Kansas City Chiefs

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

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Quarterback Jayden Daniels will miss the Washington Commanders’ game at the Kansas City Chiefs because of an injured right hamstring and Marcus Mariota will start in his place, a person with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll sounded both exasperated and optimistic about the state of his team on Monday. He didn’t expect such a tough start that included a 31-0 loss at Kansas City on Sunday that wasn’t as close the score indicated. But Carroll

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It took until the third series against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday for Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid to finally send the tantalizing wide receiver trio of Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy and Marquise Brown onto the field together. Folks had waited 16

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Warren McVea, the speedy running back who was the first Black player to receive a football scholarship to a major Texas school and later helped Kansas City win its first Super Bowl title, died Sunday after a long illness. He was 79. McVea’s daughter, Tracey Ellis, said he died at home

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Raiders hunkered down to stop the Kansas City Chiefs, who were facing fourth-and-1 on their own 40. Las Vegas already was trailing by a touchdown Sunday, but the outcome between longtime AFC West rivals was still very much in doubt. Patrick Mahomes got

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs so thoroughly dominated the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday that they probably didn’t need Rashee Rice, who had come back from a torn ACL and a six-game suspension to give them yet another dynamic weapon. The rest of the season?

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders pass rusher Maxx Crosby left late in the first half of their game against Kansas City after he was blocked low by Chiefs tight end Noah Gray, sending the four-time Pro Bowl defensive end limping off the field. Crosby, who already

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Raiders could be significantly short-handed in their passing game when Las Vegas visits Kansas City on Sunday. Tight end Brock Bowers (knee) is doubtful and wide receiver Jakobi Meyers (knee and toe) is questionable for the AFC West matchup with the Chiefs. Raiders coach

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rashee Rice knows almost to the day how long it’s been since he played in a game for the Kansas City Chiefs. Two more days until he does it again. Their top wide receiver has missed the first six this season while serving an

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes knew the moment he walked into the Kansas City Chiefs practice facility at 1 Arrowhead Drive this week that the Las Vegas Raiders were coming to town. There was a different feeling, he said, one that reminded him of college. Of those

By The Associated Press Las Vegas (2-4) at Kansas City (3-3) Sunday 1 p.m. EDT, CBS. BetMGM NFL Odds: Chiefs by 12. Against the spread: Raiders 2-4; Chiefs 3-3. Series record: Chiefs lead 75-55-2. Last meeting: Chiefs beat Raiders 19-17 on Nov. 29, 2024, at Kansas City. Last week: Raiders beat Titans 20-10; Chiefs beat

NEW YORK (AP) — The one-game suspension of Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was upheld Wednesday by a hearing officer appointed by the NFL and the NFL Players’ Association. Jordy Nelson, the hearing officer, denied the appeal by Branch, who was suspended for a game without pay by the league Monday for unsportsmanlike conduct following

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Raiders went after Titans quarterback Cam Ward in just about every way on Sunday, pressuring him on more than a third of drop-backs in the 20-10 victory. But that was Tennessee. Getting to Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes is a whole different conversation. “He’s as

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will finally get to see what their offense looks like when Rashee Rice joins fellow wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Marquise Brown on the field for Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Rice returned to practice Wednesday after his

NEW YORK (AP) — Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was suspended for one game without pay by the NFL on Monday for unsportsmanlike conduct following a loss at Kansas City. Branch punched Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on Sunday night, setting off a postgame melee. “Your aggressive, non-football act was entirely unwarranted, posed a serious risk

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — For the first five weeks of the season, everyone seemed to be asking what was wrong with the Kansas City Chiefs. Turned out the answer might have been nothing. Their first three losses? One came thousands of miles away in Brazil, another was a

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer All the talk about the decline of the Kansas City Chiefs was apparently premature. With Patrick Mahomes doing his magic and a stout defense, the Chiefs can beat anybody. A convincing 30-17 victory over the Detroit Lions in front of a national audience on Sunday night lifted the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A long, frustrating night for the Detroit Lions inside Arrowhead Stadium ended with Brian Branch delivering a punch to Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, setting off a brief fistfight among players from both teams. It was about as much fight as the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs knew they were going to have a fight on their hands when the Detroit Lions, riding a four-game winning streak and a whole bunch of momentum, rolled into Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night. They probably didn’t expect

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs were missing left tackle Josh Simmons for their Sunday night game against the Detroit Lions after the first-round pick had to travel home to California to deal with what the team called a family situation. Jaylon Moore slid into the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are accustomed to playing in high-profile games that could ultimately define their entire season. They aren’t used to playing them in Week 6. Yet the Chiefs find themselves in a precarious position after losing three of their first five games.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Jones took ownership of his mistake on the decisive play in the Chiefs’ loss to Jacksonville last week, when the three-time All-Pro defensive tackle thought Trevor Lawrence was down and stopped on the play, only to watch the Jaguars quarterback scramble to his

By The Associated Press Detroit (4-1) at Kansas City (2-3) Sunday 8:20 p.m. EDT, NBC. BetMGM NFL Odds: Chiefs by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Lions 4-1; Chiefs 2-3. Series record: Chiefs lead 9-6. Last meeting: Lions beat Chiefs 21-20 on Sept. 7, 2023, at Kansas City. Last week: Lions beat Bengals 37-24; Chiefs lost

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer A Lions-Chiefs matchup was considered a potential Super Bowl preview when the schedule came out. It still could be considering the state of the AFC. Jared Goff leads a dynamic Lions offense against Patrick Mahomes and the inconsistent Chiefs on Sunday night in Kansas City in one of

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Three-time All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones decided to deactivate his social media accounts this week after the effort by the Kansas City Chiefs’ star pass rusher was called into question in the final seconds of last week’s loss in Jacksonville. The Chiefs had just

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs won 11 one-score games last season, a big reason why they wound up in the Super Bowl for a third straight year. They have lost all three of their one-score games this season. The margin between winning and losing in the NFL

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kansas City won’t have to dig deep to figure out where things were awry in Jacksonville on Monday night. Patrick Mahomes had an interception returned 99 yards for a touchdown and the Chiefs were flagged 13 times for 109 yards in a 31-28 loss

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence tripped and fell to the ground, stumbled trying to get up, finally got back on his feet and then scrambled for a 1-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining — turning a comical miscue into an improbable score — and the Jacksonville Jaguars

Kansas City 7 7 0 14 — 28 Jacksonville 0 7 14 10 — 31 First Quarter KC_Kelce 2 pass from Mahomes (Butker kick), 4:02. Second Quarter KC_Mahomes 9 run (Butker kick), 10:44. Jac_Washington 3 pass from Lawrence (C.Little kick), 2:38. Third Quarter Jac_Lawrence 10 run (C.Little kick), 8:40. Jac_Lloyd 99 interception return (C.Little kick),