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Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story (2024)

Name: Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story
Genre: Romance, TV Movie
Released: 2024-11-30
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Hunter King, Tyler Hynes, Ed Begley Jr., Megyn Price, Diedrich Bader

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story (2024), directed by John Putch, starring Hunter King and Tyler Hynes.

11/30/2024 BR Romance and TV Movie 1h 24m

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Synopsis

Alana Higman, a die-hard Kansas City Chiefs fan, and her family are competing to win the team's Fan of the Year contest, in a process judged by the director of fan engagement Derrick. As the pair spends time together, it's clear there's a spark between them. But when her grandfather's vintage Chiefs good luck winter hat goes missing, Alana begins to doubt everything she believed about fate, destiny and even questions her future with Derrick.

Andrew RawsonCinematography
John PutchDirector
Kat SpiessEditing
David M. WulfProducer

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About the film

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.

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Cast

Hunter King as Alana Higman

Tyler Hynes as Derrick Taylor, Alana's love interest

Richard Riehle as Nicholas Young, Alana's maternal grandfather

Christine Ebersole as Norma Young, Alana's maternal grandmother

Megyn Price as Leah Higman, Alana's mother

Abraham Benrubi as Santa Claus

Diedrich Bader as Hank Highman, Alana's father

Ed Begley Jr. as Paul Higman, Alana's paternal grandfather

Jamie Addison as Beth

Donna Kelce as Barbeque Restaurant Manager

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

Chiefs players Mecole Hardman, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Trey Smith, George Karlaftis and Christian Okoye make cameos as themselves, as do head coach Andy Reid, mascot K.C. Wolf, Chiefs team reporter Matt McMullen, Chiefs announcer Mitch Holthus, Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas, and Chiefs superfan Richard Christy.

Production and filming

The holiday television 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."

Sequels

A second "Holiday Touchdown" Hallmark film, A Bills Love Story was released on November 22, 2025, focusing on the Buffalo Bills fanbase. A third "Holiday Touchdown" Hallmark film, A Bears Love Story will be released in 2026, focusing on the Chicago Bears fanbase.

Cast

Holland Roden as Morgan Quinn

Matthew Daddario as Gabe DeLuca, Morgan's love interest

Caroline Aaron as Ricki DeLuca, Gabe's mother

Steve Schirripa as Frank DeLuca, Gabe's father

Patti Murin as Cathy Quinn, Morgan's older sister and Angela's mother

Abraham Benrubi as Santa Claus

Tracy Pollan as Joanna Quinn, Morgan's mother

Joe Pantoliano as Tommy Rossi, Morgan's maternal uncle

Patrick Mulvey as Jeremy, Cathy's husband and Angela's father

Eve Gordon as Mia Ford, Tommy's wife and Morgan's maternal aunt

References

External links

Official website

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story at IMDb

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story at Rotten Tomatoes

Text from Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_Touchdown:_A_Chiefs_Love_Story

Trivia

It premiered on November 30, 2024, a Saturday.
It runs 1h24 — short for a feature film.
It is film 1 of 3 in the Holiday Touchdown franchise.
As of September 20, 2026, it is available in Brazil by subscription on Globoplay.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosSkydance Sports, NFL Films
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Andrew Rawson Cinematography
John Putch Director
Kat Spiess Editing
David M. Wulf Producer
Tommy Fields Original music
Julie Sherman Wolfe Writer

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What is Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story about?

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story: Alana Higman, a die-hard Kansas City Chiefs fan, and her family are competing to win the team's Fan of the Year contest, in a process judged by the director of fan engagement Derrick. As the pair spends time together, it's clear there's a spark between them. But when her grandfather's vintage Chiefs good luck winter h…

Who directed Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story?

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story was directed by John Putch in 2024.

Who stars in Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story?

The cast of Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story includes Hunter King, Tyler Hynes, Ed Begley Jr., Megyn Price and Diedrich Bader.

How long is Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story?

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story runs for 84 minutes, or 1h24.

Where can I watch Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story?

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story is available on Globoplay. Availability changes often: the list on this page is the most recent we received.

What is the correct order of the Holiday Touchdown Collection films?

The Holiday Touchdown Collection franchise has 3 films in the catalogue. In release order: Uma Jogada de Natal; Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story; Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story.