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A fan holds a sign during the second half of an AFC Championship NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore. The Kansas City Chiefs won 17-10.
Published Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024 | 3:10 p.m.
Updated 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
The Kansas City Chiefs are heading to Las Vegas looking to win another Super Bowl.
The reigning Super Bowl champions defeated the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 today in the AFC Championship Game to punch their ticket to Las Vegas and Super Bowl 58 at Allegiant Stadium.
Kansas City is looking to become the NFL’s first back-to-back champions since the 2003-04 New England Patriots.
“We are going to Las Vegas … Nevada to get us another one,” said Chiefs star Travis Kelce, who finished with 11 receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown, in a postgame interview with CBS.
The Chiefs will play the winner of the NFC Championship Game between the Lions and 49ers later today. It’s the Chiefs’ fourth Super Bowl in the past six seasons.
“The Chiefs are still the Chiefs,” Kelce said. “And believe it — you’ve got to fight for your right to party! Believe it, baby, we’re going to Las Vegas.”
The Chiefs led 17-7 at halftime, and Justin Tucker’s 43-yard field goal with 2:34 to play was the only scoring of the second half. Baltimore kicked deep after that, and on third-and-9, Patrick Mahomes connected with Marquez Valdes-Scantling — one of his most-maligned receivers — on a 32-yard pass that sealed the game.
Mahomes went 30 of 39 for 241 yards and a touchdown.
“It’s been a heck of a year. We’ve been underdogs the last few games,” Mahomes said. “We never feel like underdogs. We’ve got a lot of guys on this team that know how to win. When the playoffs get around, they’re here to make it happen. And now we’re in the Super Bowl. The job’s not done.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
