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Getty Images It took Bashaud Breeland only 13 plays to have an impact. Breeland, who returned from a four-game suspension, intercepted Derek Carr with 34 seconds left in the first quarter. The overthrown ball was intended for Darren Waller, and Carr had to make the tackle at the Las Vegas 28...

Getty Images It remans to be seen whether the Bills and Ttians will play as scheduled on Tuesday night. If that happens, the Week Six game between the Chiefs and Bills won’t land in the cluster of 1:00 p.m. ET kickoffs. Via Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com, the NFL will move Chiefs vs. Bills to...

Getty Images Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill each have had an “oh-my-gosh-did-you-see-that?!” plays. But the Raiders have stuck right with them. The teams have combined for 48 points and 645 yards. The Raiders and Chiefs are tied 24-24 at halftime after Las Vegas fell behind 21-10. Derek...

Getty Images The NFL’s latest surgical procedure on the schedule amounts to an octuple bypass. The league has announced revisions to the schedule for eight games, sparked by the postponement of Sunday’s game between the Broncos and Patriots and the delay of the Bills-Titans game to Tuesday...

Getty Images Chiefs cornerback Bashaud Breeland is expected to make his 2020 debut Sunday. The team activated him to the 53-player roster Saturday after Breeland served a four-game suspension. He will help a secondary that lost L’Jarius Sneed to a broken collarbone in Week Three. “It was a...

Getty Images If you wondered why the NFL went forward with the Week Four game between the Patriots and Chiefs only three days after New England quarterback Cam Newton tested positive for COVID-19, you’re not alone. Patriots defensive back Jason McCourty expressed uncertainty on Saturday as to...

Getty Images At a time when the spread of COVID-19 is threatening to wreak havoc on the NFL season, the Chiefs have managed to prevent the spread in their own locker room. Last week practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta’amu tested positive, and then the Chiefs played against the Patriots just...

Getty Images With multiple NFL virus hot spots seemingly under control (for now), another potential problem is emerging. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that “a strength and conditioning coach in Kansas City” has tested positive for COVID-19. This report could encompass any of three Chiefs...

Getty Images The Chiefs are going to be close to full strength for Sunday’s game against the Raiders. The team listed defensive end Mike Danna as out with a hamstring injury, but he’s the only player on the roster with an injury designation. Everyone else on the roster practiced fully Friday...

Getty Images Week Five of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Bears and it continues with 11 more games on Sunday, which means that the 22 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images Regular visitors of this corner of the digital world know that, every June 29, we remember Chiefs running back Joe Delaney. Delaney died in 1983 while trying to save three drowning children in Louisiana. Delaney has never gotten the recognition that his ultimate act of...

Getty Images The protocols issued by the league in July prohibit players from interacting with less than six feet between them after games. The revised protocols reiterate that restriction. The original memo, issued on July 8, and the revised memo, issued on October 6, contain the same...

Getty Images The NFL issued revised game-day COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday. Those protocols create a significant change when it comes to players on the sidelines in two NFL cities. “[M]asks will be mandatory for all individuals (including players) on the sidelines in at [sic] Buffalo and San...

Getty Images At one point on Thursday, there was talk of the NFL moving the Week Five game between the Bills and Titans to Monday and, in turn, sliding the Week Six Thursday night game between the Chiefs and Bills to Saturday. A Saturday game was never a viable option, assuming the league...

Getty Images The NFL made the schedule changes for this week official. Two games were affected by COVID-19 concerns, prompting the NFL to back up separate games involving the Patriots and Titans. The Broncos at Patriots game will move to Monday, Oct. 12, at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN. It sets up a...

Getty Images The NFL is continuing to juggle its schedule in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Titans-Bills game that had been scheduled for Sunday will now be played on Tuesday night, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. That assumes the Titans can safely play and have no more...

Getty Images The Chiefs promoted running back DeAndre Washington from the practice squad to the active roster on Thursday. They didn’t have to make a corresponding move since Bashaud Breeland still has a roster exemption. The Chiefs also signed receiver Marcus Kemp to the practice squad...

Getty Images Raiders first-round pick Henry Ruggs has missed the last two games with knee and hamstring injuries, but it looks like he’ll back for Sunday’s game agains the Chiefs. Ruggs was limited in practice on Wednesday and moved up to full participation on Thursday. If Ruggs got through...

Getty Images Defensive tackle Chris Jones is on his way back to his spot in the Chiefs starting lineup. Jones missed the team’s win over the Patriots because of a groin injury and it looked like this week might be in doubt as well when he did not practice on Wednesday. Thursday brought better...

Getty Images NFL teams and coaches continue to wrestle with the question of whether outbreaks have resulted (and/or will result) from flaws in the league’s protocols or failures of execution. Although the evidence trickling out from 345 Park Avenue regarding the Tennessee situation points to a...