After three Super Bowl titles in five years, it's… Kansas City Chiefs He should have a good idea of how to set up a victory parade. Chiefs Kingdom will show its love for Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and company this Valentine's Day as the team takes to the streets of Kansas City on Wednesday.
At approximately 11:06 a.m. local time, buses carrying Chiefs players and staff began rolling onto the road. The double-decker buses are red with plenty of banners to celebrate Kansas City's victory in Super Bowl 58.
Most buses have badges with the Chiefs logo on the sides, with the words “World Champions” above them. On the front, just below the windshield, are lettering that says “BACK-TO-BACK”, commemorating the team's consecutive titles.
As the parade began to make its way across the road, a flat platform with franchise cheerleaders and the team's drum line blasted, The Chiefs Rumble, while confetti guns shot red and yellow streamers into the air.
It will start around noon ET, 11 a.m. local time. The parade will conclude at Union Station, where a victory parade will be held, complete with speeches by players and coaches, starting at approximately 1:45 p.m. ET.
The Chiefs are streaming the show live on their website. Watch here.
There's one thing that could make this concert different from others: a possible Taylor Swift appearance. But logistics are not on their side. She needs to be in Melbourne, Australia, 17 hours before Kansas City, by 6pm on Friday for the first of three scheduled concerts on her Eras Tour. The flight itself takes about 17 hours.
Regardless of whether Swift makes an appearance, the crowd will be larger than in the past because the weather will be unseasonably warm — with temperatures expected to reach the 60s. This is in stark contrast to last year, when the temperature never reached 40 degrees and the wind chills felt below freezing.
Kansas City's quest for a three-peat is already underway.
The Chiefs announced they have agreed to a contract extension with defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, who became a four-time Super Bowl champion after KC's Super Bowl 58 victory. Details of the extension are not yet known.
Spagnuolo's defense was instrumental in the Chiefs' run to their third Super Bowl title in five seasons.
With only about 20 minutes remaining before the parade began, players, coaches and family began loading the buses that would take them through downtown to celebrate the Super Bowl title.
Not seen among them: Taylor Swift.
Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes was seen wearing two Super Bowl rings, and Travis Kelce rode the same bus with his mother, Donna.
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