Chiefs, Niners set up Super Bowl rematch

Chiefs, Niners set up Super Bowl rematch

The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers set up a Super Bowl rematch on Sunday after battling through to the NFL championship showpiece on a dramatic day of playoff action. The reigning champion Chiefs returned to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five years after upsetting the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in Maryland to clinch the AFC Championship crown. The 49ers meanwhile advanced to a repeat […]

January 29, 2024 5

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Chiefs stun Ravens to reach Super Bowl

The reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs upset the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens 17-10 to reach the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five years on Sunday. A superb defensive performance from the Chiefs stifled Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson as Baltimore's hopes of returning to next month's NFL showpiece ended in disappointment. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes meanwhile marshalled a clinical offensive performance, throwing for one touchdown and 241 yards with […]

January 29, 2024 3

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San Francisco 49ers beat Detroit Lions 34-31 to reach Super Bowl

The San Francisco 49ers produced a stunning second-half fightback to beat the Detroit Lions 34-31 and reach their second Super Bowl in four years on Sunday. The 49ers set up a rematch of the 2020 Super Bowl against Kansas City after recovering from a 24-7 halftime deficit to score 27 points and seal a dramatic NFC Championship victory in Santa Clara. The loss was a heartbreaking blow for Detroit, […]

January 29, 2024 2

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Jackson sees NFL ‘heavyweight fight’ in Ravens-Chiefs matchup

Baltimore's Lamar Jackson expects a "heavyweight fight" when he leads the Ravens against rival quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in an NFL playoff showdown on Sunday. Two-time Super Bowl champion Mahomes, 28, was the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 2018 and 2022 while Jackson, 27, took the award in 2019. They're the first under-30 MVP quarterbacks to meet in the NFL playoffs. "Just two […]

January 26, 2024 4

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Chiefs and Lions grab spots in NFL’s conference championships

The Kansas City Chiefs reached the AFC Championship game for the sixth straight year while the Detroit Lions will play their first NFC Championship game in 33 years after victories in the NFL playoffs on Sunday. Patrick Mahomes's Chiefs emerged with a 27-24 win from a gruelling battle at Buffalo while the Detroit Lions defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23. The Chiefs will play at the Baltimore Ravens […]

January 22, 2024 4

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Eagles’ Kelce says no decision yet on retirement

Philadelphia's star center Jason Kelce said Wednesday that reports he planned to call time on his 13-year NFL career were premature. Multiple US media outlets reported Tuesday that Kelce told teammates he planned to retire in the locker room after the Eagles' once-promising season ended in a 32-9 drubbing by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the playoffs. Kelce, the older brother of Kansas City Chiefs […]

January 18, 2024 5

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Allen, Bills torch Steelers in wild card game

Josh Allen threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another as the Buffalo Bills defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-17 in their weather-delayed NFL wild card battle on Monday. In freezing conditions at Buffalo's Highmark Stadium, Allen and the Bills advanced to a home playoff showdown with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs next weekend after torching the Steelers' with a devastating first-half offensive display. Monday's playoff game had been […]

January 16, 2024 6

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Cowboys crash out with shock loss to Packers, Lions advance

Miami, Jan 15, 2024 (AFP) - The Dallas Cowboys crashed out of the NFL playoffs with a humiliating 48-32 defeat to the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers in the wildcard round on Sunday while the Detroit Lions advanced with a 24-23 win over the Los Angeles Rams. The Packers, the youngest team in the NFL who snuck into the playoffs on the final day of the regular season with a […]

January 15, 2024 7

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NFL Seahawks dump Carroll as coach, keep him as advisor

Pete Carroll was dumped as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks after 14 seasons on Wednesday, three days after they missed the NFL playoffs for the second time in three seasons. The 72-year-old American, who coached the Seahawks to their only Super Bowl title 11 years ago, was moved into an advisory role with the club by owner Jody Allen. "After thoughtful meetings and careful consideration for the best […]

January 11, 2024 5