FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Chiefs have a long offseason to ponder Saturday’s 27-20 loss to the New England Patriots. A game of what ifs are sure to ensue, the visualizing of missed plays, but the matters of playing football will take a back seat to the business side in less than two months when the league’s calendar year kicks off …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There is no doubt the battle-tested New England Patriots have more recent playoff experience than the Chiefs, a team advancing beyond the first round of the playoffs for the first time in 20-plus years. The Patriots are the defending Super Bowl champions, after all, and have made the postseason in seven straight seasons, including two Super …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs coach Andy Reid faces New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick for the sixth time when the two collide in the AFC Divisional Round at Gillette Stadium. Reid is 1-4 in his career against Belichick, including a 24-21 loss in Super Bowl XXXIX. And Saturday’s game against the reigning Super Bowl champions has urgency when considering …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs had a sack party with six takedowns of quarterback Derek Carr during Sunday’s 23-17 win over the Oakland Raiders. Defensive back Ron Parker, safety Ron Parker, defensive end Jaye Howard, outside linebackers Dee Ford and Frank Zombo, and defensive end Mike DeVito each totaled a sack. But it isn’t a sack party without a …
Do you believe in miracles? Because the Kansas City Chiefs sure do. The Chiefs were 1-5 through Week 6. The future looked grim. Playoffs? That hope seemed far fetched 11 weeks ago. But they weren’t going to give up hope. And 11 weeks later, the Chiefs finished the regular season with 10-straight wins. The regular season was punctuated with a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos has a firm grasp of soccer traditions, a sport he grew up playing in his native Brazil. And one of the oldest customs Santos knows well surrounds the postgame exchange of jerseys. “You see a lot of the young players swapping jerseys with older veterans just because they grew up watching them …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs’ 10-3 win over the San Diego Chargers wasn’t exactly a thing of beauty in wet conditions. Both offenses struggled for consistency in a penalty-filled contest, but the Chiefs’ defense held firm as the team extended a winning streak to seven games. “All in all, it was a good win,” coach Andy Reid said. “You’re …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs second-year outside linebacker Dee Ford proved the wait was more than worth the time. Making the second start of his career Sunday in place of an injured Justin Houston (knee) against the San Diego Chargers, Ford displayed the skills the Chiefs expected when the team selected him in the first round of the 2014 NFL …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs defensive end Jaye Howard was fined $17,363 for roughing the passer in Week 12, according to a league spokesman. The penalty occurred late in the third quarter with the Buffalo Bills facing a third-and-9 at the Chiefs’ 32-yard line. Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor completed a pass for 12 yards when Howard contacted Taylor with the crown of …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The environment at Arrowhead Stadium rivaled a stereotypical Seattle day: bleak and clammy. The Chiefs’ (6-5) offense contradicted the weather and was red hot for the majority of the afternoon, and Kansas City outlasted the Buffalo Bills (5-6), 30-22. The precipitation and cold weather may have kept some fans home, as Arrowhead was a little over three-quarters …
