AFC West

Chiefs lose 8th in a row

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Peyton Manning threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns, and the Denver Broncos rallied to beat the woeful Kansas City Chiefs 17-9 on Sunday for their sixth straight win.         Manning hit tight end Jacob Tamme late in the first...

Tags: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Knowshon Moreno, Demaryius Thomas, Peyton Manning

Dire straits and narrow victories are the norm in NFL Week 11

Just another ho-hum NFL Sunday. Houston beat Jacksonville. Atlanta beat Arizona. Dallas beat Cleveland. What else would you expect from three home teams favored by a combined 33 points? Now, please excuse those winning teams as they strap on...

Tags: Norv Turner, Andrew Luck, Donald Driver, New England Patriots, Matt Schaub

Steelers' Haley worried about Chiefs, not revenge

AP Sports Writer

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Todd Haley is over it, he swears.   The sting from getting fired as Kansas City's head coach last December has faded, replaced by the peace he feels in Pittsburgh, where he's quickly molded the Steelers into one of the most...

Tags: Rashard Mendenhall, Kansas City Chiefs, Todd Haley, Matt Cassel, Jonathan Dwyer

Coaches are in the spotlight this week in the NFL

All around the NFL, this figures to be a landmark week for the men who carry clipboards and draw up Xs and O's. Joe Vitt has returned to the New Orleans Saints as interim coach, his six-game suspension behind him. Carolina's Ron Rivera is facing...

Tags: Philadelphia Eagles, Norv Turner, San Francisco 49ers, Pat Shurmur, Kansas City Chiefs

Tags: Kansas City Chiefs, Matt Cassel, Brady Quinn, Football, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Peyton Manning starting to get comfortable in new city

LA Times

New city, new team, same Peyton Manning. That's how the Denver Broncos quarterback looked in Week 4, at least, carving up the Oakland Raiders by completing 30 of 38 passes for 338 yards with three touchdowns. "He's getting more comfortable," Coach...

Tags: Sam Farmer, New England Patriots, Leukemia, Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl

Turnovers bury Chiefs

Philip Rivers threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns, and the San Diego Chargers capitalized on six turnovers by the Kansas City Chiefs in a 37-20 victory Sunday.     Five of the Chiefs' turnovers came in the first half, when San Diego (3-1) raced to a...

Tags: Kansas City Chiefs, Matt Cassel, Philip Rivers, Football, Dwayne Bowe

NFC West has come a long way

Two years ago, the NFC West was a joke. Four teams, four losing records. The Seattle Seahawks became the first team in history to win a division and reach the postseason at 7-9. Fast forward to today, and the NFC West is, top to bottom, the best...

Tags: Denver Broncos, Sam Farmer, Pete Carroll, National Football Conference, Atlanta Falcons

Drew Brees

Aaron Kromer said practice today was much faster and more relaxed as you get ready for Green Bay this week. Was that how it felt from a player’s perspective? “Yes, I thought preparation was good today starting with meetings this morning and...

Tags: Zach Strief, Sean Payton, Brett Favre, Football, Green Bay Packers

Chiefs are breathing new life after win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Chiefs were trailing New Orleans 24-6, well on their way to a third straight humiliating defeat. Then the defense stiffened, Jamaal Charles started to gouge the Saints for big yards and Kansas City has new life after an...

Tags: Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers

For NFL's Western teams, a change in direction

Tags: Matthew Stafford, Philadelphia Eagles, Andrew Luck, Norv Turner, Torrey Smith

Turner's make-or-break year starts against Raiders

Sports Network

That the Oakland Raiders will enter the 2012 season with a new head coach doesn't qualify as much of a surprise. The San Diego Chargers having the same one roaming the sidelines may have caught a few observers a bit off guard, however. What's almost...

Tags: Denver Broncos, Norv Turner, Football, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Antonio Gates