The best approach when viewing a roster before the start of free agency and the NFL Draft is like Gumby – be flexible when considering additions and subtractions will occur. Teams are allowed a maximum of 90 players on an offseason roster and the Kansas City Chiefs currently have 78 players, including 17 signed to reserve/future contracts. Six players return from injured …
Do you believe in miracles? Because the Kansas City Chiefs sure do. The Chiefs were 1-5 through Week 6. The future looked grim. Playoffs? That hope seemed far fetched 11 weeks ago. But they weren’t going to give up hope. And 11 weeks later, the Chiefs finished the regular season with 10-straight wins. The regular season was punctuated with a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs’ 10-3 win over the San Diego Chargers wasn’t exactly a thing of beauty in wet conditions. Both offenses struggled for consistency in a penalty-filled contest, but the Chiefs’ defense held firm as the team extended a winning streak to seven games. “All in all, it was a good win,” coach Andy Reid said. “You’re …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Buffalo Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins did his best Sunday to end the Chiefs four-game winning streak by himself. Watkins had had his way with the Chiefs secondary in the first half, totaling six catches for 158 yards receiving and two touchdowns on nine targets. The second-year wide receiver averaged an eye-popping 26.3 yards per catch. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs suffered numerous injuries in Sunday’s win over the Buffalo Bills. Three came on the offensive line with left tackle Eric Fisher (neck), left guard Jeff Allen (ankle) and rookie center Mitch Morse (concussion). But one injury on defense silenced Arrowhead Stadium. All-Pro outside linebacker Justin Houston went down in the first half after having …
The League’s “Sacko Bowl” came to life on Sunday morning with a matchup between the worst in the NFC, the Detroit Lions, and one of the worst in the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs, in the NFL International Series in London. Both teams entered the game with a combined 3-11 record. The Chiefs proved to be much better, dominating the Lions (1-7), 45-10, …
The Kansas City Chiefs looked like they went to a party, woke up hungover and still had to show up for work the next morning. That look didn’t work for them, and the Chiefs (1-5) lost, 16-10. Kansas City has lost five straight, the longest losing streak since the Chiefs lost eight straight games in 2012. A lot of things …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs used two safeties at the nickel cornerback position in consecutive games to compensate the loss of cornerback Phillip Gaines, who suffered an ACL tear in Week 3. Tyvon Branch got the first chance after Gaines went down against the Green Bay Packers, and then the Chiefs turned to Ron Parker over cornerbacks Jamell Fleming and Marcus Cooper …
Offensive, defensive and special teams keys of the Kansas City Chiefs against the Cincinnati Bengals. OFFENSE There are a lot of matchups of interest in any football game. That’s the case for the Chiefs offense this Sunday. But there’s one matchup that will play a major factor in the chances of the Chiefs to beat the Bengals. That’s the interior …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs cornerback Sean Smith hit the practice field Wednesday with his teammates for the first time since the preseason. Smith missed the first three games of the regular season while serving a three-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on substance abuse. “It’s been three long weeks,” Smith said. “Can’t wait to get out there with …