KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There is one advantage to a Thursday night game and it surrounds the 10 days the Chiefs have before Week 3’s game against the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football. The extra time could prove beneficial for right tackle Eric Fisher to recover from a high-ankle sprain. And more importantly, the opportunity to return to the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Anticipation built throughout Arrowhead Stadium during pregame introductions before the Chiefs hosted the Denver Broncos. The Chiefs wore red-on-red uniforms, which are reserved for special occasions, and Thursday night was indeed extraordinary. Offensive players took the field first as a group, leaving no doubt the defense would be introduced individually. One-by-one, the starters took the field as …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles quietly dressed at his locker, fully aware a throng of media waited behind him following Thursday night’s game. Charles had moments of greatness, including rushing for 125 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. But he knew the reporters weren’t there to address that production against the Denver Broncos. Charles lost …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The last three minutes in Arrowhead Stadium were tumultuous. One second the arena was filled with deafening noise, the next were moments of stunned silence. Denver quarterback Peyton Manning and the Broncos orchestrated a perfectly timed drive to tie the game with 40 seconds left. What followed can be chalked up to the magic of football. Sometimes things …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – When playing a team like the Denver Broncos and a quarterback with the Hall of Fame credentials of Peyton Manning there is one truism that never changes – don’t help them win a game. They generally don’t need help; they can do it themselves. But the Chiefs were giving hosts Thursday night before a raucous crowd …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs’ inactive list for Thursday night’s game against the Denver Broncos carries no surprises. The Chiefs list quarterback Aaron Murray, rookie cornerback Steven Nelson, outside linebacker Dezman Moses, offensive lineman Jeff Allen, tight end Brian Parker, wide receiver Frankie Hammond Jr., and rookie defensive end Rakeem Nunez-Roches as inactive. Allen (knee) was listed as probable …
The Kansas City Chiefs have a great opportunity Thursday night to get one in the win column against quarterback Peyton Manning and the Broncos. And Andy Reid has a chance to notch his first win over the Broncos as the Chiefs head coach. Denver is ripe for the taking, but it’s just going to take force and slight of the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – He is in decline, some declare. His passes are no longer crisp and are wounded ducks, they add. But the facts can’t be ignored despite the detractors around the league. Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning holds a 13-1 career record (.929 win percentage), including the playoffs, and has six straight wins against the Chiefs since joining …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs’ offensive line passed the initial test against the formidable front seven of the Houston Texans in Week 1. Making the entire unit’s performance against the Texans even more impressive surrounded a new starter at every position from the 2014 season. Donald Stephenson drew the start at left tackle, Ben Grubbs at left tackle, rookie …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The stories of Chiefs rookie center Mitch Morse’s pregame routine while in college are no secret. Morse would throw up before kickoff, as Missouri coach Gary Pinkel on Monday afternoon reminded the school’s beat writers. “Pinkel said Morse ‘gets really, really nervous before games. Usually he was hurling into the trash can,’” David Morrison of The …
