The Kansas City Chiefs have announced their Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee: tight end Travis Kelce.

The four-time All-Pro — now 36 years old — is now in the running for the NFL’s most prestigious honor, recognizing players who excel on the field and demonstrate a steadfast commitment to their communities outside of the game. Each team nominates one of its players every season.

“Travis Kelce has been an influential part of the Kansas City community since his arrival 13 years ago,” Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt told Chiefs.com. “He is a leader in every...

After losing three of their past four games, the Kansas City Chiefs have fallen to 6-6 — and missing the postseason altogether is now a very plausible scenario.

In the team’s frustrating defeats, giving up big plays has been a recurring problem — especially on third downs. But the team’s defensive leaders still believe it is possible to get the season back on track for the final five games — starting with Sunday’s crucial matchup against the Houston Texans.

“I think everyone is dialed in,” defensive tackle Chris Jones told reporters on Thursday. “I think everyone’s committed to doing whatever...

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“If anything this year, we’ve been inconsistent. I mean, [the] last game was a clean game; we had no penalties [against Dallas] — and that was a positive — but we’ve had no penalties before and then we came back with three penalties. So we need to compile some games here [that are] clean, clean, clean — and most importantly, Ws. I mean, if everybody does that, we’ll be where we need to be.”

— Special teams coordinator Dave Toub

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The Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 14 matchup with the Houston Texans is truly a do-or-die game. In a battle between two playoff hopefuls, the pressure is on Kansas City to avoid a de facto elimination with a seventh loss.

The Chiefs are feeling it from the top down. In recent weeks, head coach Andy Reid has repeatedly pointed out his team’s lack of execution — and did so again in Wednesday’s press briefing

“What we need to do is take care of some of the little things, the penalty things,” he declared. “They take you out of drives, so you’re...

Each practice day of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs release an official injury report leading up to the next game. In the NFL’s Week 14, Kansas City will host the Houston Texans on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium for “Sunday Night Football.” Kickoff is set for 7:20 p.m. Arrowhead Time.

Here is the Chiefs’ second official injury report of the week:

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Texans

Some notes

• You’ll notice that left tackle Josh Simmons — who left last Thursday’s game in Dallas with a wrist injury — is not shown on the report. That’s because he’s not...

As the Kansas City Chiefs look for answers during a stretch of narrow losses that has them fighting for their playoff lives, All-Pro center Creed Humphrey — who has been a rock in the middle of a Kansas City offensive line — remains one of the team’s stalwarts.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is among those who can recognize a leader when he sees one.

“Yeah, he’s a leader, man,” he told reporters on Wednesday. “He’s someone that knows what it takes in order to go out there and have success — and he pushes other guys to match that level. [He’s]...

The Kansas City Chiefs are clinging to their playoff lives as Week 14’s “Sunday Night Football” matchup with the Houston Texans looms.

The challenge begins with a feared Houston defense that currently leads the league with a -0.18 expected points added (EPA), per Next Gen Stats.

“You’ve got to match their intensity,” quarterback Patrick Mahomes told reporters on Wednesday. “I think that’s the biggest thing. Obviously the D-line’s good. The linebackers are good, and the DBs are good. But I think what makes them who they are is how hard they play. Every single snap they’re flying around and they’re...

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This is a playoff game for these two. Loser has major problems and likely won’t make it. The Texans are also playing consecutive road games. But that defense is impressive. Even so, give me the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes to stay alive in a game they have to have.

Pick: Chiefs 23, Texans 17

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Though the Chiefs stand to...

Each practice day of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs release an official injury report leading up to the next game. In the NFL’s Week 14, Kansas City will host the Houston Texans on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium for “Sunday Night Football.” Kickoff is set for 7:20 p.m. Arrowhead Time.

Here is the Chiefs’ first official injury report of the week:

Chiefs

Texans

Some notes

• For the Chiefs, the biggest news is the absence of left tackle Josh Simmons, who is not shown on the report. The rookie left last Thursday’s game in Dallas with...

When he began Wednesday’s press briefing, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid used his opening statement to share some bad news about his rookie left tackle.

“Josh Simmons ended up having surgery on that wrist” said Reid, “for a fracture and a dislocation. He’ll go on to IR — and then we’ll just see about the recovery on that.“

Simmons left Thursday’s 31-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys with a wrist injury — and after the game, he was observed with his arm in a sling and his wrist in a cast.

Reid expects that Simmons — who recovered...

Last Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys has now been identified as the most-watched regular-season game in NFL history.

According to a report from The Athletic — quoting a “source with knowledge of the data” — the Chiefs’ 31-28 loss was viewed by an average of 57.2 million viewers. That breaks the previous record of 42 million (set by the Cowboys’ 2022 Thanksgiving matchup with the New York Giants) by a whopping 36%.

We expected the game to break the viewership record. A game with substantial playoff implications on a national holiday — and...

Welcome back to the Arrowhead Pride Mailbag! Each week, watch for your opportunity to submit your Kansas City Chiefs questions in The Feed, which is found on AP’s home page.

The Chiefs could not pick up a needed win against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving. Now facing a “do or die” scenario with the Houston Texans coming to town for “Sunday Night Football,” let’s see what is on our readers’ minds.

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Let’s assume we’re following a Tom Brady-New England Patriots arc — and we’re witnessing the end of dynasty No. 1. Like theirs essentially ended...