Taylor Swift was amazed with her mouth wide open, not far from the pop superstar her boyfriend’s brother was naked in the icy cold: Super Bowl winner Kansas City Chiefs are heading for the next coronation in the best football league in the world and have moved in There were some memorable scenes in the semi-finals. The faces known in Germany around Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce can once again dream of triumph in the NFL.
Kelce – partner of superstar Swift – scored two touchdowns in a 27:24 defeat by the Buffalo Bills. There was joyful ecstasy in the stands. The match winner first blew Swift an air kiss in the audience, then formed a heart with his hands.
“Great job”
Kelce’s brother Jason, who is also a professional football player, took off his shirt in complete euphoria and cheered with his upper body bare despite the sub-zero temperatures. “We did a great job,” said Mahomes, who is aiming for another title at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas on February 11th.
Possible opponents then: The Detroit Lions and Amon-Ra St. Brown. The German-American played a major role in his team’s success on Sunday with a touchdown and as once again his team’s best receiver. With the 31:23 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Lions are only missing one win to reach the Super Bowl. It would be a first for Detroit.
Goff celebrated by the fans
The last hurdle on the way there: the San Francisco 49ers. “This is a great team and it will be a great duel,” said quarterback Jared Goff after the 600th win in the history of the Detroit Lions, playoffs and main round combined.
The Los Angeles Rams no longer needed him three years ago, but now the fans in Detroit were chanting his name before the game started. “They’re simply the best, look around. They’ll be here for a while, that was our last game at home this season,” he said in the TV interview immediately after the team’s greatest success in more than 30 years.
Kansas City again in an outsider role
If the Lions win against the 49ers in the National Football Conference finals, the final will be against either the Baltimore Ravens or defending champion Kansas City. Baltimore and San Francisco enjoy home advantage in the semi-final games next weekend and are considered favorites by bookmakers.
But the Chiefs have plenty of experience with playoffs at this point in the season. They also won against the Bills from an underdog role.
The starting position for the Lions is different. The last time – and the only time so far – the team was in a conference final in 1992, which they lost to the Washington Redskins. They brought the four championships in their history to Detroit in the period before the Super Bowl era, the last one coming in 1957.
Goff, however, has already been to a Super Bowl with the Rams and is now the undisputed leader in Detroit. An unusual number of his throws towards St. Brown initially failed to reach their target. With eight passes caught, 77 yards and a touchdown, the 24-year-old son of a Leverkusen mother and a former US bodybuilder was once again a decisive factor for his team.
