By: Darren Smith Host, “The ‘Ship w/Darren Smith” on Sports Radio 810 WHB and ESPN Kansas City This weekend was a tale of two conferences that left you feeling with a strange taste in your mouth, depending on the teams you wanted to win. For the record, I chose Houston Texans over the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee…… Continue Reading »
For the sports fan out there January typically means one thing: NFL Playoffs. It also means New Year’s resolutions that are never followed through on. If you’re like me you’ve made plenty of resolutions around this time of year, but not many you can say you’ve stuck to. The most consistent part of these internal…… Continue Reading »
Happy New Decade! Here’s hoping that the next 10 years contain immense amounts of Patrick Mahomes, decent baseball and 519 more editions of this column. Every week, I’ll take your questions via Twitter (@jbbrisco) and bring them together for a Friday Ask Me Anything. You ask it, I’ll answer it. Unless I don’t want to.…… Continue Reading »
By Matt Derrick KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After returning a kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown in a 31-21 win over the Los Angeles Chargers that Chiefs rookie Mecole Hardman pulled on a No. 32 Tyrann Mathieu jersey as he finished getting dressed. “You all got to let me pull my Honey Badger jersey on,”…… Continue Reading »
By Matt Derrick KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After the Chiefs fell to the Houston Texas 31-24 in Week 6, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo knew he had a problem. His defense lined up for 83 plays in that game, and averaged more than 71 plays per game through the first six weeks. “There was a point…… Continue Reading »
By: Cory Anderson We’ve talked about the weaknesses of this Chiefs team all season, and have generally come to two conclusions: they don’t run the ball well, and they don’t stop the run well. The statistics bear that out as well, as the Chiefs currently sit at 23rd in the NFL, rushing for just 93.8…… Continue Reading »
By Matt Derrick Chiefs Defense Peaking at Season’s End CHICAGO – If Kansas City fans had just one wish for the 2019 season, it would probably have been for a top-10 defense to go along with their fast-break offense to put a Super Bowl within their reach. Don’t look now, but that’s just what the…… Continue Reading »
Check out the full list of college bowl games airing on Sports Radio 810, and ESPN Kansas City 1510 AM and 94.5 FM.… Continue Reading »
By Soren Petro, Sports Radio 810 Monday Night Football was a celebration of the career of Drew Brees, and rightfully so. Brees passed Tom Brady and Peyton Manning to lay claim to the NFL’s career passing touchdown record. On a night where Brees was nearly perfect, he completed 29 of 30 passes for 304 yards…… Continue Reading »
By Matt Derrick KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid knows the career of edge rusher Terrell Suggs well, going back to their first meeting on the field in 2004, but when the Chiefs found themselves with a chance to land the 37-year-old defender off the waiver wire, the coach had to take a look at…… Continue Reading »