KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When running back Jamaal Charles hobbled off the field, Kansas City was beating the Chicago Bears, 17-3. His absence coincided with an impending Chiefs offensive implosion and the Chiefs (1-4) fell to the Bears (2-3), 18-17. Lots of things went right and lots of things went right. Here are five things that didn’t go the Chiefs’ way …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The worst fears surrounding running back Jamaal Charles and the Chiefs without one of the NFL’s top running backs are potentially coming true. “Preliminary reports, it probably looks more like a torn ACL than anything,” coach Andy Reid said Sunday during his postgame media session. “He’ll have an MRI on it tomorrow and we’ll see how …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Albert Wilson (shoulder) is inactive against the Chicago Bears. Wilson entered Sunday as questionable on the injury report after being limited in practice the entire week will miss a second straight game. Rookie wide receiver Chris Conley, who had two catches for 53 yards in Week 4, will start in Wilson’s place. Rookie …
The Kansas City Chiefs opened Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals with surprises on offense. And arguably the biggest one surrounded second-year offensive lineman Zach Fulton starting at right guard in place of Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. “Sometimes you can take a step back to take a step forward,” coach Andy Reid told reporters after the game of Duvernay-Tardif. “That’s one of the …
Kicker Cairo Santos was dialed in Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. And that proved a good thing since he was only player scoring points for the Chiefs at Paul Brown Stadium. Santos, a second-year pro, established a team-record seven field goals in a single game, including two from 51 yards. He also connected from 22, 40, 34, 40 and 29 …
When the game clock strikes zeroes in a modern-day NFL game and a team’s best performer is without question the kicker, it’s easy to assume it was not a successful afternoon. Despite dominating possession of the ball and producing 461 offensive yards, the Chiefs only points Sunday afternoon against the Cincinnati Bengals came from kicker Cairo Santos, as they lost …
The Kansas City Chiefs couldn’t contain the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive or defensive prowess en route to third straight loss after an embarrassing 36-21 defeat at Paul Brown Stadium. The Chiefs (1-3) were kept afloat singlehandedly by kicker Cairo Santos, who scored every point for Kansas City in the game with a team-record seven field goals. Without Santos, the outing could …
Chiefs wide receiver Albert Wilson is inactive for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Wilson, who practiced in a limited fashion the past week, has been nursing a shoulder injury and the Chiefs designated him as questionable on the final injury report heading into the weekend. With Wilson not dressing for the game, wide receiver Frankie …
Chiefs coach Andy Reid isn’t one to talk a lot during press conferences even when he is in a good mood. Now imagine what it’s like when Reid is in a bad mood. Reporters got a taste of that disposition following the Chiefs’ 38-28 loss to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Monday Night Football. A visibly upset …
Records were made to be broken and Chiefs inside linebacker Derrick Johnson finally got the one he pursued. The 11th-year pro entered Monday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers with 955 tackles and needed five tackles to surpass Gary Spani’s club record of 999 tackles. Johnson, who spent the 2014 season on injured reserve after rupturing an Achilles tendon …
