Records were made to be broken and Chiefs inside linebacker Derrick Johnson finally got the one he pursued. The 11th-year pro entered Monday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers with 955 tackles and needed five tackles to surpass Gary Spani’s club record of 999 tackles. Johnson, who spent the 2014 season on injured reserve after rupturing an Achilles tendon …
Give the Chiefs this – down by 24 points early in the fourth quarter, coach Andy Reid’s team did not pack up their bags and play out the string in Monday night’s encounter with the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. But a strong comeback to close out the game still left them well short of a victory, as the …
The Kansas City Chiefs looked completely discombobulated for the second straight week in primetime and the Green Bay Packers rolled their way to victory, 38-28. Granted, the second half compared to the first half was reminiscent of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but the transformation wasn’t enough in the end after the Chiefs (1-2) failed to complete a two-point conversion. …
Chiefs offensive lineman Jeff Allen (knee) is active for Monday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Allen, who suffered the knee injury in the preseason opener, makes his return to the lineup after being inactive the first two regular-season games. With Allen available for action, offensive lineman Jah Reid is inactive. Reid started the first two …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Forget for a minute the Green Bay Packers have reeled off 10 straight wins, including the playoffs, at Lambeau Field. Also put aside Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has thrown 43 touchdowns with no interceptions while posting a 124 passer rating in the past 18 home games, a stretch where Rodgers threw the ball 545 times. The …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The sports cliché of “talent and opportunity” applies to second-year wide receiver Albert Wilson. The 5-9, 200-pound Wilson has the talent to succeed in the Chiefs offense, evidenced in the final four games of the 2014 season where he posted 12 catches for 209 yards to lead all Chiefs wide receivers during that stretch. That four-game …
Offensive, defensive and special teams keys of the Kansas City Chiefs against the Green Bay Packers. OFFENSE The Chiefs must score touchdowns when they have the ball. Green Bay will; the Chiefs can’t settle for field goals. In two games, the Packers had 20 offensive possessions and scored points on 11 of them, with six touchdowns. The Chiefs had 28 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Eric Fisher will start at right tackle Monday night against the Green Bay Packers, Chiefs coach Andy Reid announced Saturday after practice. Reid said Fisher “did a nice job” in practice during the week, and the Chiefs officially designate him as probable with an ankle injury on the final injury report. The head coach also doesn’t …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs are at full strength heading into Monday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers. All eight players listed on final injury report put in a full practice Saturday and are designated as probable, meaning a virtual certainty the player will be available for normal duty. The full list includes offensive lineman Jeff Allen (knee), …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The sight of wide receiver/punt returner De’Anthony Thomas putting the ball on the ground was common through the first two games. The explosive Thomas muffed a punt in the season opener against the Houston Texans, and then lost a fumble in Week 2 against the Denver Broncos. Thomas’ issues with securing the ball are out of …
