KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Some within the media, especially at the national level, find it fit to criticize the Chiefs. The offense stinks, they say. Quarterback Alex Smith has two touchdown passes in the last five games, they argue. The defense is the only reason the team is 9-0, some emphatically state. But the comment that set social media on …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs officially enter the bye week and a lot of players couldn’t be happier to have the break before the start of the second half of the season. The first nine games saw the Chiefs enjoy a historical turnaround. They’re the first team in NFL history to start 9-0 after posting the league’s worst record …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Don’t be fooled by the Buffalo Bills’ 3-5 record; this Bills team is tough. Entering Week Nine, the Bills have just two double-digit losses to go along with two heartbreaking losses. The first tough defeat kicked off the season in Week One against the New England Patriots when kicker Stephen Gostkowski booted a 35-yard field goal …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Buffalo hasn’t been kind to the Chiefs, who have lost six straight road games, including two playoff games, at Orchard Park, N.Y., against the Bills since 1991. Meanwhile, Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson also has a streak against the Chiefs. Since 2010, Johnson has a touchdown in three straight games against Kansas City. Johnson’s annual trip …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Week 11’s Chiefs at Denver Broncos matchup on Nov. 17 has been flexed to 8:30 p.m. ET to air on NBC Sunday Night Football, the NFL announced Friday. The game was originally scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET, but moving the game made sense giving the teams’ current respective records and growing national attention. “We had originally protected …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs have faced backup quarterbacks in three of the last four games. And on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, the Chiefs could very well face the backup to the backup at Ralph Wilson Stadium. With starter E.J. Manuel (knee) out another week, Buffalo Bill coach Doug Marrone said during Wednesday’s media conference call that quarterback Thad …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NFL named Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop as Week Eight’s AFC Special Team Player of the Week. Succop went 3-of-4 on field goal attempts and 2-of-2 on PATs during the Chiefs’23-17 win against the Cleveland Browns. He connected from 42, 35 and 40 yards, with his three field goals tying Nick Folk to top the AFC. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles is dealing with a knee contusion suffered in Sunday’s 23-17 win against the Cleveland Browns. Coach Andy Reid indicated during Monday’s media session the team would evaluate the star rusher and backup defensive lineman Mike Catapano, who has a sprained ankle, in the coming days. “Mike’s is probably a little more …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Every Friday before the start of practice, a group of Chiefs players prepare for drills to get warmed up. They form two lines lined up on opposite sides of a section of the field, one behind a player already positioned wide right of the line of scrimmage. The first player in line looks back to the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With Cleveland Browns quarterback Jason Campbell getting the call over Brandon Weeden, the Chiefs’ run against backup quarterbacks continues on Sunday. For a third time in four weeks and second in as many weeks, the undefeated Chiefs face a signal caller who didn’t start the season under center for his respective team. But unlike last week’s …
