Stephen A Smith has had high praise for the Kansas City Chiefs following the first week of the 2026/27 NFL action taking place. The Chiefs, who had been Super Bowl regulars in recent years, had a very disappointing 2025 by their standards and failed to make the playoffs.
Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce reflected on the importance of returning offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. Bieniemy left the Chiefs after a nine-year tenure (four years as OC) in 2022, winning two Super Bowls with the franchise before stints with the Washington Commanders, UCLA Bruins, and the Chicago Bears.
Travis Kelce made some big plays in the Kansas City Chiefs’ Monday night win, and Andy Reid hilariously kept him humble with his comments. Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs got Patrick Mahomes back in Week 1 of the new NFL season, and looked completely revitalised.
Kenneth Walker III’s Kansas City Chiefs debut was lit. He announced himself as the new major weapon of an offense that suddenly looks far more dangerous than it did a year ago.
How many of the players to rush for at least five touchdowns in six or more seasons since the AFL/NFL merger (1970) can you name in eight minutes?
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Taylor Swift made it known that she’d rather watch the play than be watched watching it, as she attended Kansas City’s season opener at Arrowhead Stadium.
Patrick Mahomes just beat the Denver Broncos in his first game back. Then a phone stole the press conference. Mahomes is mid-answer in a black-and-white jacket when a ringtone cuts the room.
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix deemed their Week 1 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs "a nasty wake-up call." Payton used a different term when discussing the 31-10 beatdown.
The Kansas City Chiefs terminated the contract of safety Tanner McCalister on Tuesday, a day after opening the season with a 31-10 home win over the Denver Broncos.
The Kansas City Chiefs proved that they're the same team that won back-to-back championships.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Though the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 1 win over the Denver Broncos will go down as the Kenneth Walker III game, with the Super Bowl MVP rushing for 173 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries, it’s hard to find an area of the game where Andy Reid’s squad didn’t look like a certified contender.
It’s official. The Kansas City Chiefs are home to the NFL’s best story. Listen, you can argue with a wall all you’d like. The Kansas City Chiefs are, officially, home to the best story in football to start the 2026 season.
For a while, there were legitimate doubts about whether Kelce would return for another season.
Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, X-rays and CT scans were negative on Chiefs CB Mansoor Delane‘s shoulder, and there’s optimism that it’s a short-term injury.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce went viral for a handful of reasons during Monday night’s season opener against the Denver Broncos. The 2026 season is expected to be Kelce’s farewell tour – at least that’s what many NFL fans think.
The Kansas City Chiefs shockingly missed the postseason last year for the first time since 2014, putting an end to their 10-year playoff streak — the second-longest such streak in NFL history, just one behind the New England Patriots.
"Running backs don't matter," said someone who didn't watch Kansas City Chiefs star Kenneth Walker III run all over the Denver Broncos on "Monday Night Football."
The Kansas City Chiefs moved up five spots in ESPN’s NFL Power Rankings from No. 13 to No. 8 in Week 2. The stars were out as the Chiefs had a dominant 31-10 victory over the Denver Broncos in Week 1 as quarterback Patrick Mahomes made a successful return from a torn ACL and LCL in his knee.
Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports the Chiefs are signing CB Melvin Smith Jr. to the practice squad. Smith, 24, signed with the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent out of Southern Arkansas following the 2025 draft.
The rookie out of LSU fell on his shoulder after a big play in Week 1 and was ruled out shortly after.
Walker was the star of the show in his Chiefs debut.
Just as he had planned from the early stages of his injury recovery, Mahomes returned from the torn ACL and torn LCL he suffered on Dec. 14, 2025.
Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs played a solid game against the Denver Broncos on "Monday Night Football" and pulled off a comfortable 31-10 win.
Patrick Mahomes didn't light up the Denver Broncos on Monday night. He didn't have to.
Kansas City Chiefs lost Mansoor Delane to injury on the same play that had fans excited about the standout rookie. Delane electrified the crowd Monday when he intercepted Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix on the first drive of the game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
The Kansas City Chiefs wrapped Week 1 of the 2026 season with a dominant performance in a 31-10 win over the Denver Broncos.
It only took Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes one drive to answer any questions about his recovery from a torn ACL.
These two teams have a rivalry history, but this year, it's going to be bigger and better.
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