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Mahomes Displays Acting Chops on Trick Play

He fooled both the Raiders and announcer Tony Romo

(Newser) - On a fourth-and-one early in the second quarter, the Kansas City Chiefs appeared intent on using a very predictable NFL play: They would only pretend to go for the first down and try to draw the Las Vegas Raiders offside. It's become such a common ruse that QB Patrick...

Taylor Swift Wasn't Only Celeb Cheering on Travis Kelce

WNBA star Caitlin Clark joins her at Arrowhead Stadium

(Newser) - The Kelce family suite had a bit more star power than usual for Sunday night's game against the Detroit Lions. Yes, Taylor Swift was present at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium to cheer on fiance Travis Kelce. But seated next to her was WNBA phenom Caitlin Clark, reports...

Giants Score a Victory Against Swifties

Stadium put up a 'Taylor Cam,' and it does land on a Taylor

(Newser) - The Kansas City Chiefs took on the New York Giants on Sunday, so naturally the question top of mind for all Sunday morning quarter-swifts was not so much the outcome, but: Will Taylor be there? The answer, according to the pranksters running the video board at the Giants' MetLife Stadium,...

Bullet Came Within 15 Feet of Chiefs' Reid
Bullet Came Within
15 Feet of Chiefs' Coach
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Aug 24, 2025 12:06 PM CDT

Bullet Came Within 15 Feet of Chiefs' Coach

NFL's Reid was in his office when bullet entered in May 2024, the Star reports

(Newser) - When Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid sits in his office, it's with the knowledge that he's protected by bulletproof glass. In May 2024, the fourth-winningest coach in NFL history was inside his office at the team's practice facility when a bullet ripped through the window and...

Why Zach Bryan 'Will Never Play in Kansas City'

Country singer gets into an odd football tiff with Chiefs fans

(Newser) - Zach Bryan spent a fair amount of time Friday beefing with Kansas City Chiefs fans, and amid the feud came a promise that the country star will never perform in the Missouri city that is home to the NFL team. It all started when Bryan taunted Chiefs fans by posting...

Chiefs Player Gets Jail Time for Causing Crash

Rashee Rice sentenced to 30 days

(Newser) - Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years' probation on Thursday. Authorities said he and another driver traveling at high speeds in sports cars caused a chain-reaction crash involving multiple vehicles and causing injuries on a Dallas highway last year. The...

Chiefs Owner's 9-Year-Old Relative Died in Texas Floods

Family mourns death of 'a precious little Hunt cousin' and the daughters of several friends

(Newser) - One of the young campers who died in the Texas floods was 9-year-old Janie Hunt, a relative of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt. Her grandmother, Margaret Hunt, tells the New York Times that Janie was at Camp Mystic with six cousins, who all got out safely. The camp said...

Chiefs Super Fan Gets 32 Years for Bank Robbery

Sentencing for 30-year-old Xaviar Babudar follows guilty plea for crime at Oklahoma credit union

(Newser) - The Kansas City Chiefs super fan who went by "ChiefsAholic" has been sentenced to 32 years in Oklahoma state prison for robbing the Tulsa Teachers Credit Union in December 2022. Xaviar Babudar, 30, appeared in a Tulsa courtroom on Monday, apologized to the court and victims, and admitted...

Men Charged in Deaths of 3 Chiefs Fans Found in Yard

Witnesses reportedly connect the two suspects to cocaine

(Newser) - Two men were charged Wednesday in the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were found in a backyard two days after they watched a game together in January 2024. Jordan Willis and Ivory Carson both face three counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of delivery of...

Fans Aren't Having Chiefs GM's Reveal on Travis Kelce

Brett Veach says Kelce fought off 'pretty big illness' ahead of team's 40-22 loss to Eagles in Super Bowl

(Newser) - If you're wondering why it all fell apart for the Kansas City Chiefs in their Super Bowl matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this month, a clue may have just been revealed by the former team's GM. Speaking on NFL podcast the Insiders , Brett Veach said that Travis...

Mahomes After Rout: 'I Take Ownership'

Kansas City QB blames himself after Eagles rout the Chiefs in the Super Bowl

(Newser) - Patrick Mahomes pinned the blame on himself after Sunday night's Super Bowl rout by the Philadelphia Eagles. "I take ownership in the loss, probably more than any one in my career," the QB said after the 40-22 loss, per USA Today . "I put us in some...

Trump Gloats as He's Cheered, Taylor Swift Is Booed

Crowd was heavily pro-Eagles, and apparently, pro-Trump

(Newser) - Taylor Swift was booed by the heavily pro-Eagles crowd as she watched the Super Bowl Sunday, cheering on boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs, the AP reports. Swift gave a bit of a side-eye and wrinkled her nose when she realized the booing was directed at her after...

Eagles Fly to Early Super Bowl Lead
Eagles Keep Chiefs From
Super Bowl Three-Peat
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Feb 9, 2025 9:21 PM CST

Eagles Keep Chiefs From Super Bowl Three-Peat

Philadelphia won the big game 40-22

(Newser) - The Philadelphia Eagles dominated early and didn't stop, ultimately stopping a three-peat by the Kansas City Chiefs and beating them 40-22 at Super Bowl LIX Sunday. Until the last two minutes of the game, it looked like it might end up one of the top 10 biggest Super Bowl...

Trump to Make History at Super Bowl LIX
Trump to Make History
at Super Bowl LIX
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Feb 5, 2025 9:21 AM CST

Trump to Make History at Super Bowl LIX

He'll be first sitting president to attend the big game

(Newser) - President Trump will attend Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday, an official tells the AP , as the first sitting president ever to attend. Reactions and more on the big game:
  • History: Just three sitting vice presidents have attended the big game: Al Gore in 1994, George HW Bush
...

Eagles Have 1,690 Reasons to Feel Confident

That's how much their offense line weighs, the most ever in a Super Bowl

(Newser) - Heading into Super Bowl Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Philadelphia Eagles are widely believed to have one of the best offensive lines in the National Football League. The roster is also incredibly huge, in the physical sense, with the Wall Street Journal deeming it "the biggest group...

A Controversial Play Prompts Calls for an NFL Rule Change
A Controversial Play Prompts
Calls for an NFL Rule Change
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Feb 1, 2025 2:55 PM CST

A Controversial Play Prompts Calls for an NFL Rule Change

Critics wonder why the league doesn't use electronic spotting after Bills-Chiefs matchup

(Newser) - When the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl , one of the key moments came on a 4th-and-1 play in the final quarter. Bills quarterback Josh Allen tried a QB sneak, and it was so close that one official said he made...

Jason Kelce: I Can't Pick a Side on Feb. 9

Former NFL star will be rooting for both his brother and his former team in Super Bowl

(Newser) - Jason Kelce has to choose between his brother and his beloved team, and he's decided not to decide. The Feb. 9 Super Bowl pits Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles, where Jason starred before his retirement from the NFL.
  • "Here's the biggest thing.
...

Eagles, Chiefs Will Face Off at Super Bowl—Again

Philadelphia, Kansas City claim spots in the big game

(Newser) - The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl—again. The Eagles are running back to the Super Bowl for the second time in three years and fifth time in franchise history, the AP reports. Saquon Barkley had another 60-yard touchdown run plus two other...

Netflix Broke Records With Its Christmas NFL Games

League's debut on Netflix broke streaming record, with no major glitches

(Newser) - It was a happy holiday for Netflix—the service set streaming records with its Christmas Day NFL double-header, according to preliminary Nielsen figures. The two games, the first NFL games carried live on Netflix, averaged 24.2 million viewers each, which is a record for streamed NFL games. But that'...

Victory Sets Chiefs Up for Super Bowl Run

Netflix also has a comparatively good day

(Newser) - The Chiefs' 29-10 thumping of the Steelers on Wednesday—marked by Patrick Mahomes' three touchdown passes—did several things for the defending Super Bowl champions. The victory in Pittsburgh clinched the top seed in the AFC for Kansas City, CBS Sports reports, meaning that the Chiefs will have a bye...

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