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The NFL and Hallmark have teamed up for a new 2024 Countdown To Christmas movie entitled Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story. Best of all, Tyler Hynes, Hunter King and Ed Begley Jr. are starring in his movie. Production on this new holiday movie starts next month.

Of course, this is a perfect collaboration as Hallmark’s HQ is right there in Kansas City.

Here are all the details.

Photo: Tyler Hynes Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Albert Camicioli Hallmark And The Kansas City Chiefs Are Partnering For Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story

On Tuesday, Variety reported that Hallmark and the Kansas City Chiefs have joined together for a very special holiday movie. This is called Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story. This movie will be filmed in its entirety in Kansas City, Missouri. Therefore, this is the first time the network is filming at Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

Travis Kelce may be appearing on stage at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, but that’s not the only way the Kansas City Chiefs are leaning into romance. The NFL and the Missouri team will partner with Hallmark for “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story,” a new movie set to air during the 15th annual Countdown to Christmas event this year.

Tyler Hynes and Hunter King will lead the original movie, with production kicking off next month. It will film entirely in Kansas City, Missouri, becoming the first Hallmark production to film at the Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

Ed Begley Jr., Diedrich Bader, Megyn Price, Richard Riehle and Christine Ebersole are also part of the cast. Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, as well as players Trey Smith, Mecole Hardman Jr., Clyde Edwards-Helaire, George Karlaftis will also appear. Donna Kelce, the mother of Jason and Travis Kelcw, will...

The Kansas City Chiefs new post-season promotional trailer spoofs Hallmark rom-coms — but it sneaks in multiple references to the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce romance.

The trailer, called “Falling for Football,” follows a football fan (Hallmark leading man Tyler Hynes) who meets cute with fellow Hallmark mainstay Janel Parrish.

The set-up follows a typical rom-com plot. Parrish, having been left at the altar by a football-loving fiance, has grown to hate the sport. But she falls for a guy who works in a Chiefs merchandise shop, a job he initially keeps secret, until the big reveal. “You’re not just a fan, it’s your livelihood!” she cries, giving Hynes an ultimatum. “It’s the Chiefs or me!” she demands. “I hate football!”

But thanks to some wise advise from Donna Kelce (the mom of a certain Chiefs tight end who dates a pop superstar), Parrish comes around and finds love with Hynes.

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