A sports cliché states to never leave a game in the officials’ hands. But that is arguably what happened Sunday between the Kansas City Chiefs and Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Two second-half controversial calls against the Chiefs impacted a 17-14 loss and cast a dark cloud over Kansas City’s playoff hopes after a third straight loss dropped …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NFL on Friday fined Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce $11,025 for unsportsmanlike conduct from Week 13. The monetary penalty surrounds Kelce’s obscene gesture, which was caught on national TV during NBC’s Sunday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and Chiefs game. The second-year pro’s action came early in the fourth quarter after Broncos linebacker Von Miller …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs (7-5) face a tough test in Arizona against the Cardinals (9-3), as both teams look to snap two-game losing streaks. Kansas City has seen this before. During an 0-2 start to the season, Kansas City followed up a loss to the struggling Tennessee Titans with a frustrating loss to the Denver Broncos, much like …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It is far from a secret the Chiefs haven’t had a wide receiver touchdown through 12 regular-season games this year. Coach Andy Reid has stood firm publicly in recent weeks on not being too concerned over that statistic whenever it came up. Wednesday wasn’t different. “I don’t worry about who gets them,” Reid told reporters during …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A two-game losing slide has the Chiefs sitting on 7-5 record and in a precarious position with four games remaining. Kansas City is one of eight teams jockeying for a wild card playoff spot, but a third straight loss Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals would drastically hurt the Chiefs’ chances. Still, outside linebacker Tamba Hali believes …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two straight weeks of starting slow has come back to bite the Chiefs, a team with playoff aspirations. The inability to get the offense going out of the gate directly contributed to a two-game losing streak, which was magnified Sunday night during a 29-16 loss to AFC West rival Denver Broncos. Kansas City converted 1-of-9 on …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Denver Broncos (9-3) dominated the Kansas City Chiefs (7-5) in all facets on Sunday, beating its AFC West rival 29-16. Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith completed 15-of-23 passes for 153 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. The cold weather on the road didn’t impact Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning in the slightest. Manning completed 17-of-34 passes for …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The sting of Thursday night’s defeat isn’t likely to linger too long. “We’ve got to learn from what happened here, and then you move on,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid told reporters during a Friday morning conference call. “That’s just how this league works. There are some definite things we can learn from this and make us …
There is no other way to say it: Kansas City’s 24-20 loss to the Oakland Raiders Thursday night was ugly. The narrative heading into Week 12 facing a then-winless Oakland team surrounded a “trap game” with a short week and knowing the Denver Broncos were on the horizon in Week 13. And this was especially true given the Chiefs’ big …
Streaks eventually end and the Chiefs found out in a stunningly hard way in rainy conditions Thursday night against the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders (1-10) powered through the Chiefs with 179 yards rushing on 30 attempts en route to a 24-20 win to snap a 10-game losing streak to start the season. Oakland’s victory also snapped the Chiefs’ five-game winning …
