Tag: Kansas City Chiefs
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Chiefs: 40 Years in the Wilderness (or “O Come, O Come, Matt Cassel”)
Forty-one years ago this month, Len Dawson led the Chiefs to their first and only Super Bowl Championship in Super Bowl IV. For forty years, the Chiefs have been wandering in the football wilderness. But to make matters worse, the Chiefs have had chances to return to the big show six times over the last…
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Living in the State of “Missoury”
I live in Missouri, home to two NFL teams (K. C. Chiefs and St. L. Rams) with identical records (2-14) for a combined season record of 4-28. I propose we change the state name to Missoury (i.e., hybrid between misery and Missouri).
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The NFL Playoff Matrix and the Kansas City Chiefs: We’re in!
When I got up this morning, the following four things had to happen for the Chiefs to make the NFL playoffs: Chiefs had to beat Jacksonville Cincinnati had to lose Tennessee had to lose Denver had to lose The first three happened by 3:30 pm Central time. Then it took an entire game and nearly…
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Chiefs’ founder Lamar Hunt dies
Kansas City Star: Chiefs' founder Lamar Hunt dies Lamar Hunt was a sportsman. A visionary. An entrepreneur. A gentleman. And a bit of a rebel. Hunt, founder of the Kansas City Chiefs and one of America’s most innovative and creative sports figures of the past half-century, died about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday at a Dallas hospital…
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Red Friday in the Neighborhood
Today is Red Friday, or Chiefs Friday in Kansas City. The NFL Kansas City Chiefs open their season on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. I don't know how they do things in other NFL cities, but everybody wears Red on Friday and puts on their best Chiefs attire in Kansas City. Chiefs' charities go out…