🏈 The Good Luck Tattoo Known As “Champ Stamp”

One Chiefs fan thinks his Patrick Mahomes tattoo makes Chiefs unbeatable when nearby. [View in browser]( [FOX SPORTS INSIDER WITH MARTIN ROGERS] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with Martin Rogers: Every fan develops a certain level of fandom, but some take it to a whole other level … What are the keys to victory in the Super Bowl this Sunday? … and more! PHOENIX — Sometimes, it's best to get immediately to the pertinent facts of a story, no matter how strange and quirky they might be. Fact 1: There is a guy in Kansas City who has Patrick Mahomes' face tattooed on his lower back. Fact 2: Mahomes has not only met this fan but even signed the aforementioned tattoo, live on national television. Fact 3: Said signature was then immediately added to the original tat. Mahomes often talks about the inscription, now known as the Champ Stamp, when asked for evidence of just how passionate Kansas City Chiefs supporters are. When I quizzed him about it on media night, his face immediately lit up into a beaming smile. And, get this, the fan who loved the Chiefs and idolized its all-world quarterback so much as to etch his likeness to his body for eternity? Every single time he has watched Mahomes play live … the Chiefs have won. David Leach is his name, and he has quite a tale to tell. He's the frontman for a Missouri-based band called Dirty Machine that's good enough to have toured with Insane Clown Posse. He's an actor, having had supporting roles in network TV series such as "This Is Us" and "State of Affairs." He's now an unlikely good luck charm in human form, but back on draft day in 2017, he was a just a die-hard Chiefs fan at a time when being such a thing wasn't a whole lot of fun. "I was in the bar with my buddies, the Chiefs were about to draft, and I was just frustrated," Leach told me via telephone. "I had been a Chiefs fan my whole life, and it occurred to me that I just didn't know what it was like to support a team that had a franchise quarterback. I'd given up on it. So I said to my boys, ‘If we draft a franchise QB this year I'll get his face tattooed on me.' For the rest of the story, [click here.]( [STORY IMAGE 1] [IN OTHER WORDS] - What are the [keys to victory]( for both teams in what is sure to be a hotly contested matchup? Bucky Brooks breaks down what each team has to do to win the Lombardi Trophy. - As Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts prepare to become the [first pair of starting Black Super Bowl QBs]( it’s important to acknowledge the 70-year journey to this point. RJ Young has the story. - FOX has you covered with a college hoops tripleheader on Saturday, including a showdown between UConn and Creighton. John Fanta examines [what to watch for](. - What does [this week's announcement]( mean for Texas and Oklahoma, the Big 12 and the SEC? And how could the Pac-12 or Big Ten be affected? Bryan Fischer breaks down what it all means. For the latest news and updates, [click here.]( [VIEWER'S GUIDE] No. 20 Providence Friars at St. John’s Red Storm (FOX, 12 p.m. ET) The Friars head on the road to take on the Red Storm with both teams looking to earn a huge win in Big East play. No. 21 Connecticut Huskies at No. 23 Creighton Bluejays (FOX, 2 p.m. ET) Two of the best in the Big East collide when the Huskies battle the Bluejays. Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors (ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET) LeBron James and the Lakers take on Klay Thompson and the defending champion Warriors. For all of today's games and scores, [click here](. [BET OF THE DAY] Odds provided by [FOX Bet]( Philadelphia Eagles vs Kansas City Chiefs: First half under 24.5 points scored by both teams combined From FOX Sports Betting Analyst: Sam Panayotovich The rising game total makes this wager even stronger. Almost every American sportsbook is dealing the Over/Under at 51, which correlatingly made the first-half total higher, too. I saw some shops dealing 23.5 first half O/U early last week, and it was painted 24 across the board on Monday afternoon. Now we get that precious hook. Common first-half scores like 14-10 and 17-7 are now wins instead of pushes and the importance of an extra half point off a key number should never be underestimated in the betting market. I love betting on games of this magnitude to start low and slow. Offenses tend to be a little rusty in the early going and nerves can certainly take center stage in the first few drives of a championship game. And while America loves its offensive fireworks, I’ve found first-half Unders to be more profitable. Only four of the last 11 Super Bowls had more than 24 first-half points. For the latest betting odds, [click here](. 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