Offensive, defensive and special teams keys for the Kansas City Chiefs (10-5) in Saturday’s wildcard game against the Houston Texans (9-7) starting at 3:35 p.m. CT at NRG Stadium. OFFENSE The Chiefs have won their last four games by a total of 37 points or just a bit more than nine points per game. It was not an especially productive …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The spotlight always falls on the quarterback in the NFL. The strength of its unblinking glare has melted the careers of many men that played the position. Others have crashed from the attention, then learned how to survive and deal with the unique pressures presented to the team’s offensive leader. It’s never more visible than in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The football clock has ticked off quite a few days, months and years since the last time the Chiefs won a game in the NFL playoffs. When kickoff opens the Chiefs’ AFC wildcard game on Saturday against the Texans in Houston, it will have been 21 years, 11 months and 24 days since the Hunt Family …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs began the 2015 NFL season with maybe the worst start among the 32 teams. A 1-5 record before the end of October usually spells doom for a team in the league standings. But showing again that it does not matter how you start; it’s how you finish and Andy Reid’s team wrapped …
Offensive, defensive and special teams keys for the Kansas City Chiefs (10-5) in Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders (7-8) starting at 3:25 p.m. CT at Arrowhead Stadium. OFFENSE What happens on Sunday for the Chiefs offense will have as much to do with their berth in the AFC playoffs as it will the Oakland Raiders. The unit has not …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – When Andy Reid sat down with general manager John Dorsey to discuss personnel at the conclusion of the Chiefs 2014 season, the Chiefs head coach saw one name on the list of possible unrestricted free agents that grabbed his attention: Philadelphia wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. Reid selected Maclin out of the University of Missouri in the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 17-13 victory over the Cleveland Browns will not go down as one of the better offensive efforts in the 2015 season for the Chiefs. Yet within that poor showing, there were career-high and record-setting numbers for quarterback Alex Smith: –With his 125 yards passing, Smith now has 3,330 yards passing on the season. That’s a career …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – When the Chiefs were 1-5 and heading into the final 10 games on their 2015 schedule, there wasn’t a soul alive thinking about them making the playoffs. The coaches and players simply wanted to win another game. They not only won, but the Chiefs have now captured nine straight victories with their 17-13 decision over Cleveland …
Offensive, defensive and special teams keys for the Kansas City Chiefs (9-5) in Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns (3-11) starting at noon CT at Arrowhead Stadium. OFFENSE For Alex Smith and the Chiefs offense, the last few weeks have been inconsistent performances, with enough points to win the game and only one turnover. But shaky pass protection, too many …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – “And a little child shall lead them.” That passage from the Old Testament is relevant with the 2015 Kansas City Chiefs. Marcus Peters is not a little child in the normal world; he’s 22 years old. But in professional football, he is a toddler, a rookie with just 14 games of NFL experience. With the season …
