AFC Post-Season Picture – November 16
From Arrowhead Stadium Just 250 miles to the east of where the Chiefs were knocking down the Seattle Seahawks 24-20 on Sunday, the St. Louis Rams were beating the Denver Broncos 22-7 and bringing the...
View ArticleChiefs-Raiders Practice/Injury Report – November 17
The Thursday night game moves up all the rules and regulations on teams reporting on injuries, so that Monday essentially becomes a Wednesday for a regular Sunday game. That’s why both the Chiefs and...
View ArticleAlex’s Not Running; Snap Judgments From Seattle
One of the aspects of Alex Smith’s game last season that was so important to the Chiefs offense was his running ability. It wasn’t just his talent to step away from pass-rush pressure and stay out of...
View ArticleSometimes Versatility Makes For A Tough Road In NFL
This is a story about Chiefs defensive end Allen Bailey. But first, it’s a story former long-time Chiefs guard Dave Szott. In the 1990 NFL Draft, the Chiefs selected Szott out of Penn State University...
View ArticleChiefs/Raiders Practice-Injury Report – November 18
Although wide receiver Donnie Avery participated in practice on Tuesday afternoon, head coach Andy Reid indicated it was unlikely Avery would be ready to play on Thursday night against Oakland. Wide...
View ArticleWhy Everybody Is Trapped Into Talking Trap Game
It’s one of the favorite terms of the short week for the Chiefs: Trap game. As in – will the 7-3 Chiefs fall into the trap of taking the 0-10 Raiders lightly in Thursday night’s game in Oakland? It’s a...
View ArticleChiefs Low On Receivers – Injury Report November 19
The Chiefs will step on the field again Thursday without a full complement of wide receivers; the club declared Donnie Avery and A.J. Jenkins out of the prime-time game against Oakland. Avery and...
View ArticleTale of the Tape: Chiefs vs. Raiders
There are 11 categories in our weekly Tale of the Tape comparison, and generally the Chiefs have posted a majority in their favor each game, somewhere around six or seven areas of the competition. But...
View Article4 Keys To Winning For the Chiefs Against The Raiders
Four Volume #3 of keeping Alex Smith’s uniform without a blemish from the Raiders defense With the exception of the game in Buffalo when Smith was sacked six times by the Bills defense, the...
View ArticleChiefs-Raiders Highlights New Oakland Quarterback
Another chapter in one of the most historic rivalries in the history of pro football goes down Thursday night when the Chiefs visit the Raiders in Oakland. Kickoff is set for 7:25 pm. CST at the...
View ArticlePre-Game: Chiefs at Raiders
6:55 p.m. CST – Just 30 minutes away from kickoff. Field conditions are not good, but then they never are in Oakland where the field can look chewed up on a sunny day. If anything, that may hurt the...
View ArticleColumn: A Chance For Greatness Slips Away
The task was obvious. On the road, with no timeouts left and down by four points, the Chiefs had 102 seconds to play. They had spotted the Oakland Raiders a 14-point lead, came back and scored 17...
View ArticleChiefs Can’t Stop Raiders, Winning Streak Ends
They were down to start, up in the middle, and then down at the end. For the first time in the last two months, the Chiefs rode the football roller coaster Thursday night and by the time the Oakland...
View ArticleChiefs Comeback Falls Short In Oakland
The Chiefs five-game winning streak came to an end on a soggy Thursday night in Oakland when the Raiders picked up a 24-20 victory. It was the first winning performance in over a year for Oakland, as...
View ArticleUnknown Back’s 90-Yard Run Bites Chiefs
Until Thursday night, the Chiefs defense had not given up a rushing touchdown this season. A young man named Latavius Murray ended that with an 11-yard first quarter run to the end zone for the Raiders...
View ArticleAwful Start Sinks Chiefs Chances To Beat Oakland
“We love to start fast; we talk about it all the time. It’s a matter of going out there and doing it.” Those were the words of Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith when he talked late Thursday night about...
View ArticleThird Downs Problems Hurt Chiefs On Both Sides Of The Ball
Third downs have been where the Chiefs have shined during the 2014 season. It was a major element in their ability to post a 7-3 record going into Thursday night’s game against Oakland. By the end of...
View ArticleTale of the Tape: Chiefs vs. Raiders
The Chiefs entered Thursday night’s game with a significant on-paper edge over the Raiders. By the time Sunday’s gave was over, they fell victim to an Oakland team that played far above what it has...
View ArticleKeys For Chiefs Victory Over Raiders/Recap
Four Volume #3 of keeping Alex Smith’s uniform without a blemish from the Raiders defense With the exception of the game in Buffalo when Smith was sacked six times by the Bills defense, the...
View ArticleReport Card: Chiefs GPA Takes A Hit
PASSING OFFENSE: C – The passing game was under wraps in the first half, but there were good reasons for that considering very wet weather conditions that made ball handling problematic. Once the...
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