Fans are praising Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes as virtually unstoppable in their 17-10 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. The dynamic duo managed to bring smiles to the faces of Kansas City Chiefs supporters tonight.

last week in Buffalo, as the Kansas City chiefs thawed out in the visitors’ locker room, minds turned to Maryland.It’s said that, among Andy Reid’s players, conversation switched from the Bills to Baltimore and, in particular, the weather: Patrick Mahomes and Co wanted to know if they were in for another Sunday freeze.

As it turned out, they were met by rain and dark skies but M&T Bank Stadium was ablaze – a storm of noise and emotion. At one point during this pulsing AFC Championship Game, a call went out over the speaker system: a fire had been reported and an evacuation was ordered.

That didn’t stop this game and, unfortunately for the Ravens, nothing could halt the march of these Chiefs. This is a special team and the defending Super Bowl champions have now survived both the cold and the cauldron.

They have come to the boil at the perfect time and they need not worry about catching a chill on the next leg of this journey. They are headed for the desert in Las Vegas and a fourth Super Bowl in five years.

For the Ravens, their wait for a shot at football’s biggest prize will head into a 12th year. By the end, many of the fans and much the life had drained out of this place.

Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson had predicted a ‘heavyweight’ tussle with Patrick Mahomes: the MVP in waiting and the finest quarterback of the last half decade going ‘toe-to-toe’. It proved a fascinating battle and the slippery Jackson produced flashes of magic.

The only problem? Unlike in boxing, football has no rules against strangling your opponent. And for long periods on Sunday, the Ravens starved: they had possession for nearly 15 minutes less than Kansas City. And when they did, the Chiefs defense did not yield.

With the ball, Mahomes was masterful – particularly early on. He controlled this game while, on the sidelines, Jackson grew increasingly irate. The Ravens defense eventually battened down the hatches but, by then, the Chiefs’ lead was 10 and that proved enough. Travis Kelce was outstanding – he made NFL history with 11 receptions and the opening touchdown.

Forget the circus that now follows the tight end around the country, Kelce remains a headline attraction on his own. Time and again he was free to dig Mahomes out of a hole. Jackson, meanwhile, has now lost four of his five meetings with the Chiefs quarterback. His wait for a first Super Bowl goes on. Being named MVP will be scant consolation after a season that promised so much.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh was asked earlier this week if he had a message to the 71,000 supporters who had secured their spot at the Ravens’ first AFC Championship Game here since 1971.

By Thursday, the cheapest seat cost $764; one supporter splashed out $73,000 on a pair. Michael Phelps was among the crowd. So was Taylor Swift and the Kelce clan. And yet the coach’s rallying cry, Harbaugh insisted, was not too different from what he would tell his players: get some rest and have a good pre-match meal. Well, no one could accuse Ravens supporter of forgetting to fuel up.