Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story

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.

Cast

Hunter King as Alana Higman
Tyler Hynes as Derrick Taylor
Ed Begley Jr. as Paul Higman
Megyn Price as Leah Higman
Diedrich Bader as Hank Higman
Christine Ebersole as Norma Young
Richard Riehle as Nicholas Young
Jamie Addison as Beth
Donna Kelce as Barbeque Restaurant Manager
Abraham Benrubi as Santa
Meagan Flynn as Courtney
Rufus Burns as Mitch
Trent Green as himself
Mary Beth McDonough as Carole
Jenna Bush Hager as Emcee
Kandice Robins as Chatty Customer
Wes Brown as Pop-Up Bartender
Cameo appearances by Chiefs players Mecole Hardman, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Trey Smith, George Karlaftis, Christian Okoye, head coach Andy Reid, K.C. Wolf, Chiefs team reporter Matt McMullen, Chiefs announcer Mitch Holthus, Kansas City, Missouri mayor Quinton Lucas, and Chiefs superfan Richard Christy.

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.
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.

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." 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." 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."

Future

A second "Holiday Touchdown" Hallmark film, A Bills Love Story was released on November 22, 2025, focusing on the Buffalo Bills fanbase.