Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes Says Coach Banned Them From Watching Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Performance

“Wednesday” and “Scream VI” star Jenna Ortega will make her “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut on March 11, NBC said Thursday. And fresh off his Super Bowl win, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will host “SNL” for the first time on March 4.

Rihanna’s lauded Super Bowl halftime show.The Chiefs wound up winning the big game – beating the Philadelphia Eagles by just three points (with a total of 38 against the Eagles’ 35) – while Rihanna’s short set drew in 118.7million viewers, making it the second most-watched halftime show in Super Bowl history (Katy Perry’s 2015 appearance topped 121million).But in the pursuit of keeping their eyes on the prize, Mahomes told Jimmy Kimmel, the Chiefs weren’t allowed to watch the pop star slay hits like ‘Rude Boy’ and ‘Umbrella’. “I heard [the show] was great,” the quarterback said during his recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, “but coach [Andy] Reid told us, he said, ‘If you go out to watch the performance, just keep walking, because you’re not playing the rest of the game.’”Kimmel then referenced the news that Rihanna is pregnant – a revelation made apparent during her Super Bowl performance – suggesting that she should name the child after Mahomes.

The Kansas City Chiefs had no chance of pouring it up with Rihanna.

Rihanna‘s heavily-anticipated halftime show performance.According to statistics gathered from both Nielsen Fast National data and Adobe Analytics, as reported by Fortune, the performance averaged 118.7million viewers. This officially makes it the second most-watched Super Bowl halftime show of all time, behind Katy Perry‘s 2015 performance – which still holds the record at an average of 121million.Furthermore, Rihanna’s appearance out-performed the Super Bowl itself as a whole, which saw the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles.

new dads. On Sunday, Nick Allegretti and his wife, Christina Allegretti, welcomed twin girls prior to the team hitting the field. During a post-game interview, the defensive lineman gushed about the «unbelievable» day that started early in the morning when his wife welcomed the twins, and ended with him winning the big game.«It's the best day of my life no matter what,» he said in a video shared bywriter Matt Derrick.

Rihanna returned to the stage for her first live performance in five years during the 2023 Super Bowl Haltime Show on Sunday, with a representative confirming after that the singer is pregnant with her second child. This makes her the first artist to play the Super Bowl Halftime Show while pregnant.

Rihanna had her reasons for keeping her pregnancy a surprise right up until the Super Bowl!

highly anticipated halftime performance — and the announcement of her pregnancy — but some viewers were distracted by one part of the show many seemed to have missed.It appeared that during her first time back onstage in seven years, the “Lift Me Up” singer grabbed her crotch and then smelled her hand.Before the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, the pop icon performed some of her greatest hits, kicking off her show with “Bitch Better Have My Money” followed by a jam-packed setlist including “Work,” “Diamonds,” “Only Girl (In the World),” “We Found Love” and “Pour It Up.”But as she was singing “Rude Boy,” some fans at home noticed Rihanna doing the bizarre move.“So is it me or did Rihanna just grab her junk and then smell it and taste it?” one social media watchdog questioned. “Way to stay classy!”“Did Rihanna just scratch her crotch then smell her fingers?” another shocked viewer asked.“Gotta make sure her water didn’t break,” someone quipped.“Low energy and disgusting.

anticipation for Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show — midway through the big game, which saw the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35 — was ratcheted up so high simply because the 34-year-old singer is practically coming out of semi-retirement as a performer.This was a moment that the Navy — as Rihanna’s fans are known — has been waiting for, even if it happened in a surprise club cameo downtown at S.O.B.’s.Instead, that comeback performance happened on the biggest of all stages at State Farm Arena in Glendale, Arizona. And the superstar delivered the biggest of surprises — not with any guest performers, but with the revelation that her second child is on the way.

the 57th Super Bowl has come to an end.The highly-anticipated game resulted in a win for the Kansas City Chiefs, with the Philadelphia Eagles losing 38 to 35. The game was quite momentous for both teams, not only as fans saw the first time in NFL history two Black quarterbacks – Jalen Hurts is the Eagles' QB and Patrick Mahomes the Chiefs' – oppose one another, but also brothers Jason and Travis Kelce compete against each other as well. The night also of course saw the even more long-awaited comeback of Rihanna, who stole the show during her halftime performance, even announcing she is pregnant with baby number two.WATCH: Rihanna teases Super Bowl Halftime ShowMORE: Elizabeth Hurley is a goddess in white bikini for exciting announcementThe Eagles kicked-off the game after a coin toss resulted in their favor, subsequently scoring the first touchdown of the night.The Chiefs scored their own touchdown shortly after, with both teams scoring one within the first quarter of the game.MORE: Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy 'incredibly proud' to share trailer for tear-jerking documentaryBy the second quarter, the two teams had left the game at 14-24 with the Eagles in the lead, and though they kept a tight lead after the players returned to the field following the halftime show, the Chiefs advanced to a 35-27 lead during the fourth quarter.

Travis and Jason Kelce shared a sweet moment after Travis’ team, the Kansas City Chiefs, won Super Bowl LVII on Sunday at State Farm Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.

Rihanna teased the world with news of her pregnancy pre-Super Bowl — and now that we know what to look for, it seems TOTALLY obvious!

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reps confirmed it following a barrage of trending fan speculation after her red-hot halftime performance at the 2023 Super Bowl, where the Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the Philadelphia Eagles.During her 13-minute performance, the comeback queen performed hits like “Work” and “Diamonds” solo on stage wearing a crimson, bump-hugging ensemble — but did not make any kind of halftime-show announcement during her first live performance in seven years.This will be Rihanna’s second child. She welcomed a son in May 2022 with her partner A$AP Rocky, and has yet to announce the name of her child publicly.Eagle-eyed viewers had already proclaimed that the 34-year-old was sporting a baby bump and was thus expecting a sibling for her nine-month-old son.As she started her highly-anticipated performance, the “Umbrella” hitmaker appeared to rub her burgeoning belly which kicked off the conception conversation online.After Rihanna’s performance, Twitter was set ablaze with speculation regarding the singer’s status — was she pregnant, or not?The Post has reached out to Rihanna’s reps for further comment.

Rihanna will take the stage at halftime tonight, as the Kansas City Chiefs battle the Philadelphia Eagles for the Super Bowl LVII title. The game kicks off at 6:30 p.m.

Rihanna perform in the halftime show.The 34-year-old singer previously admitted she wasn’t interested in the big game — which saw the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles — but rather for the 13-minute performance by the “Umbrella” singer.“I’m going just for Rihanna,” Adele said during one of her Las Vegas residency shows earlier this month.

Pushing through the pain! Patrick Mahomes helped the Kansas City Chiefs win against the Philadelphia Eagles during the Super Bowl after sustaining an injury on the field.

Well, hello bad gal! Rihanna kicked off her Super Bowl LVII halftime performance with some fierce fashion. 

Another one in the books! The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, February 12, overtaking the Philadelphia Eagles with a score of 38 to 35.

It was truly a tale of two halves. But if the first half represented the worst of times for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, the second half was the best of times. They stormed back from a 24-14 halftime deficit, outscoring the Eagles 24-11 as Mahomes caught fire.