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The Chiefs will seek another Super Bowl sweep in a title game rematch against the Eagles

Jan. 30, 2025 06:02 AM EST

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs keep finding themselves on one side of a Super Bowl rematch. A year after beating the San Francisco 49ers for the second time in five seasons in the NFL's championship game, Mahomes and the Chiefs will square off against the Philadelphia...

Chiefs have 2 more calls go their way in another playoff win

Jan. 27, 2025 11:49 AM EST

Another Kansas City Chiefs playoff win. Another game where officiating steals some of the spotlight. Patrick Mahomes rallied Kansas City to a 32-29 victory over Josh Allen and the Bills in the AFC championship game Sunday, sending the Chiefs back to the Super Bowl for the fifth time...

Welcome to the mobile age: NFL conference title games filled with dual-threat QBs

Jan. 23, 2025 18:27 PM EST

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen loves retelling the story of how he screwed up on what may go down as the NFL’s signature highlight of the regular season. “The truth is, I was dead wrong on the alert,” Allen said of his pre-snap call, facing fourth-and-2 from the Kansas...

Patrick Mahomes on whether NFL officials favor the Chiefs: 'The referees are doing their best'

Jan. 22, 2025 17:48 PM EST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes doesn't believe NFL officials are doing the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback any favors. Nor do the statistics support that assumption. In last week's divisional-round win over Houston, the Texans were twice penalized for hits on...

Could Patrick Mahomes' actions lead the NFL to join the NBA and NHL in cracking down on flopping?

Jan. 21, 2025 10:55 AM EST

NFL officials were heavily scrutinized for some of the flags they threw in the four divisional round games that saw the Chiefs, Bills, Eagles and Commanders advance to next weekend's conference championships. Yet, it was one play that didn't draw a flag that could prove a most...

CBS' Jim Nantz will reach a rare broadcasting milestone when he calls his 500th NFL game Sunday

Jan. 12, 2025 11:10 AM EST

Jim Nantz has called many signature events during his nearly 40 years at CBS Sports. He'll reach a milestone on Sunday, though, that only a few NFL announcers have accomplished. Nantz will call his 500th NFL game when the Buffalo Bills host the Denver Broncos in an AFC wild-card...

Dominant season for the NFC North will leave a 14-win team as a wild card

Jan. 01, 2025 09:33 AM EST

There's never quite been a division like this season's NFC North and there has never been a wild-card team like whoever loses the division title showdown between Detroit and Minnesota. Led by the Lions and Vikings, both 14-2, the NFC North is set to be the winningest division since...

NFL has a record number of playoff clinches and bottom dwellers with 3 weeks to go

Dec. 18, 2024 07:36 AM EST

Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ There might by more intrigue in the race for the No. 1 pick than in the race to make the playoffs in the final three weeks. There's...