Taylor Swift celebrated with Travis Kelce as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 32-29 for a spot in the Feb. 9 Super Bowl in New Orleans.
The Kansas City Chiefs have kept their bid for a historic third Super Bowl alive after holding off the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in an AFC championship thriller to set up a National Football League (NFL) Title title with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Eagles' explosive running game led them to a 55-23 victory over the Washington Commanders and the NFL championship exhibition in New Orleans on February 9.
In another tense duel between Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Mahomes ran for a 10-yard touchdown and completed the two-point conversion to put Kansas City up 29-22. beginning of the fourth quarter.
After Allen responded with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Curtis Samuel to make the score at 29-29, Harrison Butker kicked off a 35-yard field goal that limited the scoring, the Chiefs' defense thwarting the last bid of the Bills.
“I'm really proud of my teammates and how they responded,” said Mahomes, who ran for two touchdowns and threw for another. “That was a great football team and I'm just, I'm just lost for words.
“I'm excited to get to New Orleans, we're going to make history.”
Kansas City has now ruined the Bills' dreams in four of the last five postcards, twice in the conference championship. The Bills haven't reached the NFL championship showpiece since 1993.
Taylor Swift joins in celebrations
The heads were cheered on by Taylor Swift, the girlfriend of her pop singer Travis Kelce.
The 14-time Grammy Award-winning superstar returned to Arrowhead Stadium and aS Confetti rained on the field afterwards, Swift and Kelce kissed in celebration. Swift gave Chiefs coach Andy Reid a big hug, and continued the party with Kelce's mother, Donna, and about 80,000 fans who simply refused to leave their seats.
“I'm very grateful that he's here in Kansas City, playing with the guys and everyone in this building,” said Kelce, who had just two catches for 19 yards as the Bills refused to let them beat them single-handedly.
“It's a special, special place. We feel that every day and we just try to take advantage of it and not let it slip out of our hands.”
Swift will surely be in New Orleans with his famous friends when the Chiefs claim an unprecedented third consecutive Lombardi Trophy against the Eagles, who got a big game from Patrick Mahomes and some key stops from their defense to end the Bills' season for the Bills season for the Bills season. Fourth time in the last five years.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid said his team will have to put aside the hype surrounding their “three-peat” bid and focus on the Eagles.
“It still comes down to the game and the purity of the game and each game and how you handle it,” Reid said.
“And then you don't go too far from that box. You just focus on the opponent and what you have to do against them.”
Philadelphia Eagles Thump Washington Commanders
In Philadelphia, quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley each ran for three touchdowns, rookie running back Will Shipley ran for another and Hurts threw a TD as the Eagles set a record for points scored in a conference championship game .
They will have a chance to avenge their 2023 Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs.
Barkley called reaching the Super Bowl “unbelievable” but cautioned that the Eagles were not satisfied with the conference crown.
“The goal wasn't just to get there,” Barkley said. “The goal is to win. And let's celebrate and enjoy this and get back to work.”
