KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs added another primetime appearance to their schedule with the NFL moving the Nov. 27 game against the Denver Broncos to primetime. The game now kicks of at 7:30 p.m. central time on NBC Sunday Night Football. The move means that three of the team’s final six games are now scheduled as primetime …
NFL box scores track yards gained, time of possession, first downs and penalties, but only the final score gives a calculation of a team’s confidence, heart and sense of destiny, and that’s the only measure Kansas City Chiefs maxed out in 20-17 come-from-behind victory at the Carolina Panthers Sunday. “This crew here has got some character,” Coach Andy Reid told …
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton proved a one-man band in the first half against the Chiefs, passing for 157 yards and a touchdown while adding another 43 yards and a touchdown on the ground in driving the Panthers to a 17-3 halftime lead. The Chiefs’ longest offensive play of the first half resulted from a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct by Carolina …
The Kansas Chiefs offense kicks off against the Carolina Panthers with quarterback Alex Smith and running back Spencer Ware back starting in the backfield, but missing starting wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. Linebacker Derrick Johnson, the only real question mark heading in the starting lineup heading into Sunday, is active and plans to start against the Panthers. The team ruled out …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — First place in the AFC West lies within the grasp of the Kansas City Chiefs as they visit the Carolina Panthers for a noon kickoff Sunday, but means dispatching the defending NFC champions on their own turf, just as the Panthers start showing signs of returning to winning form. “They look pretty good right now, and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs head to Carolina to take on the Panthers without wide receiver Jeremy Maclin and defensive lineman Jaye Howard, while likely delaying the return of linebacker Justin Houston at least one more week. Machin and Howard both continue battling nagging injuries. Maclin test his going injury for just two plays last week against Jacksonville before …
The Kansas City Chiefs looked like a team that lost its way heading to the bye in week five, coming off a blowout loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and struggling to find its rhythm on both sides of the ball. What a different a month makes. Now the Chiefs stand 6-2, heading to Carolina with an opportunity to move to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Linebacker Justin Houston, asked how he expects to play after the Kansas City Chiefs added him to their active roster this week, uttered the words Kansas City Chiefs fans waited to hear since the All-Pro limped off the field in New England during last year’s playoff loss. “I expect what I normally do: Dominate,” Houston said. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin and defensive end Jaye Howard did not practice for the second-straight day, putting the prospects for both players lining up Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars in doubt. Howard’s chances of playing appear the highest. The defensive end did not practice two days last week as the team provided rest for his …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When asked questions about NFL rules designed to protect quarterbacks, the eyes of Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid shows a flicker of apprehension and calculation, trying to find the fine line where speaking truth to power doesn’t incur the wrath of league rules that protect officials too. “You can answer that question and it won’t cost …
