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Chiefs offense hitting its stride with return of wide receiver Marquise Brown from injury
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have not been whole on offense all season, the byproduct of injuries to Marquise Brown on the very first game of the preseason and a season-ending injury to fellow wide receiver Rashee Rice at the end of September. They are close to it...
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes expects to play vs. Texans in matchup of AFC West and South champions
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texans coach Demeco Ryans was asked early in the week, long before anybody knew the severity of Patrick Mahomes' high-ankle sprain, if he expected the Chiefs quarterback to play against them Saturday. “The light shines on Patrick a lot,” Ryans replied,...
Chiefs QB Mahomes, WR Marquis Brown expected to play in Saturday matinee against Texans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is expected to play against Houston on Saturday, less than a week after sustaining a high-ankle sprain in a win over Cleveland, and he will likely have wide receiver Marquis Brown available for the first time in a regular-season game. ...
Chiefs have built a team that can win if Patrick Mahomes gets hurt. That moment may have arrived
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Many of the decisions that the Kansas City Chiefs have made over the years have been with this exact situation in mind: Their star quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, gets hurt and they could need to win a couple of games without him. Whereas the Chiefs once...
Mahomes throws 2 TD passes, leaves with ankle injury in Chiefs' 21-7 win. X-rays negative on star QB
CLEVELAND (AP) — The only thing the Chiefs had to worry about in the final minutes Sunday was Patrick Mahomes' ankle. Mahomes threw two touchdown passes before limping off with an ankle injury in the fourth quarter, Xavier Worthy ran for a score and Kansas City finally had a...
Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown returns to practice following shoulder surgery
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Wide receiver Marquise Brown returned to practice with the Chiefs on Friday, and there is hope within the organization that one of their premier free-agent acquisitions finally will be able to contribute during the stretch run and the playoffs. Brown has...
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes could have new blindside protector when he faces Chargers on Sunday night
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes could have a new blindside protector when he faces the Chargers on Sunday night. Kansas City coach Andy Reid said Monday he was leaving open the possibility that former Pro Bowl left tackle D.J. Humphries, who is coming off...
Chiefs keep winning despite an O-line problem that has wreaked havoc with their offense
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It took until the fourth quarter, when Kansas City was desperately trying to fend off the lowly Las Vegas Raiders, for Chiefs coach Andy Reid to finally make a drastic change to his offensive line. The Chiefs had tried Kingsley Suamataia at left tackle to...
With so many high-priced vets, the Chiefs rely on young players on rookie deals to keep winning
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The basic finances of the NFL salary cap dictate that you can only pay star players so much money before the cash runs out. That hasn't stopped the Chiefs from doling out some massive salaries to their veterans. Tops on the list is the...
