4:56 PM ET MIAMI — Ninety-one dogs from a Kansas City animal shelter will soon have new homes courtesy of Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Derrick Nnadi. In response to the Chiefs’ 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV, Nnadi will pay the adoption fees for the dogs who were in
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4:37 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The Super Bowl put a halt to a four-year decline in viewership, with an estimated 99.9 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs rally to defeat the San Francisco 49ers in what is annually the most-watched television event of the year. The Nielsen company said viewership
1:27 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons announced that they will not pursue negotiations with defensive end Vic Beasley Jr., meaning the former NFL sack champion will become a free agent. “As we continue to craft our 2020 roster, we’d like to thank Vic for five years of effort on behalf of our organization,” general manager
11:17 AM ET MIAMI — The sun came up for the Kansas City Chiefs the day after their first Super Bowl championship in 50 years. When it did, it forced two of their headliners, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and coach Andy Reid, to start looking to next season and beyond. For Mahomes, the MVP of the
8:29 AM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Chris Jones‘ message to Andy Reid was blunt and, as it turns out, emblematic for these Kansas City Chiefs. Give us a quarter, Jones recalled telling Reid from the sideline entering the fourth. We’re not leaving this place unless we have a ring. Turns out, their comeback really
10:37 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The legend of Patrick Mahomes added its most remarkable chapter yet Sunday night as the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback engineered a fourth-quarter comeback over the San Francisco 49ers en route to earning Super Bowl MVP honors. “It’s this team. We have heart,” Mahomes said following the 31-20 win
6:53 AM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Superman was having a tough day. These things happen. Desperate drama is an essential part of any Superman story. He’s a busy man, with many a tall building to leap, many a locomotive to outrun. He may not be there in time to keep Lois Lane from tumbling
8:15 AM ET Super Bowl LIV was decided by two third downs. The first was the absolute nadir of Kansas City’s hopes, when ESPN estimates the Chiefs held just a 3.9% chance of winning their first title in 50 years. Facing a third-and-15 with 7:13 to go in the fourth quarter down 20-10, the Chiefs
1:28 AM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The play was an inside run but Kansas City Chiefs running back Damien Williams didn’t come from nowhere to become a Super Bowl hero by always doing things the way they’re drawn up. So after taking the ball from quarterback Patrick Mahomes on a late-fourth quarter play, he
12:39 AM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Inside a dejected San Francisco 49ers locker room, general manager John Lynch huddled with team CEO Jed York and Mike Shanahan, the father of head coach Kyle Shanahan, quietly taking stock of what had just happened. Just past them, former Niners running back Frank Gore consoled current Niners