Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rings have a typo

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs showed off their flashy new Super Bowl rings that sparkled with diamonds and rubies.

The championship-winning team gathered at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art on Thursday night to receive the glitzy jewelry commemorating their 25-22 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas in February.

The ring has 529 diamonds and 38 rubies and totals 14.8 carats. Four marquise diamonds represent the franchise’s four Lombardi Trophies, with the trophies’ base made from 19 custom-cut baguette diamonds, distinguishing the Chiefs as the first team to win consecutive Super Bowls in 19 seasons.

The top of the ring also opens to reveal an inscription from the play “Tom & Jerry”, the nickname given to Mahomes’ 3-yard pass to Mecole Hardman to win the Super Bowl.

But that is not all. Rings also includes a typo that can be difficult to correct.

Shortly after photos and videos of the rings were shared on the Chiefs’ websiteEagle-eyed fans quickly noticed that the ring’s inner banner had a major factual error.

The scores for each playoff win are listed on the inside banner of the ring and it erroneously says that the Miami Dolphins received the 7th seed, when in fact, the Dolphins held the 6th seed in the AFC playoffs.

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio said in X, formerly Twitter, that he confirmed that at least one real ring contains the error – “which probably means it’s in all rings.”

The inside of the ring also includes a Lombardi Trophy depending on the winner’s time with the Chiefs. The inside banner features the word “United,” the team’s motto from last season, along with the results of Kansas City’s four playoff victories and each player’s signature.

Neither the team nor Jostens, the rings’ manufacturer, have commented on the error.

Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt, who also wore the team’s 2019 and 2022 Super Bowl rings before the ceremony, said this year’s version told the story of last season.

“You can think of some of the cool things that happened this year and they will be incorporated in one way or another,” Hunt said. “And like last year’s ring, it has some really cool surprises. And I can’t wait to see the looks on the players’ faces when they open the boxes.”

Other clever touches include 28 diamonds that celebrate the defense for holding all opponents to under 28 points in each game, 17 miniature gold foil confetti marking the points scored by the Chiefs in the AFC championship game to beat Baltimore, and 16 rubies personalized cards that recognize the club’s number of division titles.

One of the team’s challenges was to keep the ring’s design a secret until its unveiling at the celebration that was attended by 400 players, coaches, team employees and their guests.

“The only thing I’ve heard is that it’s bigger than last time,” said linebacker Nick Bolton, who wore last year’s ring for just the third time. “I’ve been trying to get a peek for about three or four days.”

The boxes where the rings were kept included a combination to prevent anyone from seeing them too soon. Code 777 was revealed in a slot machine video following Hunt’s speech to the public.

“We always try to figure out a way to place the ring in front of each individual during dinner,” said team president Mark Donovan. “And then make sure they don’t open too early, because it’s a real eye-opener.”