The day after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in a wild 23-20 win, Gracie Hunt, the daughter of the team’s owner Clark Hunt, posted a prayer on social media. “Bold prayers honor God & God honors bold prayers,” she wrote. The tweet included a picture of 118:5-7: “I called to the Lord in distress; the Lord answered me and put me in a spacious place. The Lord is for me; I will not be afraid. What can a mere mortal do to me? The Lord is my helper. Therefore, I will look in triumph on those who hate me.” The 23-year-old had originally planned to pursue a professional soccer career, but concussions led her down a different path and now she manages the team’s social media as well as completing a master’s degree in sports management at the University of Kansas. “Soccer was my first love. I wanted to play in college. I won the championship when I was in high school with my high school team and played club as well. After suffering four concussions, that was a dream that I could no longer pursue, which is really hard when you work your entire life to be good at something. I had to find a new dream,” she said in an interview about her work with the Chiefs. 

The Chiefs pulled out a last-minute stunner in the AFC championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals. A late hit by a Bengals defender against Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes moving the team within field goal position with just seconds to spare. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker kicked the winning field goal from 45 yards with only three seconds left in the game. This will be the third time the team has played in the Super Bowl in four years. Mahomes won his first Super Bowl victory in 2020 and looks to add another on Sunday.

The upcoming Super Bowl LVII is notable as the quarterbacks of both teams have made open statements about their faith. After the Chiefs’ victory over the Bengals, Mahomes thanked God for helping him to overcome an ankle injury. “First off, I want thank God, man. He healed my body this week to battle through that. He gave me the strength to be out here,” Mahomes said. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Jalen Hurts, quoted John 13:7 after his team defeated the 49ers during the NFC Championship game. In a 2019 essay, he penned the difficulties he had faced in his football career, Hurts wrote, “I understand that God put those obstacles and challenges in my life for a reason. He wanted me to feel the pain I felt for a reason. He wanted me to understand the importance of never losing faith — and of always staying true to myself.” The two will face off on February 12.