Marcus Peters went home to play in Oakland a year ago as a rookie, and the excitement flowed through his gut so strong he threw up on the sideline during the game. This year’s trip proved much more relaxing – the second-year veteran only need a quick IV treatment to handle this year’s matchup. “Man, that’s all emotions though,” Peters …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rivalry week in the NFL doesn’t mean what it used to, but the Chiefs still place a special importance on Sunday’s game at Oakland. Linebacker Derrick Johnson said every game is important, but some games simply have more hype than others due to the focus of the media and past tradition. “This is a division game, this …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When coach Jack Del Rio arrived in Oakland in January 2015, the Raiders held the fourth overall pick in the NFL draft coming off a 3-13 record and having burned through eight coaches in 12 seasons without posting a winning record. Just 19 months later, the Raiders bring a 4-1 record into Sunday’s matchup against the …
Short and to the point captured Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s post-game press conference after his team suffered a 43-14 shellacking at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers. “Listen, this is my responsibility,” Reid said. “We clearly didn’t play well enough as a football team. We didn’t coach well enough. I take full responsibility for it. We’ll go back to the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Injuries have riddled the Chiefs offensive line thus far this season, but the team appears close to returning to full strength. Backup lineman Jah Reid will miss his second-straight game with a combination of ankle and knee injuries, but the Chiefs expect to have back starting right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. Starting left guard Parker Ehinger also returned …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs coach Andy Reid referred to Jamaal Charles as day-to-day for the first time in his recovery from a torn ACL nearly a year ago, making his season debut appear inching ever-closer. But it’s a toss-up if that debut comes this week. Charles continued mixing in and out between the first-team and the scout-team offenses, and is …
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 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. Alex Smith …
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. — The Chiefs swept the Chargers a season ago, stifling the San Diego offense, but it should no be as easy this time around. The Chargers look ready to rebound and put a disappointing 2015 season behind them. Quarterback Philip Rivers sounds optimistic, and has some of his best weapons back available. But the Chiefs enter the …
