NFL-Chiefs down Ravens to reach fourth Super Bowl in five years

:The Kansas City Chiefs beat the top seeded Baltimore Ravens 17-10 to claim the AFC championship on Sunday and earn a trip to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five years.

Patrick Mahomes completed 30 passes for 241 yards and one touchdown that to Travis Kelce in the first quarter that had pop star girlfriend Taylor Swift jumping up and down in jubilation in a private box at Baltimore's at M&T Bank Stadium.

The Chiefs now head to Las Vegas for the Feb. 11 Super Bowl where they will defend their crown against either the San Francisco 49ers or Detroit Lions who meet later on Sunday in the NFC championship game.

No team has won back-to-back NFL titles since Tom Brady led the New England Patriots to Vince Lombardi trophies in 2004 and 2005.

"It's been a heck of a year, we're not done yet," said Mahomes. "We've been underdogs the last few games but we never feel like underdogs.

"We've got a lot of guys on this team that know how to win.

"When the playoffs came around we were going to make it happen and now we're in the Super Bowl the job's not done."

The first Super Bowl held in Las Vegas is already expected to be one of the splashiest football-fests ever but the buzz around America's biggest party is sure to be dialled up a few notches with Swift and her legion of fans known as 'Swifties' on board.

The AFC championship was highlighted by a marquee quarterbacking matchup between Mahomes, the twice and reigning NFL most valuable player and Lamar Jackson, who claimed the honour in 2019 and is favoured to add another for his work this season.

The Chiefs, playing in their sixth straight championship game, were quick out of the blocks, Mahomes hitting favourite target Kelce with a 19-yard touchdown strike to cap an 81-yard opening