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Ravens vs. Chiefs: Ray Rice, Jamaal Charles Look to Run Wild

January 03, 2011   Chris Burke   No comments

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Ray Rice and Jamaal Charles

The Baltimore-Kansas City playoff matchup may not have the national appeal of the NFL‘s other wild-card round games, but at least on paper, this may be the best of the bunch. The Ravens and Chiefs carry similar style, especially on the offensive side of the ball, and figure to provide a physical, entertaining display.

Baltimore (12-4) enters the postseason with the best record of any non-division-winning team — the Ravens tied Pittsburgh in the AFC North but lost out on a tiebreaker, thus relegating them to the road. Kansas City (10-6) was one of the season’s biggest surprises, slaying the Chargers in the AFC West.

A look at this wild-card round game:

Game Information

Sunday, Jan. 9, 1 p.m. ET at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. It will be televised by CBS. The Ravens-Chiefs game will be the first of two wild-card contests on Sunday, and the second AFC playoff game to take place — the Jets and Colts battle Saturday night.

Previous Meeting

The teams did not meet in the 2010 season. Baltimore beat Kansas City, 38-24, in Week 1 of the 2009 season. Brodie Croyle quarterbacked that game for the Chiefs, throwing for 177 yards and two touchdowns, while Larry Johnson got the start at running back. Baltimore held Johnson and Jamaal Charles to a combined 28 yards rushing on 15 carries. Joe Flacco threw for 307 yards and 3 TDs, while Ray Rice gained 108 yards on the ground.

 

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Chiefs vs. Chargers Preview, Score and More

December 09, 2010   Dennis J. Georgatos   No comments

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The Chiefs could be without quarterback Matt Cassel for their key divisional game against the Chargers, the four-time defending AFC West champions who would be eliminated from the division race with a loss. Cassel had an appendectomy on Wednesday and backup Brodie Croyle would start in his place if he can’t go. The Chiefs are bidding for a fourth straight win for the first time since 2004. They signaled their readiness to challenge for the division crown when they took the season opener from San Diego 21-14. A victory would mark their first sweep of the two-game season series with the Chargers in seven years.

The Chargers suffered a blow to their playoff hopes a week ago when they were upset 28-13 by the Raiders, who at 6-6 are tied with San Diego for second place in the division, two games behind front-running Kansas City with four to play. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers heads into the game as the league’s third-ranked passer with a rating of 102.5. Last week’s loss marked the first time Rivers had lost a December game in 19 career starts during the month.

Who: Kansas City Chiefs (8-4) at San Diego Chargers (6-6)

Where: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

When: Sunday, Dec. 12, 1:15 PT

TV Coverage: CBS

 

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Bills-Chiefs Injury Update: Cornell Green Out for Buffalo at Right Tackle

October 29, 2010   Andy Kent   No comments

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Buffalo Bills right tackle Cornell Green has been ruled out of his second consecutive game with a knee injury, which means undrafted rookie Cordaro Howard will start in his place Sunday at the Kansas City Chiefs. Buffalo is still searching for its first win of the season after an 0-6 start.

As for the rest of the Bills‘ injury report, safety Jairus Byrd (thigh), linebacker Keith Ellison (knee) and cornerback Terrence McGee (back) all are questionable and participated in a full practice on Friday. Offensive lineman Demetrius Bell (knee) is probable.

 

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Chiefs Earn First Moral Victory of Season

October 10, 2010   Dan Graziano   No comments

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Chiefs vs. Colts

INDIANAPOLIS — The Kansas City Chiefs lost a game here Sunday, 19-9 to the Colts, and the last of the 2010 NFL unbeatens is history. The ’72 Dolphins don’t have to wait until late December this year. They get to pop their champagne and toast their nearly four-decade stranglehold on perfection with three weeks left before Halloween.

Of course, the joke is that they could have popped those corks a week ago, since there was nobody anywhere who thought the Chiefs of all teams had a chance to run the table. But even as they were losing this game, the Chiefs offered a great deal of proof that they’re no joke. This may be a Kansas City team no one saw coming, but it’s also a tough, disciplined team that plays very good defense and isn’t scared of anybody. Not even Peyton Manning in his big, loud, downtown Indianapolis barn.

“We’re a team trying to make a little progress every week, and all things considered, we made progress today,” Chiefs coach Todd Haley said. “This team-in-transition made progress today.”

 

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Thursday-and-Long: The Undefeated, Unexpected Kansas City Chiefs

October 07, 2010   Dan Graziano   No comments

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It's been one big party so far this year in Kansas City, where the Chiefs are the NFL's last undefeated team.They say you need three years before you can evaluate a team’s draft, but you’ll have to forgive the Kansas City Chiefs if the first three games of this season have made them feel pretty proud of theirs. The Chiefs are, improbably, the last undefeated team still standing in this year’s NFL — 3-0 and coming off the bye week into Sunday’s tough test against the Colts in Indianapolis.

And while the general opinion on this seems to be that the ’72 Dolphins may as well pop the corks right now, that doesn’t matter to the Chiefs. They just threw their loud, loyal fans a whopper of a September party, and their 2010 draft picks are a huge part of the reason why.

“Every one of our rookies came in with the right attitude,” Chiefs coach Todd Haley said last week. “They were all intent on finding a way into the mix.”

The rookies aren’t the only reason the Chiefs are the early surprise of the season. But there’s no doubt they’ve brought the right kind of energy — not to mention production — to a team that had got far too used to losing. After being roundly criticized for their first draft at the Chiefs’ helm in 2009, Haley and GM Scott Pioli appear to have hit a few out of the park this April.

 

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Chiefs Trick Play Video: Matt Cassel Throws TD Pass to Dwayne Bowe

September 26, 2010   FanHouse Staff   No comments

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The Chiefs continue to be one of the NFL‘s early-season surprises, taking down the 49ers — now 0-3 after being picked by many to win the NFC West — with the help of an eye-popping trick play. The 31-10 whitewashing of San Francisco moved Kansas City to 3-0 and kept the Chiefs alone atop the AFC West.

Already ahead 10-3 in the second quarter, the Chiefs lined up in a wildcat formation with running back Thomas Jones in the shotgun and quarterback Matt Cassel split wide left. Jones took the snap and handed off to Dexter McCluster on a reverse to the left. McCluster — who had a thrilling first-quarter TD of his own — then lateraled to Cassel, who tossed a perfect strike to a streaking Dwayne Bowe for a touchdown.

Check out the video below:

 

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49ers vs. Chiefs Quick Hits

September 26, 2010   Dennis J. Georgatos   No comments

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Alex Smith, Ron EdwardsPeople around the league should start taking the Kansas City Chiefs seriously. Apparently, the 49ers didn’t and they paid the price Sunday, getting blown out again in Kansas City, where San Francisco hasn’t won in 28 years.

Quarterback Matt Cassel brought the Chiefs passing game to life, throwing for three touchdowns, and he was backed by a defense that kept the 49ers out of the end zone until it didn’t matter in a 31-10 victory. The Chiefs (3-0) remained unbeaten, while the 49ers continued to search for their first win of the season.

Some thoughts on the game:

o. Less than a month into the season, the Chiefs are one win away from matching their win total (4) for all of last season. Meanwhile, the 49ers, the trendy preseason pick to win the NFC West, better get their act together in a hurry if they want to try to salvage the season.

o. Kansas City’s defense was in the face of the 49ers’ offense all day, especially outside linebacker Tamba Hali, who had a couple of sacks of Alex Smith.

More coverage: Recap | Check Box Score

 

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No Worries for Chargers Yet, but Antonio Gates Needs Help

September 14, 2010   Tom Krasovic   No comments

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Norv TurnerSAN DIEGO, Calif. — Until an AFC West foe fields a quarterback who’s nearly as capable as Philip Rivers, the Chargers and their fans shouldn’t fret losses such as San Diego’s 21-14 setback in Kansas City on Monday night.

The NFL is a quarterback’s sport. Most teams that go far must be able to throw the ball well. And although Rivers has waxed and waned in his last two games, including the playoff lost to the Jets, he’s still far better than anyone in the AFC West

Hail to the Chiefs for upgrading a 4-12 team. They’ve quickened their offense and special teams, and smartened their defense. Yet their passing game remains clunky. Matt Cassell threw for only 68 yards. Admittedly, it was windy and wet in Flyover Land, but does anyone think Cassell and his mediocre receivers can get the Chiefs into the playoffs this year?

Barring a few minor miracles, the Chargers should win their fifth consecutive AFC West title largely because Rivers can wing it. It also helps that Ron Rivera can coach up a defense. Rivera’s gang gave up a 56-yard touchdown run Monday to the division’s best running back, Jamaal Charles. In its other 47 plays, Kansas City totaled 147 yards. “Other than that play,” said Chargers coach Norv Turner after viewing the game film, “I thought defensively you can’t play a whole lot better than that. That’s exciting.”

 

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New-Look Chiefs Deliver Jolt to Chargers

September 13, 2010   Thomas George   No comments

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Kansas City Chiefs

KANSAS CITY — Real bolts of lightning flashed across the sky. Yellow, painted bolts of it were always present on the Chargers‘ helmets. And these Chiefs fans, nearly all of the 71,297 in Arrowhead Stadium, created their own deafening streaks of stomps and yells.
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But it was the Chiefs who zapped everything hardest.

Their combination of speed, quickness and aggressive play sliced the Chargers, 21-14, in the first Monday night game in Arrowhead Stadium in six years, and the first one since this place was rebuilt, refurbished, refreshed.

It was hardly recognizable.

Just like the Chiefs.

 

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Chiefs Upset Chargers in Rainy Monday Night Opener

September 13, 2010   Dennis J. Georgatos   No comments

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The Chargers have reigned supreme in the AFC West since 2006, winning the division each of the last four years. In Monday night’s opener, the Kansas City Chiefs served notice that they’re San Diego’s pushovers no longer.

The Chiefs got big plays on offense, defense and special teams as part of a 21-point surge in driving rain, and then hung on for a 21-14 win that snapped Kansas City’s five-game losing streak to the Chargers.

The victory came in newly renovated Arrowhead Stadium and seemed to set the Chiefs, whose 10-38 record over the last four years is the worst in the AFC, on a new course. Or at least gave them hope that they’re on a new course.

Impressions from the Chiefs’ surprising season-opening victory:

-Kansas City was trailing 7-0 and had been unable to get a first down in its first two possessions when a breakaway run by Jamaal Charles changed everything. Sprung by wide receive Dwayne Bowe‘s tremendous downfield block on safety Steve Gregory, Charles broke loose for a 56-yard touchdown that evened the score moments after San Diego had scored the game’s first touchdown on Philip Rivers‘ 3-yard pass to Antonio Gates. It seemed like Charles’ score swung the momentum of the game into Kansas City’s favor, big time.

-Kansas City’s rookies were pivotal in reversing the Chiefs’ fortunes against the Chargers. Rookie tight end Tony Moeaki caught Matt Cassel‘s 2-yard scoring pass, a touchdown that was set up when linebacker Derrick Johnson forced a fumble by San Diego running back Ryan Mathews. Rookie Dexter McCluster punctuated the 21-point run with a 94-yard punt return, the longest punt return for a touchdown in the storied history of the Chiefs franchise.

-Rookie Javier Arenas also gave the Chiefs solid field position with some key kick returns and rookie defensive backs Arenas, Eric Berry and Kendrick Lewis all helped tighten up Kansas City’s secondary coverage, but for one notable breakdown when Legedu Naanee got downfield all alone for a 59-yard touchdown pass from Rivers.

 

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