Smith, after the Chiefs’ 33-27 victory, might be the man for some time in that Chiefs’ locker room.
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“I think everybody had a piece of the pie, me included”, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “I’m proud of the way they handled it”.
ATLANTA – Jameis Winston bounced back from an early interception to throw four touchdown passes, and Tampa Bay claimed a winning record for the first since 2012 by opening the season with a victory over the Falcons. After taking a 3-0 lead on the first drive the Chiefs who were third in defensive efficiency past year conceded 24 straight points.
Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer did his best to hide his starter at quarterback after the Vikings lost Teddy Bridgewater to a major knee injury August 30, and after they traded their 2017 first-round draft pick to Philadelphia for Sam Bradford.
Very few things in the National Football League can derail a season as quickly and as harshly as a serious injury to a star player. “So many games come down to the fourth quarter like that, in overtime today”.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) scores a touchdown past San Diego Chargers linebacker Tourek Williams (58) and cornerback Jason Verrett (22) during the second half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. Green had 13 targets, caught 12, and had the easiest 180-yard day in the history of the NFL. The couldn’t run the ball, they couldn’t throw the ball, the Chargers’ defense seemed a step ahead and the Chiefs’ defense looked clueless as San Diego jumped out to a 21-3 halftime advantage. They had this game locked up against the team that most prognosticators predict to win the AFC West, only to see their huge lead wiped out and then lost altogether in overtime.
Cairo Santos kicked a 33-yard field goal a few minutes later, and after forcing a three-and-out, Spencer Ware finished off a four-play drive with a touchdown plunge to knot it at 27.
The Chiefs are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
This was really the first point when watching that a Kansas City comeback was possible. It was his way of standing beside 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s stance on social injustice.
“We’re going to run further tests”, he said.
“Joey is day-to-day”, McCoy said.
Peters did link his left arm with his teammates as country singer Trace Adkins performed the anthem. “They had an awesome fourth quarter and we didn’t do anything to counter it”, Rivers said.
The Chiefs played without star pass rusher Justin Houston, who could be out until November as he recovers from ACL surgery in February. In the receiving end, Ware posted 129 yards in seven receptions while Travis Kelce added 74 yards in six reception. The four-time Pro Bowl running back is still recovering from surgery last season to fix his ACL and was inactive Sunday.
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Allen played only eight games in 2015 after suffering a lacerated kidney. He never put weight on his right knee after going down Sunday.
