Kansas City Chiefs

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

By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer Even among fellow sports superstars, Shohei Ohtani has reached legendary status. The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way phenomenon has shown off his baseball magnificence during this year’s MLB postseason, particularly on Oct. 17, when he had arguably the greatest performance in the game’s history, hitting three home runs at the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid called the first half of Monday night’s game against Washington downright weird, full of turnovers and failed fourth-down conversions and so much lousy execution by both teams that he was left scratching his head. “There wasn’t a lot of punting

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs are continuing to work on stadium options on both sides of the Kansas-Missouri state line, one of which would be a massive renovation of aging Arrowhead Stadium and the other a new domed stadium capable of hosting major events. Chiefs owner Clark

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — All is not well in Buffalo, though James Cook’s career day will, perhaps, serve as another reminder to coordinator Joe Brady of how the Bills’ offense thrives when the running back gets the ball. After under-utilizing Cook during Buffalo’s two-game skid before the team’s

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Washington Commanders signed Matthew Wright and elevated him from the practice squad Monday night to kick against his old team, the Kansas City Chiefs, after ruling out Matt Gay with a back injury. The Commanders also elevated defensive tackle Sheldon Day and released

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It was going to be a walk-in touchdown. Patrick Mahomes was sure of it. He had served as a brilliant decoy, and the Las Vegas Raiders were utterly fooled, as their old quarterback, Gardner Minshew, took the snap instead. Everything went perfect on the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Commanders’ trip to Kansas City was supposed to be a Monday night showdown between a perennial contender and one on the rise, a matchup of a three-time Super Bowl MVP and the latest dual-threat star quarterback to step under center. The storylines have

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Wide receivers Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel returned to practice for the Washington Commanders on Thursday, but coach Dan Quinn confirmed that quarterback Jayden Daniels will miss the team’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. McLaurin sat out the past four games after hurting his

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs could be without the starting left side of their offensive line when they play the Washington Commanders on Monday night, with left guard Trey Smith dealing with back spasms and tackle Josh Simmons handling a family issue. Smith began having

By The Associated Press Washington (3-4) at Kansas City (4-3) Monday 8:15 p.m. EDT, ABC/ESPN. BetMGM NFL Odds: Chiefs by 12 1/2. Against the spread: Commanders 3-4; Chiefs 4-3. Series record: Chiefs lead 10-1. Last meeting: Chiefs beat Commanders 31-13 on Oct. 17, 2021, in Washington. Last week: Commanders lost to Cowboys 44-22; Chiefs beat