KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs season hung in the balance on a dozen plays during Sundays night’s 18-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but a holding call on tackle Eric Fisher that negated a successful two-point conversion to tie the game stung the most for Kansas City after the game. “Obviously I’m frustrated with the call,” Fisher said. “With …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first AFC divisional playoff game in Kansas City since 2004 shared a disturbing characteristic with that game for Chiefs fans — they home team could not find a way to get its defensive off the field. The Pittsburgh Steelers controlled much of the first half in building a 12-7 halftime lead. The Steelers controlled the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Four Kansas City Chiefs earned first-team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press, with punt returner Tyreek Hill earning unanimous selection. Tight end Travis Kelce, safety Eric Berry and cornerback Marcus Peters joined Hill with first-team honors. Three of the four Chiefs are first-time All-Pro winners, with Eric Berry earning his third selection. The Chiefs’ four first-team selections …
The Kansas City Chiefs moved down the field on their opening drive for a field goal, but they did so without the services of tight end Travis Kelce. Kelce’s absence didn’t get less mysterious following the Chiefs’ 37-27 win over the San Diego Chargers. Reporters asked coach Andy Reid about Kelce’s absence on the opening drive. Reid declined to comment, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs clinched a playoff berth before taking a snap Christmas night against the Denver Broncos, but the team still delivered a postseason-caliber effort against the Denver Broncos with that pleased coach Andy Reid. “I could go through and name off a bunch of different thinks,” Reid said. “It was a good team win …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs offense unloaded on the Denver Broncos in the first half, piling up 330 yards and building a 21-10 lead, but the question the team must answer in the second half is whether they can do it again. Tight end Travis Kelce picked up 123 yards receiving, and wide receiver Tyreek Hill kicked in 102 yards rushing …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Linebacker Dee Ford leads a list of nine Chiefs landing alternate spots to this year’s AFC Pro Bowl team in addition to the four players named to the team earlier this week. The alternates stand ready to step in for injured players or players from Super Bowl teams. The alternates include quarterback Alex Smith and tackle Eric …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce appreciated his second-straight Pro Bowl nomination, but he made it abundantly clear that a trip to Orlando, Fla. for the game interferes with other plans he has the following weekend in Houston. “I feel like I’ve kind of been there and I’ve got my eyes on a different prize,” …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The 19-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans stings, but the re-emergence of wide receiver Jeremy Maclin as a key cog in the Kansas City Chiefs offense must certainly ease the burden for coach Andy Reid. “I think he had a pretty good day,” Reid said. “There’s always a few pluses in a bad result. I thought …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs posted plenty of their own marquee come-from-behind wins this season, but now they know how it feels on the other side, surrendering a 14-point first-half lead and a 10-point halftime margin in a 19-17 home loss to the Tennessee Titans as the team’s offense suffered another second-half slump. “I though we were …
