Kansas City Chiefs AFC Championship: Enjoy Afternoon Off From COVID!!!

This afternoon, once again, we're going to act like the current plague doesn't exist for fun and profit. 

Local restaurants & bars will be packed and more than 70K people will crowd into Arrowhead amid the colder weather wherein sneezes and coughs travel even further. 

Moreover . . . 

There won't be any followup or "reporting" about infections connected to the game despite the fact, if you believe the stats, infections will be likely. 

A not so fun fact . . . 

The seven-day rolling average for daily new COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. has been climbing since mid-November, reaching 2,267 on Thursday and surpassing a September peak of 2,100 when delta was the dominant variant.

But don't expect to hear any of that public health science during the game . . . Local news will save the scare tactics for Monday . . . I think it makes people work harder. 

Anyhoo . . . 

Believe it or not we don't want to ruin the game. 

TKC will be watching, in a very dark corner of this basement . . . And possibly upholding the honor of Brittany on social media.

Meanwhile . . . 

Locals will be able to hear a pin drop on otherwise busy city streets. 

Too bad it's Sunday or this would be a GREAT opportunity to rob a bank . . . For those of us who can't legally rob a financial institution by way of ownership. 

Anyhoo . . .

All of THIS is merely to remind locals that the agenda setting function of media has focused on the purchase of chicken wings in celebration of football glory and that, in and of itself, is cause for celebration. 

Accordingly, here are just a few pregame news items to consider . . . 

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com news links . . .

Omicron drives US deaths higher than in fall's delta wave

Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall's delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks. The seven-day rolling average for daily new COVID-19 deaths in the U.S.

Why omicron is crushing hospitals - even though cases are often milder than delta

Omicron has filled up U.S. hospitals with more COVID-19 patients than any other surge of the pandemic. But there's been a shift in how the illness behaves since the days of delta,with many cases, even hospitalized ones, milder and quicker to treat.

NFL Championship weekend predictions: Take Chiefs, 49ers

Championship weekend is here, not only for the four teams that will be on the field Sunday but also for your favorite Bettor's Guide prognosticator, who is attempting to add a playoff banner to the 2021 regular-season championship. Thus far in the playoffs, this space has had good but not great success predicting these final four squads.

Source: Chiefs' Mathieu (concussion) set to play

Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu is "good to go" for Sunday's AFC title game against the Cincinnati Bengals, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler on Saturday. Mathieu suffered a concussion in Kansas City's win over the Buffalo Bills last week, but he has had no setbacks in the concussion protocol and is set to play Sunday barring a late surprise, the source said.

'When the Chiefs are doing well, we are doing really well': Local bakery sees surge in sales

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW)- A win for the Chiefs is a win for locals. Many businesses are scoring off the Chiefs' momentum. KSN News talked with one of the owners of Cheri's Bakery who says they're gearing up for the AFC Championship game. Kalee Rose says it's all hands on deck during this time of year.

Every Super Bowl attendee will get free KN95 to prevent COVID spread

LOS ANGELES - Every person who attends the Super Bowl in Los Angeles next month will receive a free KN95 mask and be asked to wear it when they're not eating or drinking at the game. L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer announced the plan at a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, KSWB reports.

Expert predicts Covid will be with us forever but the worst is over

Infectious diseases expert predicts Covid will likely be with us for years to come Professor Peter Collignon said worst of the latest Omicron wave was behind us He predicated cases would kick-up in winter and when students return to school Expert said it was one or two million unvaccinated Aussies who were vulnerable He said there was no point 'getting depressed' over virus as dark days were over A top infectious diseases expert has predicted Covid will haunt Australians for years but says the worst is behind us with the virus soon to be treated like the flu.

And more than anything . . .

GO CHIEFS!!!

We hope to have a happy update sometime after the game.