DENVER — The Kansas City City Chiefs take on the Denver Broncos Sunday night without three defensive starters, but will have linebacker Derrick Johnson, cornerback Marcus Peters and defensive tackle Dontari Poe. The team already knew it would be without linebacker Dee Ford, defensive end Jaye Howard and cornerback Steven Nelson. Johnson, Peters and Poe all appeared questionable on Friday’s injury …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Long snapper James Winchester returned for Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay just one day after funeral services for his father, Michael Winchester. The elder Winchester tragically died following a shooting Tuesday at the Oklahoma City airport where he worked. The team held a moment of silence before the game honoring Michael. General manager John Dorsey attended memorial services …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs started the day without cornerback Marcus Peters and lost linebacker Dee Ford at halftime, so even the return of linebacker Justin Houston didn’t even the ledger for the bruised and battered defense. Peters, tied for the NFL’s interception lead entering Sunday, suffered a hip pointer against Carolina that kept him out of practice last …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Leaving points on the field continues plaguing the Kansas City Chiefs offensive, contributing to a 19-17 defeat against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that sent the team to its first loss at Arrowhead Stadium in more than a year. Chiefs coach Andy Reid remained at a loss to explain the team’s red zone struggles. “It’s probably a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quarterback Alex Smith scampered 11 yards for a late first-half touchdown and Cairo Santos added a 22-yard field on the first possession of the game to give the Kansas City Chiefs a 10-9 halftime lead over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs defense yielded 23 yards to the Bucs, including 203 passing yards …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston makes his long-anticipated return to the field against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arrowhead Stadium, but the team’s defense lines up without starting cornerback Marcus Peters and defensive end Jaye Howards Coach Andy Reid said Houston looked ready to return following practice this week, but did not indicate how much …
NFL box scores track yards gained, time of possession, first downs and penalties, but only the final score gives a calculation of a team’s confidence, heart and sense of destiny, and that’s the only measure Kansas City Chiefs maxed out in 20-17 come-from-behind victory at the Carolina Panthers Sunday. “This crew here has got some character,” Coach Andy Reid told …
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton proved a one-man band in the first half against the Chiefs, passing for 157 yards and a touchdown while adding another 43 yards and a touchdown on the ground in driving the Panthers to a 17-3 halftime lead. The Chiefs’ longest offensive play of the first half resulted from a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct by Carolina …
The Kansas Chiefs offense kicks off against the Carolina Panthers with quarterback Alex Smith and running back Spencer Ware back starting in the backfield, but missing starting wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. Linebacker Derrick Johnson, the only real question mark heading in the starting lineup heading into Sunday, is active and plans to start against the Panthers. The team ruled out …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce didn’t wait to arise from the ground before letting all 70,000-plus people at Arrowhead Stadium know he thought himself the victim of pass interference by Jaguars cornerback Prince Amukamara. “I just lost it,” Kelce said following the game, which ended for him after his ejection for two unsportsmanlike fouls on the same play. With 11 …
