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Previewing Chiefs’ Week 2 game vs. Bengals on Chiefs Wire Podcast

On the latest episode of @TheChiefsWire podcast: @EdEastonJr’s chats w/ Jermaine Kearse & Trent McDuffie #CINvsKC

We’re back with an all-new episode of the Chiefs Wire podcast! This week, we’re previewing the Kansas City Chiefs Week 2 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Senior Writer Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Chiefs All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie after he hosted the Little Caesars’ Love Kitchen’ event at Arrowhead Stadium. He recapped the fantastic event with Little Caesars, the NFL’s Official Pizza Sponsor, spreading love to Kansas City and looking ahead to Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

We check in with this past week’s press conferences, which featured comments from quarterback Patrick Mahomes, wide receiver Xavier Worthy, and head coach Andy Reid ahead of Sunday’s game at Arrowhead Stadium. Lastly, Former Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl champion Jermaine Kearse opened up about his involvement in the inaugural First Responders Children’s Foundation Golf Classic Fundraiser to honor local first responders in commemorating the 23rd anniversary of 9/11 event and thoughts on the success of fellow Washington Huskies alum McDuffie.

The latest episode of the Chiefs Wire Podcast will inform listeners about all developments in the team’s game plan and allow them to learn more about their Pro Bowl cornerback.

Check out the link below to get your fill of Chiefs talk ahead of Sunday’s kickoff:

Trent McDuffie recaps Little Caesars ‘Love Kitchen’ event, discusses Chiefs’ gameplan for Bengals

Kansas City #Chiefs CB Trent McDuffie recaps Little Caesars ‘Love Kitchen’ event, discusses gameplan vs. #Bengals w/ @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chiefs’ defense excelled in its Week 1 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, due in no small part to the exceptional play of cornerback Trent McDuffie.

After the unit knocked off Lamar Jackson to start the 2024 regular season, critics are no longer questioning the effectiveness of Kansas City’s secondary after the departure of L’Jarius Sneed earlier this year.

McDuffie has continued to improve each game he plays, further solidifying his place at the summit of the league’s best cornerbacks lists.

Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to the All-Pro cornerback after McDuffie hosted the Little Caesars’ Love Kitchen’ event at Arrowhead Stadium. He recapped the fantastic event with Little Caesars, the NFL’s Official Pizza Sponsor, spreading love to Kansas City and looking ahead to Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

“Man, it was awesome,” McDuffie said. “I kept saying my favorite thing was the actual ‘Love Kitchen,’ knowing that they served over 4 million families was honestly inspiring to me. The event overall was dope, the fans that were out here, the military families, signing autographs, taking pictures, they had music playing right in front of the stadium, and it was just an overall positive atmosphere.”

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The Cincinnati Bengals will visit Arrowhead Stadium next Sunday with questions about the availability of their star wide receivers, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. McDuffie doesn’t believe this will affect the Chiefs’ game plan or focus heading into Week 2 against their AFC rival.

“I don’t know if it’s going to change the overall game plan,” McDuffie explained. “Still, I think it definitely makes the preparation a little bit more tedious, just because now you have to account for backup receivers and maybe play backup tight ends and maybe different personnel. But the overall game plan and how you approach the game, I’m thinking both of them are going to play, and we’re going to have a battle and a challenge, and it’s going to be a really good game on Sunday.”

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Chiefs CB Trent McDuffie reflects on his fourth-down stop of Ravens WR Zay Flowers

Kansas City #Chiefs CB Trent McDuffie reflects on his fourth-down stop of Ravens WR Zay Flowers w/ @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 1 victory over the Baltimore Ravens featured many big plays on both sides of the ball. Aside from the thrilling finish, a play early in the game changed the momentum of the matchup.

Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie after he hosted the Little Caesars’ Love Kitchen’ event at Arrowhead Stadium. He described the impactful fourth-down stop in the first half on Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers, which stalled Baltimore’s momentum.

Little Caesars partnered with McDuffie and the Chiefs on Saturday. They hosted attendees, including military members from the Kansas National Guard, Kansas Air National Guard, Fort Riley Army Base, Fort Leavenworth, Missouri Air National Guard, Offutt Air Force Base, and Whiteman Air Force Base, to enjoy pizza, drinks, games, special appearances, and a tour of Arrowhead Stadium.

McDuffie took some time away from greeting fans with pizza to break down his signature play from the win over the Ravens.

“Yeah. So actually, during the play, they ran hurry up, so our defense was kind of scrambling, trying to figure out what coverage we’re going to be in,” McDuffie explained. “For me, the whole game, I was looking for Zay Flowers, and on that play, I actually didn’t see him at all. So, I was like, I’m gonna just stick to what I usually do. I’m gonna go on the left side, send Jaylen Watson to the right side, and we’ll just live for the down and seeing Lamar Jackson back there; I thought it was going to be run.”

The moment was crucial as the Ravens were poised to keep the drive going and do damage before the end of the first half. McDuffie reacted instinctively once he noticed it wouldn’t be a run play.

“So that’s why you don’t see me like bailing out. That’s why you see me just flat foot,” McDuffie said. “And then, shoot, Zay Flowers just came into my field of vision. And once I saw Lamar look at him, I knew what the play was, and just trying to make a stop, really, it was like the right place, right time, and it kind of just fell into my hands. So, I just need to make sure I made that tackle when we get off that field.”

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Trent McDuffie comments on final moments of Chiefs’ thrilling Week 1 victory

@EdEastonJr spoke to Trent McDuffie about his favorite Little Caesars pizza and the suspenseful ending of Thursday’s win over the Ravens

The Kansas City Chiefs emerged from Week 1 with an exciting victory over the Baltimore Ravens thanks to accurate instant replay.

Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie after he hosted the Little Caesars’ Love Kitchen’ event at Arrowhead Stadium. He revealed his thoughts on his favorite pizza topping and the suspenseful ending of last Thursday’s game.

“I love this question,” said McDuffie regarding his favorite pizza topping from Little Caesars, the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL. “It’s very controversial… pineapple pizza is always a thing for me. It’s the best I’m telling you!”

The finish to last Thursday’s kickoff game against the Ravens had everyone watching and involved on pins and needles, awaiting a replay review from the referees. McDuffie detailed his mindset from the catch to waiting on the field through the review process.

“Yeah. I mean, when he first scored, obviously, I was upset about it,” said McDuffie. “It was zero seconds on the clock. You never want to see the offense score. At that time, we were up almost the whole game. So, as a defense, it was like, dang, okay, we got to go back and fix things. But I saw that the Ravens were going to go for two.

“So, in my head, I’m just thinking of all the two-point plays, what defense we’re going to call, mentally and physically, and trying to get myself ready to win the game on this last play. And then, looking at the scoreboard, I mean, to all the players, at least it looked like he scored. So it was like, okay, dang, like we’re gonna play this.”

Chiefs were victorious in Week 1 over the Ravens following the overturned Isaiah Likely touchdown after it was ruled through replay that his toe landed out of bounds in the back of the endzone. McDuffie sighed in relief after noticing the reigning Super Bowl MVP’s reaction.

“Once, I saw Patrick Mahomes sprinting on the field to the other side of the end zone. I was like, okay, the touchdown got overturned like we won this game. It was just a relief,” said McDuffie, “Starting the year off with the win and being in front of the home crowd with the Super Bowl banner that got dropped, overall starting the season that’s how you want to start it off.”

For more information on Little Caesars, the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL, log on to the website littlecaesars.com

This is why Russell Wilson said ‘Pizza! Pizza!’ at the line of scrimmage

Get that man some Little Caesars! Broncos QB Russell Wilson used ‘Pizza! Pizza!’ as an audible against the Browns.

Peyton Manning had “Omaha!”

Russell Wilson has … “Pizza! Pizza!”

And, no, it’s not just free advertising for Little Caesars, the official pizza sponsor of the NFL.

When Wilson called out “Pizza! Pizza!” against the Cleveland Browns last week, he was altering his teammates to an audible. Wilson was not completely changing the play. Rather, as The Athletic‘s Nate Tice pointed out on Twitter/X, the Denver Broncos quarterback was flipping a play.

Denver had originally called a read option play to the right side of the field. After getting to the line of scrimmage and seeing Cleveland’s alignment, Wilson called out “Pizza! Pizza!” to flip the play to the left side instead.

Broncos running back Javonte Williams and fullback Michael Burton switched sides before the snap and Wilson then ran a read-option with Williams to the left side of the field instead of the right.

Wilson clearly made the right decision — he ended up keeping the ball and rushed for 19 yards. Here’s a sampling of how fans reacted to the audible on social media.

If this Little Caesars spot wins Ad Meter, America wins free pizza for lunch

Little Caesars is upping the ante with its first ever Super Bowl commercial, offering free lunch combos to customers across the United States if its 30-second spot wins USA TODAY’s Ad Meter. The commercial, which stars Rainn Wilson of “The Office” …

Little Caesars is upping the ante with its first ever Super Bowl commercial, offering free lunch combos to customers across the United States if its 30-second spot wins USA TODAY’s Ad Meter.

The commercial, which stars Rainn Wilson of “The Office” fame, builds upon the premise that Little Caesars’ delivery is “better than sliced bread” by checking in on the CEO of “Sliced Bread, Inc.” — who is struggling with that revelation. The company said an Ad Meter victory would result in one free lunch combo per family at participating stores between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. local time on Feb. 17.

“If we win Ad Meter, it’ll also be a big score for pizza lovers!” Little Caesars senior vice president of global marketing Jeff Klein said in a news release.

Check out the full spot, which will air in the third quarter, below.