By TERRY TANG and DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are the reason Rhonda LeValdo is in Arizona for the Super Bowl. But she won’t be here to watch the game. LeValdo and other Native Americans will be pushing again for the Chiefs to abandon the team’s name, mascot and
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By Josh Jackson Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — An elementary school teacher is bringing State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, to Kansas City. Now, students are buzzing as they get ready to cheer on the Chiefs in the big game. “On the ceiling, you can see confetti,” said
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The Kansas City Chiefs have been winning a lot over the past few years.
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The defensive philosophy that has carried the Philadelphia Eagles to the Super Bowl is relatively simple. A deep rotation of defensive linemen provides constant pressure that makes opposing quarterbacks uncomfortable and often leads to them ending on the ground. Few teams have gotten to the
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs have made it to three of the last four Super Bowls. KC has one championship under the belt and another still to be determined. The team has also hosted the past five AFC Championship games. Is there a dynasty in Kansas City? “I’m not really into all that.
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (KMIZ) Super Bowl LVII will feature a match up between Kansas City and Philadelphia, both of which have been coached by Andy Reid, which is why this one is being pegged ‘The Andy Reid Bowl.’ ‘Big Red,’ as he’s fondly known in Missouri, coached the Eagles for 14 years. In that time he
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JustWatch ranked the 15 most common colleges of players on the rosters of Super Bowl teams throughout NFL history using data from Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN On Super Bowl Sunday, an army of volunteers will be ready outside and inside State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona to execute a time-sensitive game plan of their own. Their mission: recover and redistribute a tremendous volume of surplus food. Thousands of Eagles and Chiefs fans will gather on February 12
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A record 50.4 million American adults plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, wagering a total of $16 billion, the gambling industry’s national trade group predicted Tuesday. The American Gaming Association forecasts that 1 in 5 American adults will place a bet on Sunday’s
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Super Bowl Sunday has become like an American holiday.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City’s Power & Light District is preparing to have crowds of Kansas City Chiefs fans gather for Super Bowl Sunday this weekend. The District is hosting events leading up to the game as, the Kansas City Chiefs are playing in their third Super Bowl in the past five years. On
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will take the main stage on Monday night, as Super Bowl LVII week festivities kick off in Arizona. There is a long list of people expected to speak for KC at the FootPrint Center. You can find the full list below. Andy ReidPatrick MahomesTravis KelceChris
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Mike Pereira knows the pressure Carl Cheffers and his officiating crew will be under during Super Bowl 57 between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. As the NFL’s vice president of officiating in 2008, Pereira promoted Cheffers from side judge to referee. After 14 years with the league,
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By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox says it has sold out all of its Super Bowl LVII ad space as of the end of January. The big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles takes place on Sunday. The Super Bowl is advertising’s biggest stage, with advertisers
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN An NFL fan has started an online petition to allow the mother of Travis and Jason Kelce, Donna, to perform the coin toss ahead of Super Bowl LVII. It is gaining significant traction ahead of the February 12 showdown, closing in on 35,000 signatures — which would make it one of
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Both Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts spoke to the media on Thursday as they recognized the significance of being the first two Black quarterbacks to start in the same Super Bowl. Almost exactly 35 years after Doug Williams became the first Black quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl with
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes strolled through Arrowhead Stadium without any issues with his injured right ankle on Thursday, and the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback expects to practice fully in the next 10 days leading up to the Super Bowl. The injury news was not quite as
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The challenge of sustained success in the NFL relies in part on the draft, where good teams are forced to pick last. Well, the Chiefs turned all those late-round picks into crucial pieces in their Super Bowl run, right through a pair of seventh-rounders
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN An NFL fan has started an online petition to allow the mother of Travis and Jason Kelce, Donna, to perform the coin toss ahead of Super Bowl LVII. It is gaining significant traction ahead of the February 12 showdown, closing in on 35,000 signatures — which would make it one of
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer It’s only fitting that the top two quarterbacks in the regular season based on All-Pro voting are the last two quarterbacks standing in the NFL this season. First-team All-Pro quarterback Patrick Mahomes will take his Kansas City Chiefs into the Super Bowl against second-team All-Pro Jalen Hurts and
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