KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs run defense needed Week 15’s performance after a four-game stretch saw the unit allow 738 yards rushing during that span. Kansas City rebounded by holding the Oakland Raiders to 79 yards rushing on 17 attempts during a 31-13 victory. Oakland’s production comes just three weeks after the Raiders, anchored by Latavius Murray’s 112-yard effort, gashed …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs offensive lineman Jeff Linkenbach drew the start at left guard Sunday against the Oakland Raiders in place of Mike McGlynn. While Linkenbach had a holding penalty, the early returns are good with coach Andy Reid complimenting Linkenbach’s performance during Monday’s media session. The head coach, however, stopped short of committing to Linkenbach as the starter …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs rookie kicker Cairo Santos entered Week 15 on a roll, making 14 straight field goals after starting the season 2-of-4. Santos’ streak came to an end Sunday after he missed his first field goal attempt from 44 yards. While he came back to make a 41-yard field goal, he then missed an attempt from 47-yards …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs (7-6) are still alive for a potential playoff appearance and look to avenge a Week 12 loss to the Oakland Raiders (2-11), a team that started the Chiefs’ current three-game slide. After beating the Chiefs three weeks ago, the Raiders were blown out by the St. Louis Rams the following week before beating the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs offensive line is under siege during the team’s current three-game losing streak, a span where the unit has allowed 13 sacks on quarterback Alex Smith. Drawing arguably the most attention is left guard Mike McGlynn, who is officially credited with allowing three of the five sacks recorded by the Arizona Cardinals in Week 14. To say …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Enthusiasm swelled throughout Chiefs wide receiver Albert Wilson’s body in the days leading to Week 14’s contest against the Arizona Cardinals. The undrafted rookie wide receiver out of Georgia State knew prior to kickoff he would make his first career start after working with the first-team offense during practices. “It was very exciting,” Wilson said Monday. “I …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The subject surrounding the Chiefs’ utilization of running back Jamaal Charles has come up two previous times this season. The first came in Week 1 after Charles logged 11 touches (seven carries, four catches) in a loss against the Tennessee Titans. The second arrived in Week 5 when Charles recorded four second-half carries in a loss …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles came out banged up from Sunday’s loss against the Arizona Cardinals. “His knee swelled up, the same one that he hurt last week,” coach Andy Reid said Monday. “The ankle that he had sprained earlier in the year, he had some issues with that on that one play during the game.” …
The Chiefs dropped a third straight game Sunday and sit on a 7-6 record after losing 17-14 to the Arizona Cardinals. It wasn’t long ago Kansas City appeared in the driver’s seat for a playoff berth after Week 11’s win against the Super Bowl defending champion Seattle Seahawks. But Sunday’s loss cast doubt over the team’s postseason chances with three …
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 …
