CELEBRITY
The Kansas City Chiefs have come to the boil at the PERFECT time… Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Co were unplayable in their 17-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens – and it will take a lot to stop their relentless march to glory
Last week in Buffalo, as the Kansas City chiefs thawed out in the visitors’ locker room, minds turned to Maryland.
It’s said that, among Andy Reid’s players, conversation switched from the Bills to Baltimore and, in particular, the weather: Patrick Mahomes and Co wanted to know if they were in for another Sunday freeze.
As it turned out, they were met by rain and dark skies but M&T Bank Stadium was ablaze – a storm of noise and emotion. At one point during this pulsing AFC Championship Game, a call went out over the speaker system: a fire had been reported and an evacuation was ordered.
That didn’t stop this game and, unfortunately for the Ravens, nothing could halt the march of these Chiefs. This is a special team and the defending Super Bowl champions have now survived both the cold and the cauldron.
For the Ravens, their wait for a shot at football’s biggest prize will head into a 12th year. By the end, many of the fans and much the life had drained out of this place.
Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson had predicted a ‘heavyweight’ tussle with Patrick Mahomes: the MVP in waiting and the finest quarterback of the last half decade going ‘toe-to-toe’. It proved a fascinating battle and the slippery Jackson produced flashes of magic.
The only problem? Unlike in boxing, football has no rules against strangling your opponent. And for long periods on Sunday, the Ravens starved: they had possession for nearly 15 minutes less than Kansas City. And when they did, the Chiefs defense did not yield.