Offensive, defensive and special teams keys for the Kansas City Chiefs (6-5) in Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders (5-6) at O.co Coliseum in Oakland. OFFENSE Balance and ball security – those have been the hallmarks of the Chiefs offense during the five-game winning streak. They’ll need the same type of performance if they expect to beat the Raiders in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Alex Smith does not play the quarterback position in the manner of Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees. Smith has never been that type of quarterback and never will be. Smith’s profile at the University of Utah and in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers and now wearing the red and gold of the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – One of the keys to the Chiefs current five-game winning streak has been the ability of head coach Andy Reid to field a balanced offense. That was evident again when the Chiefs beat Buffalo 30-22 on Sunday, totaling 58 offensive snaps, which split to 27 running plays and 31 passing plays. In the five-game winning streak, they’ve had 308 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Many years ago at Brigham Young University, Andy Reid played both guard and tackle along the Cougars offensive line. Considering the way Sunday afternoon’s game against the Buffalo Bills went for the Chiefs, Big Red may have been the next guy up on an injury-riddled offensive line. Blockers were dropping like the rain that fell all …
Offensive, defensive and special teams keys for the Kansas City Chiefs (5-5) in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills (5-5) starting at 12:05 p.m. CT at Arrowhead Stadium. OFFENSE The Chiefs winning streak has been built on the foundation of a balanced offense and that’s something they must continue to do in this Sunday’s game against Buffalo. Over the last …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – More than 30 years ago, the Chiefs selected punter Jim Arnold in the fifth-round of the 1983 NFL Draft. A Georgia native who played at Vanderbilt University, Arnold was very much a man of the South. He always seemed to have a pinch of snuff in his bottom lip. Off the field he wore baseball caps …
Jamaal Charles unavailable? No problem. Charcandrick West hobbled and in the locker room? Big deal. The Kansas City Chiefs just grabbed the No. 3 running back on their depth chart and said produce. Spencer Ware got his chance in the spotlight on Sunday and with the help of a couple scores from a dominating defense, the Chiefs pushed their winning …
Offensive, defensive and special teams keys for the Kansas City Chiefs (4-5) in Sunday’s game against the San Diego Chargers (2-7) starting at 3:05 p.m. CT at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. Offense The Chiefs three-game winning streak has been boosted by very good defensive play. The offense has contributed by playing complementary football, not putting their defense in poor …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the moments just after the Chiefs victory over the Broncos last Sunday, Andy Reid capsulized his team’s winning performance in three words. “Defense, defense, defense,” Reid said in explaining the Chiefs 29-13 victory. The defensive effort forced five interceptions, six quarterback sacks and did not allow a Denver point on the scoreboard in the first …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs have gone 11 games over the last two seasons without a punt or kickoff return for touchdown, the longest drought since Andy Reid and his staff took over in 2013. Special teams coordinator Dave Toub won’t admit to getting antsy or frustrated by the wait; he’s been there before. “When I was in Chicago, …
