The Franchise Ep. 4 | Momentum Shifts: Team Photo, Cooking with Nikko, Epic New Gameday Tunnel

The Franchise Ep. 4 | Momentum Shifts: Team Photo, Cooking with Nikko, Epic New Gameday Tunnel

This is probably my 15th team photo. I have a few pictures hanging in our photo workroom and you know the the first big one that’s up there is the uh the 2019 Super Bowl team and you know when you look at that a couple years later it’s like how many new people are on that roster that that went ahead and built you know the next team you’re heading over to those chairs over there guys get you set down there we go you keep that core together and you keep refilling the any anybody Everybody that leaves, just keep trying to to to keep the high quality player in. If it’s their first one, it’s like, you know, they made it. And one, two, right there. And one, two. Perfect. They finally made it to that team photo. And, you know, they’re they’re part of they’re really part of the team. you know, they they become part of that collective group of guys, that family, you know, as we like to say. They’re pictured in here for history. All right, everybody up tall looking right up here. It’s kind of like this crescendo effect. There’s this energy that’s created when big plays happen. It’s tricky cuz, you know, it really can go to anybody’s favor. I try not to really rely on it, but it has been tough at times. You know, obviously when it doesn’t, you don’t have the fortune of it being on your side. If you just watch a game, uh if you feel the crowd, you feel u momentum turning, you realize that it’s real. You can feel it. and unfortunately doesn’t always go your way. 3 seconds to go in the game. Chiefs down 31 to28. Mahomes setting everybody he can vertically. And now he’s going to launch it deep down the right side of the field in a Hail Mary attempt. It’s incomplete. Game over. Jacksonville wins. I guess you could almost describe momentum as like water behind a dam and it finally breaks through. You know, I mean, you feel like everything’s rolling, everything’s going the way you want it to. You’re flowing. you’re moving. Momentum can be tricky though cuz it swings so much. The water behind the dam could get damned up again and it stops and go the other way and now it’s not really in your favor. So, it’s a tricky thing. But when you have momentum, you know, it’s a different feeling. You feel like you’re unstoppable. Is it going to be three and out or will there be a first down? Three and out. Tranquil all over him. That’s why I say this guy’s been playing great football. You know, we felt like we had that in the first quarter. Like we’re able to go out there, get a three and out, get it to the best player in the world, and our offense is able to go do their thing. And so whenever you can get a three and out on the away team’s field, I mean, that’s a huge tone setter. Momes to his right. He’s got his man. That’s Kelsey. Touchdown. I mean, the energy was high. Um I I remember specifically when we get that goal line stand and Nick punches that ball out. Ball’s inside the one. Fourth and goal. [Applause] That ball’s knocked out. Kansas City. He’s got it. And it’s like they’re going to review and it felt like this thing like ah could this one fall, you know, not in our favor. And they’re looking to make sure he didn’t get it over before it got knocked out. Maybe it is a touchdown. I just remember watching on the jumbotron in Jacksonville just like I hope he fumbled it. Like I hope it’s our ball. It’s a close one. I don’t think he got it though. Well, they going to change the call. We didn’t have control of it. Hold on. We might need to be ready. Nick clearly punched the ball out and I mean that was such a big play for us to get that stop. That’s a huge, you know, momentum swinger. I knew it was a quarterback sneak. They should have torpedo. It was It was an obvious quarterback sneak. Once you, you know, you realize that, all right, let’s go. We’re back on offense. Let’s go get a drive going. [Music] [Applause] You guys are both out there. [Applause] Here’s Han able to break loose. He’s got Winger to beat and out of bounds after a big gain with a ball near their own end zone. It’s open. [Applause] And now it just opens everything up on one run. Getting the ball almost out to midfield. Here’s Worthy looking for blocks. [Music] On second down and five, here’s a spinning catch by Hollywood Brown. Broke two tackles. Gets a first down. Armstead is there but not before Hollywood ground has a strong catch and run of 16. Just felt like offensively which I can speak to, you know, we were doing some really good things and felt like we were in rhythm a lot of times. Really in motion. Momes spins around and is well protected and now throws wide open as Foron out of bounds near the 10. Another big night for already. Momes keeps goes. Touchdown Kansas City. [Applause] And the Chiefs offense is picking up right where they left off against the Ravens last Sunday. Nick Bolton punches that ball out at the goal line. And then the Chiefs go 97 yards in five plays and it ends with Mahomes running into the end zone for a touchdown. The Chiefs have all the momentum in the world. They’re going to run away with the game, right? Up 14 nothing. Well, then when the Jags go down the field, a couple penalties against the Chiefs, you start feeling the momentum building on the Jags side. All right, we’re good. Lawrence keeps airs it. Patrick off his hands and somehow not intercepted. It was like the ball got tipped up in the air and I kind of jumped and Nick had jumped. Nick’s got his hands right there and then I flash kind of flash in his eyes and it distracts him a little bit and the ball’s in the air. You’re like, “Oh gosh, wish we would have had that.” They score a touchdown, leads to 21 unanswered points. The Chiefs go all the way down the field, drive to the three- yardd line. they’re about to score and take the lead again and you kind of feel the momentum building on the Chief’s side. Well, when Devin Lloyd picks off Mahomes and goes 99 yards the other way, you can feel the momentum at that point. It’s pretty obvious it’s all going in the Jag’s favor. [Applause] I mean, momentum to me would be this feeling that like you’re doing well and then all of a sudden it’s this feeling of like scrambling or oh no, something happened that we weren’t anticipating. And I think it’s the idea that in pro sports, you can never get complacent. It doesn’t matter if you’re up 14-0. Doesn’t matter if you’re tied in a tie ball game. Uh you can never get too complacent cuz things can switch on a dime. To the Chief’s credit, they fought back in that game. It’d be very easy to kind of wilt when you’re on the road. It’s Monday Night Football. And for Jacksonville, I mean, this is their first prime time game in a long time. Uh, the crowd wants nothing more than to create that momentum and she’s found a way to get back into it. Trent McDuffy picks off Trevor Lawrence, momentum going back the Chiefs way. The Chiefs score and at the end the Jags get a field goal and we feel like we’ve seen the story written a hundred times where, okay, there’s 8 minutes left. The Chiefs are going to drive down, score, and win this game. And to their credit, they did. Just a few minutes left for Jacksonville. And unfortunately, we saw the momentum shift one more time. [Music] [Music] It was definitely tough when I first got here. um not harboring on like the bad plays and just sitting there and thinking about it and just being able to just release, man. Cuz you have a million more plays you got to do. And if you are sitting there thinking about a play that previously happened that you have no ability to affect or change, you’re not going to be focused in the present and how you have to be better for your job and how you’re going to execute your block and how you’re going to be the best player you can be for this team. Uh so it’s just a it’s a learned practice. It’s something that’s definitely difficult uh in life. Uh, I think football’s taught me so much that no matter how bad things look, how bleak it looks, there’s always a possibility or something happen in your favor and you be successful. You can never be too down on yourself. We have the track record here and the players here, the coaches here that have dealt with this kind of adversity before. It’s really easy to look at the Chiefs winning nine straight division titles, going to seven straight AFC Championship games, five Super Bowls in six years, and winning three of them, and saying, “Well, they just probably rolled to all of those.” not the case. There’s been like flash points and moments of adversity in all these seasons. In 2023, the last time the Chiefs won the Super Bowl, they were 9 and six at one point that year. Well, they figured it out eventually. Went on to win the Super Bowl and one of the most improbable, incredible playoff runs ever. So, there’s a lot of season left and we have the guys in this building that have dealt with these kind of things before and experienced them and overcome them. This is one of those things where I think when the story of the Chiefs is finally told in terms of this dynasty of this team, you look back on adverse moments like this and say despite all those things going wrong to start the year, they still find a way to reach their goals in the end. We are currently making dinner in the Riho household. Mhm. We’re having some steak, some kimchi fried rice. Yeah, we like eating at home. We rarely eat out actually, but we just love being home. We’re home bodies. Big introverts. Like being in our own space. We have put together a house here. That make us feel so comfortable that we don’t want to leave the house. That’s what it really is. And then we go somewhere else and we’re like, “Bring me back home.” Let me check on this. Why is it smoking? So, typically we like to just use either ghee or tallow as the base or as the uh cooking oil. [Music] I grew up Filipino, a lot of family parties. I’ve got a pretty big family. My Lola or my grandma, she has like I want to say 23 siblings or something crazy like that. and she’s like one of the youngest and then my Lolo has like eight or nine siblings as well. So, you know, from there you can kind of see how that family tree falls and and that didn’t even include all of our extended family, you know, everybody else that’s out there. So, a lot of food. My wife and I, we both love Asian food and she loves cooking Asian food. So, it definitely just makes us feel like home even though, you know, we’re we’re so far from home. Being able to come home and have home-cooked meals with flavors that I grew up on and food that was just so familiar and and really close to home for me. Um, it’s really just a true testament to the impact that food has in our lives. and home is is never too far away from us. You know, growing up, there weren’t really any Filipinos in the NFL that I looked up to. So, to be able to be in this position and have this platform for one, is just such a blessing and such a privilege to be able to be here and represent a whole community, my whole community. I don’t take it lightly at all. You know, my story has always revolved around being an underdog and and kind of having to just grit through and and fight for for every opportunity that I could get. And really, that’s the the story of Filipinos, you know what I mean? And I think to be able to represent that in the NFL for the whole world to see, you know, I I just feel so proud to be Filipino and to be able to represent them. [Music] What’s up, boy? No, don’t sit. Trying to sit like a good boy, this guy. That’s the one thing with these guys because they grew up on the streets. They’re like professional beggars. Huh? What? No, you cannot. All right, fine. Only cuz the camera’s here. Leave it. Leave it. Leave it. Oh. Oh, cool. Okay. Go. This Pomeranian is not trained. Toku. Okay. this guy. Come on, dig in. Dear Lord, we just want to thank you for the love, the protection that you have filled in our household. We just ask that you continue to watch over us, continue to protect us, continue to guide us, and fill this household with love. We ask that you bless this food. And it’s in your name that we pray. Amen. Amen. Thanks for cooking the steak. Yeah, baby. Thanks for cooking every meal in this household. I also want to point out that like this is really special. So, we at the Chiefs, we have only ever had one set in our organization ever. This is the first time in the first time in 10 years that we’ve ever replaced it. It is going to be hard. It is a challenge, but no, like you’re a part of being able to make this huge impact on Chief’s Kingdom, on what people get excited about, and I think that’s really special. Um, and just know we appreciate that. We see that. Um, so thank you. If you if you want to have boxes out here like we’ve had for the last 10 years, it’s a lot easier to move those things around. But if you want to be creative and create impact for the team, and I think that’s what Chris and I have been working towards probably for 6 years. The last set we had um or the one that we’re transitioning out of, we’ve had for 10 years. It has done us great. It was the honestly the first big build set we ever did. Part of it was that like they were boxes. They were connected to each other. You can’t take like one piece of it and make something at halftime or anything like that. So I think part of the new set was that I wanted it to be modular. So that if we want to use one piece, two piece, three pieces of it, it can be part of the brand and not just a game day piece. The whole point is to have the full visual of Chief’s Kingdom with the guy in the middle and all three of the roads. Okay. Like that’s the So, I guess that’s the money shot. I feel better doing this up here and getting everyone kind of in the groove of it up here and then going down to the field. We designed these bobsled style handles that actually remove. And so there’s going to be one person on each corner of every cart. We roll everything out. We’ll align um Kingdom down the sideline and then we’ll align Chiefs in the end zone and then they will have to back out the largest arrowhead to the smallest arrowhead and they’ll back each of them out and then they’ll come together so that they can match in the center and there’s a um a ball and a socket that come together. They don’t actually hook but just to align and make sure they’re good. but for them to come out and see them in Chief’s Kingdom. So, this is the right placement. This is what we’re going to work off of. Are they going to do a little cryo test? Yeah. Okay. Yes, we are. Okay. Working on all the pieces. [Music] Arrowhead at night for some reason feels like a little extra juice and I think our players love that and they feed off of that. The Sunday night football game here at GEA Field at Arrowhead Stadium is arguably the biggest in the NFL in week six. Chiefs 2 and three. They’re slated against the Detroit Lions at 4-1. Night games are fun because we get to dump a lot more into them. Can turn off the lights before they run out on the field. Like we want to give them the home field advantage, the hype. [Music] Sunday night football is just is just something like you can’t even describe. Just the crowd, the energy. I love it. [Applause] say I’m a quiet guy, but it’s like on the field, you know, it’s showtime. [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] Fourth and goal, half yard to go. And Goff out of there. Direct snap throw to G who gets it and scores a touchdown. and they’re trying to figure out if this one is allowed or not. Here with the motion offense number 16. You know, people look at momentum as like um that energy on their side. That’s all it is is energy. The play clock is still running down here and they might just get to delay a game at this point. Energy is contagious. My coaches can feel it. My teammates can feel it. Here we go. Our turn. Our turn. They’re going to try to settle for a field goal. And the field goal is good. I like this. They kick a field goal. We got the ball. March down. All right, y’all. Like, let’s let’s put on the show. Let’s show who, you know, who could be the best offense. [Music] [Music] Kelty in motion. Second and Kelsey’s got it for the first time tonight. His turn up field to the 47 yd line. Great start for Kelsey. A gain of 16. First down KC. You know we was clicking. who was clicking that first drive. Guju long catch and there’s Holmes. Looks for another one of those. Cover comes back to the middle. There goes Juju Smith Shustster inside the 30 to the 24 yd line. It jumps quick moving Chiefs offense gain of 30. Yeah, we he sees everything but to get Pacheco going early. That is one of the big goals for the Chiefs tonight. [Music] PCO running left with Dolan Gray blocking. Isaiah Pacheco first down out of bounds around the 13 yd line. [Music] It’ll go. Mahomes got it for Worthy. Touchdown Kansas City. [Applause] [Music] I think that Jaguars game is, you know, we came out on fire. Uh, everyone, you know, high five and, you know, the energy is high, the vibe is high till, you know, a play doesn’t go our way and it’s kind of smiles get wiped off your face, energy goes down a little bit and, uh, you know, people could call that momentum, but, you know, when things didn’t go right versus the Lions game. Third and three, Goff in the middle fires. Jameson Williams bouncing off tackles into the end zone. Touchdown Detroit. JMO to the house. No, no energy change. It was more so a fire. They bring that juice, fellas. I love it. I love it. I love it. Right there on it. Right back on it. [Applause] When I come in motion, immediately I see two people running with Taon. And so now it’s just me and Xavier. And I’m looking at the safety. He’s going to choose me or him. He chose Xavier. So at that point when I look back, I see Pat, you know, he’s going to get hit and I’m like, “Oh no.” Like I’m wide open. He spins out of the hit, sees me, throws me a ball. [Music] See that play? I was wide open for a long time. Fourth of the yard and he and the Chiefs going for it here. Doing it out of the gun. Rolling right. Momes puts it up and it’s incomplete. It’s broken up. We stalled out a drive. Think they get the ball back. They go down. Throw a slam to Armor Rod. He He don’t convert on fourth. We get the ball back. Coach give us two plays to call before the two-minute warning. [Music] Pat throws me a good ball and that kind of got us going to get points. Momes keeps it, scores it. Touchdown. Then we get the ball back. The Chiefs on the move in the red zone. Play seven of this drive. Momes fake right. Kareem Hunts to the left to the nine. First and goal Kansas City has been a terrific drive out of the locker room for KC. At the time I didn’t even know like we were going to call it. We in the huddle you know Pat caus it. He was like you know ball security get in there. My my my baseline was touchdown for that play. So I had to get an end zone. First and goal Brown in motion. He’s got the ground to the end zone. Touchdown Casey. [Applause] Great block and um it was a great time to call that play, you know, by the coaches as well. Uh I think we caught him off guard with that. Fourth quarter, man, all we could think was finish. Defense was playing lights out. that drive. Hat and Kelsey, they make a crazy, they were just insane making plays. We line up. I asked Juju, I said, “What’s the play? What I got?” And you know, he tells me what I got. And I’m like, “Okay.” And I’m now I’m looking at the defense and I’m like, “Man, they in man coverage.” Coming across the field, I’m seeing defenders run at Kelsey and I just look, put my eyes back. Zurg comes across with a touchdown to Hollywood Browns for the second time. We never changed our attitude. We never changed how we felt out there. This game is a is a game of it can go your way, it can’t go your way. Energy got to stay high, not only for yourself, but you know, for your teammate. Energy is contagious.

The Franchise presented by G.E.H.A Season 6 Episode 4 brings you closer to the Kansas City Chiefs 2025 season. Sit down with Trey Smith, Drue Tranquill and Hollywood Brown as they describe how momentum shifts affect individual games and the NFL season overall. Nikko Remigio welcomes us into his home for a meal as he shares how he carries his Filipino heritage with pride. Hear how the Chiefs’ new gameday set came together to create an electric new atmosphere at G.E.H.A Field at Arrowhead Stadium, leading up to an epic showdown between the Chiefs and the Detroit Lions for Sunday Night Football.

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