Chiefs fans celebrate Christmas in Carterville

CARTERVILLE, Mo. — A Carterville bar opened its doors for a victorious day of Christmas fellowship.

Shirley’s Neighborhood Tavern hosted a free self-serve Christmas dinner.

On the menu was ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, and rolls.

Folks could also bring their own side dishes to share.

Dinner wasn’t the only attraction.

Attendees also had a chance to watch today’s Chiefs game, which was streamed exclusively on Netflix.

Brock Powell is a co-owner of the bar.

He says Christmas Day gatherings at the bar are becoming a beloved staple of holidays -- even if it doesn’t involve the Chiefs.

"We did one last year, because the Chiefs played last year on Christmas. So, that was our first year doing a Christmas Day 'Chiefs', but previous to that year, we just were open on Christmas for people that didn’t have somewhere to go to, and my wife and I, we would just cook a Christmas dinner and it was just free to whoever wanted to come eat dinner and didn’t have somewhere to belong," said Brock Powell, Shirley’s Neighborhood Tavern co-owner.

Powell says they’re already looking forward to holiday gatherings next year for Christmas, and Thanksgiving.

Local Chiefs fans are showing excitement about the team’s upcoming "NFL" playoff run.

Today, the Chiefs traveled to Pennsylvania to face the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Entering today’s matchup, the Chiefs held a 14-1 record, while the Steelers were 10-5.

The Chiefs were victorious, defeating the Steelers, 29-10.

As for the team’s playoff outlook, fans we spoke with prior to the conclusion of Wednesday’s game are quite excited about what’s ahead.

"I’m very excited. For us to be 14-1 at this point, it’s been a long time since we’ve been this good. I’ve been a Chiefs fan for a long time, and so, I’m just really excited about what the future holds," said Jeanne Hurrell, Chiefs fan.

"My expectations are for them to really win the Super Bowl. Being 14-1, they’ve done a great season, this year, and I’m just very excited for what we have to look forward to with the Super Bowl coming up," said Gail Hamilton, Chiefs fan.

"3-peat. 3-peat - nothing less," said Gary Shields, Chiefs fan.

"My theory is we’re playin’ 'Andy' ball. Andy’s very conservative. He don’t want to give up what we’re gonna do next week, or 3 weeks from now, but look at today. Look at last week. We’re going all the way."

"I think we’ll be in the Super Bowl. I’m predicting it’s going to be us and the Detroit Lions," said Jeanne Hurrell.

"3-peat - we’re gettin’ a 3-peat," said Marty Riley, Chiefs fan.

The Chiefs close out the regular season next Sunday on the road against the Denver Broncos.