FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — An NFL game is full of ebbs and flows when teams capitalize on opportunities or regret missed chances. The Chiefs could spend some time during the offseason with the latter, especially with a series that contributed to turning the game in favor of New England. Down 7-3 early in the second quarter, Chiefs punt returner Frankie Hammond …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Something was missing from Kansas City’s defensive performance Saturday in the Chiefs’ 27-20, season-ending loss to the New England Patriots, and that something wasn’t difficult to identify. Turnovers. Over the course of the season, the Chiefs forced 26 interceptions and recovered eight fumbles. Of those picks, 22 interceptions came during the regular season. That mark was second …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The 2015 Kansas City Chiefs season wasn’t for the faint-hearted. It was tumultuous from the very beginning up until the bitter end. The Chiefs posted an undefeated preseason record, something they hadn’t done since 1966. Jubilation followed, despite those games not technically counting. Then, the season had a steep drop off into near oblivion. The 1-5 start …
The magical football journey of the 2015 Chiefs came to an end Saturday evening at Gillette Stadium, the home of the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. The 11-game winning streak for Andy Reid’s team was brought to a jarring halt by Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman and the rest of the postseason veterans that fill the Patriots …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin is active for Saturday’s game against the New England Patriots. Maclin, who suffered a high-ankle sprain in last weekend’s game against the Houston Texans, did not practice the past week and entered the game designated as questionable. Starting outside linebackers Justin Houston (knee) and Tamba Hali (thumb, knee) are active against the Patriots. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There is no doubt the battle-tested New England Patriots have more recent playoff experience than the Chiefs, a team advancing beyond the first round of the playoffs for the first time in 20-plus years. The Patriots are the defending Super Bowl champions, after all, and have made the postseason in seven straight seasons, including two Super …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin (ankle) did not practice Friday and the Chiefs officially designate Maclin as questionable for Saturday’s game against the New England Patriots. Coach Andy Reid said Thursday that Maclin, who suffered the injury during the opening round of the playoffs against the Houston Texans, would be a game-time decision. Rookie wide receiver Chris …
Offensive, defensive and special teams keys for the Kansas City Chiefs (12-5) in Saturday’s divisional round game in the AFC playoffs against the New England Patriots (12-4) starting at 3:35 p.m. CT at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Ma. OFFENSE Offensively, the Chiefs have not been running on all cylinders over the last month-plus. They’ve had just enough production to not …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs coach Andy Reid faces New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick for the sixth time when the two collide in the AFC Divisional Round at Gillette Stadium. Reid is 1-4 in his career against Belichick, including a 24-21 loss in Super Bowl XXXIX. And Saturday’s game against the reigning Super Bowl champions has urgency when considering …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Football is a game of collisions. Always has been, always will be. When bodies collide, bodies are hurt or injured. Those descriptions may sound similar, but in the National Football League they have very different meanings. Every player that will take part in this weekend’s divisional round of the playoffs is hurt after six months of …
