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.
End of Third Quarter: Chiefs 22, Falcons 14 The Chiefs offense resumed dominating possession and temp in the third quarter, running 22 plays for 147 yards and 9 points, thanks to a 21-yard field goal from Harrison Butker and a 13-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to JuJu Smith-Schuster. The Falcons possessed the ball for only one complete drive — …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If Monday is any indication, this looks like a busy week for Chiefs general manager Brett Veach. In the wake of the news that running back Isiah Pacheco expects to miss significant time due to a fractured fibula, NFL Network reported the team will bring free agent Kareem Hunt in for a visit Tuesday. The club …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco sustained a fractured fibula in his right ankle in the team’s 26-25 win over the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday and is expected to miss significant playing time for the defending champions, according to head coach Andy Reid. “I don’t have the timeframe on Pacheco, but I know it won’t be this week …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs and Bengals finished the first quarter tied 3-3 but the momentum swung significantly toward the Bengals on the penultimate play of the period when Patrick Mahomes threw an interception to Cincinnati linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither. Mahomes tried to thread the need over the linebacker to Travis Kelce, and either didn’t see Davis-Gaither or miscalculated his …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cole Christiansen had just turned 4 years old a few weeks earlier when the events of Sept. 11, 2001, shattered the sense of safety for Americans, Yet there are hazy memories of that time and place for the future Chiefs linebacker growing up in Suffolk, Virginia, a three-hour drive from the Pentagon where one of the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With 2 minutes to go and the Chiefs clinging to a one-score lead over the Baltimore Ravens in Thursday’s NFL season opener, the butterflies and the chest-pounding Matt Araiza experienced earlier in the evening were gone. “I’d say at first it was just trying to focus, because here in the crowd, for that first time, it …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs unveiled their Super Bowl banner and marked the occasion with former players and the Hunt family representing the team’s four world titles. Representing Super Bowl IV was Hall of Famer linebacker Bobby Bell followed by offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz for Super Bowl LIV and quarterback Chad Henne for Super Bowl LVII. Club chairman and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On the team’s second straight game day, the Chiefs agreed to terms on an extension for another member of their 2021 draft class, just maybe not the one of which you were expecting next. The Chiefs and tight end Noah Gray on Thursday agreed to a three-year extension worth $19.5 million. The deal first reported by …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs placed Clyde Edwards-Helaire on the non-football illness list Monday, ensuring the running back will miss at least the first four games of the regular season. The decision comes after a series of intermittent absences for the 25-year-old throughout the preseason, including Sunday’s workout as the club prepares to host Baltimore in the season opener …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the offseason roster turnover from 91 players down to 53 takes shape and the 17-player practice squad takes shape, it’s time for the annual roster number shuffle as newcomers to the team gravitate toward newly freed numbers and players who status on the roster changes see the digits on their jersey change. For example, punter …
