KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers meet Sunday night as two teams coming off polar opposite games, with the Chiefs rolling over the New York Jets and the Steelers getting rolled by the Philadelphia Eagles. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said he must have a short memory after his teams’ 34-3 thrashing by the Eagles. “That’s what …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs appear close to having their offensive line unit back together in full health for the first time since the opening weekend of the season. Rookie left guard Parker Ehinger marks the latest offensive lineman to return to the practice field. Ehinger missed the last two games with a concussion and foot injury. He returned to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two more interceptions for Marcus Peters earned the Kansas City Chiefs cornerback defensive player of the week honors, the NFL announced Wednesday. The second-year star unfortunately celebrated his award by leaving practice with the flu, according to coach Andy Reid. “He’s got the flu so we sent him home,” Reid said. “Hopefully that’s a quick one.” Peters …
Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters joined elite company with his 12th career interception in his 19th career game, adding his name to a list including a handful of other defensive players in the NFL over the last six decades. Andy Reid believes his young corner is a rare talent, and lacks a true comparison to other defensive backs he has coached. …
The Chiefs defense posted six interceptions, and you can’t blame anyone for checking quickly to see if cornerback Marcus Peters hauled in the pass. A third of the time, it was the right guess. “It was part of the game plan,” Peters said. “We knew what we were going up against. They’ve got a difficult core of receivers and we …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Starting the season with two uneven offensive performances, the Kanas City Chiefs wanted a fundamental sound outing against the New York Jets. They got just that, with a 24-3 turnover-fueled victory Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. The offense did not show much flash, but it did show efficiency and productivity, scoring 17 points off Jets turnovers. Quarterback …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Starting the season with two uneven performances, the Kanas City Chiefs wanted a fundamental sound outing against the New York Jets. They got just that, with a 24-3 turnover-fueled victory Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. The offense did not show much flash, but it did show efficiency and productivity, scoring 17 points off Jets turnovers. Alex Smith …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It wasn’t a perfect first-half, but don’t blame the Kansas City Chiefs felt that way at intermission, charging to a 17-3 halftime lead against the New York Jets and Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs parlayed three Jets turnovers into 17 points, controlling the line of scrimmage and the clock. Kansas City held the ball for 18 minutes, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –Chiefs starting right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is active against the New York Jets, but will not start, forcing another shuffle among the team’s starting guards before Sunday’s game. Jordan Devey gets the start in place of Duvernay-Tardif, who the team listed as questionable Friday with an ankle sprain. Starting left guard Parker Ehinger was already rule out …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Don’t look for a clash of the titans between the Chiefs offense and the New York Jets defense, but it’s the critical matchup for both teams looking to pick up a win Sunday afternoon at Arrowhead Stadium. Aside from 26 sparkling minutes against the San Diego Chargers, the Chiefs offense has been a shell of its former self, …
