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Browns sit struggling kicker Dustin Hopkins, Chiefs get K Harrison Butker back after 4-game absence
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Chiefs have their regular kicker back. The Browns have temporarily booted theirs. Harrison Butker will handle kicking duties for Kansas City on Sunday after missing four games following knee surgery while Cleveland has benched struggling kicker Dustin Hopkins...
Chiefs will have kicker Harrison Butker but miss left tackle D.J. Humphries for game against Browns
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs will have kicker Harrison Butker back after missing four games to knee surgery but will be without left tackle D.J. Humphries because of a hamstring injury when Kansas City visits the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. The Chiefs activated Butker from...
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...
Mahomes, clutch Chiefs look for 13th win with road game against Browns team staggering to finish
Kansas City (12-1) at Cleveland (3-10) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM NFL Odds: Chiefs by 4. Against the spread: Chiefs 5-8; Browns 4-9. Series record: Chiefs lead 14-11-2. Last meeting: Chiefs beat Browns 33-29 on Sept....
Chiefs and Browns at opposite ends of NFL spectrum as they meet 4 years after tight playoff matchup
CLEVELAND (AP) — When they met in the postseason four years ago, the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns were both ascending teams. With young quarterbacks and dynamic playmakers, it appeared to be the start of a budding rivalry. Never happened. Only one team...
Off the couch and into the fire: Chiefs keep finding reinforcements for Super Bowl-contending roster
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pick your adjective to describe the Kansas City Chiefs this season — charmed, serendipitous, fortunate or just plain lucky — and it probably fits, and not just because they keep winning games that come down to the wire. Every time they need help at a...
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes on having to play 3 times in an 11-day span: 'It's not a good feeling'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — You can count Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes among those who are not exactly thrilled about the NFL forcing the two-time defending Super Bowl champions to play three times over an 11-day span in the coming weeks. The Chiefs are among four...
In an NFL season filled with close games, no one wins more than the Chiefs
Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ In a season on pace for a record number of close games, no team has been better at pulling them out late than the two-time defending champion Kansas...
Chiefs keep winning on the final play of their games. Are they good or are they lucky?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After the Kansas City Chiefs had beaten the Raiders when Las Vegas fumbled away a chance to kick the winning field goal on the day after Thanksgiving, just about everyone wondered when the fortunes of the Super Bowl champions would take a turn for the worst. ...
Another final-second victory puts the Chiefs in prime spot to secure AFC's No. 1 seed: Analysis
On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ A thunderous doink helped the Kansas City Chiefs gain some breathing room in the race for the No. 1 seed in the AFC after the Buffalo Bills fell short...
