NEW ORLEANS (KCTV) - Chiefs Kingdom is flocking to the streets of New Orleans as kickoff for Super Bowl LIX looms closer. “The longer we go, the more Chiefs fans and more red we see,” Riley Underwood, a Chiefs fan from Olathe, said. Underwood is among the thousands of people making their way through historic Jackson Square on Thursday.

By the time we get to Super Bowl week, on-field play loses focus for a bit, and storylines take center stage. And this year, the Chiefs and Eagles have plenty of storylines to go around. Kansas City is chasing history here,

The Chiefs may not have been the favorite heading into Super Bowl IV against the Vikings, but they were a favorite with football fans in New Orleans.