KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs take on the Houston Texans on Sunday without both of their starting offensive guards. Coach Andy Reid ruled out both Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (ankle) and Parker Ehinger (concussion) for Sunday’s game along with linebacker Sam Barrington (hamstring). Duvernay-Tardif appeared to injury his ankle of the final play of the game against San Diego. Ehinger suffered …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Don’t be surprised if Sunday’s game in Houston means just a bit more for than Texans than it does the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs swept the Texans a year ago, and bloodied Houston badly in a 30-0 romp in the wildcard playoff round. That loss played a part in the Texans rebuilding their offense with …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs parted ways with rookie cornerback KeiVarae Russell Wednesday, quickly ending the tenure of their third-round draft pick. Coach Andy Reid called the move purely a football decision. “We felt that that was what was the best thing to do for the Chiefs right now,” Reid said. “He’s a good young man and I think he …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs playoff run ended last season amid criticisms about clock management, but Sunday’s historic come-from-behind victory over San Diego shows the team may have found the formula for late-game rallies. Quarterback Alex Smith led four scoring drives in the game’s final 21 minutes, none taking longer than three minutes, 40 seconds. The game-tying …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some fans bailed on the Chiefs at halftime, down 21-3 to the San Diego Chargers Sunday, and a few more left early in the fourth quarter when the Chiefs fell behind 27-10. Just felt good all day. We were in a groove and rolling good. It’s rare in a game like this, you don’t turn the ball …
KANAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs stressed a message about starting the season fast, leaving behind the ghosts of a 1-5 start from a season ago and ending talk about a slow start against the run in the preseason. Then the Chiefs found themselves down 21-3 at halftime and trailing by three touchdowns late in the third quarter. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The entire Kansas City Chiefs roster stood on the sidelines linked arm in arm during the national anthem ahead of the team’s season opener against the San Diego Chargers. Cornerback Marcus Peters stood at the end of the line, holding his right arm extended above his head with has hand forming a fist. “I was just …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs dug themselves into a 1-5 hole beginning the season a year ago, and veteran linebacker Derrick Johnson wants nothing to do with another slow start. “I think responding to adversity and starting fast,” Johnson said when asked that his team’s defense needs to prove Sunday against the San Diego Chargers in the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs don’t start the season against an AFC opponent very often, but the last matchup remains a memorable game in franchise lore. Arrowhead Stadium hosted the second game of a Monday Night Football double header against San Diego Sept. 13, 2010. The game kicked off at 9:20 p.m. local time. Jamaal Charles scored on a 56-yard …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On third and two a year ago, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith probably would not have even tried throwing a deep pass down the sideline to Chris Conley. “Trust – that’s a trust play right there,” Conley said after the team’s second preseason game against Los Angeles. “That’s something that you can’t really see straight at the …