Riley filed for trademark on the term just before the start of the 1988-89 season and embraced the quest for a three-peat. Scott says a batch of collared shirts with "three-peat" on them arrived in time for training camp.

The Kansas Chiefs are headed back to the Super Bowl. Their exhilarating 32-29 victory over the Buffalo Bills in their seventh consecutive conference championship game was a tribute to all phases. The output was a season-high, the defense came away with the critical fourth-down stop, and special teams accounted for the game-winning points.

The Eagles and Chiefs will face off for the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in three years on Feb. 9 in New Orleans. Kansas City aims to become the first team to win three Super Bowls in a row.