From offense, defense to special teams, every facet of the Chiefs came out of the gate rolling en route to a 27-20 win over the Houston Texans. The Chiefs (1-0) were led by quarterback Alex Smith, who completed 22 of 33 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns for a quarterback rating for 118.6. Lots of things went right for Kansas City, and some misfires …
The Chiefs list of inactive players doesn’t carry major surprises for Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans. Guard/tackle Jeff Allen won’t play, but he entered the weekend listed as questionable. Allen, who practiced fully the past week, continues to recover from a knee injury suffered in the preseason opener. With Allen down, the Chiefs have seven offensive linemen available for …
ST. LOUIS – The past 10 months proved a long period for Chiefs tight end Demetrius Harris. Harris recently returned to practice in recent days after missing all of organized team activities, training camp and the three previous preseason games while recovering from foot surgery in early May. A big test arrived Thursday night in the preseason finale against the St. Louis Rams, …
An always forgettable final game of the NFL preseason schedule turned out to be just a bit more memorable for the Chiefs on Thursday night at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. The 24-17 victory over the Rams gave the Chiefs a 4-0 record in the preseason, the first time since the Super Bowl year of 1969 they went …
The Chiefs defeated the St. Louis Rams 24-17 in the battle of second strings versus second strings to win the Governor’s Cup. For the first time since 1969, the Kansas City Chiefs posted an undefeated preseason record. The Chiefs appeared in the Super Bowl the last two times (1960, 1969) the Chiefs accomplished the feat. Despite that fact, going undefeated …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs third-string quarterback Aaron Murray knew he was playing Friday night against the Tennessee Titans. But his focus fell on the second half as part of a game plan that originally called for the starters to go into the third quarter before giving way to the backups. The Chiefs coaching staff changed that decision late in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs rookie linebacker Ramik Wilson added to his team-leading preseason tackles during Friday night’s 34-10 win against the Tennessee Titans. Wilson recorded four solo tackles, pushing his total through three exhibition games at 13 (12 solo). While the game appears to come easy to the team’s fourth-round pick in May’s NFL Draft, Wilson is quick to point out …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –The Chiefs capped off their third-straight preseason win for the first time since 1980, steamrolling the Tennessee Titans 34-10. Through rain and shine, but mostly rain by the fourth quarter, the Chiefs had their fair share of high moments and low moments. HIGHS • Quarterback Alex Smith set preseason records of his own with his performance. His 171 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Alex Smith and the Chiefs first-team offense went into Friday night’s preseason against Tennessee still trying to develop some sort of productive rhythm after two previous lackluster performances. It was rhythm they found against the Titans, jumping to a 17-0 lead in the first half and they finished up with a 34-10 victory at Arrowhead Stadium. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs designated 10 players as “not expected to play” Friday night against the Tennessee Titans. The players not dressing are offensive linemen Jeff Allen (knee), Eric Fisher (ankle) and Tavon Rooks (shortness of breath); quarterback Tyler Bray (knee); tight end Demetrius Harris (foot); wide receivers De’Anthony Thomas (calf) and Junior Hemingway (hip); linebackers Josh Mauga …
