KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs can clinch an AFC playoff berth with a win Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium against the Tennessee Titans, a team defying the odds with its own playoff ambitions and posing a tougher than expected challenge for the red-hot home team. “They’re hotter than a firecracker right now,” coach Andy Reid said of the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Tennessee Titans turned from a 13-loss team to a playoff contender in one season by building around second-year quarterback Marcus Mariota, yet the young signal caller says it’s his team’s rushing attack that makes the offense go. “I think if you’re able to run the football it’s going to open a lot of different things,” Mariota said. …
Kansas City Chiefs rookie wide receiver claims he lost a race once, but that seems hard to believe with the blazing speed he displayed against the Oakland Raiders while running away with the award for AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. “Yeah, I lost – one time,” Hill said. “It was a professional race, actually. The guy out of …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs return for preparations against the Tennessee Titans this week, and must do so without the reassuring presence of veteran inside linebacker Derrick Johnson. Johnson sustained a torn Achilles tendon in the team’s 21-13 win over the Oakland Raiders Thursday night. The Chiefs may find an understudy to keep the show going, but …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Reports over the weekend suggesting Kansas City running back Jamaal Charles might return for the postseason received a skeptical response from coach Andy Reid Monday. “I don’t know that,” Reid said. He indicated the All-Pro running back remained under the care of orthopedic surgeon James Andrews at his clinic in Birmingham, Ala. “They’re working on getting …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs fans shopping for last-minute holiday gifts might turn Dec. 23 into a whole new Red Friday experience, with the team’s announcement that tickets for a potential AFC wild card or divisional home playoff game go on sale to the general public that day. Playoff ticket sales will have a staggered launch date for distinct groups …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs and the Oakland Raiders share a rich history and storied rivalry, but for more than two decades the feelings of hatred and distrust between the franchises comes only from old stories handed down by past generations – until now, that is. “The rivalry’s back,” Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson said. The Chiefs and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry made NFL history Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, and that performance helped the veteran earn his second AFC Defensive Player of the Year Award in the last four weeks. Berry returned an interception for a touchdown, and sealed the game for the Chiefs with an interception on a Falcons’ two-point …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a different universe, Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr might take the field Thursday night in red and gold instead instead of silver and black. The third-year quarterback said the Kansas City Chiefs showed interest in him during the 2014 draft, when the Raiders selected him in the second round. “They did a little bit,” Carr said. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Oakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio sparked the ire of Kansas City Chiefs fans following the last game between the two teams when he appeared to criticize the team’s pre-snap shifts and motions, calling them “gimmicky things.” Del Rio said Tuesday he doesn’t regret the remark, but put a different spin on what many construed as …
