KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs had a sack party with six takedowns of quarterback Derek Carr during Sunday’s 23-17 win over the Oakland Raiders. Defensive back Ron Parker, safety Ron Parker, defensive end Jaye Howard, outside linebackers Dee Ford and Frank Zombo, and defensive end Mike DeVito each totaled a sack. But it isn’t a sack party without a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt’s faith in his team never wavered even during a 1-5 start to the season. But more importantly, he always stood behind coach Andy Reid and general manager John Dorsey, both of whom were hired in January 2013. “It really goes back to the job they’ve done over the last two …
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 …
Do you believe in miracles? Because the Kansas City Chiefs sure do. The Chiefs were 1-5 through Week 6. The future looked grim. Playoffs? That hope seemed far fetched 11 weeks ago. But they weren’t going to give up hope. And 11 weeks later, the Chiefs finished the regular season with 10-straight wins. The regular season was punctuated with a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs outside linebacker Justin Houston will not play against the Oakland Raiders. Houston, who suffered a hyperextended knee in Week 12, returned to a limited practice on Friday, but will miss a fifth straight game. Second-year pro Dee Ford will continue to start in Houston’s place. Meanwhile, the Chiefs will have outside linebacker Tamba Hali in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It didn’t take long for guard Jeff Allen to get back in the groove against the Cleveland Browns. Allen, who missed the past two games with an ankle injury, returned to the starting lineup at left guard and felt right at home. “I got back in there ready to roll,” he said. “Once I got that …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin went over the 1,000-yard receiving mark on the season during Sunday’s 17-13 win over the Cleveland Browns. And Maclin, the Chiefs’ prized free-agent signing in March, did it in grand fashion, hauling in an 11-yard touchdown catch on the team’s opening drive. The seventh-year pro became the first Chiefs wide receiver …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs are on a magic carpet ride and everybody is along for the trip. Kansas City (10-5) clinched a postseason berth Sunday with a 17-13 win over the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The road to the playoffs, however, didn’t start off easy for the Chiefs, who began the …
Nine straight wins. Not many of them have been pretty, but over the past nine weeks, the Chiefs have hailed victorious. Week 16 was no different, as the Kansas City Chiefs (10-5) outlasted the Cleveland Browns 17-13. Shortly after the final whistle blew in Kansas City, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Baltimore Ravens, solidifying Kansas City’s playoff spot. This …
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 …