday, we’re going to get that dream matchup. It’s Kyle Shanahan versus Andy Reid. Richard Sherman versus Tyrann Mathieu. Jimmy Garoppolo. There are […]
Continue readingPatrick Mahomes-inspired Chiefs shatter records in rally
He urged them to go and do something special. “Obviously, I knew as a team everything kind of had to go the right way,” Mahomes said later. “Being down 24-0 in the NFL, you don’t win a lot of those games.” Even as optimistic as he was about overcoming such a large deficit, Mahomes couldn’t […]
Continue readingPredicting roster turnover for all 12 NFL playoff teams: Which players could move
Roster turnover is a fact of life in the NFL. In a league in which many players don’t have guaranteed money due in the upcoming season and somewhere between five and eight organizations typically swap out their football personnel each offseason, just about every player is on a short leash. Even the league’s banner franchises […]
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