KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL spotlight shines on the Kansas City Chiefs Thursday with a primetime nationally televised game at Arrowhead Stadium, and the circumstances pose a challenge for fans heading to catch the game. “There’s a ton of traffic in this area on a typical Thursday night,” team president Mark Donovan said. “Add to that one of the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Coach Andy Reid’s voice cut through the crisp autumn air, admonishing his Kansas City Chiefs team of the challenge that awaits them Sunday afternoon against the Atlanta Falcons. No one believes you can win this game, Reid told his team. No one believes you can go to Atlanta and win after a thrilling victory at Denver last Sunday. No one believes you can win …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ten Kansas City Chiefs will wear special edition cleats during Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons that reflect their commitment to philanthropic causes and help raise funds for charitable organizations nationwide. The “My Cause My Cleats” campaign allows players to bring awareness to charitable endeavors important to them. Each pair of cleats will be auctioned off on the NFL Auction website …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Running back Joe McKnight’s short career with the Kansas City Chiefs included a memorable performance on the field, but it’s the off the field person Chiefs coaches and players remember the most following the 28-year-old’s tragic shooting death Thursday. Chiefs coach Andy Reid was among the those mourning the loss of McKnight. “What a great kid. We …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cairo Santos kicked the Kansas City Chiefs to a winning month, connecting on 11-of-11 field goals while booting two game-winning scores as time expired, and those heroics earned him the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month award for November. “It’s awesome,” Santos said. “It makes really proud of our whole special teams unit, coach (Dave) Toub …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyreek Hill scored on a rush, pass and kick return Sunday night against the Denver Broncos, and now the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver scored an AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor. Hill never dreamed on a difficult draft day when character concerns took center stage that he would become such an important part of the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Looking at the Denver Broncos from the viewpoint of the Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid reveals a familiar image. “They’re some similarities,” Reid said, “especially statistically there are some similarities in the areas offensively and defensively I would say.” The Chiefs and Broncos share very similar stories through the first 10 games of the season. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sunday night’s showdown at the Denver Broncos offers a redemption opportunity for the Kansas City Chiefs, a chance to wash away the bitter taste left behind by the dressing down handed to them in primetime in week four at Pittsburgh and end a primetime losing streak against the Broncos. “Pittsburgh we don’t remember,” linebacker Tamba Hali said. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The numbers say Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith ranks as not just the fastest gun in the AFC West, but the fastest quarterback in the league according to the high-tech statistics of the NFL, and that happens by design. “Nothing good in this league happens holding on to the football,” co-offensive coordinator Brad Childress said. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The first words from Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid Monday cut straight to a key reason for his team’s 19-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arrowhead Stadium. “The obvious is we need to do better job of staying on the field offensively and getting off the field defensively,” Reid said. “Third downs – …
