AS WE COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM, FANS OF BOTH KANSAS CITY AND CINCINNATI ARE GETTING INTO GAME SHAPE, INCLUDING MAYORS. THEY’RE USING THIS AS A FRIENDLY CONTEST FOR A GOOD CAUSE. PEYTON HEADLEE OF KMBC 9 IS LIVE OUTSIDE ARROWHEAD STADIUM TO EXPLAIN. AND PEYTON, SOME FANS HAVE ALREADY BETCHED THEIR SPOT ON THE LINE. REPORTER: RIGHT EMILY SOME FANS ARE ALREADY HERE AT ARROWHEAD THEY GOT HERE OVER 24 HOURS BEFORE THE GAME. THEY ARE WAITING FOR A TIGHT COMPETITIVE GAME, BUT A DAY BEFORE SUNDAY, THE MAYORS HAD A DIFFERENT COMPETITION IN MIND. BEFORE THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS MEET THE CINCINNATI BENGALS ON THE FIELD SUNDAY NIGHT. >> WE HAVE A LITTLE FRIENDLY CONTEST HERE. PEYTON: THEIR MAYORS MEET. >> IT’S GOOD TO SEE IT. A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE FROM CINCINNATI, BENGAL FANS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY HERE IN KANSAS CITY SPEND THEIR MONEY. THEY ARE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY. PEYTON: KANSAS CITY MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS AND CINCINNATI MAYOR AFTAB PUREVAL TALKED ABOUT A DIFFERENT CONTEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON OUTSIDE CHILDREN’S MERCY. >> AN EXCEPTIONAL CAUSE, AN EXCEPTIONAL HOSPITAL AND TRULY A GREAT TEAMWORK. PEYTON: THE FOUR CITIES REPRESENTED IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES ARE TENDING TO SEE WHO CAN RAISE THE MOST MONEY FOR THEIR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. >> IT’S ALL THIS NOW KIDS. PUT THIS CIVIC PRIDE, THIS COMPETITIVENESS, THIS TOGETHER TO WORK TO REALLY ELEVATE KIDS. PEYTON: BUT THERE WASN’T TALKING ABOUT THAT. >> WHEREAS JOE BURROW DOES A PATERNITY TEST. PEYTON: BOTH MAYORS ALSO COMMENTED ON THIS TWEET. >> I MUST NOT TRY TO BE FUN FIRST. BUT NO, LOOK, IT WAS A JOKE THAT FELL FLAT AND SOME LESSONS LEARNED. >> WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE HAD, I THINK, A FRIENDLY BACK AND BACK. PEYTON: ABOVE ALL, BOTH ARE PROUD OF THEIR OWN CITIES. >> HUMILITY IS A GREAT THING ABOUT BEING MIDWESTERN, BUT IT’S NOT A BAD THING TO HAVE A LITTLE PRIDE AND SEE THE SUCCESS WE ARE HAPPENING. PEYTON: THEY HOPE RAISING MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH IS A VICTORY FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU WANT TO DONATE, GO TO TOUCHDOWNKIDSHEALTH.ORG DONATIONS WILL GO TO CHILDREN’S HEART RESEARCH. THE HOSPITAL WITH THE MOST DONATIONS WINS THE CHALLENGE. WE WILL SAY IT’S COLD HERE. WE HAVE SOME FANS OF LEADERS ENGAGED IN THE KINGDOM. WE HAVE NOT SEE ANY BENGAL FANS HERE YET. LIVE OUTSIDE ARROWHEAD, PEYTON HEADLEE, KMBC 9 NEWS. EMIL
Kansas City and Cincinnati go head-to-head to raise money for children’s heart research
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval spoke about the competition and AFC championship game Saturday afternoon outside Children’s Mercy.
Updated: 9:33 PM CST January 28, 2023
Heading into Sunday’s AFC Championship game, Kansas City and Cincinnati will face off in different competition. The bottom four teams of the playoffs compete to see who can raise the most money for the local children’s hospital. Fans can donate at touchdownkidshealth.org to vote for their team. Each hospital has a goal of $15,000. The hospital with the most donations collected wins. The money goes to children’s heart research in honor of February Heart Month and Damar Hamlin, the Bills player who suffered a cardiac arrest on the field earlier this month. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval spoke about the competition Saturday afternoon outside Children’s Mercy. “While some of us are going to enjoy a football game tomorrow afternoon, there are many people, many staff here at Children’s Mercy who are working hard to make sure that the children of this region and across the country will be healthy. So, we want to make sure to celebrate it,” Lucas said. “An outstanding cause, an outstanding hospital and frankly, a great team effort.” “This effort among children’s hospitals, the best in the country, across the four playoff teams that still remain, is an example of just that, of putting this civic pride to work, this competitiveness, this togetherness, to really lift kids up.” competition wasn’t all they were talking about. Both mayors also commented on Pureval’s viral tweet earlier in the week, stating that Joe Burrow was Patrick Mahomes’ father. ‘I shouldn’t be trying to be funny, first of all, but, no, look, it was a joke that went down the drain. And certainly, lessons learned,” Pureval said. “I have so much passion for my city and for Bengalis, and I so desperately want them to do well. The competitive juices and love of Cincinnati really, really pulled me away at the said that Lucas is good friends with him and that their rivalry is friendly. Luke agreed. “He’s smart, kind and someone who cares about his city. And I’ve enjoyed every interaction with him,” Lucas said. “I was mayor for nearly four tumultuous years. And I said a lot of things, some of which I loved, some of which I maybe didn’t necessarily love after they came out. But I think what we always try to represent as leaders is a concern and a care for our city, our city’s institutions, and frankly, to be as supportive as possible. “Above all, both are proud of their cities. “Humility is a great thing about being from the Midwest, but it’s not a bad thing to be proud and see the success we’re having,” Lucas said. They hope raising money for children’s health will be a win-win for everyone.
Heading into Sunday’s AFC Championship game, Kansas City and Cincinnati will face off in different competition.
The bottom four teams of the playoffs compete to see who can raise the most money for the local children’s hospital.
Fans can donate at touchdownkidshealth.org to vote for their team. Each hospital has a goal of $15,000. The hospital with the most donations collected wins.
The money goes to children’s heart research in honor of February Heart Month and Damar Hamlin, the Bills player who suffered a cardiac arrest on the field earlier this month.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval spoke about the competition Saturday afternoon outside Children’s Mercy.
“While some of us are going to enjoy a football game tomorrow afternoon, there are many people, many staff here at Children’s Mercy who are working hard to make sure that the children of this region and across the country will be healthy. So, we want to make sure to celebrate it,” Lucas said. “An outstanding cause, an outstanding hospital and, frankly, a great team effort.”
“Sport has incredible power over American cities, over our country. It has this power to galvanize us, to inspire us, to really build civic pride,” Pureval said. this, to put this civic pride, this competitiveness, this togetherness to work, to really raise the children.”
But competition wasn’t all they talked about. Both mayors also commented Pureval’s viral tweet earlier in the week, stating that Joe Burrow was the father of Patrick Mahome.
“I shouldn’t try to be funny in the first place, but, no, look, it was a botched joke. And certainly, lessons learned,” Pureval said. “I have so much passion for my city and Bengalis, and I desperately want them to do right.
Pureval said that Lucas is a good friend of hers and that their rivalry is friendly. Luke agreed.
“He’s smart, kind and someone who cares about his city. And I’ve enjoyed every interaction with him,” Lucas said. “I was mayor for almost four tumultuous years. And I said a lot of things, some of which I loved, some of which I maybe didn’t necessarily love after they came out. But I think what we always try to represent as leaders is a concern and a care for our city, our city’s institutions, and frankly, to be as supportive as possible.
Above all, both are proud of their cities.
“Humility is a great thing about being from the Midwest, but it’s not a bad thing to have a little pride and see the success we’re having,” Lucas said.
They hope raising money for children’s health will be a win-win for everyone.
