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KC fans donate 178K to Josh Allen's foundation.

j_rud : 1/27/2022 11:58 am
Did a search and didn't see this posted and thought a Feel Good Story might be appreciated. In the aftermath of Sunday's instant classic a Chiefs facebook page organized a charity drive for Josh Allen's foundation at a children's hospital. And in honor of the drive that got the game to overtime they did it in $13 increments. This is one of those times sport transcends, where it serves as a conduit to something bigger and better than a game. Just a really cool story.

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen made an impression on Kansas City Chiefs fans Sunday. Following the Bills' overtime loss, Chiefs fans donated $178,000 to a children's hospital with ties to Allen.

The fundraising push was supported by the Facebook account "Chiefs Kingdom Memes," which sent out a post vowing to donate $13 — in honor of the Chiefs' 13-second drive in the fourth quarter — to Allen's foundation at Oishei Children's Hospital. Over 10,000 Chiefs fans follow the group. Donations started pouring in, and Chiefs fans quickly raised over $100,000.

After 24 hours, that figure reached $178,000.

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As good  
LoveFootball : 1/27/2022 12:03 pm : link
as good stuff gets!
That is awesome  
Mike from Ohio : 1/27/2022 12:05 pm : link
I'm sure a little painful that they did it in $13 increments, but it is something good they are doing so good for them.
That's great sportsmanship.  
Ira : 1/27/2022 12:06 pm : link
Congrats to those Chief fans.
Good people  
section125 : 1/27/2022 12:07 pm : link
in the Midwest.

Building a friendly and enduring rivalry for the near future?
That game was everything the NFL could’ve hoped for  
uconn18 : 1/27/2022 12:10 pm : link
One of the most exciting games in years.
Nothing but mutual respect between the top QBs and their franchises.
Chiefs fans returning the donation favor to the Bills.

Best publicity the NFL has gotten in years!
That's incredible.  
Dave in Hoboken : 1/27/2022 12:11 pm : link
Great job by Chiefs fans.
Great  
AcidTest : 1/27/2022 12:12 pm : link
gesture. Members of the Bills mafia did the same thing either last year or the year before by donating $8 to Lamar Jackson's charity. They collectively raised a lot of money.
RE: That game was everything the NFL could’ve hoped for  
j_rud : 1/27/2022 12:16 pm : link
In comment 15578137 uconn18 said:
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One of the most exciting games in years.
Nothing but mutual respect between the top QBs and their franchises.
Chiefs fans returning the donation favor to the Bills.

Best publicity the NFL has gotten in years!


It really does add another layer to an unbelievable game. I also think it's great that they did it in $13 increments. A show of respect with a friendly little twist of the knife. Great story, great new rivalry.

AFC East plays the AFC West next year, if KC wins it all is that your season opener? It has to be, right?
RE: Great  
j_rud : 1/27/2022 12:17 pm : link
In comment 15578149 AcidTest said:
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gesture. Members of the Bills mafia did the same thing either last year or the year before by donating $8 to Lamar Jackson's charity. They collectively raised a lot of money.


I just read that, they did it with Andy Dalton as well. I had no idea. I ain't even gonna lie, I'm envious of that fanbase lol.
Nice! The Mahomes-Allen-Herbert duels in the AFC will be great....  
sb from NYT Forum : 1/27/2022 12:22 pm : link
...it's like Elway-Marino-Kelly all over again.
RE: RE: Great  
Mike from Ohio : 1/27/2022 12:25 pm : link
In comment 15578164 j_rud said:
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In comment 15578149 AcidTest said:


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gesture. Members of the Bills mafia did the same thing either last year or the year before by donating $8 to Lamar Jackson's charity. They collectively raised a lot of money.



I just read that, they did it with Andy Dalton as well. I had no idea. I ain't even gonna lie, I'm envious of that fanbase lol.


Agree completely on that being a cool thing to define your fanbase. I picture BBI being filled with "Allen sucks" threads.
Giants sucking started making lose interest in the NFL  
penkap75 : 1/27/2022 1:03 pm : link
But these great playoff games have reminded why I love football.
My buddy and I traveled to Arrowhead years ago with Big Blue Travel  
GiantBlue : 1/27/2022 1:03 pm : link
and I can attest that they are an amazing fan base. When we arrived at the stadium, there was a tailgate set up by the travel company. After a while, we walked the parking lot (in Eli jerseys) to take in the famed tailgate atmosphere in KC.

People invited us to their tailgates, to have a beer, to talk football, to talk the Giants SB wins in 2007 and 2011. This was pre-Mahomes when Alex Smith was their QB, but you could tell this was a confident fan base. A group who knew Andy was going to bring them a SB.

When it was time for the game, we were walking towards the stadium when this older couple asked if we needed help getting to the right entrance. It turns out he was mayor of some municipality in Missouri and they walked with us to the right entrance and made sure we knew where our seats were.

Then at the seats, the people were wearing "Decibel" T-Shirts that memorialized that they were present when the stadium was the loudest. When we mentioend the shirts, they laughed and said that they are in a constant fight with Seattle for loudest stadium. LOL.

Anyway, the Giants scored first and then not again as the Chiefs beat them 38-7. Not once were the fans rude to us instead graciously telling us how they love us because we played there first after 9-11, beat Tom Brady Twice and wrecked their perfect season.

When we left and walked back toward our bus and post-game tailgate, the fans were matter of fact, cordial and friendly.

So this story does not surprise me at all.

The experience in KC was the direct opposite of all the crazy stuff we had to go through in Philly when attending a Giants game there.
RE: Nice! The Mahomes-Allen-Herbert duels in the AFC will be great....  
Section331 : 1/27/2022 3:00 pm : link
In comment 15578180 sb from NYT Forum said:
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...it's like Elway-Marino-Kelly all over again.


Don't forget Joe Burrow. The AFC has some great young QB talent.
Donations for a worthy cause  
Alamo : 1/28/2022 10:38 am : link
In this day and age of our country,with all the bad
things we see and read about in the news,I feel real sorry for the young children who will be in the mist of all of the bad stuff even if they didn't want to be in the middle of it.It's a mean world out there..And we all know it..I get down in the dumps when I see it on the tube..Innocent people getting killed for no reason..Then a few words of what I read just a few minutes ago,lifted me up,made me believe that ALL humans cannot be bad..All humans are not killers,not selling drugs,not doing bad things 24/7..Thankyou people of Kansas and the Chiefs...You made me feel good again.At least for a little while,until the next bad news hits the boob tube...
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