DENVER, Colo. (KMIZ) With the No. 1 seed in the AFC already locked down, the Kansas City Chiefs opted to start their backups in the regular season finale against the playoff-hungry Denver Broncos. The result went about as you’d expect. Denver blanked the KC backups, 38-0, to clinch the final playoff spot in the AFC.
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AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs, and with it the lone first-round bye, rendering their game against the Broncos on Sunday meaningless to them. But while Chiefs coach Andy Reid will no doubt rest running back Isiah Pacheco, who is dealing
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KMIZ) The No. 1 seed in the AFC playoff picture belongs to the Chiefs. Kansas City spoiled Christmas in Pittsburgh with a 29-10 win over the Steelers at Acrisure Stadium, improving the team’s record to 15-1. Wednesday’s win secured the franchise’s first 15-win regular season in team history. After locking down the top
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on KSHB sports anchor McKenzie Nelson in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs are just one win, or a Buffalo loss, away from locking down the No. 1 seed in the AFC, which will secure a first-round playoff bye and home-field advantage. KC topped the Houston Texans 27-19, on Saturday, as quarterback Patrick Mahomes led his team to victory on
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The Kansas City Chiefs released more information on quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ ankle injury suffered in Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. The team said Monday that Mahomes has a mild high ankle sprain. Those sprains are notoriously painful but Mahomes appears set on playing this week and beyond. Do you think the gritty quarterback will
Continue Reading CLEVELAND, Ohio (KMIZ) After Kansas City secured win No. 13 on the season with a 21-7 victory over Cleveland on Sunday, fans skipped right over the celebration and went straight to concern. After throwing two touchdowns, quarterback Patrick Mahomes exited the game in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury, as he got rolled up
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs recovered a botched snap while the Las Vegas Raiders were within range of a go-ahead field goal with 15 seconds remaining, preserving a 19-17 victory for Kansas City. The Chiefs secured their 10th consecutive playoff berth with the win. The Raiders were at the Kansas City
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Patrick Mahomes became the career leader in passing touchdowns for the Kansas City Chiefs when he lofted a pass to Justin Watson in the end zone late in the first half against the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday. It was the 238th touchdown pass for Mahomes, who moved past Hall of
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs keep have found a way to scrape by with a win in nine out of 10 games, so far, in the 2024 season. KC survived a big scare at Carolina on Sunday afternoon with a 30-27 win. With less than two minutes left in the game, the 3-7
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (KMIZ) There are officially no more undefeated teams left in the NFL. On Sunday, the Buffalo Bills handed the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss of the season, 30-21, at Highmark Stadium. Head coach Andy Reid and company are now 9-1 in 2024, but still sitting atop of the AFC. Reid and his
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) If you can imagine any possible way the Kansas City Chiefs could win a football game, odds are they’ve done it in 2024. When things look the most bleak, the Chiefs always seem to find a way to pull out a win, as the group extended its win streak, which dates
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AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes practiced as usual Wednesday and plans to be ready for this weekend’s game against the Broncos. The news came two days after the two-time NFL MVP tweaked his left ankle while throwing a touchdown pass in a win over the Buccaneers on Monday
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs kept fans on the edge of their seats on Monday night, but the team did manage to preserve its undefeated record with a 30-24, walk off win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With the victory, KC improved to 8-0 in 2024. Head coach Andy Reid’s team is
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KMIZ) Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for more than 260 yards and two touchdowns to help lift Kansas City to a 27-20 over the rival Raiders, on Sunday. In the win, the two-time defending Super Bowl champion also hit a big career landmark, as he passed 30,000 career passing yards, in the
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AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs announced their trade for wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins on Thursday, sending the Titans a conditional fifth-round draft pick. The Chiefs were desperate for help at wide receiver after injuries to Marquise Brown, Rashee Rice and JuJu Smith-Schuster. Hopkins is a three-time All-Pro who spent most
Continue Reading It hasn’t been a good year for Kansas City Chiefs wide receivers. Hollywood Brown’s season was over before it even started. Now Rashee Rice is down for the year and JuJu Smith-Schuster is out. So the Chiefs traded for a historically great receiver who has been languishing in the wastelands of Tennessee — DeAndre Hopkins.
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is being traded from the Tennessee Titans to the Kansas City Chiefs, according to multiple outlets and first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. According to Schefter and NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, the Titans will get a late-round draft pick in exchange for Hopkins.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A judge has tossed three lawsuits filed against lawmakers who shared social media posts that falsely accused a Kansas man of being among the shooters who opened fire at a rally celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory. The judge cited jurisdictional issues. Denton Loudermill Jr. was briefly handcuffed
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AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Eight months later, the pain of losing a second Super Bowl in five seasons to the Kansas City Chiefs has barely subsided for the San Francisco 49ers as they prepare for a rare regular season rematch. Memories of Chris Jones blowing up key plays with pressure,
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