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Finance noting that since the New England Patriots defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship last weekend, prices for Super Bowl tickets on the resale market — where most team fans buy Super Bowl tickets — have plummeted.The immediate, visceral reaction to this news from a Chiefs fan — coming as it does after a heartbreaking overtime loss just days ago — could easily be predicted: “Of course.Nobody except Mark Wahlberg likes the Patriots.”And that’s not just pure partisanship.Prior to the game, there was solid evidence that America was rooting for the Chiefs.Now that’s a matchup between red and blue states we can all agree looks pretty awesome!According to the article, ticket resellers were hoping for a matchup between the Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints.Their logic seems pretty solid: it would have been easy for Saints fans to drive to Atlanta to see the game in the city’s brand-new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and Chiefs fans... well, since they hadn’t seen their team in the Super Bowl since the 1969 season, they would have been willing to travel to the game via dogsled to get to a Super Bowl in Anchorage, Alaska; a 12-hour drive to Atlanta in the family sedan (with Chiefs flags flying) would have represented no challenge at all.(And yes... I know they have roads in Alaska.I’ve seen Ice Road Truckers on The History Channel.Why else do you think I would propose Chiefs fans might rather travel to Anchorage by dogsled?And yes... I know there is no NFL stadium in Anchorage.But the Raiders still haven’t figured out where they’re going to play in 2019 , so there’s still hope for Alaskan NFL fans.)Interviewed on the Yahoo! Finance Sportsbook podcast, TickPick CEO Brett Goldberg noted that the distance between Los Angeles and Atlanta is a factor — “it’s a really long trip,” he said — and that the Los Angeles fanbase isn’t yet fully developed.Patriots fans, however, represent a different problem for the ticket resellers.If I may say so, this is an extremely unsettling state of affairs.It’s bad enough that the Patriots have dominated the playoffs for the better part of two decades, and in so doing, have earned the disdain of America’s NFL fans.But now we have to learn that Patriots fans are so accustomed to their team playing in the championship that they’ve learned how to buy secondary-market tickets to the game more cheaply?This has to stop!Clark Hunt... Brett Veach... Andy Reid... Patrick Mahomes... America is counting on you to make this season the end of the Patriots dynasty.Don’t let us down in 2019.And Patriots fans... thanks for the tip on how to buy Super Bowl tickets intelligently.That will be very useful over the next 10 or 15 years. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kelvin Benjamin went from catching passes from Josh Allen and Nathan Peterman on a Bills team going nowhere to hauling in heaves from Patrick Mahomes on a Chiefs team barreling toward the playoffs.Not a bad finish to a tumultuous week.Benjamin signed a one-year contract with Kansas City to finish out the season Friday , just days after the 2014 first-round pick was released by Buffalo. It brought an end to yet another disappointing run in which Benjamin struggled with one of the highest drop rates in the NFL.“I guess you could say I saw it coming,” Benjamin said after his first workout with the Chiefs, who are preparing to play the Ravens on Sunday. “(The Chiefs) came pretty quick. I came for a visit, I liked what I saw. I liked what I heard.”He liked everything about the situation.Mahomes has already proven himself to be one of the league’s most vibrant quarterbacks, and Benjamin called the Kansas City offense “dynamic.” He also has the support of Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who said he liked the former Florida State standout out of college and thinks that one more change of scenery might finally unlock the potential that Benjamin has been scratching at for years.“He’s been good against us, No. 1,” Reid said. “A big, physical player. You add him to the mix , he comes in, he’s experienced and he’s been a good football player at this level.”Reid said there is a chance Benjamin could be ready to play by next week, even though it will be a quick turnaround for a Thursday night game against the Chargers. But time is of the essence because the Chiefs could be without No. 2 wide receiver Sammy Watkins for a while.Watkins has been bothered by a foot problem for several weeks, and he aggravated the injury while pushing off in Thursday’s practice. An MRI exam came back negative, but the prognosis is unclear.Watkins has 40 catches for 519 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games.The 27-year-old Benjamin had a promising start to his career, catching 73 passes for 1,008 yards and nine touchdowns as a rookie with Carolina. But he battled weight issues and problems with drops and clashed with several people in the organization, ultimately resulting in his trade to Buffalo last season.He had just 23 catches for 354 yards and one touchdown this season.The Bills released Benjamin when they decided to use the remainder of another disappointing season to look more closely at younger players. He was making $8.5 million in the final year of his contract and will be playing for a fraction of that down the stretch for Kansas City.But he could be playing for a Super Bowl title, too.“By next week he should have a pretty good feel for things ,” Reid said. “He’s in great shape. He’s a big kid, but he’s in phenomenal shape. And sometimes a change of scenery can be good for a guy.”NOTES: TE Demetrius Harris remained out of practice Friday with an illness, though Reid said it’s possible the backup could play Sunday. … The Chiefs signed OL Austin Reiter to a two-year deal worth up to $5.5 million, locking up one of their most versatile backups. Reiter has started four games for the Chiefs because of injuries. “For me, it just means keep doing what I’ve been doing and be ready to play,” said Reiter, who would have been a restricted free agent after this season.100<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:View from the sidelines: NFL cheerleaders 2018Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports | Raj Mehta