Kansas City Chiefs

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts had the Kansas City Chiefs on the ropes — both their game Sunday and potentially their season — until late in the matchup, when some odd play-calling and poor execution by the NFL’s top-ranked offense let them down. The Colts went

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs looked much like they have all season for the first three quarters against Indianapolis on Sunday. Their offense was stuck in a rut, penalties were piling up, and the reigning AFC champions’ postseason hopes were growing ever dimmer. In the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four-time All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce plans to wait until after the season to make a decision on retirement, though he did say Friday that he wants to make that decision early enough that the Kansas City Chiefs have time to prepare for the

By The Associated Press Indianapolis (8-2) at Kansas City (5-5) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Chiefs by 3 1/2 Against the spread: Colts 6-3-1, Chiefs 5-5 Series record: Colts lead 18-10 Last meeting: Colts beat Chiefs 20-17 on Sept. 25, 2022, in Indianapolis Last week: Colts off, Chiefs lost to Broncos 22-19

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub doesn’t care a whole lot about what President Donald Trump thinks of new kickoff rules that were implemented by the NFL in an attempt to make the play safer and more exciting. Trump became the first

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen spent some time this week delivering clichés about NFL parity, how anybody can beat anyone else and that “you can throw records out the window each and every week” because of it. That would be silly for the Colts.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs first-round draft pick Josh Simmons said Wednesday that he had the support of the entire organization during a sudden four-game absence, though the standout left tackle declined to discuss what ultimately caused him to leave the team. Simmons returned to the

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Kansas City Chiefs are scoring more points than at this point last season, allowing fewer, and have improved their turnover margin. Those are usually ingredients for success, but that’s not the case for the three-time defending AFC champions, who have four fewer wins compared with this point

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid tried to shoulder the blame for the Kansas City Chiefs’ latest loss in Denver on Sunday. Patrick Mahomes tried to take it, too. No need to fight over it: There was plenty of blame to go around. Now, the Chiefs find themselves

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — At this point in the season, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are usually cruising toward another division title and being touted as Super Bowl favorites. Instead, they’re losing the close games they used to win and, at 5-5, they’re looking up in the AFC

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Wil Lutz lined up for a 35-yard field goal to beat the Chiefs on Sunday and couldn’t help but think back to last year at Kansas City, when his kick was blocked as time expired in the same situation. “I was kind of like, shoot,

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos running back J.K. Dobbins is heading to injured reserve and needs surgery on his left foot that likely will end his season, a person familiar with the diagnosis told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke to the AP on condition

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — So far this season, Broncos rookie running back RJ Harvey has pretty much been making more of an impact with his pass catching than his ball carrying. That could change Sunday when Harvey figures to play an even bigger role against the Kansas City Chiefs

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos are 8-2 behind an unremitting pass rush, charging atop the AFC West despite leading the league in three-and-outs and penalties, plus scrutiny over the aesthetics of their unsightly wins and strength of schedule. Bring on all the doubters and spouters, the Broncos

By The Associated Press Kansas City (5-4) at Denver (8-2) Sunday 2:25 p.m. ET, CBS. BetMGM line: Chiefs by 4 Against the spread: Chiefs 5-4, Broncos 4-5-1. Series record: Chiefs lead 73-57. Last meeting: Broncos beat Chiefs 38-0 on Jan. 5, 2025, at Empower Field in Denver. Last week: Chiefs had a bye; Broncos beat

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are a hurting bunch as they prepare for their showdown with the nine-time defending AFC West champion Kansas City Chiefs this weekend. They’re still without their best defensive player with cornerback Pat Surtain (strained pectoral) about to miss his third straight

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Unable to land a receiver at the NFL trade deadline last week, the Buffalo Bills turned to the free-agent pool by signing Mecole Hardman to their practice squad on Tuesday. The 27-year-old has six seasons of NFL experience, including five-plus with the Kansas City

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As the Kansas City Chiefs weigh whether to play future games in a renovated Arrowhead Stadium or a proposed dome in Kansas, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday floated a potential mixture of the two concepts aimed at keeping the team in his state.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs left tackle Josh Simmons has returned to the team after dealing with a family matter that kept him away for several weeks, though it remains unclear when the first-round draft pick will be back on the field for them. Chiefs coach

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The record Chiefs coach Andy Reid has established following bye weeks is the kind of stuff that isn’t supposed to happen in the NFL, a league that prides itself on both parity and week-to-week unpredictability. In fact, you could say his results following a

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have proven this season that they can beat just about anybody when they’re playing their best. They can lose quite easily when they are not. It’s a marked difference from past years, when Kansas City could overcome penalties, dropped passes

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes wasn’t in the mood to look too far ahead after one of the worst performances of his career in Kansas City’s latest showdown — and regular-season loss — against Buffalo. And that was especially true when the discussion turned to the potential of

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — After Josh Allen spent much of the past week downplaying Buffalo’s showdown against Kansas City, the Bills quarterback revealed there was more to the rivalry than he let on. Turns out beating the Chiefs — a team that has blocked Allen and the Bills’

Kansas City 0 13 0 8 — 21 Buffalo 7 14 7 0 — 28 First Quarter Buf_Kincaid 23 pass from Allen (Prater kick), 8:00. Second Quarter KC_Rice 3 run (Butker kick), 14:56. KC_FG Butker 46, 9:27. Buf_Ty.Johnson 3 run (Prater kick), 6:39. Buf_Allen 1 run (Prater kick), 1:28. KC_FG Butker 19, :03. Third Quarter

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes has made enough trips to Buffalo to know he and the Kansas City Chiefs shouldn’t expect a warm welcome from Bills fans on Sunday. “They don’t like us,” Mahomes said. Can you blame them? Since 2020, Mahomes and the Chiefs have blocked

By The Associated Press Kansas City (5-3) at Buffalo (5-2) Sunday 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Chiefs by 1 1/2 Against the spread: Chiefs 5-3; Bills 3-4 Series record: Bills lead 30-26-1 Last meeting: Chiefs beat Bills 32-29 in AFC championship game in Kansas City on Jan. 26. Last week: Chiefs beat Commanders

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills coach Sean McDermott put to rest any suggestion of a disconnect between him and coordinator Joe Brady on how they view Buffalo’s suddenly struggling passing attack. McDermott welcomed a question on the issue Wednesday by saying he and Brady are on the same

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to be without running back Isiah Pacheco for their high-profile showdown against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday after their leading rusher sprained a knee ligament in last week’s win over the Washington Commanders. Pacheco did not practice Wednesday

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have more losses through eight games than they had the entirety of last regular season. They just might be a better team, though. So much of the incredible 15-2 regular-season record a year ago was smoke and mirrors, the byproduct