Matt Derrick is the lead beat writer and publisher of Chiefs Digest. He joined Chiefs Digest in 2013 and became lead beat writer in 2016. He resides in Kansas City, Missouri.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- While Jordan Lucas worked on the practice field Wednesday afternoon acclimating himself to the Chiefs' defensive schemes, special teams and terminology, his fiancee Taylor met with the movers to pack up all their belongings so he…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Harrison Butker set a Chiefs' franchise record with 38 field goals last season, and while he owns just a single field goal of 46 yards this season, he's on pace to shatter the team-record of 58 successful extra point kicks, and…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The reign of Patrick Mahomes atop the AFC continues for another week, with the 23-year-old Chiefs quarterback winning AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second-straight week opening the season. Mahomes lead the Chiefs…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs weathered another offensive flurry in a 42-37 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, but the snap counts keep piling up for an overtaxed defense still missing a couple of key contributors. "That's a concern,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Patrick Mahomes put his name in the record books with six touchdown passes against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2 and an NFL-record 10 touchdown throws in the first two games of the season, but head coach Andy Reid doesn't see…
The Chiefs started the season 2-0 with a second-straight shootout victory, this time knocking off the Pittsburgh Steelers 42-37 and overcoming a team that seemingly had their number in recent seasons. The game looked like it could become runaway…
If any doubts lingered about Patrick Mahomes as the starting quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, the young quarterback erased those concerns away along with a few pages from the NFL thanks to his 10 touchdown passes in the first two games of the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The draw of Patrick Mahomes starting at quarterback to kickoff the 2018 season proved an alluring attraction for Chiefs' fans, with nearly the same number of viewers tuning in for this year's kickoff compared to last year's…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chiefs safety Eric Berry appears likely to miss another game with Sunday's matchup at the Pittsburgh, but Kansas City will likely see Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger under center across the line of scrimmage. Berry did not…
