KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs coach Andy Reid on Monday provided injury updates during his weekly media session. Among the updates, Reid said running back Jamaal Charles has blisters on both feet, punter Dustin Colquitt has a knee sprain and cornerback Brandon Flowers is still dealing with knee inflammation. Reid categorized Charles’ blisters as “pretty extensive,” but added his star …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Somber moods quickly swing to good moods. Dysfunction evolves to cohesion. Silence morphs to laughter. Indeed, winning cures all and Sunday’s locker room following the Chiefs 31-7 win against the Giants offered evidence. The Chiefs became the second team in NFL history to start a season 4-0 following a season with at least 14 losses and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs defense has been an immovable object through three games. Any semblance of skepticism existing after a dominating Week One performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars has been replaced with belief. Two straight stout performances against the potent offenses of the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles will do that. Through Week Three, the Chiefs …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Chiefs tight ends Anthony Fasano (ankle) and Travis Kelce (knee) continue to miss practice with injuries, but the NFL is forever about the old cliché, “Next man up.” Enter Kevin Brock and Sean McGrath, who started in place of Fasano during Week Three’s win against the Philadelphia Eagles. “McGrath and Brock did a nice …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning comes off a week where he was sacked seven times by the Carolina Panthers defense. Manning has been sacked 11 total times through three games, not a good prelude for a winless team going against an undefeated Kansas City Chiefs team anchored by a defense ranked first in the league …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The league-wide recognition continues for Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston. Houston notched 4 ½ sacks, seven tackles, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in Week Three’s 26-16 win against the Philadelphia Eagles. And that effort earned him the AFC Defensive Player of the Week, the NFL announced on Wednesday. The third-year pro now has …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs defense is a large reason the team is off to a 3-0 start. Through three games, the Chiefs defense has 15 sacks after totaling 27 all of last season, a statistic also pointed out by David Skretta of the Associated Press on Twitter. In points allowed, opponents have totaled 34 on the …
Week Three’s Kansas City Chiefs-Philadelphia Eagles matchup ranked as the highest-rated Thursday Night Football broadcast in NFL Network history, the NFL announced on Friday. The game, won 26-16 by the Chiefs, was watched by an average of 9.4 million viewers and delivered a 6.0 US HH rating, according to the news release. Making the number even more impressive is it didn’t include …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs offensive line surrendered five sacks against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night, pushing the season total of sacks allowed to 10 and nine in the last two games. The sacks are a concern when considering quarterback Alex Smith has dropped back to pass 71 times in the last two weeks. Chiefs coach …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs are 3-0 for the first time since 2010 after Thursday night’s 26-16 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, but this run feels much different from three seasons ago. The 2010 season masked the front office deficiencies that would rear its head before general manager John Dorsey and coach Andy Reid arrived. This time around …
