KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs entered 2013 in transition with new leadership under general manager John Dorsey and coach Andy Reid. Success was eventually expected given their respective track record, but did anybody truly see this coming so fast? Dorsey and Reid worked magic to improve a team that finished a dismal 2-14 in 2012 en route to an …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The enormity of Saturday’s 45-44 implosion sunk in during Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s end-of-season presser. “As far as yesterday goes, it’s final,” Reid told reporters Sunday. “It hits you just like you get hit upside the head with a bat. It hits you hard and it should hit you hard.” For the Chiefs, the way the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, who missed the regular season finale with a concussion, and linebacker Justin Houston, out since suffering an elbow injury in Week 12, are anxious to return to the field. They couldn’t pick a better spot given Saturday’s contest is the first playoff game for the Chiefs since the 2010 season. “I’m just …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs should have two starters back in the lineup with one game to go before the playoffs. Signs point to outside linebacker Justin Houston, out since suffering an elbow injury in Week 12, and left tackle Branden Albert, out since suffering a knee injury in Week 13, being ready for the season finale. Chiefs defensive …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – From sacks to turnovers, the overall production from the Chiefs defense reflects eye-popping statistics. And among some of the unit’s Pro Bowlers and big-name standouts, one player inconspicuously goes about his business out of the spotlight. With 25 tackles (15 solo) on the season, Chiefs right defensive end Mike DeVito doesn’t have the numbers as some …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It’s no secret the Chiefs pass defense has struggled since coming off a Week 10 bye. Under defensive coordinator Bob Sutton, the Chiefs incorporate press coverage, an in-your-face and may-the-best-player win attitude. And the Chiefs have the physical cornerbacks to do it with Brandon Flowers, Sean Smith and Marcus Cooper. “You try to be more aggressive …
