Kansas City’s starting safety discusses the team’s recent struggles on defense ahead of their Week 13 matchup vs. the Raiders.

As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare for a big divisional matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders this Friday, safety Justin Reid isn’t shying away from addressing the team’s recent dip in defensive performance. Despite their reputation as one of the league’s top units, the Chiefs’ defense has taken a step back these past two games.

However, Reid remains confident that the team can reclaim dominant form.

“The standard is extremely high,” Reid said. “We set the standard high because we...

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First quarter

It was a slow start for both offenses as the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders punted on their opening drives.

Patrick Mahomes found his rhythm, spreading the ball to Travis Kelce, Noah Gray, Kareem Hunt and DeAndre Hopkins, who hauled in a touchdown pass to put the first points on the board.

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This result is right in line with Week 14. It appears that until they see the team get a big win, some fans just aren’t seeing what they want.

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NFL Rumors: Chiefs Optimistic Hollywood Brown Practices by Mid-December amid Injury | Bleacher Report

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, who has missed the entire regular season with a sternoclavicular joint dislocation suffered during an Aug. 10 preseason matchup, could potentially return to practice soon.

“According to multiple sources, the Chiefs are optimistic that Brown will rejoin his teammates on the practice fields in mid-December,” Nate Taylor of The Athletic reported.

Brown signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Chiefs this offseason. The...

Let’s see what AP staffers (and readers) think about Friday’s game between Kansas City and Las Vegas.

Before the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 12 game against the Carolina Panthers, the predictions from our panel of Arrowhead Pride contributors averaged to a 29-15 Kansas City victory. That had 24 points of error from the 30-27 final: it missed the point spread by 11 points, the Chiefs’ score by one point and the Panthers’ score by 12 points. Half of our panel incorrectly believed the game would be a Kansas City blowout. Our readers were a bit less confident. [*Half of our...

This week, Kansas City hosts Las Vegas on Black Friday.

Each practice day of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs release an official injury report leading up to the next game. In Week 13, the Chiefs will host the Las Vegas Raiders on Black Friday at 2 p.m. Arrowhead Time.

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

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Raiders

Check back soon for the Raiders’ official injury report.

Some notes

• The Chiefs had just one change from their Tuesday injury report: Linebacker Leo Chenal did not practice due to a personal matter....

The Chiefs’ unique schedule includes three games in 11 day period as well as crucial AFC matchups.

As the holiday season approaches, the NFL season hits its home stretch in the race for the postseason. The Kansas City Chiefs, despite a 10-1 record, have had a frustrating season for several reasons.

The team has not lived up to its usual high standard of play on either side of the ball while also suffering a myriad of injuries, which has undoubtedly made their road to the three-peat much more challenging.

Two injured Chiefs—running back Isiah Pacheco (fractured fibula) and defensive end...

Chris Jones talks pass rush, Charles Omenihu’s impact and the challenges of a short week.

Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones is never short on insight regarding the art of sacking quarterbacks, team dynamics and the grind of the NFL schedule.

As the Chiefs prepare to face the Las Vegas Raiders, Jones shared his thoughts on the state of the defense, the return of versatile lineman Charles Omenihu and the challenges of playing on a short week.

The Chiefs’ defensive line has been disruptive all season, but Jones acknowledges there’s room for improvement in finishing plays.

“We’re right...

Kansas City signed the veteran tackle earlier this week

On Friday, we learned that the Kansas City Chiefs were going to solidify their offensive line by signing veteran left tackle D.J. Humphries, who spent eight seasons playing for the Arizona Cardinals. The former first-round draft pick tore his ACL in 2023’s Week 17. That ended up making him a cap casualty in Arizona.

Humphries was just recently cleared to play. The Chiefs wasted little time in signing him — and for good reason.

During November, left tackle Wanya Morris and right tackle Jawaan Taylor have both struggled. Taylor has given...

Kansas City realizes that it has not been playing as well as it would like.

The Kansas City Chiefs secured a victory on the road against the Carolina Panthers, yet the mood following the game seemed far from celebratory. Despite their success, the Chiefs’ players and coaches openly expressed a sense of unfinished business, reflective of a season marked by narrow victories and high expectations.

Offensive coordinator Matt Nagy spoke about the duality of winning close games.

“It’s a phenomenal feeling to win, number one,” he said. “I think it’s been documented that we’ve been winning a lot of tight...

Kansas City’s defensive coordinator has no illusions about the improvement needed from his unit.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo hardly seemed a victor as he addressed the media on Tuesday for the first time since Sunday’s narrow 30-27 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

In particular, Spagnuolo regrets seeing his defense give up yet another late touchdown and allow a successful two-point conversion that tied the game with less than two minutes remaining in regulation. The situation should have been very familiar to Kansas City’s defenders.

“We’ve been through this,” Spagnuolo recalled. “We’ve actually practiced this a couple of...

Two returning players are returning at a good time for the Chiefs.

We’re headed into Week 13 of the NFL season, long enough in the campaign to accumulate injuries throughout the roster of the Kansas City Chiefs. There have been too many to name, but they don’t last forever.

Running back Isiah Pacheco has been missed but is on the verge of returning to the Chiefs’ offense. He was a full participant in practice on Tuesday, the first of the week in preparation for the Friday game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

During his press conference on Tuesday, quarterback Patrick...