The first round of the NFL postseason kicks off this weekend with the Wild Card playoffs in both the AFC and NFC conferences — but the verdict Super Bowl The heroes will not play any games.
The Kansas City Chiefs then clinched the top seed in the AFC Their victory comes at Christmas 2024 On the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“I thought it was a complete team performance. The defense stepped up, the offense stepped up (and) everyone left their mark on the game Patrick Mahomes He told reporters After the match. “I told my pregnant wife,Brittany Mahomes) I was going to get the #1 seed, so we could have the baby.
The No. 1 seed does not have to play in a Wild Card game. (In the NFC, that means the Detroit Lions also have a bye week.) The other top seven teams in the conference will take the field, while the Chiefs and the Lions get what is best described as a hard-earned day off. For Patrick, this is also the right time His wife is scheduled to give birth For their third child.
Demetrius Kambouris/Getty Images In a season full of lucky breaks for the Kansas City Chiefs, quarterback Patrick Mahomes received another one on the home front. Mahomes, 29, revealed that his wife, Brittany Mahomes, is due to give birth to their third child on Sunday, January 12, during Kansas City's playoff week. “He told me (…)”
The Chiefs will play the winner of a Wild Card game later this month in a divisional playoff round. The division winners ultimately face off in an effort to advance to the conference championship, which of course determines which NFC and AFC teams will play in the 2025 Super Bowl.
Super Bowl LIX will be held in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9, and the Chiefs are Hoping to make history And winning the Lombardi Cup for the third time in a row.
“Winning one is very difficult, and winning two in a row like the Chiefs did – as we know in the history of sports – is almost impossible,” the retired midfielder said. Tom Brady “To win three in a row? There's a reason no one does it,” he said during a Fox Sports broadcast in September 2024. “Putting those three elements together… with finally being drafted, a very tough schedule, all the turnover in free agency, and guys continuing to be motivated This is a big challenge.
Ryan Kang/Getty Images Pregnant Brittany Mahomes may have skipped her husband Patrick Mahomes' football game on Christmas Day, but she still found a way to pay tribute to the NFL quarterback on social media. “He always keeps his promises,” Brittany, 29, wrote via Instagram Stories on Wednesday, December 25, sharing a post from ESPN where Patrick,[…]
Brady, 47, added: “Fortunately, they have a tremendous coach Andy Reid (Who) never looks back. He's not going to say, 'Hey, because we were great last year, we're going to be great again this year.' He holds these men accountable. But winning it all again is a momentous task.
During the final regular season and divisional round game, Reed made the decision Sit down with some of the best newbies Among them is Patrick, 29 years old. Travis KelseyChris Jones And more. Reserve midfielder Carson Wentz He started the January 5 away game against the Denver Broncos which ultimately ended in a 38-0 loss for the Chiefs, eliminating the Cincinnati Bengals and the Miami Dolphins from the playoffs.
