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SportsBeat KC: The Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl. This is not a drill

Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes holds the Lamar Hunt Trophy after the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday.
Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes holds the Lamar Hunt Trophy after the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday. The Associated Press

The Super Bowl is set and for the first time in five decades it includes the Kansas City Chiefs. Confetti was still on the field when the A-team of Herbie Teope, Sam McDowell, Sam Mellinger and Vahe Gregorian broke down the Chiefs’ 35-24 victory in the AFC Championship Game and take a first look at the Super Bowl foe, the San Francisco 49ers.

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Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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