{"id":428458,"date":"2026-01-21T20:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/428458\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:37:10","slug":"who-the-chiefs-are-rooting-for-on-championship-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/428458\/","title":{"rendered":"Who the Chiefs Are Rooting For on Championship Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"68\">KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2013 Eight years ago, 103.4 million watched Nick Foles, former Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson and the Eagles beat the Patriots in Super Bowl 52. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6b\">On Sunday, the former Kansas City quarterback got 17.4 million views for one of the best tweets of all-time.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Note for the Broncos and their fans: I know it has been an emotional 24 hours. I feel for Bo and the team, and I&#8217;m sending prayers for a strong recovery. <\/p>\n<p>A positive note going into the game versus the Patriots is that they struggle against backup QBs in championship-type games.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Foles (@NickFoles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickFoles\/status\/2013032210392064081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 18, 2026<\/a>Kelce rallies behind emergency starter<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">And thanks in part to Foles, former Kansas City teammate Travis Kelce is now a Jarrett Stidham fan.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">The Broncos quarterback, who last threw an NFL pass with Kelce on the opposite sideline more than a year ago in Denver, will make his postseason debut in an emergency start when the Broncos host New England in Sunday\u2019s AFC championship game (2 p.m. CT, CBS).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kfgzqmra486qjbn09p.jpg\" alt=\"stidham, karlafti\" title=\"stidham, karlafti\" width=\"8001\" height=\"4500\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6w\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jan 7, 2023; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jarrett Stidham (3) is chased by Kansas City Chiefs defensive end George Karlaftis (56) in the first half at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"70\">\u201cStidham has some live bullets, though,\u201d Travis Kelce said on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@newheightshow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this week\u2019s edition<\/a> of New Heights. \u201cHe&#8217;s played some ball in the National Football League, so I don&#8217;t think he comes in there with just absolutely no confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"73\">Kelce should know. At the end of the 2022 season, the Chiefs finished the regular season in Las Vegas with Stidham making his second career start. On that day, a 31-13 Kansas City win, Juan Thornhill intercepted Stidham and the Chiefs sacked him six times (Chris Jones had 2\u00bd, Mike Danna two, Justin Reid one and George Karlaftis \u00bd). <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kfgzrzzg32fs4frwv2.jpg\" alt=\"bo ni\" title=\"bo ni\" width=\"7318\" height=\"4116\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7c\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jan 17, 2026; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (10) celebrates after winning an AFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7g\">\u201cObviously, he&#8217;s got a great team around him,\u201d Kelce said of the Broncos, who finished 14-3 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/chiefs\/onsi\/kansas-city-divisional-playoffs-had-6-degrees-separation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">beat Buffalo in overtime<\/a> before losing Bo Nix after the win. \u201cHe&#8217;s got Sean Payton dialing things up for him. And I think it&#8217;ll actually be better than what people are assuming. Obviously, Bo Nix is an unbelievable talent. What he can do with his feet, his arm outside of the pocket; he&#8217;s more of a gamer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7j\">\u201cAnd in the fourth quarter, he does have that ability to just make the f&#8212;ing crazy-ass play, the game-changing play. Stidham definitely is going to have to come in and show us that he&#8217;s ready for that moment. But I think it&#8217;s going to be closer and just a better game than kind of how it feels, knowing that one of the best players in the league isn&#8217;t going to be playing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kfgztfjzkfwk4d573m.jpg\" alt=\"kelc\" title=\"kelc\" width=\"2485\" height=\"1397\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7s\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dec 25, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) runs the ball during the fourth quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images | Denny Medley-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>For the division<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7z\">With a win on Sunday, the Broncos would combine with the Chiefs to make the AFC West the NFL\u2019s first division to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/chiefs\/onsi\/kansas-city-patrick-mahomes-updates-timeline-details-rehab\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reach four straight Super Bowls<\/a> since 1990-93.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kfgzvt4hh0va64ecva.jpg\" alt=\"troy aikma\" title=\"troy aikma\" width=\"2475\" height=\"1392\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"88\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jan 31, 1993; Pasadena, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman (8) in action against the Buffalo Bills during Super Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl. The Cowboys defeated the Bills 52-17. Mandatory Credit: Long Photography-USA TODAY NETWORK | Long Photography-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8c\">The last divisions to accomplish that feat were the NFC East and AFC East, who each did it over those four seasons. The Giants reached the Super Bowl in 1990, Washington in 1991 and the Cowboys in both 1992 and 1993.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8f\">Meanwhile, the AFC East had just one representative in each of those four Super Bowls, Buffalo. The Bills lost all four games, the only franchise in league history to lose four Super Bowls in consecutive fashion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8m\">Chiefs Kingdom, the NFL draft is rapidly approaching, but your first-round pick is here with OnSI. 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And, don\u2019t forget to sign up for our FREE newsletter \u2013 with all the latest emailed each morning \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/rams\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SIGN UP HERE NOW.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2013 Eight years ago, 103.4 million watched Nick Foles, former Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428459,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-428458","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}