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Travis Kelce on 'resilient' Chiefs ahead of AFC title game: 'You saw the struggles, you saw the growth'

Kansas City is days away from making its sixth consecutive AFC Championship Game appearance. Travis Kelce has been there for them all, and perhaps none has required such a grind — something he believes makes the latest iteration of the Chiefs stand out. “We’re resilient,” Kelce said Friday, per the team transcript. “We grew together….

Steelers interviewing ex-Falcons head coach Arthur Smith for offensive coordinator position

Arthur Smith’s background as a play-caller could land him a new job in 2024. The former Falcons head coach is interviewing with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday for their vacant offensive coordinator position, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per a source. The team has since announced the completion of the interview. Smith spent the…

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce passes Jerry Rice for most receptions in postseason history

Travis Kelce‘s record-setting postseason continued in an AFC Championship Game win over the Baltimore Ravens. The Chiefs tight end brought in his 152nd postseason reception during the second quarter of Sunday’s showdown, passing Jerry Rice for the most catches in NFL playoff history. Kelce broke a tie with Rice on an 8-yard connection from Patrick…

Ravens kicker Justin Tucker: Pregame interaction with Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes 'kind of silly' 

During pregame warmups ahead of Sunday’s AFC Championship Game in Baltimore, cameras caught Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and quarterback Patrick Mahomes tossing aside Ravens kicker Justin Tucker‘s equipment. Video of the kerfuffle quickly spread, breathing life into the pregame festivities. On Monday, following the Chiefs’ 17-10 victory that eliminated the Ravens from the postseason,…

New Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh admits he was 'starstruck' meeting QB Justin Herbert

Jim Harbaugh has yet to be officially introduced as the Chargers’ new head coach, but he offered a bit of a preview of how that press conference might go when he appeared on the NFL on CBS pregame show Sunday. In short: He’s smitten with his new opportunity — and his new quarterback. “I have…

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson 'not frustrated' but 'angry' about loss to Chiefs in AFC Championship Game

The 2023 season was supposed to be different for Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Instead, the presumptive league MVP and his teammates search for answers after yet another playoff exit. Following a smashing regular season, in which they captured the No. 1 seed in the AFC and blew the doors off of some of…

Next Woman Up: Shelly Harvey, Area Scout for the Atlanta Falcons

Next Woman Up: Shelly Harvey, Area Scout for the Atlanta Falcons

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WR Brandon Aiyuk's ladybug luck play jumpstarts 49ers' epic comeback

Epic comebacks don’t happen without talent and luck combining into an explosive concoction. Sunday, the Niners turned a 24-7 lead on its head with a steamrolling third quarter and sprinted to Super Bowl LVIII with a 34-31 win over the Detroit Lions. But it took a smidge of luck to kickstart the comeback. After settling…

The First Read: Five most important questions ahead of 49ers-Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — There is no need to search far for compelling storylines now that the matchup for Super Bowl LVIII is set. The 49ers and Chiefs met on this same stage four years ago, back when Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was just starting his legacy and head coach Andy Reid was seeking…