KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NFL’s apparent desire for more offense has paid off. Teams league-wide combined to score 4,250 points two weeks ago, marking the most points through six weeks of action in NFL history. To put the scoring binge in perspective, the Chiefs currently allow 20.2 points per game entering Week 8, yet rank as the sixth-best defense …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith has nine touchdown passes against an interception in the last four games. Smith takes care of the football, evidenced by a 1.4 interception percentage in 2013, which marked the best among quarterbacks with a minimum of 350 passing attempts last season. “The offense that he’s operating within,” St. Louis Rams coach Jeff …
The NFL Annual Meeting wrapped up Wednesday in Orlando, Fla., with some rules intact, such as the extra point, while others were added or put aside for further discussions. The point-after-touchdown (PAT) maintains the status quo after a proposal to make it longer from the 25-yard line failed to pass. However, the league will experiment with a longer PAT from …