America is sick and tired of the Kansas City Chiefs.
A Chiefs team playing in its fifth Super Bowl in six seasons took the field against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday after a season filled with fan outrage over how they're officiated. They did to to a distinctly anti-Chiefs crowd at the Superdome in New Orleans.
It was clear from the outset that Sunday's game would not be played in front of a neutral crowd. The boos from the stands were loud and clear on the TV broadcast as soon as the Chiefs walked down their tunnel.
HERE. WE. COME. #SBLIX pic.twitter.com/KB6Au9ThZE
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) February 9, 2025
The experience on TV reflected that of the experience inside the Superdome. Here's Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson with pregame observations on the crowd during warmups:
Overwhelming #Eagles crowd through early #SuperBowl warmups. Not remotely close.
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) February 9, 2025
And here's Yahoo Sports' Frank Schwab on the general vibe in New Orleans this week:
Unscientific but based on being around NOLA the crowd has to be 80/20 Eagles fans. At least.
— Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) February 9, 2025
So yeah. The Chiefs don't have the backing of the fans for Sunday's Super Bowl.
While fatigue is certainly natural for sports fans after a prolonged period of Chiefs dominance, were there other factors in play with Sunday's crowd? Are Chiefs fans tired of traveling to the Super Bowl, even in a host city as tremendous as New Orleans. Have they blown their sports-fan budget of previous Super Bowl trips.
Whatever the reason, it's not likely to faze the Chiefs, who have played and thrived in front of hostile crowds for years.
