Comments on: Chiefs close out opening week in style

By: njchief1904

njchief1904 — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:08:39 +0000

Chiefs did play defense last night. Yards mean nothing in the grand scheme of things. You can give up 700 yards of offense but if the D keeps points off the board that’s all that matters. Turnovers and stops at key points in the game are part of defense. San Diego had almost 40 mins of possession and came out with only 14 points. That’s a good defensive performance good enough for a win. If anything, the quarterback and offense played poorly by converting on 1 3rd down the whole night and keeping the D on the field so much.

By: boltschick

boltschick — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:05:29 +0000

Chiefs played with a lot of heart and the crowd was insane.
Don’t understand why the Chargers had Sproles in every down on the 4th and goal. Why not go with Tolbert in those elements? He was running over people.
Chargers really miss VJ and Kassim Osgood. Special teams was atrocious although you have to give a lot of credit to KC’s returners.

By: Mizzou1839

Mizzou1839 — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:57:24 +0000

Rhode Island Patriots Fan …. you forgot about Mike Vrabel

By: kcfan

kcfan — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:56:24 +0000

raider steve,
hate the chIEfs all you want but atleast spell the name right..
GO CHIEFS!

By: mamedia

mamedia — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:52:27 +0000

@raidersteve413
“cant wait for when the raiders to go there and whooped their asses”
What?! I think you meant to say, cant wait for when the raiders go there and get their asses whooped.
Chiefs 1-0 in the division. Raiders…. 0-1. Chiefs on the rise, Raiders still division cellar dweller with the Dolts and Donkeys.

By: rarson

rarson — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:25:00 +0000

“I was at the stadium so I have no idea how loud it was on the broadcast”
Really loud. It made the game that much more exciting. Glad to see you Chiefs fans have something to cheer about.

By: lawdjayee

lawdjayee — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:15:59 +0000

The box score takes issue with your assertion that the Chiefs played defense last night.

By: sportsdrenched

sportsdrenched — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:03:21 +0000

The crowd was as much as a factor in this game as I’ve seen in a long time. The Chargers C not being able to hear Phillip’s snap count, and the following fit throwing was awesome. Way to bring it Chiefs Fans!
Outside of Charles and Jones the Chiefs Offense is terrible. The Jets had 44 plays the previous game and lost. The Chiefs only had 49.
The Chiefs D was on the field the whole night, and still had enough left in the tank to stop the Chargers when it counted. Last years team wouldn’t have done that.
I don’t know if the Chiefs will win the division or even have a winning record, but at least they have players you can be excited to watch.
..and I would also like to point out that the game did finish Tuesday morning where the game was played.

By: raidersteve413

raidersteve413 — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:37:22 +0000

week 1 dosent count, still a pre season game, ALL FLUKE WINS. I hate the cheifs but I did like their crowed last night, it looked like a college game or something. Nice stadium cant wait for when the raiders to go there and whooped their asses.. but iam happy they beat the chargers… i dont hate the cheifs as much as broncos and chargers. atleast cheifs fans are fun to party with

By: Chiefs2010

Chiefs2010 — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:32:04 +0000

Good game by the offense and defense..
We actually had penetration inside and good contain for the most part.. It’s nice to see some talent and speed again..

By: Allied Biscuit

Allied Biscuit — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:05:18 +0000

i picked the chefs to win this division. starting off nicely.

By: LBPACKFAN

LBPACKFAN — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:56:06 +0000

Bills shutout the Pats 31-0 to open up the 2003 season…how did that year end up for the Pats?

By: jj jones

jj jones — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:49:18 +0000

The Chiefs have some good young talent on offense for the first time in a long time and the crowd was terrific. Cassel will hold them back though.

By: Other Bears

Other Bears — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:10:53 +0000

G-man is correct. This weekend actually bolstered the case for an extended regular season. It seems that the starters aren’t playing enough in the pre-season to get in to playing mode, anyway, so why not start early? Just go 2 pre-season and 18 regular season, but don’t force final roster cuts until after week 2 of the regular season.

By: Bender12

Bender12 — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:06:51 +0000

“This weekend was by far the worst weekend of football in quite some time. Nearly every game was marred by poor play and a massive amount of turnovers.”
—
You mean like most week ones?

By: downwithdansnyder

downwithdansnyder — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:41:59 +0000

Do these teams actually practice in training camp? Almost every team looked terrible. They need to study who does the best(usually just on offense) and how they handle pre-season. Is it worth giving away at least one game of good offense to not play your starters in pre-season? I know injuries happen, but dialing it back to the point it significantly impacts your offense in game one just seems too much

By: midwest6785

midwest6785 — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:33:46 +0000

As a Chiefs fan I am really excited about this win. But, the passing game needs alot of help. And only 1 for 11 on third downs aint good, but a win is a win..

By: G-man

G-man — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:32:07 +0000

“Great Week One slate?”
This weekend was by far the worst weekend of football in quite some time. Nearly every game was marred by poor play and a massive amount of turnovers.

By: Raiders757

Raiders757 — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:14:34 +0000

I missed most of the second half(had to get to bed. East Coast), but what I did get to see, provided for an exciting foul weather game. I find it hilarious the Chargers lost while only giving up 197yds. on defense while gaining nearly 400yds. on offense. That seems almost impossible to do. Either the Chargers are really bad, or they played down to the Chiefs level.

By: JerryDignan

JerryDignan — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:05:47 +0000

Hmm. The Chargers folded up shop 17 weeks earlier than usual.

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:56:15 +0000

Dear NFL …
Could you PLEASE arrange for ALL the nationally televised night games to be relevant match-ups that go down to the wire like the ones this weekend?
Thank you,
the fans

By: McShaft

McShaft — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:55:05 +0000

Jamaal Charles is the most talented back on that team. He will continue to shine and slowly become the lead back throughout the season. Talent like that can only be held back for so long.

By: Beckzhere

Beckzhere — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:49:23 +0000

This has been an extremely odd first week in the NFL. Times are a changing.

By: In & Out Burger

In & Out Burger — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:18:15 +0000

The guy sitting next to me in class today, just before the game was starting, assured me that the Chargers would blow out the Chiefs. He said “they might not get into field goal range.” I respectfully disagreed, saying that I believed the Chiefs to be capable of pulling off an upset, or at the very least, keeping it close. I hope he remembers this conversation next monday.

By: johnthehillboy

johnthehillboy — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:06:49 +0000

Until you get a West Coast writer on your site you are never going to be able to refute this sites East Coast bias.
Let me say it another way.
Biased Schmiest.
We all know it is East Coast bias but how is it that with all your smarts you have not gotten a West Coast writer for Economic Reasons.
I am a football geek and I have been checking this site multiple times a day since its first year. But I know that there is no need to check it “after hours” East Coast time.
Imagine how many more hit, ad clicks you would get if you eliminated that bias?
This site is about football but its foundation is economic. How can you Mike, your current writers or NBC not see or demand this?

By: rarson

rarson — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:54:30 +0000

“When the Chiefs are eminently watchable again, you know it’s a brand new season.”
Yeah, the fact that they won was a surprise, but the highlight of the game was actually wanting to watch it because the Chiefs looked pretty decent. It was also pretty satisfying to watch Phillip Rivers throw a temper tantrum on the field.

By: Admiral Obvious

Admiral Obvious — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:29:59 +0000

There are other US time zones where it didn’t end on Tuesday morning you jackass.
/hates east coast sports writers

By: RexR#1

RexR#1 — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:26:11 +0000

Home teams won 12 of 16 games.

By: loudgazelle

loudgazelle — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:13:08 +0000

I was at the stadium so I have no idea how loud it was on the broadcast, but forcing Rivers to call a timeout on his first possession of the game really fired the crowd up. I’ve never yelled as much at an NFL game as I did tonight.
A few fans filtered out as it began raining, but for whatever reason the rain made it that much more of an awesome experience for those who remained- especially since the home team was winning.
Some idiot at my work scheduled an 8:00 meeting tomorrow… I can’t talk now, so it’s safe to say my only contributions will be nonverbal.

By: Hooby

Hooby — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 02:57:44 +0000

lions, chiefs, rams, buccs, all looking pretty good. woah now, whats goin on here