KC beats Steelers in OT 27-24; Roethlisberger hurt
When the last player drafted in 2009 trotted onto the field, the best team of 2008 was doomed.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Todd Haley stepped to a microphone and blew out a sigh. What a relief it was to do the impossible and upset the Pittsburgh Steelers. Somehow, the Chiefs did it with a group of no-names, short-timers and a coach who might have taken his biggest step yet at proving some of that progress he has talked so much about.
When the last player drafted in 2009 trotted onto the field, the best team of 2008 was doomed.
It was years ago when Todd Haley got the book, before the pages were creased and stained with highlighter marks. He still consults it a few times a month, searching for a lost proverb, hunting for validation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —They were smiling in the locker room, and that has been an unusual thing to see after Chiefs games this season.
CINCINNATI — Running back Larry Johnson has agreed to terms with the Cincinnati Bengals to be one of their backups, giving the AFC North leaders depth at the position.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has been suspended four games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —During his 12 years as an assistant coach, the critical game decisions that a head coach has to make always looked simple to Todd Haley.
OAKLAND, Calif. —Jamaal Charles wasted no time claiming ownership of the newly vacant Chiefs running back job.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Three months ago, it wasn't just an upset that Wallace Gilberry would be tied for the Chiefs' lead in sacks at the season's midway point.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Chris Chambers had achieved something rare in his career. He was released last week by San Diego, and that was the end of a good run.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The time had come for the Kansas City Chiefs to make a decision on their Larry Johnson problem, so the power triumvirate of Clark Hunt, Scott Pioli and Todd Haley convened on Sunday night's plane ride home from the game in Jacksonville, Fla.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —The Chiefs spent two weeks working on tweaking the offense, working on fine-tuning, working on improvement. The play calls and approach looked different. The result did not.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —It doesn't take injuries to a couple of veteran safeties to summon visions of long touchdown runs by Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew against the Chiefs on Sunday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Their personalities clashed at first, and they can admit that now. Chiefs receiver Dwayne Bowe can admit this too: It was a fight he was never going to win.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The Chiefs will know in a matter of weeks whether their acquisition of wide receiver Chris Chambers fits into a category with the signing of Bobby Wade or one with Amani Toomer and Ashley Lelie.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Sooner or later, the day will come when the Chiefs no longer build their running game around the talents of Larry Johnson.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Seven tumultuous days ago, Larry Johnson walked into the Chiefs locker room with a firm grip on his job. He got himself in further trouble with the team, and a day later was told to go home.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Larry Johnson recouped some money Saturday, but his "settlement" with the Chiefs didn't answer questions about his long-term job security with the team.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The Chiefs and running back Larry Johnson are working on a settlement that could affect his future, Johnson's agent told The Star on Thursday.