Chiefs stun Ravens to reach Super Bowl

LOS ANGELES – Reigning champions Kansas City Chiefs upset the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens, 17-10, on Sunday (Monday Manila time) to reach the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five years.

A superb defensive performance from the Chiefs stifled Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson as Baltimore's hopes of returning to next month's NFL showpiece ended in disappointment.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, meanwhile, marshalled a clinical offensive performance, throwing for one touchdown and 241 yards with no interceptions to leave Kansas City within sight of a third Super Bowl title since 2020.

"It's been a heck of a year, we've been underdogs for the last few games but we never feel like underdogs," Mahomes said after the AFC Championship victory.

"We've got a lot of guys on this team that know how to win when playoffs come around. I knew we were gonna make it happen and now we're in the Super Bowl.

"The job's not done — we gotta go out there to Vegas and play a great team."

Mahomes was given assistance by trusty tight end Travis Kelce, who made 11 receptions for 116 yards and also hauled in the Chiefs opening touchdown.

Kelce's performance saw him surpass the legendary Jerry Rice in the record books for most all-time postseason catches.

The Chiefs star celebrated on the field after the victory with pop icon girlfriend Taylor Swift.

Kansas City will face either the Detroit Lions or San Francisco 49ers in the February 11 Super Bowl in Las Vegas.

But as the Chiefs celebrated, Ravens quarterback Jackson — expected to be confirmed as the NFL's regular season Most Valuable Player — was left ruing another postseason disappointment. Baltimore finished the regular season with an NFL-best 13-4 record, and were widely fancied to advance to the Super Bowl.

Jackson finished with 272 passing yards with one touchdown and an interception, but was crucially restricted to just 54 rushing yards off eight carries.

"We didn't put nothing on the board," Jackson said afterwards. "We scored once. That's not like us, you know. We drove the ball down the field, that's cool, but we got to put points on the board."

Kelce opened the scoring for the Chiefs on their first possession, brilliantly