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☆ Why the average Super Bowl ticket already costs nearly $11,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Super Bowl in Las Vegas is now set with the Chiefs and 49ers playing for the Lombardi Trophy. According to TicketIQ, a ticket search engine that also conducts ticket market analysis, the cheapest ticket to the Super Bowl as of Monday is $8,872. This is the first time the NFL has hosted the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. Swift will be in Tokyo in the days leading up to the Super Bowl for part of the international leg of her "The Eras Tour" concerts. All these factors have created a perfect storm for the Super Bowl and demand is pushing ticket prices to a place rarely ever seen.

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☆ American Airlines names flight from Kansas City to Las Vegas '1989' in nod to Taylor Swift after Chiefs win
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewAmerican Airlines decided to enter its Swiftie era after the Kansas City Chiefs won Sunday's AFC championship by naming a flight from Kansas City to Las Vegas after her "1989" album. The Kansas City Chiefs won their playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 on Sunday and will play the winner of Sunday's NFC championship game during Super Bowl LVIII on February 11. In preparation for the big game in February, American Airlines announced new flights between Kansas City and Las Vegas between February 8 to 13. Following the team's win, online sleuths noticed a flight number from Kansas City to Vegas named AA1989, a reference to "1989" — Swift's groundbreaking pop record named after her birth year. "You could say that after tonight's games, we are in our football era, and we are thrilled to provide additional direct flights from Kansas City to Las Vegas.

Persons: —, sleuths, Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, Mike Edwards Organizations: Service, American Airlines, Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday's AFC, Business, Baltimore Ravens, NFC, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Kansas Locations: Kansas City, Las Vegas, Kansas, Las, Vegas

☆ Brock Purdy’s epic comeback etches his name in 49ers lore as Detroit’s hero Jared Goff is left wondering what could have been
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“All he’s done since he’s been here is play at an elite level and everything starts with him. Facing skepticism after that first season, it wasn’t clear to Lions fans heading into the 2022 season if Goff was going to be around long. It started a wave of momentum that built into the greatest Lions season that most fans have ever experienced. Goff throwing the ball during the third quarter against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship. Goff, meanwhile, made a few spectacular throws, a few dangerous ones and many safe ones to his playmakers.

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3 seed — are playing in the AFC championship game for a sixth straight season. Chiefs vs. Ravens game timePolitical Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe game is Sunday with kickoff shortly after 3 p.m. Eastern. What channel is the Chiefs vs. Ravens game on? How to watch Chiefs vs. Ravens on livestreamParamount+ and NFL+ will have a livestream of the game. It can also be viewed on services such as YouTube TV, FuboTV and Hulu + Live TV,Where is the AFC championship game?

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The aggressiveness that characterized the turnaround for the Detroit Lions under coach Dan Campbell backfired at the worst possible time. Detroit failed on two fourth-down tries in field-goal range in the second half, contributing to a blown 17-point halftime lead and a 34-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game Sunday. The result was just the fourth conference game loss for a team that held a lead of at least 17 points. A magical season for the Lions ended one game short of the franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance. Detroit remains the only team to play every season of the Super Bowl era without reaching the ultimate game.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy threw for 267 yards and a touchdown, and the San Francisco 49ers rallied from 17 points down at halftime to beat the Detroit Lions 34-31 on Sunday and reach the Super Bowl. He engineered a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter to beat Green Bay last week and then had an even bigger comeback against the Lions. Detroit remains the only team to play every season of the Super Bowl era without reaching the ultimate game. Purdy then drove the Niners to a 33-yard field goal by Jake Moody and their first lead of the game. Campbell bypassed a chance at a game-tying field goal on fourth-and-3 from the Niners 30 midway through the fourth quarter.

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☆ Detroit Lions: Historically beleaguered team is banishing demons with landmark playoff run after being known for heartbreak, unwanted records and a curse
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Sixteen years ago, the Detroit Lions made history – but for all the wrong reasons. St. Brown catches a touchdown against Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Zyon McCollum during the second half of their NFC divisional round playoff game. Campbell watches from the sideline during the second quarter of the Lions' game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Mitch Stringer/USA TODAY Sports/ReutersThat speech, which some mocked and others praised, came three years to the day before the Lions’ playoff victory over the Bucs. A final standJanuary 12, 1992: the last time the Detroit Lions took to the field for an NFC Championship game.

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☆ Super Bowl LVIII logo: Social media is abuzz with theory believing logo predicts the two teams who will play in Las Vegas
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —There are 18 weeks of action and then three rounds of playoff games to decide which two teams will compete in the Super Bowl. Social media is abuzz with suggestions that the logo used to promote the Super Bowl each year includes the colors of the two teams who will play in the season’s showpiece finale. What is the Super Bowl logo theory? For this season’s Super Bowl – LVIII which will be played in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 11 – the logo is purple and red. And with the Chiefs in the other conference, we could have a red vs. red matchup in Super Bowl LVIII.

Persons: it’s, Vince Lombardi, Christian McCaffrey, Lamar Jackson, Arian Foster, XT4HTsOGnq, Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Ramsey, Justin Fields, Ja’Marr Chase –, ”, Keegan, Michael Key, Daniel Elkan, Robert Barton –, Russell Hill, Brock Purdy, Henderson, ” Barton Organizations: CNN, Super, Social, NFL, Los Angeles Rams, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, Las, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, Getty, Ravens, AFC, 49ers, Detroit Lions, NFC, CNN Sport, NBA, Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chiefs Locations: Las Vegas, Las Vegas , Nevada, Los Angeles, Phoenix , Arizona, Athens

Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey and Dak Prescott are finalists for The Associated Press 2023 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards. Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill and Cowboys wideout CeeDee Lamb are the other two finalists for Offensive Player of the Year. Jackson, the 2019 NFL MVP, threw for 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns and also ran for 821 yards and five scores. Cowboys edge Micah Parsons and cornerback DaRon Bland, Raiders edge Maxx Crosby and Steelers edge T.J. Watt join Garrett as finalists for Defensive Player of the Year. Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald and offensive coordinator Todd Monken and Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik also are finalists for Assistant Coach of the Year.

Persons: Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey, Dak Prescott, Josh Allen, Brock Purdy, CeeDee Lamb, Jackson, McCaffrey, Purdy, Myles Garrett, Kevin Stefanski, Joe Flacco, Jim Schwartz, QB C.J ., Will Anderson Jr, Garrett Wilson, Sauce Gardner, Micah Parsons, DaRon Bland, Maxx, Watt, Garrett, Crosby, Parsons, Bland, Sam LaPorta, Jahmyr Gibbs, Nacua, Bijan Robinson, Jalen Carter, Kobie Turner, Joey Porter Jr, Devon Witherspoon, Anderson, Houston’s DeMeco, Detroit’s Dan Campbell, San, Kyle Shanahan, Baltimore’s John Harbaugh, Deshaun Watson, Ryans, Campbell, Harbaugh, Shanahan, Schwartz, Ben Johnson, Mike Macdonald, Todd Monken, Bobby Slowik, Baker Mayfield, Matthew Stafford, Tua Tagovailoa, Damar Hamlin, Rob Maaddi Organizations: Associated Press, 49ers, Dolphins, Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Houston, AP, Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, AFC, Prescott, NFL, NFC, Green Bay, San, Detroit Lions, The Cleveland Browns, The Houston Texans, New York Jets, Texans, Browns, Baltimore, Raiders, Maxx Crosby, Steelers, Lions, Rams, Falcons, Eagles, Seahawks, Buccaneers, Bills, Flacco, Voters, Twitter Locations: Dallas, Green, San Francisco, QB C.J . Stroud, Stroud, Detroit

He will be the first former Chargers player to return to the team as head coach. The Chargers are the fourth of eight teams to fill their head coach job, following New England, Las Vegas and Tennessee. Manuel may promote Sherrone Moore to replace Harbaugh after the offensive coordinator filled in for him during the final three games of the regular season. Herbert will be playing for his fourth head coach and possibly fourth offensive coordinator in five seasons. Harbaugh became a first-time head coach at the University of San Diego in 2004 and left after three seasons to start a four-year run at Stanford.

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They host the Detroit Lions, who haven’t reached this point in 32 years and have never played in a Super Bowl. 1 seeds are 34-14 in conference championship games, including 2-0 last season when the Chiefs went on to beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl. If the 49ers and Chiefs advance, it'll set up a Super Bowl rematch. The two-time NFL and Super Bowl MVP has embraced the challenge and now faces the league’s stingiest defense. CHIEFS, 23-22DETROIT (14-5) at SAN FRANCISCO (13-5)Line: 49ers minus 7Jared Goff and the Lions are one win away from the franchise’s first trip to the Super Bowl.

Persons: Rob Maaddi, Patrick Mahomes, FanDuel, Mahomes, haven’t, it'll, Josh Allen, Justin Madubuike, Roquan Smith, Patrick Queen, Kyle Hamilton, Pro QB Lamar Jackson, Chris Jones, Trent McDuffie, Jackson, Gus Edwards, Hill, Taylor Swift, Jason Kelce, Travis Kelce, Jared Goff, Green Bay, Dan Campbell’s, Brock Purdy, Purdy, Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey, Goff, Ra St, Brown, Sam LaPorta, He’s, David Montgomery, Jahmyr Gibbs, Fred Warner, Nick Bosa Organizations: AP Pro Football, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl, Chiefs, AFC, Ravens, Colts, Oakland Raiders, 49ers, NFC, Detroit Lions, Eagles, Super, Kansas City, KANSAS CITY, Buffalo Bills, Super Bowls, NFL, Pro QB, Dolphins, Mahomes, Houston, CHIEFS, SAN FRANCISCO, Lions, Green, Packers, All, 49ERS, Twitter Locations: Baltimore, KANSAS, BALTIMORE, Trent McDuffie , Kansas, DETROIT, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Philadelphia

The Detroit Lions have agreed to a deal with three-time Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz, a person familiar with the decision the told The Associated Press on Monday night. Ertz caught the go-ahead touchdown in Philadelphia’s Super Bowl win over New England six years ago and set a record for catches by a tight end in a season with 116 in 2018. Ertz was traded by the Eagles to Arizona during the 2021 season and asked for his release from the Cardinals earlier this season. The Lions had little depth at tight end behind rookie Sam LaPorta after Brock Wright was knocked out of Sunday’s win over Tampa Bay with a forearm injury. Only Anthony Firkser remained with LaPorta in the tight end room.

Persons: Zach Ertz, hasn’t, Ertz, Sam LaPorta, Brock Wright, James Mitchell, Anthony Firkser, ___ Organizations: Detroit Lions, Associated Press, Super Bowl, New, Eagles, Cardinals, Lions, Tampa, LaPorta, San Francisco 49ers, NFC Locations: New England, Arizona

☆ Buffalo Bills fans are haunted by these two words: ‘Wide right’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +36 min

Ryan Kang/AP Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and wide receiver Trent Sherfield celebrate after a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, January 7. Matt Krohn/USA Today Network/Reuters New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams grabs the jersey of Washington Commanders wide receiver Curtis Samuel on December 24. Adam Hunger/AP Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs can't make the catch as Atlanta Falcons cornerback Clark Phillips III defends on December 24. Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus catches a touchdown pass over Buffalo Bills safety Micah Hyde on November 26. Michael Dwyer/AP Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams drops a pass in the end zone on October 22.

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DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes and the Detroit Lions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23 in a divisional-round playoff game on Sunday, lifting the long-suffering franchise into the NFC championship for the first time in 32 years and just the second time in franchise history. The Lions (14-5) won two playoff games in a season for the first time since 1957, the last year they won the NFL title. They will play at San Francisco, the NFC's top seed, next Sunday for a spot in the Super Bowl — a game they have never played in. Baker Mayfield threw three TD passes for Tampa Bay (10-9), including a 16-yard toss to Mike Evans that got the Bucs within one score with 4:37 left. The Lions kneeled to run out the clock as their fans stood, screamed and twirled white towels.

Persons: — Jared Goff, Jahmyr Gibbs, Goff, Amon, Ra St, Brown, Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans, Derrick Barnes Organizations: DETROIT, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFC, Lions, NFL, San, Bay, Detroit couldn't, Tampa Locations: San Francisco

The Niners will host the winner of Sunday's game between Tampa Bay and Detroit next weekend for a spot in the Super Bowl. Green Bay converted a third-and-15 when Ambry Thomas was called for a 41-yard pass interference penalty against Bo Melton. The Niners made them pay for that with Purdy hitting George Kittle on a 32-yard pass on the run for a TD that gave San Francisco the lead. Jones finished with 108 yards on 18 carries for the Packers, and Love was 21 of 34 for 194 yards. 49ers: WR Deebo Samuel injured his shoulder on the opening drive and missed most of the game.

Persons: — Christian McCaffrey, Brock Purdy, McCaffrey, Purdy, Brandon Aiyuk, Chris Conley, I’ve, ’ ” Purdy, you’ve, ” McCaffrey, Dre Greenlaw, Jordan Love, Love, Aaron Rodgers, Purdy —, You’ve, ” Purdy, Ambry Thomas, Bo Melton, Melton, Tashaun Gipson, Keisean Nixon, Eric Wilson, Tyler Kraft, Aaron Jones, Jake Moody, Anders Carlson, George Kittle, Francisco, Kyle Shanahan, Moody, Colby Wooden, Jones, Zach Tom, didn't, Deebo Samuel, ___ Organizations: San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Niners, Tampa, Super, 49ers, Green, Packers, San, The Packers Locations: SANTA CLARA, Calif, Francisco, Tampa Bay, Detroit, Love, San Francisco, Green Bay

Kyle Juszczyk remembers the different feel when he took the field for the first time in the playoff rivalry between his San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers. That rivalry of San Francisco and Green Bay is always a big one. Favre followed with two quick touchdown passes as Green Bay rolled to a 27-17 win. Green Bay won the first playoff matchup 23-10 against Mariucci the following year as the frustration mounted in San Francisco. Kaepernick braved the cold of Green Bay the following year and played without long sleeves or gloves.

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Mike McCarthy will get another chance to end a nearly three-decade stretch without a deep playoff run for the Dallas Cowboys. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Wednesday night McCarthy will be back for a fifth season as coach after a stunning 48-32 wild-card loss to Green Bay. Dallas surged to the NFC East title in the final two weeks and had a chance for multiple home playoff games. “There is great benefit to continuing the team’s progress under Mike’s leadership as our head coach,” Jones said in a statement with several references to the disappointment of the playoff loss. Jones' statement made no mention of an extension.

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☆ Bill Belichick interviews with Atlanta Falcons for head coach role as LA Chargers speak to Jim Harbaugh
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Bill Belichick has interviewed for the vacant head coach role with the Atlanta Falcons, the team announced on Monday. Elsewhere, reigning NCAA national champion head coach Jim Harbaugh interviewed for the open head coaching job with the Los Angeles Chargers, the team announced on Monday. David J. Phillip/APHarbaugh has coached in the NFL before, spending four seasons as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. In the 2012 season, he lost in Super Bowl XLVII – against his older brother and Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh. In his four NFL seasons as a head coach, Harbaugh led the 49ers to the NFC championship game three times and had an overall record of 49-22-1, including 5-3 in the postseason.

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Dak Prescott threw two interceptions before three mostly empty touchdown passes in another playoff flop for him and the No. These Packers, with the four-time MVP's successor, left little doubt with a 48-16 fourth-quarter lead before two late Dallas TDs. Facing the NFL's fifth-best defense, Green Bay matched its Super Bowl-winning team from 2010 for the most points in a playoff game. Jones rushed for 118 yards, putting him over the century mark in all four career games against the Cowboys with nine touchdowns. Prescott finished 41 of 60 for 403 yards, with all three of his touchdowns to tight end Jake Ferguson.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw was ejected from Sunday's against Philadelphia for putting his hand in the face of the Eagles' chief security officer. Dom DiSandro, a constant presence on the Eagles' sideline and whenever players are out in public, pulled Greenlaw off Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith after a reception. Greenlaw was ejected. DiSandro also was told to leave and walked to the locker room to a roaring ovation from Eagles fans. The game was a rematch of last season's NFC championship game, won by the Eagles.

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Samuel called one Eagles cornerback “trash” and blistered Philly as his “most-hated” team in the NFL. Brock Purdy threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns, Samuel scored three TDs and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was checked for a concussion in San Francisco's 42-19 win over Philadelphia. “Talking trash, it’s part of the game,” Samuel said. Purdy put the finishing touches on the win with a 46-yard TD to Samuel. Much like in the NFC championship game, Purdy was pressured early.

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___The Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers haven't let last season's postseason disappointment become a hangover in 2023. Both teams head into Sunday's rematch of last season's NFC title game with a chance to turn those recent failures into success. The Eagles are the fourth team in NFL history to win at least 10 of their first 11 games in back-to-back seasons. The Eagles and 49ers are currently the top two seeds in the NFC, setting the stage for a rare possible NFC title game rematch. It has happened five times in the AFC, including last season when the Chiefs hosted the Bengals for a second straight season.

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Consider one in the fourth quarter, when Hurts rolled to his left and almost seemed out of options. “He made a lot of really clutch plays in that second half,” Philadelphia coach Nick Sirianni said. He zipped into the end zone from 12 yards out with 2:37 left in overtime, and the Eagles beat the Buffalo Bills 37-34 on a cold, rainy Sunday. “He's been clutch for us, clutch for this city and clutch for this team for the last three years now. Hurts played a miserable first half, throwing for 33 yards while the Eagles had 99 yards overall.

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Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesJared Goff bounced back from three picks to lead Detroit to a comeback win over Chicago last week. Jordan Love rallied the Packers to a comeback win last week over the Chargers. COWBOYS, 31-16SAN FRANCISCO at SEATTLELine: 49ers minus 7The 49ers (7-3) are healthy and back to playing at a championship caliber. VIKINGS, 24-21Last week: Straight up: 8-6.

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