The Kansas City Chiefs have secured themselves in the US professional football league NFL with a win Pittsburgh Steelers prematurely the top position in their Conference secured. Quarterback Lamar Jackson set an NFL record in the Ravens’ win over Houston.
The NFL champion from Kansas City won the “Christmas Game” on Wednesday evening (December 25, 2024 / local time) at the Pittsburgh Steelers 29:10 and thus secured the coveted first place with 15 wins from 16 games in the penultimate game of the regular season the American Football Conference (AFC). The Chiefs, the historic third Super BowlIf you aim for a series triumph, you will have a bye in round one of the playoffs and, above all, the home advantage in all games on the way to the Superbowl.
Kelce with a new franchise record
Chiefs star Travis Kelce set a record on Christmas Day: The Tight end rose through his 77th prisoner touchdown-Watch out for the franchise’s sole record holder in the final quarter. Kelce, 35, surpassed Tony Gonzalez, who played for the Chiefs from 1997 to 2008. “Tony is a mentor to me. It is an honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as him“said Kelce in an interview with the broadcaster Netflix.
Kelce is also only the third tight end to catch at least 1,000 passes in the NFL.
Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes also won the duel with experienced playmaker Russell Wilson with three touchdown passes in Pittsburgh. The Steelers also qualified for the playoffs early.
Lamar Jackson is running into the NFLHistory books
Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens led his team to a 31-2 win on Christmas Day Houston Texans and also set an NFL record: The 27-year-old Jackson became the quarterback with the most yards in NFL history.
In the clear win against the Texans, the previous season’s most valuable player ran 48 yards for a touchdown and also caught two touchdown passes. The Ravens and Texans had previously qualified for the playoffs.
