KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs season hung in the balance on a dozen plays during Sundays night’s 18-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but a holding call on tackle Eric Fisher that negated a successful two-point conversion to tie the game stung the most for Kansas City after the game. “Obviously I’m frustrated with the call,” Fisher said. “With …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first AFC divisional playoff game in Kansas City since 2004 shared a disturbing characteristic with that game for Chiefs fans — they home team could not find a way to get its defensive off the field. The Pittsburgh Steelers controlled much of the first half in building a 12-7 halftime lead. The Steelers controlled the …
The Kansas City Chiefs moved down the field on their opening drive for a field goal, but they did so without the services of tight end Travis Kelce. Kelce’s absence didn’t get less mysterious following the Chiefs’ 37-27 win over the San Diego Chargers. Reporters asked coach Andy Reid about Kelce’s absence on the opening drive. Reid declined to comment, …
It wasn’t always pretty, but once the Kansas City Chiefs realized the AFC West title appeared within their reach, quarterback Alex Smith’s team turned on the jets and cruised past the San Diego Chargers 37-27 in the team’s season finale. Kansas City earned a shot at the AFC West title thanks to the Denver Broncos dominating the Oakland Raiders 24-6 in Denver. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The San Diego Chargers enter their home finale for the second-straight year with the looming threat that once the team packs its bags for the end of the season, quarterback Philip Rivers and his teammates may never return to Qualcomm Stadium. “I don’t know what to expect Sunday,” Rivers said. “I really don’t.” Last year’s home …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — “Tebow Pop Pass” may not carry the same cachet as “Hungry Pig Right,” but the beauty remains in the eye of the beholder, and Chiefs fans saw a lot of beauty in defensive tackle Dontari Poe’s jump pass touchdown throw to tight end tight end Demetrius Harris finishing off the Denver Broncos 33-10 at Arrowhead Stadium …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs clinched a playoff berth before taking a snap Christmas night against the Denver Broncos, but the team still delivered a postseason-caliber effort against the Denver Broncos with that pleased coach Andy Reid. “I could go through and name off a bunch of different thinks,” Reid said. “It was a good team win …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs offense unloaded on the Denver Broncos in the first half, piling up 330 yards and building a 21-10 lead, but the question the team must answer in the second half is whether they can do it again. Tight end Travis Kelce picked up 123 yards receiving, and wide receiver Tyreek Hill kicked in 102 yards rushing …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Linebacker Dee Ford leads a list of nine Chiefs landing alternate spots to this year’s AFC Pro Bowl team in addition to the four players named to the team earlier this week. The alternates stand ready to step in for injured players or players from Super Bowl teams. The alternates include quarterback Alex Smith and tackle Eric …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Harris Jr. remembers finishing high school with all-state honors without college scholarship offers flowing in, and he remembers wrapping up a heralded college career at Kansas overlooked for an invite to the NFL combine and bypassed again on draft day. “That motivated me a lot,” Harris said. “Just not having any offers coming out of high school …
