Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story

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Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story
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Genre Romantic comedy
Teleplay byJulie Sherman Wolfe
Directed byJohn Putch
Starring
Music byTommy Fields
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerJason T. Reed
Producers
  • Jake Relic
  • Dustin Rikert
  • Kylie Rohead
  • Jesse Sisgold
  • David M. Wulf
CinematographyAndrew Rawson
EditorKat Spiess
Running time90 minutes
Production companies Skydance Sports
Hallmark Media
Original release
Network Hallmark Channel
ReleaseNovember 30, 2024 (2024-11-30)

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story is a 2024 American romantic comedy Christmas television film directed by John Putch. It tells the story of Alana, a Kansas City Chiefs fan whose family is competing to win the team's Fan of the Year contest, which is being judged by Derrick, who has recently moved to Kansas City to work as the Chiefs director of fan engagement. The film stars Hunter King as Alana, Tyler Hynes as Derrick, and Ed Begley Jr. as Alana's grandfather Paul.

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Cast

Production and filming

The holiday tv movie was announced when Hallmark Media joined forces with the Kansas City Chiefs to produce a Christmas NFL-theme movie with Skydance Media's sport division Skydance Sports co-producing. [4]

Filming took place in July 2024, with filming locations at Arrowhead Stadium and other Chiefs facilities as well as Independence, Missouri on the Independence Square. [2]

Reception

Linda Holmes of NPR praised the film for its focus towards sports fans and the sport of football in general, writing "the idea of centering a holiday movie around a family's love of the home team is a pretty good one." [5] John Simmons from OutKick rated the film a 7 out of 10, stating "You can’t go into a Hallmark movie expecting to be blown away by some deeply insightful thematic message. When I watched this movie, I didn’t, and therefore didn’t set myself up for disappointment. But even with those managed expectations, I still left the movie feeling satisfied." [6] Meg James of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film "mines the real-life phenomenon of multi-generational relationships bound by a shared love of the Chiefs." [7]

Future

On March 27, 2025, it was reported that a second "Holiday Touchdown" Hallmark film would be made, focusing on the Buffalo Bills fanbase for the second iteration in the series. [8]

See also

References

  1. Easton Jr., Ed (July 14, 2024). "Andy Reid, Mecole Hardman, and more to feature in 'Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story'". Chiefs Wire. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Ellis, Maddie (November 25, 2024). "Christmas in July: How the Chiefs' Arrowhead Stadium became the setting of Hallmark's biggest movie yet". Today.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  3. travisr (December 2, 2024). "VIDEO: Richard Christy Flaunts Dirty Socks in Hallmark Holiday Movie". Howard Stern. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. Rice, Lynette (June 25, 2024). "Hallmark Teams With Kansas City Chiefs On A Holiday Movie". Deadline. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  5. Holmes, Linda (November 30, 2024). "Sure, the Chiefs' Hallmark movie is a rom-com. It's also a love letter to sports fans". NPR . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  6. Simmons, John (December 1, 2024). "'A Chiefs Love Story' Was A Typical Hallmark Movie, But I Still Really Enjoyed It". OutKick . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  7. James, Meg (November 30, 2024). "Hallmark Channel fields its own K.C. football romance (not Taylor and Travis)". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  8. "Hallmark Media, NFL, Skydance Sports and the Buffalo Bills will premiere 'Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story' during the 2025 Christmas season". www.buffalobills.com.