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. — Linebacker Reggie Ragland learned this week his Kansas City Chiefs last won a home playoff game 24 years ago, adding just a bit more motivation ahead of the team’s Wild Card showdown Saturday against the Tennessee Titans at Arrowhead Stadium. “It means we’ve got to go out there and get it done,” Ragland said. Ragland’s NFL …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Injuries forced to the playoff-bound Kansas City Chiefs to shuffle their roster, re-signing free agent back running back C.J. Spiller and promoting wide receiver Marcus Kemp from the club’s practice squad. The Chiefs made space for the roster moves by sending wide receiver De’Anthony Thomas and running back Akeem Hunt to injured reserve. Thomas broke his …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs now know their opponent in the opening game of the NFL playoffs, and it’s an opponent they know well. The Tennessee Titans visit Arrowhead Stadium Saturday, Jan. 6 for a kickoff schedule at 3:35 p.m. central time. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN with KMBC channel 9 airing the game locally in …
The Chiefs finished the 2017 season in fitting fashion, with kicker Harrison Butker booting a game-winning 30-yard field to send Kansas City past Denver 27-24, putting a cap on one of the most prolific season for field goals in NFL history. Butker finished the season with 38 field goals, putting him in a tie for the sixth-most field goals in …
Kareem Hunt entered the last day of the season needed an unusual series of events to win the NFL rushing title, but the right scenario fell into place for the Kansas City Chiefs running back becoming the sixth rookie since the NFL merger to lead the league in rushing. The third-round draft pick from Toledo took just a single rush …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs plan a youth movement for Sunday’s season finale against the Denver Broncos, and while most eyes will fixate on quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the team’s coaches plan to evaluate all their young talent. Offensive coordinator Matt Nagy picked a surprising name as the player he’s most eager to watch aside from Mahomes. “I think DeAnthony …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Patrick Mahomes leads the Kansas City offense on the field Sunday afternoon at Sports Authority Field at Mile High against the Denver Broncos, he’ll become the first rookie quarterback drafted by the Chiefs to start a game since 1987. Mahomes received a full week to prepare for his start following a season-long internship behind Alex Smith. Doug …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Only once in the first four season of the Andy Reid era in Kansas City did the Chiefs enter the final day of the season facing a game with no meaning to the playoff picture. What can the season finale of the 2013 season foretell about this weekend’s game? Probably a lot. One notable difference between …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs still plan to start rookie Patrick Mahomes and roll out a lineup peppered with young players and backups, a flu bug entering its second week ravaging through the organization could throw a wrench into the plans of head coach Andy Reid. “We’ve got a little bit of the flu going around here,” Reid said …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL’s longest current iron man streak among offensive lineman might come to an end this weekend as the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to rest many of their starters in the season finale at the Denver Broncos. Right tackle Mitchell Schwartz enters the game with two of the longest current active streaks among offensive linemen. He holds …
