SUPER TICKETS OFF TO RECORD START

Tickets on at least one secondary-market site were the most expensive in Super Bowl history on Monday, underscoring the anticipation of the game's Las Vegas debut between the defending champion and what likely is the most popular team in the West.

The average purchase price on TickPick was $9,815 on Monday for the Feb. 11 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. That's nearly double the final average price of $5,795 for last year's game between the Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Ariz., although current prices could decline.

It's also more than the previous high of $7,046 for the 2021 game in Tampa, Florida, between the Buccaneers and the Chiefs. The stadium was at 33 percent capacity because of COVID-19 restrictions, increasing demand.

The cheapest ticket on TickPick for this year's game was $8,188 on Monday, more than the $5,997 low price at this point last year.

StubHub was experiencing similar demand with an average price of tickets sold at $9,300 on Monday, though that trails the Super Bowl two years ago. The average at the same time was $9,797 for the game in Inglewood, when the hometown Los Angeles Rams were preparing to play the Cincinnati Bengals.

Sales on that website are 90 percent greater than last year at this time and 147 percent greater than the 2020 meeting between Kansas City and San Francisco.

Toney rants, Reid reacts

Chiefs coach Andy Reid denied providing inaccurate injury information about Kadarius Toney on Monday after the wide receiver went on an expletive-laden social media rant in which he appeared to accuse the team of lying about his health.

Toney was ruled out of Sunday's AFC championship win in Baltimore because of his hip and personal reasons following the birth of his daughter. But in an Instagram Live post, the 25year-old Toney insisted amid a stream of expletives that, “I'm not hurt.”

“Well, obviously he's been on the injury report. That part is not made up by any means,” Reid replied, when asked about the post on a Zoom call with reporters Monday. “He's been working through some things and he'll be back out there.”

Notable

Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris began assembling his staff on Monday, appointing Zac Robinson as offensive coordinator and Jimmy Lake to run the defense.

Both assistants followed Morris from the Rams, where the Morris served as defensive coordinator.

Morris also announced that Marquice Williams has been retained as special teams coordinator.