KANSAS CITY, Mo. – While the Chiefs won’t openly admit it, there will likely be some scoreboard watching Sunday. The Denver Broncos (11-3) and Chiefs (11-3) are tied atop the AFC West and have plenty to play for with playoff seeding implications on the line in the final two games of the regular season. Denver currently owns the tiebreaker over …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Week 16’s opponent offers a unique situation for the Chiefs. If the season ended today, the Chiefs have the No. 5 seed as the top wildcard and would square off against the Indianapolis Colts, who lead the AFC South as the No. 4 seed. But potentially facing off the Colts in the postseason won’t factor in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Dexter McCluster (ankle) has been downgraded from questionable to out and will not make the trip to Oakland, a team spokesman confirmed Saturday morning via phone conversation. While that’s bad news for a special teams unit that has hit its stride in the past two games, the good news surrounds the team confirming …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Stop the presses. The playoffs race just got very interesting Thursday night with the Denver Broncos (11-3) losing to the San Diego Chargers (7-7). “I think guys really have been happy today,” Chiefs defensive end Mike DeVito said with a grin during Friday’s locker room media session. It was just earlier in the week the media …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder addressed the media Friday and offered an update on wide receiver Dexter McCluster. McCluster did not practice Thursday or Friday with an ankle injury. Burkholder’s full statement is as follows: “As you guys know, we listed Dexter with an ankle injury yesterday and we’ll list him today as an ankle …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – From the Iron Bowl to Border Showdown, some of the current Chiefs players played in intense college football rivalry games before joining the professional ranks. But the NFL also has long-standing rivalries, such as Week 15’s contest against the Oakland Raiders. Do players view Sunday’s matchup, which marks the 110th meeting between the Chiefs and Raiders, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The league on Wednesday recognized Chiefs outside linebacker Tamba Hali as the AFC Defensive Player of the Week. The award comes on the heels of Hali’s two-sack performance in Week 14 against the Washington Redskins. The two-time Pro Bowler has 11 sacks on the season, tied for the team lead with outside linebacker Justin Houston. Hali …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There’s an argument for both sides when it comes to resting players down the stretch after clinching a playoff spot. And the Chiefs could find themselves in that position after Week 15, leaving coach Andy Reid with a choice. “I’ve done both, gone both ways with that,” Reid said during Monday’s media session. “I have held people from …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Sunday’s 45-10 victory against the Washington Redskins accomplished two things. The obvious being it snapped the Chiefs’ three-game losing streak and moved the team closer to clinching a playoff berth. “I thought it was a good win,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said during Monday’s media session. “Every win you get in the National Football League is a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Anybody looking for signs of panic out of the Chiefs, who have lost three straight after a 9-0 start, better look elsewhere. The message received from coaches and players throughout the week surrounded unity in the face of adversity as the team travels to Washington to take on the Redskins (3-9). “They know that they’ve won …
