{"id":7918,"date":"2024-12-25T23:01:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T23:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=7918"},"modified":"2024-12-25T23:01:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T23:01:15","slug":"breaking-nfl-makes-crucial-chiefs-announcement-after-steelers-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=7918","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: NFL Makes Crucial Chiefs Announcement After Steelers Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTdKhtoywIVqUYOUEdGzLOAraY7gsXmHtbYbw&amp;s\" alt=\"NFL Makes Crucial Chiefs Announcement After Steelers Win - Athlon Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs took care of business on Christmas Day, taking down the Pittsburgh Steelers with a convincing 29-10 final score at Acrisure Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs improved their 2024 season record to 15-1 with this Week 17 win. More importantly, the reigning Super Bowl champions clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the AFC.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Patrick Mahomes led his team to its 15th victory of the year, completing 29 of his 38 passing attempts for 320 yards and three touchdowns. One of Mahomes&#8217; touchdown balls went to tight end Travis Kelce, who passed Tony Gonzalez for the most touchdown receptions in Chiefs franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL announced the Chiefs&#8217; impressive No. 1 seed achievement with a social media post after the final whistle blew on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chiefs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Chiefs<\/a> clinch the AFC&#39;s No. 1 seed on Christmas Day. \ud83c\udf84 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QLWg5H9Udt\">pic.twitter.com\/QLWg5H9Udt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1872023846485893623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs are on the hunt for the first Super Bowl three-peat in NFL history following their back-to-back league titles in 2022 and 2023. Andy Reid and his Kansas City squad earned the AFC&#8217;s No. 1 seed in 2022, making a run to the Super Bowl following their first-round bye. In 2023, the Chiefs won the league title as the AFC&#8217;s No. 3 seed.<\/p>\n<p>With the No. 1 seed now locked up, the Chiefs will close out their regular season with a Week 18 matchup against the Denver Broncos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs took care of business on Christmas Day, taking down the Pittsburgh Steelers with a convincing 29-10 final score at Acrisure Stadium. 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