Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense righted the ship Sunday in a 31-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, including a season-high 17 second-half points. “Yeah, it felt like we were moving the ball,” head coach Andy Reid said in his postgame press conference. “Even down towards the end, you’re up by 14 points, so they’re still within striking distance …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wide receiver Richie James makes his return to the Chiefs after an eight-game absence, and a familiar foe on the Las Vegas Raiders will play in Sunday’s matchups despite a knee injury. The return of James was expected after he was a full participant during practice this week and did not appear on the injury report. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Despite a 17-7 lead at halftime and another stifling defensive performance, the Chiefs picked up their second loss in three games as the Philadelphia Eagles claimed a 21-17 victory in a rematch of last season’s Super Bowl opponents. Monday night’s loss echoed recurring themes from the first half of the season as the Chiefs committed seven …
Shake it off, Tony Gonzalez. Travis Kelce is now on top. With his catch for 7 yards in the fourth quarter against Miami, Kelce reached 10,941 yards receiving during the regular season in his NFL career. That moves Kelce to the top spot on the franchise’s all-time leaderboard for receiving yards, bypassing Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez with …
Despite a lower back contusion that limited him during the week, Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay will play Sunday when the Chiefs take on the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt, Germany. Both Gay and linebacker Darius Harris, who was signed Tuesday off the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad, are on the game-day roster. The club will be without starting middle linebacker Nick …
Five turnovers, 17 points off turnovers and 0-of-3 in the red zone — Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had no trouble rattling off the reasons for his team’s 24-9 loss at Denver Sunday. He also had no problem taking the blame for the team’s 16-game winning streak against the Broncos coming to an end. “I take full responsibility for it,” …
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is active for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos despite the onset of flu symptoms on Saturday, and he will have one of his favorite targets back in the lineup as well. There was never any doubt Mahomes intended to play Sunday even after the Chiefs added him to their injury report with an illness. Mahomes …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is expected to play Sunday against the Denver Broncos despite the onset of flu symptoms on Saturday. The club added Mahomes to their injury report Sunday morning with an illness but did not give him a game-day designation. That means the team expects Mahomes to play. NFL rules require the club label …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Mecole Hardman awaited the fourth-quarter punt from the Los Angeles Chargers’ JK Scott, he had already decided what he was going to do with the football. “Honestly, I was going to return it no matter what,” Hardman said. “I think I had my mind made up already. Especially I think it was like a safe …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Charles Omenihu awoke at 6:15 a.m. Sunday, more than nine hours before he was set to make his regular-season debut with the Kansas City Chiefs that afternoon. “I told myself that I had to turn it down a little bit,” Omenihu said. “Coming out and seeing the fans, that got me rolling again. After that, I …
