The #Chiefs have seen unprecedented success in Week 1 since Andy Reid arrived with the team in 2013.
The 2022 NFL season has nearly arrived.
The Kansas City Chiefs are getting prepared to face the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Arizona. They’re hoping it won’t be the last time they grace the site of Super Bowl LVII this season. The team is also hoping to carry over some of the Week 1 success they’ve had over the years.
The Chiefs have an 8-1 record in season-opening games since 2013 when Andy Reid first became head coach of the team. Five of those nine games have come on the road and those were all victories. That bodes well for Kansas City as they head into Arizona and get 2022 underway.
Here’s a quick trip down memory lane with a look at every opening week game for the Chiefs since 2013:
The matchup between the two schools is the first since 2013. The two have met four times overall, twice in the 1960s and twice in the 2010s. The 2013 matchup is by far the most memorable, though, as it ended on one of the worst officiating jobs in NCAA history.
The Joel Stave-led Badgers were driving on the Sun Devils after getting the ball down 32-30 on their own 17 yard-line with 1:31 left in the game. Stave hit Jordan Fredrick for a 6-yard gain, Jeff Duckworth for 51 yards, Jacob Pedersen for 7 and Jared Abbrederis for 6 yards to get Wisconsin down to the Arizona State 13 yard line.
What happened next was chaos (if you remember this vividly, sorry for making you re-live it):
Joel Stave centered the football for the kicking unit, a Sun Devil dove on the football and the refs did absolutely nothing about it while the clock ticked down.
Wisconsin will now get a chance for revenge when the two schools face off in Las Vegas on December 30. Hopefully, it isn’t the same Pac 12 referee crew this time around.
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The 2020 Iron Bowl is upon the state of Alabama, the one day that brings silence to the fanbases of Alabama and Auburn, as the other 364 are spent bragging about the latest win, or defending the latest loss. However, one play has stood the test of …
The 2020 Iron Bowl is upon the state of Alabama, the one day that brings silence to the fanbases of Alabama and Auburn, as the other 364 are spent bragging about the latest win, or defending the latest loss.
However, one play has stood the test of time. One play that is talked about and shown more than the overall record of the rivalry series.
The ‘Kick Six.’
It was on Nov. 30, 2013, where the Crimson Tide and the Tigers were tied at 28 with just enough time to attempt a 57-yard field goal. The kick was short, Auburn’s Chris Davis was waiting for it in the end zone. Time expired as Davis returned it roughly 109 yards, and the rest is history.
It has been seven years since the ‘Kick Six’ and Alabama fans are still subjected to seeing it every November.
Well, Alabama fans, here are six major Alabama accomplishments since the ‘Kick Six’:
A flashback to one of the most dominant games of Jamaal Charles’ career in Kansas City.
On the eve of the final Raiders week of the 2020 NFL regular season, we’re taking a look back at one of the best performances by a Chiefs legend that happened against their most bitter AFC West rival. It came at the start of the Andy Reid era, with the Raiders still playing in Oakland.
On December 15, 2013, Kansas City’s finest traveled to the black hole for their final game against the Raiders of the 2013 season. After starting off the season with nine-straight wins, the Chiefs had dropped three of their last four games. This game was particularly important for K.C. because they could clinch their first playoff berth since 2010 with a win.
The game would turn into a bit of a shootout between Alex Smith and Matt McGloin. Thankfully, former Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles was in rare form, notching one of the best games of his career.
Charles, shockingly, wasn’t even the leading rusher on his own team. He recorded just eight carries for 20 yards and a rushing touchdown and was outrushed by Knile Davis. Charles was, however, unguardable in the passing game, recording eight receptions for 195 yards and four touchdowns. For the mathematically challenged, that’s a whopping 24.4 yards per reception.
The Raiders had no answer for Charles and because of that, Smith kept dumping the ball off to him in the passing game. Charles became the only player in NFL history to record four receiving touchdowns and one rushing touchdown in a single game. He also became the first player in Kansas City to have five touchdowns in a single game since Abner Haynes accomplished the feat back in the 1960s.
Hopefully, the Chiefs can channel some of Charles’ energy when they travel to Las Vegas to face the Raiders in Week 11. They’ll need to be in rare form to notch a win after their rivals got the best of them the first time around.
Alex Rollins of Niners Nation breaks down game film and produces NFL videos and this week he revisited Calvin Johnson’s 329-yard game against the Cowboys from the Detroit Lions 2013 season.
Each week, Alex Rollins of SB Nation’s Niners Nation breaks down game film and produces NFL/college videos for his YouTube page. In his latest video, he revisited Calvin Johnson’s 329-yard game against the Dallas Cowboys from the Detroit Lions 2013 season.
If you’re not familiar with this game, buckle up, this is a good one.
Rollins does a terrific job of highlighting some of the key plays from Matthew Stafford to Johnson, explaining how then-offensive coordinator Scott Linehan set them up with earlier play designs.
By using an All-22 film view, as well as angles from the broadcast, Rollins explains play designs, defensive coverages, and how the chemistry between Stafford and Johnson helped them break through the massive amount of attention given to him by the Cowboys.
Side note: While this is a love story featuring Johnson, it also highlights the incredible intelligence of Stafford. Those who worship at the temple of Stafford will use this video as an example of his brilliance, while even the haters will have a hard time dismissing his talent.
Settle in, and check out the full break down in the video below, this one’s a lot of fun:
And if you’re in the mood for a little inter-division rivalry fun, check out Rollins video, “The Downfall of Mitch Trubisky: The 2019 disaster” in this video:
