KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the NFL, a team does not win 11 straight games and advance in the league’s playoffs on just the performances from 22 starters. In the Chiefs’ playoff victory over the Houston Texans, there were quite a few background players from the roster that played major roles in the 30-0 shutout. Here are three: –Kicker Cairo …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson interviewed on Sunday with the Philadelphia Eagles for their head coaching position. The soon to be 48-year old Pederson spent time with the Eagles as a player (1999) and an assistant coach (2009-12) on Andy Reid’s coaching staff. He joined Reid on his move to Kansas City in 2013, becoming the …
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 …
HOUSTON – Offensive lineman Donald Stephenson entered Saturday fully aware of the Chiefs’ playoff blues. The Chiefs ended that drought by defeating the Texans, 30-0, in the venue next to the old Astrodome, the site of the last playoff won against the Oilers on Jan. 16, 1994. Stephenson wasn’t aware of the history because he is a member of the …
HOUSTON – The Chiefs cruised to a 30-0 win over the Houston Texans on Saturday, marking Kansas City’s first playoff win since Jan. 16, 1994. But the luster of ending a playoff winless drought was softened by the loss of a major player on offense. Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin went down with a knee injury after hauling in a 7-yard …
HOUSTON– The date Jan. 16, 1994 no longer lingers over Chiefs Kingdom after a winless drought of 20-plus years in the postseason came to a halt with the Chiefs routing the Texans 30-0. “This is better than church on Christmas,” Luke Hill, of Wichita, Kan., said of the win. The win was a long time coming. The diehard fans were ready to do …
HOUSTON – Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, arguably the NFL’s top defensive player, presents a major problem for most teams. The Kansas City Chiefs experienced it first hand in Week 1 when Watt totaled nine tackles, including six for losses, two sacks and three quarterback hits. But during Saturday’s opening game of Wild Card Weekend, Watt was barely visible as …
In a season where the Kansas City Chiefs have done so many things that earlier teams could not accomplish, the 2015 squad added another moment to the history books Saturday afternoon at NRG Stadium in Houston. Coach Andy Reid’s team rode a strong defensive performance to a 30-0 victory over the Houston Texans in an AFC wildcard round game. The …
HOUSTON– Kansas City fans flocked in on planes, trains and automobiles from Mexico to Canada, from Alaska to South Carolina and everywhere in between watch the Chiefs win their first playoff game since 1994. There were grill masters from Louisiana, season ticket holders from San Diego and casual fans from Quebec, Mexico and Mobile, Ala. just to name a few. …
