Hail to the Chiefs! The Kansas City Chiefs! American football had its humble beginnings in the late 1900′s. The Kansas City chiefs have their origination in Texas. The team began in 1960 as the Dallas Texans until, just three years later, the owner, Lamar Hunt, moved the team to Kansas City and renamed them the Kansas City Chiefs. They then became the newest member of the American Football League (AFL). They earned their nickname “Chiefs” after the then mayor of Kansas City, Harold Bartle, who was an enthusiastic leader in the Boy Scouts of America with the nickname “Chief”.
Buddy Nix, Buffalo’s newly appointed general manager makes swift changes in Bills’ coaching staff.
ORCHARD PARK — Around the NFL, the first day following the end of the regular season has become known as Black Monday because, on average in recent years, about six head coaches lose their jobs.
Black Monday was particularly black in Buffalo because not only was interim head coach Perry Fewell handed his walking papers, so was the entire coaching staff as new general manager Buddy Nix let it be known in a swift and decisive manner that there’s a new man running the show, and the status quo isn’t good enough.
The New England Patriots took a major step in wrapping up the AFC East Division on Sunday as they defeated the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium 17-10. Both teams in second place in the Division the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets also lost on Sunday giving the Patriots a 2 game lead in the Division with just 2 games left in the regular season. However if the way that New England performed against Buffalo is any indication of how they will play in the NFL Post Season; expect the Patriots to be eliminated in their first game.
Buffalo Bills Rian Lindell kicked a 41 yard field goal in the first half of the game Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Defense and a kicker helped the Buffalo Bills hold on — for once.
Rian Lindell kicked three field goals and the Bills intercepted Matt Cassel four times to beat the struggling Kansas City Chiefs 16-10 on Sunday.
Buffalo (5-8) overcame three turnovers and an ineffective passing game to finally close out a win in the fourth quarter. The Bills had lost seven times this season when they were within a touchdown headed into the final 15 minutes, pulling this one out with two interceptions in the final 2:11.
The Jets will be without cornerbacks Dwight Lowery and Donald Strickland, and backup guard Robert Turner when they face the Buffalo Bills in Toronto on Thursday night.
Both Lowery (high ankle sprain) and Strickland (concussion) also missed last Sunday’s game against Jacksonville. Lowery will again be replaced in the starting lineup by Lito Sheppard, with David Clowney and Brad Smith returning kickoffs.
Turner (knee) was injured in the 17-6 victory, and his absence could allow Matt Slauson, the team’s sixth-round pick, to make his NFL debut.
Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez was limited during the team’s light practice Monday with a sore left knee, but should play against the Buffalo Bills in Toronto on Thursday. Coach Rex Ryan said Sanchez had some soreness in the knee after he tweaked it in the Jets’ 17-6 win over Carolina on Sunday.
Sanchez downplayed it, saying he woke up Monday and the knee was fine, showing no concern that it might hamper him. “It felt really good,” Sanchez said. “The training staff looked at it this morning, stretched me out and we went through the walkthrough, pretty seamless. It feels fine. We’ll see how it goes as the week goes on and make sure we take it slow and be smart about it.”
Carolina Panthers’ quarterback Jake Delhomme is having a season he’d like to forget, and things got even worse on Sunday at home against the Buffalo Bills. Despite dominating the Bills on the stat sheet, Delhomme threw three interceptions that allowed Buffalo to take a 20-9 victory over the struggling Panthers. Delhomme threw for 325 yards, though without any touchdowns. His three picks pushed his total for the year to- which leads the NFL.
It wasn’t a game for the ages by the Buffalo Bills, as they blew much of a 17 point lead to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Still, they did what they had to do and put some offense on the board en route to a 33-20 National Football League victory. The Bills shot out to a 17-0 first quarter lead before Tampa Bay answered with 14 of their own in the second quarter. After a scoreless third quarter they outscored Tampa 13-6 in the final stanza to seal the win.
Ben Roethlisberger looked sharp in his return to the Pittsburgh Steelers lineup from injury, while the Buffalo Bills offense continued to sputter as the Steelers topped the visiting Bills 17-0 in NFL preseason action. The victory improved Pittsburgh’s NFL preseason record to 2-1, while Buffalo dropped to 1-3.
NFL football betting enthusiasts who backed the Steelers cashed their tickets as Pittsburgh covered the -6 price as home favorites. The Steelers are now 2-1 against the number in the NFL preseason, while Buffalo dropped to 1-2-1 ATS. The 17 points went UNDER the total of 36 and represented the Steelers third UNDER in three games.
Tom Brady returned to NFL action and looked good in limited playing time as the New England Patriots opened their preseason schedule with a 27-25 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Brady played into the second quarter, moving well and showing no lingering effects of his knee surgery.
The Patriots also rewarded their NFL preseason financial backers by winning outright as a +2 road underdog. The combined 52 points scored shattered the posted total of 32 for an easy OVER.
Bradys solid play was no doubt a heartening sight to Patriots fans, though he had little to say after the game on the specifics on his performance:
