“I think it’s a stretch for him to play Sunday”, Reid said. Unless you’re Bill Belichick, you’re not supposed to fake the injury report like that. Yes, it is likely that both Charcandrick West and Knile Davis could poach a few snaps, but Ware is the clear front runner in the backfield.
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The Chiefs played the Texans twice past year and were the beneficiaries in both instances.
The Chiefs finished the 2015 regular season with 10 straight wins and blasted Houston 30-0 in the first round of the playoffs before losing to New England. On offense, Alex Smith has been a good game manager. West and Ware in particular proved to be a solid one-two punch in Charles’ absence during the second half of last season.
Previous year during the regular season, the Chiefs were fantastic. Jamaal Charles is questionable for week one coming off his second ACL-tear, but the Chiefs have the most depth at running back in the league. Selecting Melvin Gordon a year ago shows they want to add a running game but he was largely ineffective during his rookie season. Meanwhile, safety Eric Berry stayed away from training camp and the preseason until the end of August, unsuccessfully hoping to shed his franchise-tag status for a long-term deal.
San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy enters his fourth season in charge of the team, and sports a 22-26 overall record.
Information from ESPN Chiefs reporter Adam Teicher was used in this report.
That’s what occurred last season.
The Chiefs won all five games and were strong defensively, allowing 13.4 points in that span.
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers said, reflecting on a 33-3 rout in San Diego and a 10-3 in Kansas City.
This writer projects another 11-5 season for the Chiefs this season.
Under is 5-2 in Chiefs last 7 home games.
This season, the Chiefs will have their work cut out for them in the division.
Despite the fact that both Jamaal Charles and Justin Houston will likely not play in Week 1, the Chiefs are still the favorite to win.
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Meanwhile, West has been nursing a pesky elbow injury, though he’s expected to play Sunday. They’ll have a doozy of a schedule to start the year off – Hosting San Diego, traveling to Houston, hosting the Jets, and then heading to Pittsburgh for a Sunday Night Football broadcast.
