{"id":693202,"date":"2026-01-21T07:44:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/693202\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:44:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:44:25","slug":"mina-kimes-responds-after-getting-dunked-on-by-cardi-b-over-playoff-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/693202\/","title":{"rendered":"Mina Kimes responds after getting \u2018dunked on\u2019 by Cardi B over playoff pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes said it was \u201can honor\u201d to be on the receiving end of Cardi B\u2019s fury after the Patriots\u2019 28-16 win over the Houston Texans in Sunday\u2019s divisional round clash. <\/p>\n<p>The rapper, who\u2019s dating New England wideout Stefon Diggs, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/18\/sports\/cardi-b-fires-back-at-espners-for-doubting-patriots-after-playoff-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ripped the \u201cNFL Live\u201d crew<\/a> \u2014 Kimes, Hannah Storm, Ryan Clark, Dan Orlovsky, and Marcus Spears \u2014 in a social media video for unanimously picking the Texans over the Patriots to win.<\/p>\n<p>Kimes, who posted the video on X, replied with: \u201cGetting dunked on by Cardi B\u2026.an honor and a privilege tbh.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>After the game, Cardi reshared the \u201cNFL Live\u201d clip and laid into the group of ESPNers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat are y\u2019all talking about? Nothing!\u201d Cardi yelled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTHEY DIDN\u2019T BELIEVE IN US !!! I LIKE US!!!!! WE ALL WE GOT!!!!! WE ALL WE NEED !!!!\u201d she captioned her post. <\/p>\n<p>Mina Kimes at Super Bowl LVIII on February 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.   Getty Images for Verizon<\/p>\n<p>Storm was filling in for \u201cNFL Live\u201d host Laura Rutledge at the time. <\/p>\n<p>Kimes also responded to someone who said, \u201cWeren\u2019t [the Patriots] favored to win?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cardi B performs onstage during the 2025 Global Citizen Festival at Central Park on September 27, 2025 in New York City.   Getty Images for Global Citizen<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes lol. Our dumb asses all thought we were being clever,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/minakimes\/status\/2013039813516226703?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">she said,<\/a> referring to the \u201cNFL Live\u201d crew. <\/p>\n<p>Cardi did not make the trip to Foxborough for the divisional round clash, as she is currently rehearsing for her \u201cLittle Miss Drama Tour,\u201d which begins next month. <\/p>\n<p>The couple, who made their relationship<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/02\/sports\/cardi-b-makes-stefon-diggs-romance-instagram-official-amid-messy-divorce-from-rapper-offset\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Instagram official<\/a>\u00a0last June, welcomed their son in November.<\/p>\n<p>Stefon Diggs #8 of the New England Patriots reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Houston Texans during the second quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Gillette Stadium on January 18, 2026 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.   Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots advanced to the AFC title game for the first time in seven years and will face the Broncos in Denver on Sunday, Jan. 25.<\/p>\n<p>Denver backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham will get his first postseason start in the AFC title game after Bo Nix suffered a fractured ankle in overtime. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KevPKing\/status\/2013038844610826280\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<p>Diggs finished with four receptions for 40 yards and a touchdown against the Texans.<\/p>\n<p>Stefon Diggs #8 of the New England Patriots catches a touchdown pass against the Houston Texans during the second quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Gillette Stadium on January 18, 2026 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.   Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old Diggs, who\u2019s in his first season with New England, made headlines off the field last month for allegedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/30\/sports\/stefon-diggs-charged-with-strangulation-assault-in-nfl-shocker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">assaulting a personal chef<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He denied the allegations through his lawyer, David Meier. <\/p>\n<p>Diggs \u2014 who was set to be arraigned in Dedham District Court on Jan. 23, which is the Friday before the AFC Championship game \u2014\u00a0was granted a postponement of his arraignment until Feb. 13, records show, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/01\/09\/metro\/stefon-diggs-arraignment-delay-feb-13\/?utm_social_handle_id=95431448&amp;s_campaign=bostonglobe%3Asocialflow%3Atwitter&amp;utm_social_post_id=647204571&amp;utm_campaign=Globe_Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Boston Globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The All-Pro receiver made the request due to a \u201cpreviously scheduled professional commitment\u201d that day, Meier previously said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes said it was \u201can honor\u201d to be on the receiving end of Cardi&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":693203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[16102,7,253,249,6,84,9,10,203,531,33],"class_list":{"0":"post-693202","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-cardi-b","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-houston-texans","11":"tag-new-england-patriots","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-nfl-playoffs","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-sports-entertainment","16":"tag-sports-media","17":"tag-stefon-diggs","18":"tag-wags"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115931976004604137","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=693202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=693202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=693202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=693202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}