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Getty Images Steelers coach Mike Tomlin actually seems relieved that his team finally has lost a game. Five days after one of the best rants of the year, which followed a sluggish win over the Ravens, Tomlin came off as upbeat and positive after the Steelers picked up their first loss since...

Getty Images In the immediate aftermath of Sunday night’s 22-16 loss to the Chiefs, Broncos coach Vic Fangio expressed regret for the decision to punt from his own 49, facing fourth and three and trailing 19-16 with 6:13 to play. On Monday, Fangio doubled down on his original decision. “With...

Getty Images The Chiefs struggled through much of Sunday night’s win over the Broncos, but Patrick Mahomes said afterward that he’s OK with that. Mahomes said he and his teammates know every game won’t be easy, but they are confident they can find ways to win. “I think it builds up confidence...

Getty Images Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill made a sensational touchdown catch Sunday night against the Broncos. The only problem was Hill didn’t know he made the catch, and neither did the officials or Chiefs coach Andy Reid. Standing behind the 50-yard line, Patrick Mahomes threw a sensational...

Getty Images The Broncos had a chance to catch the Chiefs flat-footed, as more than a few teams do. When that chance emerges, the underdog can’t play it safe. On Sunday night, the Broncos did. Down three points with 6:13 to play and facing fourth and three from their own 49, the Broncos...

USA Today Sports Tight end Travis Kelce was already the only tight end in NFL history to record four straight 1,000-yard seasons. Now, he’s the only man with five. Kelce reached 1,000 yards receiving with a 19-yard catch over the middle early in the second quarter. He had an 18-yard reception...

Getty Images When is a touchdown not a touchdown? When the receiver doesn’t know he caught it, and thus, the coach doesn’t know to challenge it. Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill made a spectacular catch for what should have been a 40-yard touchdown. Hill bobbled the pass from Patrick Mahomes as...

USA Today Sports Denver was a big underdog to Kansas City entering Sunday Night Football. But someone must have forgotten to tell the Broncos, as they have a 10-9 halftime lead. Quarterback Drew Lock got off to a shaky start with an interception on Denver’s first possession. But the Broncos’...

USA Today Sports Kansas City has moved down the field well, but hasn’t scored a touchdown in four red-zone attempts. Nevertheless, kicker Harrison Butker sent a 31-yard field goal through the uprights early in the third quarter to give the Chiefs a 12-10 lead. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes hit...

USA Today Sports The Broncos held Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs out of the end zone for much of the night. But eventually the dam broke, as Kansas City scored a go-ahead touchdown and salted the clock away in the fourth quarter to win 22-16. Denver had taken a 16-12 lead midway through the...

Getty Images Once upon a time, football teams only had to worry about fire alarms going off in the middle of the night. This year, teams have to worry about a very different 3:00 a.m. call. Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reports that the Chiefs got word at 3:30 a.m. ET of seven positive PCR tests...

Getty Images Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire missed practice again Friday with an illness. Chiefs coach Andy Reid, though, is optimistic about Edwards-Helaire’s availability for Sunday. “We think we’re going to get him back,” Reid said, via Nate Taylor of TheAthletic.com...

Getty Images Defensive end Frank Clark was a dominant force in Kansas City’s run to winning Super Bowl LIV, making 5.0 sacks and five tackles for loss in three postseason games last year. Plus, he had 8.0 sacks, 14 quarterback hits, and 12 tackles for loss during the regular season. Though...

Getty Images For a time Saturday, Blake Bortles thought he would be the only quarterback cleared to play against the Saints. He was sitting in the back of the room with Jeff Driskel, who tested positive for COVID-19, and the team’s other two quarterbacks in the front. But the league ultimately...

Getty Images There was no Thursday night game this week, so Week 13 of the 2020 NFL season will kick off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. There will be 12 games played that day and the 24 teams taking part in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on...

Getty Images Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been no stranger to accolades over the course of his NFL career and he landed another one on Friday. Mahomes has been named the AFC’s offensive player of the month for November. It’s the third time that Mahomes has taken a monthly prize. The...

USA TODAY Sports Overtaken in recent weeks by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has now been leapfrogged again in the MVP odds. Wilson, via PointsBet, now has +700 odds to win the top annual individual award. The bet-$100-win-$700 proposition puts him...

Getty Images Broncos head coach Vic Fangio got his first job in professional football in the USFL in 1984, moved into the NFL with the Saints in 1986, and has been in the league every year other than 2010, so he’s had a pretty good view of the league’s offensive players over the last 35 years...

Getty Images The Steelers took a step closer to the postseason with a win over the Ravens on Wednesday and they can sew up a berth on Monday night. If the Steelers beat or tie the Washington Football Team, they will secure one of the seven playoff spots in the AFC. Even if the Steelers lose...

Getty Images Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill has had plenty of big days over the year, but none bigger than last Sunday against the Buccaneers. Hill set career highs with 13 catches and 269 receiving yards in the 27-24 win over the Buccaneers. Hill also caught three touchdown passes for the...