New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs did not practice Wednesday because of a knee injury suffered in Sunday's 30-10 win over Baltimore.
November 19th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedArchive for Kansas City Chiefs Football
Vikings’ Allen fined again, not suspended
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen was fined, but not suspended for a hit on Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
November 19th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedSteelers TE Miller could return Thursday
The Pittsburgh Steelers may get tight end Heath Miller back for Thursday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
November 19th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedLine of Scrimmage: Week 12 - Sadly, Time for McNabb to Go
Apparently, Donovan McNabb does not love football the way some of us love football.
November 19th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedHill, Ross, Rackers earn NFC weekly honors
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Shaun Hill, New York Giants cornerback Aaron Ross and Arizona Cardinals kicker Neil Rackers have been selected as the NFC's top players for Week 11 of the NFL season.
November 19th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedChiefs sign pair of free agents (PA SportsTicker)
The Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday agreed to terms with linebacker Curtis Gatewood and defensive end Andy Studebaker on two-year contracts.
November 19th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedBucs put RB Graham, LB Hayes on IR
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed running back Earnest Graham and rookie linebacker Geno Hayes on injured reserve Wednesday, ending their seasons.
November 19th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedEnding Chiefs’ losing streak is in players’ hands
The Chiefs are trying to break their worst bad habit in franchise history, and coach Herm Edwards says it's out of the coaches' hands.
November 19th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedClark Hunt chooses championship game over Chiefs
Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt will be spared having to watch his 1-9 team play the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Instead, Hunt will be in Carson, Calif., watching one of his other teams, the Columbus Crew, play New York for the MLS Cup.
November 19th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedGailey, system deserve more credit than Thigpen
The safe bet is to fall in love with the offense, not the quarterback. Credit Chan Gailey more than you do Tyler Thigpen for Kansas City's improved offensive production.
November 19th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedChiefs Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Chiefs are officially in the darkest period in franchise history.
Their 30-20 home loss to the Saints was their sixth straight, dropped their record to 1-9 and was their 18th defeat in 19 games dating back to 2007.
The last time the franchise experienced this kind of futility was in 1977-78. Paul Wiggin, the successor to the legendary Hank Stram, saw his last team finish with six consecutive losses to end a 2-12 campaign—worst in franchise history—in 1977. New coach Marv Levy saw his first Kansas City team start out 2-10 en route to a 4-12 campaign.
That’s a stretch of two victories over 18 games, which is like looking up to the current Chiefs, who remember the nine-game slide that ended the ‘07 season.
The frustration mounts for a…
November 19th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedAFC TEAM STATISTICS
<strong><span class="infobox-head">AFC TEAM LEADERS</span></strong><br />
<span style="line-height:0"><br clear="all" /></span><table border="0" class="story-table">
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left"><strong>Offense</strong></td><td><strong>Yds</strong></td><td><strong>Rush</strong></td><td><strong>Pass</strong></td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Denver</td><td>388.8</td><td>108.9</td><td>279.9</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Houston</td><td>370.1</td><td>114.3</td><td>255.8</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Miami</td><td>353.5</td><td>117.5</td><td>236.0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>New England</td><td>346.4</td><td>132.2</td><td>214.2</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>New York Jets</td><td>336.5</td><td>125.1</td><td>211.4</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>San Diego</td><td>335.7</td><td>93.1</td><td>242.6</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Indianapolis</td><td>327.1</td><td>77.7</td><td>249.4</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Baltimore</td><td>318.3</td><td>146.8</td><td>171.5</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Tennessee</td><td>316.3</td><td>132.7</td><td>183.6</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Jacksonville</td><td>314.2</td><td>117.7</td><td>196.5</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Buffalo</td><td>306.8</td><td>99.6</td><td>207.2</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Pittsburgh</td><td>300.2</td><td>99.8</td><td>200.4</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Kansas City</td><td>292.7</td><td>111.0</td><td>181.7</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Cleveland</td><td>287.0</td><td>107.0</td><td>180.0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Oakland</td><td>255.8</td><td>118.9</td><td>136.9</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Cincinnati</td><td>242.6</td><td>83.7</td><td > </td></tr>
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<strong><span class="infobox-head">AFC TEAM LEADERS </span></strong><br />
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NFL TEAM RANKINGS
<span style="line-height:0"><br clear="all" /></span><table border="0" class="story-table">
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left"><strong>RANKINGS</strong></td><td colspan="4"><strong>OFFENSE</strong></td><td colspan="4"><strong>DEFENSE</strong></td><td > </td></tr>
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<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Arizona</td><td>2</td><td>29</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td>7</td><td>16</td><td>21</td><td>+4</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Atlanta</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>29</td><td>23</td><td>22</td><td>22</td><td>7</td><td>+4</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Baltimore</td><td>19</td><td>3</td><td>29</td><td>22</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>+2</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Buffalo</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>15</td><td>26</td><td>13</td><td>18</td><td>13</td><td>5</td><td>-6</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Carolina</td><td>18</td><td>6</td><td>24</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>17</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Chicago</td><td>22</td><td>21</td><td>16</td><td>7</td><td>19</td><td>6</td><td>30</td><td>22</td><td>+6</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Cincinnati</td><td>32</td><td>30</td><td>30</td><td>23</td><td>20</td><td>23</td><td>15</td><td>29</td><td>-7</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Cleveland</td><td>27</td><td>22</td><td>27</td><td>16</td><td>26</td><td>28</td><td>19</td><td>19</td><td>+4</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Dallas</td><td>11</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>26</td><td>-6</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Denver</td><td>3</td><td>18</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>29</td><td>26</td><td>29</td><td>23</td><td>-11</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Detroit</td><td>28</td><td>31</td><td>22</td><td>8</td><td>31</td><td>32</td><td>23</td><td>27</td><td>-4</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Green Bay</td><td>16</td><td>19T</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>16</td><td>27</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>+7</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Houston</td><td>5</td><td>15</td><td>5</td><td>21</td><td>22</td><td>24</td><td>17</td><td>32</td><td>-12</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Indianapolis</td><td>17</td><td>32</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>17</td><td>25</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>+5</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Jacksonville</td><td>23</td><td>11</td><td>21</td><td>11</td><td>18</td><td>20</td><td>18</td><td>31</td><td>+3</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Kansas City</td><td>26</td><td>16</td><td>26</td><td>9</td><td>32</td><td>31</td><td>27</td><td>14</td><td>+9</td></tr>
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Steelers receiver not concerned Bengals will come head hunting
PITTSBURGH | If the Cincinnati Bengals are seeking retribution for the hit that Steelers’ receiver Hines Ward laid on linebacker Keith Rivers they won’t have any trouble finding him.
November 18th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedHerm’s terms
On the Buffalo Bills: “Young team, fairly young team with, really, a quarterback that’s only started 18 games. They’re living through his progress of trying to play quarterback in this league. The thing that’s really scary is their special teams. They’re really good on special teams, their return game. They’re really, really good. Their punter and kicker are very good. Their special teams are really what sets them apart from other teams…
November 18th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | Continued49ers put T Jennings on IR
The San Francisco 49ers placed veteran offensive tackle Jonas Jennings on injured reserve Tuesday with a shoulder injury.
November 18th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedNFC West: Real test begins for the Cardinals
With a four-game lead in the NFC West after Sunday's 26-20 victory over Seattle — the club that has won the last four division titles — the Arizona Cardinals appear a lock to win their first division crown since claiming the NFC East in 1975.
November 18th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedNFC North: Packers’ defense finds its offense
Jason Hunter's 53-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the Green Bay Packers' 37-3 pounding of Chicago on Sunday was more than just icing on the cake; it was also a franchise record.
November 18th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedReport: Titans RB White placed on probation
Tennessee Titans running back LenDale White has reportedly been placed on probation after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace in a March incident in Denver.
November 18th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | ContinuedAFC South: Somebody stick a fork in the Texans
It's too early for the Astros to report to Spring Training, but at least Houston fans have Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and the Rockets to focus their attention on, since the NFL's Texans will be missing the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year in their existence.
November 18th, 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs Football | 0 comments | Continued