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Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes admits Super Bowl loss to Tom Brady, Buccaneers still stings

Patrick Mahomes is a big reason the Kansas City Chiefs have hoisted the Vince Lombardi Trophy in back-to-back seasons. He was named the Super Bowl MVP after winning each of those championships.

Mahomes earned Super Bowl MVP honors for the first time in the Chiefs’ win over the San Francisco 49ers in the 2020 game.

While Mahomes enters Sunday’s big game in pursuit of an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl title, he admitted his second time playing the NFL’s title game still sticks with him.

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Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs before the Super Bowl against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

In his first season with the Buccaneers, Tom Brady led Tampa Bay to the 2021 Super Bowl. On Wednesday in New Orleans, the site of this year’s Super Bowl, Mahomes was asked if there was a particular game that still keeps him restless.

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Mahomes mentioned the 31-9 loss to Brady and the Bucs in the Super Bowl.

“The Super Bowl versus Tampa,” he responded. “That’s pretty easy.”

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (left) greets Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes after the Super Bowl at Raymond James Stadium Feb. 7, 2021. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)

Mahomes finished that game with 270 passing yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. While Brady threw for fewer yards — 201 — he was credited with three touchdowns through the air and did not commit a turnover.

Brady will be in the FOX broadcast booth when this Sunday’s Super Bowl kicks off. Instead of preparing for a matchup with the seven-time Super Bowl champion, Mahomes and the Chiefs will focus on trying to counter Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Hurts is making his second career appearance in the league’s championship game. The Eagles selected Hurts in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He helped Philadelphia advance to the 2023 Super Bowl, but the Eagles lost 38-35 to the Chiefs. This year’s game in New Orleans will be a rematch of that Super Bowl from two years ago.

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Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

February 6, 2025
Chiefs’ Andy Reid admits feeling ‘old’ as Super Bowl matchup against son of former Eagles star looms

Andy Reid spent nearly a decade and a half coaching the Philadelphia Eagles, leading the franchise to a Super Bowl appearance along the way.

Reid departed the City of Brotherly Love after the 2012 season and became head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Reid has hoisted the coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy three times as Chiefs coach, and this Sunday he will again face his former team.

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Head coach Andy Reid talks with linebacker Jeremiah Trotter (54) of the Philadelphia Eagles during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oct. 22, 2006, at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

While there are countless story lines leading up to the Super Bowl, Reid was asked to share his thoughts about preparing his team to compete against the son of a former Eagles star linebacker Reid spent several years coaching during his tenure in Philadelphia.

Jeremiah Trotter Jr., the son of Eagles Hall of Famer Jeremiah Trotter Sr., was a fifth-round draft selection last year. The younger Trotter recorded 25 tackles during his rookie season with the Eagles.

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Reid, 66, concluded that matchup meant he was “old.”

The elder Trotter spent eight seasons with the Eagles in three separate stints. Reid was on the Philadelphia sideline for seven of those years.

Jeremiah Trotter Jr. of the Philadelphia Eagles hugs father Jeremiah Trotter before a preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field Aug. 24, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

“Jeremiah, his father, was one of my favorite players,” Reid said. “This kid, his son, has done a tremendous job. Did it at Clemson and now transferred it to the Eagles. I think it’s a neat deal. He’s wearing the same number, all that. That’s a great deal. Great deal for the family.”

Another intriguing matchup that has received considerable attention leading up to Sunday’s big game is the two opposing star quarterbacks. Chiefs signal-caller Patrick Mahomes is already a three-time Super Bowl winner, while the younger Jalen Hurts is making his second career appearance in the league’s championship game.

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The Eagles selected Hurts in the second round in 2020. He helped the Eagles advance to the 2023 Super Bowl but lost 38-35 loss to the Chiefs in that game. This year’s game in New Orleans will be a rematch of that Super Bowl from two years ago.

A victory over the Eagles would secure an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl title for the Chiefs. If Philly is victorious, it would be the franchise’s second Super Bowl title.

The Super Bowl kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET Feb. 9 from the Caesars Superdome on FOX.

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Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

February 4, 2025
Eagles’ Dallas Goedert admits Taylor Swift ‘ain’t on my playlist’ at Super Bowl LIX opening night

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert admitted on Monday during Super Bowl LIX’s opening night that Taylor Swift is not one of the artists on his playlist.

Swift is set to be a topic of conversation during the week with her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, competing for his fourth Super Bowl ring and his third straight. Goedert spoke about the pop star as Eagles players chatted with the media.

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Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert, #88, participates during Super Bowl LIX Opening Night on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 in New Orleans ahead of the NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

“Does she sing ‘Don’t go chasing waterfalls?’ She doesn’t? Man,” Goedert said in reference to the TLC hit. “She’s an incredible artist, but she ain’t on my playlist.”

There does not appear to be any “Bad Blood” between Goedert and the Chiefs, but the remark may roil Swifties who have delighted in Kelce being able to participate in the game again.

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Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert, #88, catches a pass during an NFL football practice in Philadelphia on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 ahead of Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

A lot of the pressure will be off of Swift this time around. The pop star was still on the “Eras Tour” when the Chiefs clinched a berth in the Super Bowl last year. She witnessed the team win the AFC Championship against the Baltimore Ravens but needed to head to Japan for the Asian leg of the tour. She still made it and watched Kansas City go back-to-back.

Swift was not at every Chiefs games this season but showed up when it mattered – the playoffs. She watched the Chiefs top the Houston Texans and narrowly overcome the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship.

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She is likely to be there again when the two teams play at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.

February 4, 2025