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Travis Kelce remains undecided about his playing future, and the Kansas City Chiefs will give him a month to make up his mind.The team is asking the star tight end to state his position by March 14, The Athletic reported on Thursday.There is a significance to the date choice: Kelce would be due an $11.5 million roster bonus on March 15 if he were to play on the final year of his contract in 2025.Kelce, 35, is weighing his future in the wake of the Chiefs' 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in Super Bowl LIX.Kelce wound up with four catches for 39 yards in New Orleans on Sunday."I know everybody wants to know whether I'm playing next year and right now, I'm just kicking everything down the road. I'm kicking every can I can down the road. I'm not making any crazy decisions," Kelce said on his "New Heights" podcast released Wednesday.A four-time first-team All-Pro and 10-time Pro Bowl choice through 12 NFL seasons, Kelce would carry a $19.8 million cap hit in 2025.

A record 127.7 million viewers watched the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, according to the official Nielsen numbers released Tuesday.The game in New Orleans aired on Fox, Fox Deportes and Telemundo and streamed on Tubi and drew a combined average household rating of 41.7 and combined household share of 83. The audience peaked at 137.7 million during the second quarter, from 8 to 8:15 p.m. ET.Viewership was up 3.2 percent over the previous year, when a then-record 123.7 million watched the Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime in Las Vegas.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said he won't make any swift decisions about his NFL future following a disappointing Super Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.Kelce, 35, was a non-factor in the Chiefs' failed attempt at a historic threepeat, finishing with four catches for 39 yards on Sunday in New Orleans."I know everybody wants to know whether I'm playing next year and right now, I'm just kicking everything down the road. I'm kicking every can I can down the road. I'm not making any crazy decisions," Kelce said on the latest episode of his "New Heights" podcast released Wednesday.The 10-time Pro Bowl selection and four-time first-team All-Pro carries a $19.8 million cap hit in the final season of his contract in 2025, which would be his 13th NFL campaign.Kelce co-hosts the popular podcast with his brother Jason Kelce, the longtime Eagles center who retired before the 2024 season.Travis Kelce said many times during the weeks leading up to fifth Super Bowl appearance that he planned to return in 2025, but acknowledged that the extra grind of yet another long postseason run takes a toll."I've been fortunate over the past five, six years, I've played more football than anybody," he said. "It's because of the people that are in that building. The fact that we keep going to these AFC Championships and these Super Bowls, that means I'm playing an extra three games more than everybody else in the entire league. That's a lot of wear and tear on your body and it's a lot of time spent in the building, focusing on your craft, focusing on the task at hand and every challenge that you set up for yourself."

Despite the Super Bowl being a blowout, an average of 126 million U.S. viewers tuned in to see the Philadelphia Eagles thrash the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday, according to estimates Monday from Fox Sports.The game in New Orleans was available for viewing on Fox, Telemundo, Fox Deportes, Tubi and the NFL digital's channels.The old record of 123.7 million was set a year ago when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime on a game shown by CBS, Nickelodeon, Univision and streaming channels.Fox projected the peak viewership for Sunday was 135.7 million in the second quarter, from 8-8:15 p.m. ET. By halftime, the Eagles led 24-0 and the competitive portion of the game was essentially over.Tubi, which made the broadcast available for free, drew 13.6 million viewers, part of a total of 14.5 million people estimated to have streamed the game.

The Kansas City Chiefs were vying to become the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls.Instead, they became the ninth squad to come up short while attempting to score the elusive three-peat.Kansas City was the only one of those teams that won consecutive Lombardi Trophies to return to the Super Bowl for a third straight time. But the Chiefs came up short with Sunday's 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.The Chiefs trailed by as many as 34 points before narrowing the gap late in the contest.The Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers (twice), San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos and New England Patriots were the other organizations to win two straight Super Bowls.Three of those teams lost in the conference championship the following season, two others fell in the divisional round and three missed the playoffs.Prior to this season, the Patriots were the most recent team to give it a shot, beating the Carolina Panthers in the Super Bowl at the end of the 2003 season and topping the Eagles a year later before losing to the Broncos in the divisional round of the 2005 campaign.Kansas City defeated the 49ers to win it all last season, and this year's Super Bowl was a rematch of Super Bowl LVII, which the Chiefs won 38-35 over the Eagles on Feb. 12, 2023.The Steelers' two chances for a three-peat came when the franchise won four Super Bowls in a dominating six-season span. After winning titles following the 1974 and 1975 seasons, Pittsburgh lost to the then-Oakland Raiders in the 1976 AFC Championship Game.The Steelers later won the 1978 and 1979 season Super Bowl crowns before missing the playoffs in 1980.--Philadelphia's Cooper DeJean is a rookie cornerback known for preventing touchdowns. Saquan Barkley, a seven-year veteran, ran for 2,005 yards, caught 33 passes for 278 yards and scored 15 touchdowns this season.So among the Eagles' players who played in Sunday's Super Bowl LIX on their birthday, guess who found the end zone?Midway through the second quarter, with the Eagles leading 10-0, the 22-year-old DeJean stepped in front of a pass by Patrick Mahomes near the right sideline, crossed the field and found blockers near the left sideline for a 38-yard touchdown. It was his first NFL interception and touchdown.Barkley, 28, finished with 97 total yards from scrimmage. He rushed for 57 yards on 25 carries, and his 40 yards receiving came on six catches.ESPN had the pair on their set for a postgame interview, where host Chris Berman awarded them with birthday cake.

Travis Kelce set the Super Bowl record for most career receptions, but now the focus is on whether he will catch any more passes.The longtime star tight end of the Kansas City Chiefs is no sure thing to return to the club in 2025 as retirement talk has hung in the air most of this season.Kelce's four receptions in the Chiefs' 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday lifted his Super Bowl total to 35, two ahead of legendary Jerry Rice. Kelce caught four passes for 39 yards against the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.Kansas City star quarterback Patrick Mahomes hopes Kelce returns for a 12th full NFL season."I know he still has love for the game," Mahomes said. "He'll get time to spend with his family and make that decision on his own. He'll be welcomed back here with open arms."The Chiefs brass reportedly isn't confident that Kelce will return.Kelce didn't address his future after the stunning setback, and he was far from upbeat."You don't lose bad without everything going bad," Kelce said.

Sportsbooks have not come to a consensus on the favorite to win Super Bowl LX next year.After the Eagles' dominant 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Super Bowl LIX, Philadelphia grabbed favorite status at BetMGM (+650) and DraftKings (+600).But both the Chiefs and Eagles had the shortest odds at FanDuel Sportsbook at +650, while ESPN BET pegged the Baltimore Ravens as co-favorites with Kansas City at +650 to win it all.A Kansas City victory on Sunday would have made the Chiefs the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls. That result surely would have locked up their status as the team to beat in the 2025 season.Instead, not only did the Chiefs lose, they were behind 40-6 late before a pair of touchdowns in garbage time. It was tracking to be one of the most one-sided Super Bowls on record before the late scores.The Chiefs' loss was perhaps most reflected in their odds at BetMGM. They didn't even crack the top two, instead settling into a tie for third with the Buffalo Bills at +750, behind both Philadelphia and Baltimore (+700).

NEW ORLEANS -- The Philadelphia Eagles earned their second Super Bowl championship in franchise history Sunday, using two first-half interceptions to build a 24-0 halftime lead and defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 at Super Bowl LIX in the Caesars Superdome.The Eagles, who had previously won Super Bowl LII 41-33 against the New England Patriots, got after Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to the tune of six sacks and a fumble as well as the two interceptions, limiting Kansas City to six points through 57 minutes.Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts completed 17 of 22 passes for 221 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He also led the team in rushing with 72 yards and a score on 11 carries. He helped Philadelphia exact revenge on Kansas City after the Eagles lost to the Chiefs 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII two years ago.Rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy hauled in eight catches for 157 yards and two touchdowns for the Chiefs, who were emphatically prevented from becoming the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowls.Philadelphia's Saquon Barkley, the NFL Offensive Player of the Year, celebrated his 28th birthday by setting two NFL records in the first half, becoming the single-season scrimmage yards leader (regular season plus playoffs) on his first carry before breaking the single-season rushing yards record on the final play of the first half.Barkley finished with 57 yards rushing on 25 carries and added six catches for 40 yards. Across the regular season and postseason, Barkley finished with 2,857 yards from scrimmage and 2,504 rushing yards to break both records, previously held by the Denver Broncos' Terrell Davis (1998).After back-to-back sacks of Mahomes during a second-quarter drive, Eagles rookie defensive back Cooper DeJean, who was also celebrating a birthday (his 22nd), broke in front of a pass and returned his interception 38 yards for a touchdown with 7:03 left in the second quarter to stake Philadelphia to a 17-0 lead.Two drives later, edge rusher Josh Sweat, who finished with 2 1/2 sacks, pressured Mahomes into his second interception, which linebacker Zack Baun collected at the Chiefs' 14-yard line. Two plays after that, Hurts found A.J. Brown for a 12-yard touchdown, putting the Chiefs in a 24-0 hole with 1:35 left in the half.The Eagles went up 27-0 on Jake Elliott's 29-yard field goal, and after the Chiefs failed on a fourth-down attempt, Hurts found DeVonta Smith alone behind the defense for a 46-yard scoring play and a 34-0 lead.

NEW ORLEANS -- Never a city short on color, New Orleans has been looking positively brightly adorned in recent days, as the city undergoes its makeover for Super Bowl LIX.Murals have sprung up all over downtown, along with big, bold placards and advertisements, signaling that the city with a reputation for throwing a great party is once again hosting the biggest sports party of them this week.This year's Super Bowl logo and art style feature a colorful beadwork design, inspired by the local Black Masking tradition. That unique form of expression was created by Black Americans who were excluded from mainstream Mardi Gras celebrations for much of the city's history and continues today.The commissioned art, designed by local artist Tahj "Queen Tahj" Williams, incorporates bright red, green and yellow colors, and that theme is on display on the streets surrounding the Caesars Superdome, the site of this year's game."I wanted the rest of the world to see what I saw when I saw this culture for the first time here in New Orleans," Williams told Reuters.Megan Braden-Perry, a local entertainment and culture reporter, sees the ramp up in accompanying events being typical for such a huge occasion. From drag brunches and celebrity-centered events to more typical tailgates and fan fests, New Orleans is hosting a buffet of entertainment options for hungry visitors.According to Braden-Perry, the city prides itself on being "built to host," and that comes directly from the people within the community who are experienced through decades of hosting big celebrations."We are raised from little to grow up and work in the service industry or retail, with a lot of jobs being concentrated downtown," Braden-Perry said. "If we are still here working, we are absolutely still here hosting."Kevin Pedeaux, owner of CR Coffee Shop and operator of the St. Roch Market, agrees that the community is ready for the influx of tourists that some estimates put in the neighborhood of over 100,000 visitors."There has never been a better time to come to New Orleans since I've been alive," Pedeaux said. "We are so excited to host this huge event and have visitors in our beloved city again. We want to share New Orleans with the world."That spirit to host has yet to be dampened, despite some recent challenges.Most seriously, the city endured a terror attack on January 1, in which a man drove a truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing 14 and injuring dozens of others.That incident called security for Super Bowl LIX into greater question. Cathy Lanier, chief security officer for the NFL, revealed Wednesday in a call with reporters that security has been ramped up in the wake of that tragedy, though she declined to get into too many specifics, emphasizing the importance of flexibility.

The Philadelphia Eagles activated defensive end Brandon Graham from injured reserve on Saturday, giving the oldest player on the roster a chance to play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.Graham, 36, is listed as questionable (elbow) on the injury report for Sunday's game in New Orleans, which he has said could be his final game before retirement.He was a limited participant in practice Wednesday and Thursday before practicing in full on Friday.The Eagles made room on the roster by placing offensive lineman Nick Gates (groin) on injured reserve.Philadelphia's game-day elevations, announced Saturday, are fullback Khari Blasingame and linebacker Nicholas Morrow.Kansas City has elevated linebacker Swayze Bozeman and cornerback Steven Nelson from the practice squad.

Saquon Barkley will have many reasons to enjoy his 28th birthday, provided the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday night in New Orleans.An Eagles' victory in the big game would net Barkley a $250,000 incentive bonus, which would match the total he received after Philadelphia's 55-23 victory over the Washington Commanders in the NFC title game. Barkley rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns in that game.Barkley, the NFL Offensive Player of the Year, already has earned $3 million in incentives, per ESPN. That's quite the boost for Barkley, who signed a three-year contract worth $37.75 million last March -- complete with an $11.625 million signing bonus.Barkley also could make NFL history on Sunday. His 2,447 rushing yards accumulated over the regular season (2,005) and the playoffs (442) are just 29 shy of the NFL record held by Terrell Davis, set in 1998 with the Denver Broncos.

Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham is questionable and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Skyy Moore is doubtful for Super Bowl LIX, according to the final injury report for the game released Friday.Graham (elbow) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday and Thursday before practicing in full on Friday.Graham, 36, hinted earlier in the week that he is considering retirement after the Super Bowl."I don't know what the future holds," he said, "but if this is my last game, I'm going to give it everything I have."Graham, a team captain in his 15th season with the Eagles, was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 26 after tearing a triceps muscle in a Week 12 win against the Los Angeles Rams.Graham is the Eagles' all-time leader with 206 games played and ranks third in franchise history with 76.5 sacks. He tallied 3.5 sacks, seven quarterback hits and 20 tackles in 11 games (one start) this season. He was one of the heroes of Philadelphia's 41-33 win against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII, recording a strip-sack of Tom Brady late in the fourth quarter to help clinch the franchise's first Lombardi Trophy.The Eagles also listed tight end C.J. Uzomah (abdomen) and reserve offensive lineman Nick Gates (groin) as questionable. Philadelphia ruled out receiver/return specialist Britain Covey (neck), who remains on injured reserve.

NEW ORLEANS -- Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has said he's dreamed about tossing a lateral to win the Super Bowl.It's not that far-fetched an idea.In a Week 5 win over the New Orleans Saints, Kelce caught a pass over the middle well short of the yardage to gain on third-and-22. Instead of settling for a short gain, Kelce found teammate Samaje Perine running a few yards behind the play and pitched it to him, and Perine, with the better angle, bolted for the sticks, setting up a fourth-and-short.It sounds simple in practice. It looked anything but in real time.That play wasn't scripted, but it was practiced, in that the players around Kelce have learned how to approach those situations and be ready for the ball."I'm very aware," Perine said. "You've always got to be prepared for it. If you're behind him, then look for the pitch. If you're in front of him, then block."It's that level of offensive creativity that permeates the entire Kansas City offense, and it will be something the Philadelphia Eagles will have to contend with in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday."It's great to have Patrick Mahomes," head coach Andy Reid quipped. "He'll be one of the greats, if not the greatest to have done it."I don't want to slight the coaches or his teammates. He has some good players he's able to deal the ball to, big offensive linemen that are helping them out ... it takes a group."Part of what makes that group particularly lethal is its ability to put defenses in bad positions quickly and efficiently.On another play perhaps more painful for Eagles supporters, the Chiefs ran a version of "Corn Dog" to score a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LVII. On that play, wide receiver Kadarius Toney moved quickly in motion toward the line as if to run a sweep, a crossing route, or perhaps even to block, before spinning back 180 degrees to run a route toward the pylon instead just as Mahomes took the snap.Toney popped free and Mahomes threw him the ball quickly for the score, showing off his propensity for creativity and his embrace of the quick game at the same time.

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter (illness) and running back Kenny Gainwell (concussion, knee) ramped up from limited participants in Wednesday's practice to full participants on Thursday, according to the penultimate Super Bowl LIX injury report.Carter popped up on the injury report earlier in the week with an illness that is reportedly going through the Eagles' locker room. The Pro Bowler had 4.5 sacks and 12 tackles for loss in the regular season and added two sacks in the Eagles' divisional round win over the Los Angeles Rams.Presuming he plays, this will be the 23-year-old's first Super Bowl. He was selected ninth overall in the 2023 draft, months after the Eagles fell to the Kansas City Chiefs 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII.Gainwell, 25, had 75 carries for 290 yards and one touchdown in a backup role behind Saquon Barkley this season. He's had seven carries for 32 yards through three playoff games, as well as three receptions for 26 yards.Defensive end Brandon Graham (elbow) and wide receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring) remained limited Thursday. Reserve offensive lineman Nick Gates, who's yet to be active for a playoff game, was also limited by a groin issue.

NEW ORLEANS -- As the cameras pan around the Caesars Superdome on Sunday during Super Bowl LIX, they're sure to find Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce's girlfriend and one of his biggest supporters.Swift, one of the world's biggest music stars, is famous for putting on an entertaining show during her lengthy tour schedule.When asked Thursday if he could take anything from Swift's work ethic, the Kansas City Chiefs star tight end said he had plenty to admire."What I saw on that (Eras Tour) last year was pretty remarkable," Kelce said. "To see the week in, week out, traveling from one country to the next, how excruciating it is on her body and on her mind, and it's not just her, it was her entire tour. It was the dancers, it was the band, the singers, it was everybody involved."It was an absolute machine, and it was something I could admire watching, and I think about it all the time."The noise of fame surrounding Swift, as well as Kelce's dabblings in entertainment (such as his podcast with brother Jason as well as some acting) are things that Kelce has managed well, as pointed out by his teammates and coaches.What is his secret?"My balance is you've got to take yourself out of the media world, and it's a reality whenever you're not doing media," Kelce said. "What's real is the people around you, your loved ones, your family, your support system. Who are you to them, and how is that affecting your life?"--Safety Justin Reid is one of the few Chiefs with connections to the New Orleans area, having gone to school down the road at Dutchtown High in Geismar, La."It's a cool feeling, because you grew up (in the area) talking about two things: playing in the Superdome and playing in the Super Bowl," he said, "and I get to do both of them right now."Reid's older brother Eric, an LSU product, never played in the Super Bowl but did play in the Superdome as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

NEW ORLEANS -- Kansas City Chiefs fans hoping to see history made on Sunday are driving a late spike on ticket sales ahead of Super Bowl LIX.StubHub reported on Friday morning that it had seen a 14 percent increase in tickets sold to Kansas and Missouri over the previous 24 hours. That put the combination on par with the percent of tickets sold to Louisiana residents.It also helps that the "get in" price has continued its sharp downward trend throughout the week. The cheapest available ticket on the site Wednesday was $3,229, down 43 percent from last year's game in Las Vegas. By Friday, it had fallen to $2,640, down 42 percent compared to Las Vegas.Meanwhile, the platform's average ticket price sold was $6,942 -- down three percent from Thursday and down 19 percent from last year, while remaining on par with 2023.With the late surge in total ticket sales, StubHub has now surpassed sales for Kansas City's victory over Philadelphia in Arizona in 2023 by more than 10 percent. Two years later, the rematch sees the Chiefs attempting to become the first team since the merger to win three consecutive Super Bowls.

NEW ORLEANS -- The Kansas City Chiefs' offense tends to get most of the headlines.Quarterbacked by a generational talent in Patrick Mahomes with a head coach in Andy Reid so committed to innovation that by at least one account he literally still draws up plays in the dirt on the fly, it's easy to understand why.But if the Chiefs are to emerge with a record third straight Super Bowl championship against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in Super Bowl LIX, they'll need a total team performance.Enter the Kansas City defense, which despite being less flashy and heralded than its offensive counterpart, still brings talent as well as a clear identity to the proceedings.That's a reflection partly on Reid and the culture he has built in Kansas City. But on Wednesday, Reid and several players pointed to longtime defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and his aggressive vision as being integral to their team's success."Spags was able to come in (in 2019) and has done a great job with the guys," Reid said. "I think the thing I appreciate most is watching the trust that the players have in him. That means that you're doing a whole lot of things right."They trust his scheme, he's a good teacher, they trust him as a person, knowing that he's going to try his best to put you in the best position for your skill that he possibly can to try to highlight that."Star defensive end Chris Jones spoke about how their relationship has evolved, with the 65-year-old Spagnuolo moving him around more to get to the quarterback, which he loves."That's my guy. He's a spiritual muse for this team," said Jones, a six-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time first-team All-Pro. "I have so much love and respect for Coach Spags and also his wife. They play a huge part in the defense and the team's success."Jones emphasized the family-like environment that Spagnuolo has created, wherein his wife, Maria, will regularly cook for the players."She's bringing us the meatballs this week," Jones said. "That's pivotal to the success of the team."Still, beyond good vibes and meatballs, an effective coordinator also has to call the plays that allow his players to succeed. And in that realm, Spagnuolo has been pushing a lot of the right buttons of late.His play-calling instincts came shining through in the biggest moment of the season late in the AFC Championship Game, when Spagnuolo dialed up Trent McDuffie's number on a cornerback blitz that hurried Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen into an incompletion on fourth down."I love how aggressive coach Spags is. To play in a defense like that has been a lot of fun, because he's going to utilize you in multiple ways," McDuffie said. "It takes a little bit more discipline to really know your plays, studying to make sure you know certain situations, what we can call, knowing that he will call certain plays, and just knowing at the end of the day, he's going to trust us to go out there and make plays.

NEW ORLEANS -- Under a mostly sunny sky at Tulane's Yulman Stadium, the Kansas City Chiefs went through a nearly 90-minute practice session Wednesday afternoon ahead of their matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles for Super Bowl LIX.It was a light but spirited session for the Chiefs, who had perfect practice attendance. The starting offense and defense each ran 30 plays against the scout team units, with 10-minute special teams segments mixed in.The quarterbacks, specialists and linebacker Nick Bolton -- who wears the "green dot" to communicate play calls to the defense -- were the only players wearing helmets Wednesday. The rest of the Chiefs practiced without pads or helmets. Coach Andy Reid likened the practice to a normal Wednesday session during the regular season.The focus for Wednesday's practice was "assignments," Reid said, with the intention being to ramp up practice as the week progresses."It's just getting one more rep at it, make sure you've got all the bases covered," Reid said. "You kind of start from scratch when you get out here and go back through everything. And if you've got little tweaks, you've got to make here or there, or additions, you get them done."Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was sharp, with only four of his pass attempts during full team periods hitting the ground -- two of which were dropped. Tight end Payton Hendershot made the most impressive catch of the session with a leaping, twisting grab over the middle of the field.But the most notable play of the day may have belonged to punter Matt Araiza, who kicked what appeared to be an 80-yard punt with the wind at his back. The kick caught some of his teammates off guard, with quarterbacks and receivers scrambling to get out of the way as they were working drills at the far end of the field.

NEW ORLEANS -- With history at their fingertips, the Kansas City Chiefs are familiar with holding the Lombardi Trophy and growing more accustomed to getting the Birds.Two-time defending champion Kansas City draws the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday at Caesars Superdome, the ninth overall rematch and the second in a three-year span in Super Bowl history.The Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII 38-35 over the Eagles, overcoming a 10-point deficit early in their run of dominance. The Chiefs are 49-11 -- 9-0 in the playoffs -- since the start of the 2022 regular season.Chiefs coach Andy Reid and quarterback Patrick Mahomes team up for their 21st postseason game boasting a record of 17-3, four previous Super Bowl appearances and three rings.All that winning has led to a sentiment among fans and media that maybe someone else should get a turn now."I get it," Kansas City defensive end Chris Jones said. "If I was on the outside looking in, I would be saying the same thing, 'I'm sick of the Chiefs.'"To add a fourth ring and become the first team to accomplish a three-peat in Super Bowl history, the Chiefs have to contend with Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and Philadelphia's top-ranked defense.Mahomes, 3-1 in the Super Bowl, was MVP of Super Bowls LIV, LVII and LVIII. He has seven touchdowns and five interceptions in his four Super Bowl appearances. A fourth Lombardi Trophy would pull Mahomes even with Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw for second on the all-time QB Super Bowl wins list. Tom Brady is at the top with seven and played in 10 Super Bowls during his 23 NFL seasons.Mahomes (43 postseason TD passes) could also pass Montana -- and Aaron Rodgers, both of whom have 45 -- for second in all-time playoff TDs thrown. Brady is the leader with 88.Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio is 0-8 against Mahomes since he was head coach of the Denver Broncos, losing twice as coordinator of the Miami Dolphins. But this Fangio defense led the NFL in passing defense at 174.2 yards per game."Every time I've played Coach Fangio, there's been different changeups and different things that he's thrown at us," Mahomes said. "I think that's what makes him so great is he's not going to just do exactly what you saw the last time. I'm sure there will be blitzes during the game, I'm sure there will be times where they play coverage. It's going to be a chess match."Reid doesn't mind a good game of chess.No NFL head coach has more playoff games than Reid. He'll hit No. 45 on Sunday, and he has 28 career postseason victories, trailing only former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick (31).Barkley is not among the 27 holdover starters between the two teams from their Super Bowl shootout two years ago.Barkley has 2,447 rushing yards this season, including 442 in the postseason, on the verge of the all-time single-season record held by Terrell Davis. The former Broncos running back gained 2,476 rushing yards in 1998.

NEW ORLEANS -- Blame Chiefs fatigue or a simple matter of supply and demand, but ticket prices for Super Bowl LIX are down sharply ahead of Sunday's game.StubHub reported that as of Wednesday night, the "Get In" price was $3,229. That was down 5 percent from the previous day and down a whopping 43 percent compared to this time last year.There were more than 4,700 tickets available on StubHub on Wednesday night, down 1 percent from the previous day and 15 percent year-over-year.A number of contributing factors are at play.While Kansas City is attempting an historic title three-peat, StubHub reported that only 7 percent of all tickets sold have been buyers from Kansas or Missouri. That's compared to 15 percent being from Philadelphia.The Caesars Superdome also has a capacity of more than 76,000 on game day, while last year's venue -- Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas -- had the smallest capacity crowd in Super Bowl history at a little over 60,000 seats.