Counting to Ten
The Chiefs have mostly played games that required fans attention in the fourth quarter. Not this time around, as the Chiefs use all phases of the game to rout the Broncos, and beat them for the tenth straight time.
Shared Excellence Might Not Be In the Cards This Decade
The area’s professional sports franchises kind of picked each other up during the 2010’s. The Chiefs seem the most likely poised to do the heavy lifting as they enter the new decade tonight.
Royals Join the 2020 Heartache Parade
A year that has produced so much negativity got no relief from, or for, the Kansas City Royals. Bad breaks, bad play, and bad news are the narrative, and hope for the future is muted. It is painfully fitting for this horrendous time.
Righteous Words Emanate, But On This Occasion Will They Resonate
Our current situation has played out many times before, and often
drifted away as fast as tear gas smoke. But maybe this time we will be more
inclined to hear the message and move forward, than get bogged down in the
baggage. We are off to a hopeful start, but…
A Little Ditty Celebrating The Word at the Center of Sports, and More
The NFL draft and football’s embrace of it's love of the entire word football is a jumping off point for a little fun with….well, words.
Fifty Minutes of Frustration Becomes a Party Fifty Years in the Making
Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, and the Chiefs shrug aside mountains of adversity and San Francisco quality in blazing to the finish to win Kansas City it’s first title since 1970.
A Sporting Definition of Outhouse to Penthouse
A hideous choke job turns into a comeback for the ages as the Chiefs again get the chance at the Lamar Hunt Trophy on their home field after a memorable roller coaster ride.
The Chiefs Icy Playoff History is Fact, Time to Change the Narrative
Andy Reid has taken baby steps in brightening the dark post season record, now are the Chiefs poised to take three of them to reverse fortunes?
High Level Anticipation For a Game That Some Goes Haywire
Patrick Mahomes comes back, and he is fantastic. The Chiefs make a million
great plays, but the Titans make about ten unlikely ones and in a bizarro finish
somehow the Chiefs lose.
Toughness, Grit, and A Little Bit of Arrowhead Magic
A back and forth grinder soars at the finish as the Chiefs turn defeat into victory.
Go through it as it happened!
Very Occasionally, A No Man Cave World is a Challenge
The Saturday sports schedule offered a rare urge to enter a multi-TV
setup world for the author, who also is mystified at how much TV some
can consume.
The Last Few Days Illuminate the Vagaries of Fandom
Every fan base, to varying degrees, has to treasure the great moments, since
the crushing ones are far more common.
The Prescription Has Been Written,and the Current Chiefs Diagnosis is Troubling.
The most hyped game in the NFL this year lived up to it’s billing, but the road team
was the star as the Texans rule the day.
Thrilling October Baseball Seem Like a Distant Friend
The Chiefs emergence as a real Super Bowl contender is a timely elixer for
local baseball fans far removed from playoff excitement.
A Little Too Much Late Drama, But 3-0 It Is
Another explosive second quarter is the key as the Chiefs slide
past the Ravens. Go sixty minutes right here.
The Chiefs Open the Season With a Bang, and Some Story Lines
Kansas City’s offense was every bit as electric as advertised, particularly
early when they had their whole cast in the runaway win. Read my in-game, and
post game instant analysis here.
Smooth Tony G and Patient Johnny Robinson Get Their Due
It was certain Tony Gonzalez would make the Hall of Fame. It should have been the
same for Johnny Robinson. But they now share a place in the Class of 2019.
The NFL is King, and Training Camp Mania Shows It
The mundane is celebrated, the trivial is cheered, and why the hell not.
The Latest Mood on Tyreek Hill Is Far Too Positive
New information gives context that many are spinning in a fashion
that is vastly too sunny.
Motivations Hard to Read Among a Mountain of Notions
The tortuous grind of the Tyreek Hill saga sparks emotions and
opinions that are all over the map.