KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two more interceptions for Marcus Peters earned the Kansas City Chiefs cornerback defensive player of the week honors, the NFL announced Wednesday. The second-year star unfortunately celebrated his award by leaving practice with the flu, according to coach Andy Reid. “He’s got the flu so we sent him home,” Reid said. “Hopefully that’s a quick one.” Peters …
Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters joined elite company with his 12th career interception in his 19th career game, adding his name to a list including a handful of other defensive players in the NFL over the last six decades. Andy Reid believes his young corner is a rare talent, and lacks a true comparison to other defensive backs he has coached. …
The Chiefs defense posted six interceptions, and you can’t blame anyone for checking quickly to see if cornerback Marcus Peters hauled in the pass. A third of the time, it was the right guess. “It was part of the game plan,” Peters said. “We knew what we were going up against. They’ve got a difficult core of receivers and we …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Starting the season with two uneven offensive performances, the Kanas City Chiefs wanted a fundamental sound outing against the New York Jets. They got just that, with a 24-3 turnover-fueled victory Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. The offense did not show much flash, but it did show efficiency and productivity, scoring 17 points off Jets turnovers. Quarterback …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have played 125 minutes of football in the 2016 season and, aside from 26 minutes of a furious rally against San Diego in week one, 99 minutes have showcased plenty of problems. Quarterback Alex Smith believes the Chiefs offensive woes boil down to one of the fundamentals of football – execution. “You …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s hard to know for sure what Kansas Chiefs team will show up Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium against the New York Jets. Will it be the team who rolled through 11-straight wins at the end of last season? The comeback kids who fought to rally against San Diego? Or the team that misfired on all fronts last …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith carries a reputation for no-mistakes play, which makes the procession of fumbles, dropped passes and poorly aimed throws on Sunday against the Houston Texans completely out of character for the team’s offense. “I’ve been thinking about it and I’d be lying if I said it still wasn’t there a little,” Smith said. “I …
A second reflection on his team’s 19-12 loss to the Houston Texans did not give Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid a more rosy outlook on how his team played Sunday. “We did some things that I thought were uncharacteristic,” Reid told the media during his weekly press conference. “Between dropped balls, penalties and assignments – it’s not the way …
Turnovers, penalties and miscues spelled doom for the Kansas City Chiefs in their 19-12 loss at the Houston Texans, digging a hole too deep to climb out of even for a team accustomed to the come-from-behind victory. Chiefs coach Andy Reid found the lack of discipline from his team frustrating. “All in all we had way too many mistakes today, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs travel to Houston Sunday, facing a pass rush that recorded five sacks and 13 quarterback hurries a week ago against Chicago, and they will be without two of their starting offensive linemen. Right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif suffered a high-ankle sprain in last week’s opener against San Diego, and rookie left guard Parker Ehinger sustained …
