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 …
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 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos has spent quality time getting ready for his first career trip to Gillette Stadium. While the second-year pro continues to kick during practice, it is more about what he accomplished off the field in the past week. Santos has been busy scouting to gain a better understanding how the wind conditions affect …
The Kansas City Chiefs will arguably face their biggest task of the season this Saturday. One game away from the AFC Championship, but the defending Super Bowl champions stand in their way and New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is very good at finding the weaknesses of a football team and exploiting them for a victory. Here is the game …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Cairo Santos’ introduction to the postseason proved one to remember during the Chiefs’ 30-0 won over the Houston Texans in the opening round of the playoffs. Santos went 3 of 3 on field goal attempts, converting twice from 49 yards and 33 yards. He established a team record with the first 49-yard goal for the longest …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin did not practice Tuesday as the Chiefs prepare to face the New England Patriots in the divisional round of the playoffs. But Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Maclin, who is dealing with what Reid called a “mild high-ankle sprain,” could play Saturday without practicing in the coming days. “He can do that,” …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This coming Saturday’s meeting between the Chiefs and New England Patriots will not be the first time Andy Reid has gone head-to-head against Bill Belichick in the NFL postseason. Reid’s Eagles played Belichick’s Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX, with New England beating Philadelphia 24-21 in Jacksonville on Feb. 6, 2005. It was the third of the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin does not have a torn ACL in his right knee. That’s what an MRI exam Sunday morning. What Maclin does have is a high ankle sprain, and his status for Saturday’s game against the New England Patriots remains very much in doubt. The Chiefs say his ability to play is “day-to-day.” That’s …
