KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Records were broken, but so were the Chiefs’ slim playoff hopes. The Chiefs (9-7) kept the Chargers (9-7) out of the playoffs with a 19-7 win at Arrowhead Stadium. But the Chiefs were officially eliminated from the playoffs as a result of Jacksonville and Cleveland’s losses. “They finished the season on a very strong note, but …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Donnie Avery is a healthy inactive for Sunday’s game against the San Diego Chargers. Avery, who underwent a sports hernia procedure in early October, has not played in three straight games. Rookie Albert Wilson will make his fourth straight start at split end in place of Avery. The Chiefs also list cornerback Marcus …
Four trips inside the 12-yard line netted three field goals in a game where the Chiefs needed touchdowns against the Pittsburgh Steelers. And the team’s inability to take advantage of the opportunities effectively placed Kansas City’s postseason hopes on life support after a 20-12 loss. While the Chiefs (8-7) are barely alive for a playoff berth, the team must defeat …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Whether the Chiefs are deserving of a spot in the postseason is debatable given recent struggles. What isn’t up for argument, however, is the Chiefs remain alive for a playoff berth as an AFC Wildcard team despite Sunday’s loss, which marked the fourth defeat in the past five games. The Week 17 scenarios are simple: • …
The Chiefs defense arguably did its part, limiting the Pittsburgh Steelers, the NFL’s top offense entering Week 16, to 282 total yards. Kansas City’s offense, however, didn’t hold its end of the bargain after four trips, including three in the first half, inside the Steelers’ 12-yard line resulted in three Cairo Santos field goals. The Chiefs’ inability to score touchdowns …
Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (illness) is active for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bowe entered the weekend officially listed as questionable after missing the entire week of practice. While the Chiefs will have Bowe, wide receiver Donnie Avery is a healthy inactive for a second straight week. Avery recently returned from a sports hernia procedure and wasn’t listed …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs rookie kicker Cairo Santos entered Week 15 on a roll, making 14 straight field goals after starting the season 2-of-4. Santos’ streak came to an end Sunday after he missed his first field goal attempt from 44 yards. While he came back to make a 41-yard field goal, he then missed an attempt from 47-yards …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs rookie punt returner De’Antony Thomas made special teams coordinator Dave Toub look good Sunday against the Oakland Raiders. Toub just days earlier called the shot when it came to the special teams unit breaking a punt return for a touchdown. “We’re still waiting to get a big one really is what we’re waiting on,” Toub …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs (8-6) ended a three-game losing streak by defeating the Oakland Raiders (2-12) 31-13. The Chiefs’ last win came against the Seattle Seahawks during Week 11, but Sunday’s win put the team back on the right track with hopes for a postseason berth. The Chiefs have two more games on the season, one at Pittsburgh (9-5) and one …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It took a lackluster first half for the Chiefs offense to wake up in a penalty-filled game. The Chiefs (8-6) scored 21 third-quarter points to escape the Oakland Raiders’ (2-12) threat of a season sweep by way of a 31-13 win at Arrowhead Stadium. Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith put together his best passing performance of the …
