Super Bowl: Chiefs arrive in Las Vegas as Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Co aim to become first team to retain trophy since 2005 in 49ers showdown

The Kansas City Chiefs have touched down in Las Vegas ahead of their attempt to make Super Bowl history against the San Francisco 49ers next weekend.

It’s been nearly two decades since a team last held the Vince Lombardi Trophy, with the 2005 New England Patriots being the last consecutive champions ever – but Kansas City has a chance to change that next Sunday.

After winning last season’s showpiece event, Andy Reid’s team is now set to take on NFC champion San Francisco in Super Bowl LVIII, where they will aim to win the NFL’s big prize at least one more time. to hold for years.

And prior to their quest for history, the likes of Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce made their big arrivals in Vegas exactly a week before their battle with the Niners.

Patrick Mahomes stepped off the Chiefs plane in Sin City on Sunday evening

Travis Kelce also made the trip at the same time that girlfriend Taylor Swift attended the Grammys

A flight crew member held up a Chiefs flag as the team landed Sunday

The reigning Super Bowl champions were met upon arrival by a group of Elvis impersonators

The Chiefs have business to attend to in Sin City this coming week, with the 49ers as their opponents

Kelce is expected to be cheered on at Allegiant Stadium by girlfriend Taylor Swift, who appears ready to wrap up the final leg of her Eras Tour in Tokyo and make the nearly 9,000-mile journey to Sin City.

Swift has attended a number of her boyfriend’s Chiefs games since their romance began last summer, with the pop star even taking the field after last weekend’s Conference Championship win over the Ravens in Baltimore.

While Kelce arrives in Vegas on Sunday night, Swift is gearing up for this year’s Grammys in Los Angeles.

Kansas City’s Super Bowl schedule means he can’t attend the ceremony and support his girlfriend, who has been nominated for a number of awards.

Meanwhile, Mahomes has arrived in Vegas for his fourth Super Bowl appearance amid news of his father’s arrest for drunken driving in Texas.

Patrick Mahomes Sr., 53, was arrested by Tyler police Saturday evening in at least his third DWI.

He is being held on a $10,000 bond. Mahomes Sr., a 6-foot-1 former professional baseball pitcher, is currently in custody at the Smith County Jail.

The Chiefs claimed some huge scalps during their last run to the Super Bowl, dumping tournament favorites the Ravens last time out.

Mahomes had the upper hand in his quarterback showdown with MVP frontrunner Lamar Jackson, having also defeated archrival Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round.

Reid’s men navigated their way past the Miami Dolphins in the Wild Card round in arctic conditions.

As for the 49ers, they produced the third-biggest comeback in a conference title game against the Detroit Lions last time out.

Trailing by 17 points at halftime, Brock Purdy and co turned the tables after the break to seal a 34-31 victory and book their place in the Super Bowl.

They had previously won a thriller against the Green Bay Packers after earning a bye in the Wild Card Round as the top seed in the NFC.