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Kansas City Chiefs: Week 12 Report Card

The win streak is finally over. Maxing out at two games, the Kansas City Chiefs could not parlay the momentum of toppling the reigning Super Bowl Champion Steelers into a victory over the surging San Diego Chargers...

Written by Russell Fike about about 14 hours ago 67 reads 0 comments
Kansas City Chiefs: Week Eleven Report Card

Surprise! Kansas City is here to contend. It is only one win. No, wait, it’s two wins in a row…isn’t that, dare I say it? A winning streak!? While the Pittsburgh Steelers were ...

Written by Russell Fike about 7 days ago 811 reads 1 comments
Kansas City Chiefs-Pittsburgh Steelers: Three Key Matchups for Sunday

The Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off of very different 2008 seasons. The Steelers, of course, were the Super Bowl Champions, whereas Kansas City finished with only ...

Written by Russell Fike about 10 days ago 275 reads 1 comments
Kansas City-Oakland: If You Build It, They Will Run

An eye-for-an-eye, going blow-for-blow, what goes-around-comes-around. All are slogans that surmise the season series between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Oakland Raiders...

Written by Russell Fike about 15 days ago 187 reads 0 comments
Kansas City Chiefs Looking Ahead Post-Larry Johnson

What happened? Unpopular, egomaniacal, and talented, such are the thoughts and perceptions of Larry Johnson as he departs Kansas City. To most Chiefs fans it appeared that Johnson never quite enjoyed playing in Kansas City...

Written by Russell Fike about 19 days ago 444 reads 2 comments
Kansas City Chiefs: Week Nine Report Card

Kansas City had a winnable matchup in week nine as they faced a struggling Jacksonville team that has been largely one-dimensional on offense and has uncharacteristically struggled on defense...

Written by Russell Fike about 21 days ago 320 reads 0 comments
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Jacksonville Jaguars: Three Key Matchups

The Kansas City Chiefs hope to leave the bitter taste of a 1-6 record in the rear view mirror as they come off their bye to face the Jacksonville Jaguars...

Written by Russell Fike about 25 days ago 579 reads 1 comments
Marcus Allen Declares Comeback in Light Of Larry Johnson Struggles

Many athletes have found it impossible to stay away from the sport they love. Brett Favre is the most recent in a number of great athletes who have returned to the professional stage...

Written by Russell Fike about about 1 month ago 450 reads 6 comments
Kansas City Chiefs' Week Seven Loss Is on Matt Cassel's Shoulders

2+2=5? That is inaccurate. Unfortunately, so is quarterback Matt Cassel. It has been hard to criticize Cassel, who came into the season under scrutiny for being the beneficiary of a strong team and facing unrealistic expectations...

Written by Russell Fike about about 1 month ago 253 reads 6 comments
Kansas City Chiefs Get No Respect

"I tell ya I get no respect from anyone. I bought a cemetery plot. The guy said, 'There goes the neighborhood!'" Now deceased, comedian Rodney Dangerfield gives Kansas City Chiefs fans a perspective to identify with...

Written by Russell Fike about about 1 month ago 770 reads 10 comments
Kansas City Chiefs: So What If She Ain't Pretty? (A Week 6 Love Story)

The Chiefs are kings of Missouri. No touchdown, no problem. Head coach/offensive coordinator Todd Haley, quarterback Matt Cassel, and general manager Scott Pioli, the new triumvirate in Kansas ...

Written by Russell Fike about about 1 month ago 588 reads 12 comments
Kansas City Chiefs: Week Five Report Card

Some commentators saw Week Five as an opportunity for Kansas City to pull an upset over a struggling Dallas Cowboys team that has been vulnerable on the road of recent...

Written by Russell Fike about about 1 month ago 311 reads 0 comments
Kansas City Chiefs Week Five: Cowboy Fans Survive Heart Attack

In a back and forth battle that could have fallen either way, the Kansas City Chiefs showed they have some fight, despite falling to 0-5...

Written by Russell Fike about about 1 month ago 252 reads 2 comments
Kansas City Chiefs: Week Four Report Card

Kansas City was rightfully the underdog in a Week Four battle, which pit the winless Chiefs against the undefeated New York Giants. A win being unlikely, Chiefs fans watched in hopes of identifying some positives...

Written by Russell Fike about about 1 month ago 488 reads 7 comments
Atrocity of the Refs Changing the Nature of Football

This article is written at the start of the second quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs game against the New York Giants. On an Eli Manning pass attempt to Steve Smith across the middle, Jarrad Page laid a textbook hit on the unsuspecting receiver...

Written by Russell Fike about about 1 month ago 168 reads 10 comments
Kansas City Chiefs-New York Giants: Three Key Matchups

After at least appearing to be competitive in their first two games, the Chiefs (0-3) return to Kansas City after a crushing defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles in Week Three...

Written by Russell Fike about 2 months ago 317 reads 2 comments
Todd Haley and the Chiefs: Learning Bad Habits

What makes for better front office management in the NFL? Does success stream to those who are impulsive, gutsy, and spontaneous, or formulaic, cautionary, and evaluative? The answer resembles ...

Written by Russell Fike about 2 months ago 557 reads 2 comments
Kansas City Chiefs Vs. Philadelphia Eagles: From Bad To Worse

Michael Vick was anything but incredible. The plethora of wildcat plays thrown at Kansas City yielded minimal results. Everything that was hyped going into this game was a nonfactor...

Written by Russell Fike about 2 months ago 461 reads 9 comments
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles: Three Key Matchups

Coaches in the NFL don’t care if a win is ugly, a win is a win. Right now the Kansas City Chiefs wouldn’t care if their win resembled a three-eyed mountain goat with a unibrow, but ...

Written by Russell Fike about 2 months ago 902 reads 1 comments
Chiefs Do Everything Wrong In a Game Where Little Needed To Go Right

Everything for which the Chiefs could be praised in Week One disappeared in Week Two. Instead of zero turnovers, the Chiefs committed two. Instead of three penalties, the team had nine for a typically Raider-esque 70 yards...

Written by Russell Fike about 2 months ago 1,097 reads 19 comments
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Radiers: Three Key Matchups

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders Week Two Key Matchups Chief’s 3-4 Defense vs. Oakland’s Three-Headed Monster: Outside of the extreme (i.e. Adrian Peterson), NFL teams are shifting to a multi-back approach...

Written by Russell Fike about 2 months ago 972 reads 1 comments
Bobby Wade: Chiefs Hoping For a Return On The Investment

“Where everybody knows your name” doesn’t apply to the Chiefs right now. With all of the changes surrounding the 2009 Kansas City Chiefs a familiar face is a rarity...

Written by Russell Fike about 2 months ago 433 reads 1 comments
Floyd Mayweather: Securing a Legacy

I once had a boxing journalist tell me that the sport only has to storylines. 1. The newcomer looking to climb the ranks and emerge as the greatest by defeating all od the established knowns...

Written by Russell Fike about 2 months ago 167 reads 11 comments
Matt Cassel's Injury Recovery: A Rebuttal to Stating the Obvious

The sky is blue, grass is green, and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel’s injured leg looks better today than it did last week. Of course his leg looks better. You know what heals injuries? Time does...

Written by Russell Fike about 2 months ago 355 reads 4 comments
Kansas City Chiefs: Resilient Losers Begin to Form a Winning Identity

Commentators had very little positive to say about the Kansas City Chiefs prior to their matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, but after a hard fought game, which the Chiefs were in until the end, people may have to rethink what to expect of this team...

Written by Russell Fike about 2 months ago 1,078 reads 8 comments

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Russell Fike Article Archive

Kansas City Chiefs: Week 12 Report Card

Kansas City Chiefs: Week Eleven Report Card

Kansas City Chiefs-Pittsburgh Steelers: Three Key Matchups for Sunday

Kansas City-Oakland: If You Build It, They Will Run

Kansas City Chiefs Looking Ahead Post-Larry Johnson

Kansas City Chiefs: Week Nine Report Card

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Jacksonville Jaguars: Three Key Matchups

Marcus Allen Declares Comeback in Light Of Larry Johnson Struggles

Kansas City Chiefs' Week Seven Loss Is on Matt Cassel's Shoulders

Kansas City Chiefs Get No Respect

Kansas City Chiefs: So What If She Ain't Pretty? (A Week 6 Love Story)

Kansas City Chiefs: Week Five Report Card

Kansas City Chiefs Week Five: Cowboy Fans Survive Heart Attack

Kansas City Chiefs: Week Four Report Card

Atrocity of the Refs Changing the Nature of Football

Kansas City Chiefs-New York Giants: Three Key Matchups

Todd Haley and the Chiefs: Learning Bad Habits

Kansas City Chiefs Vs. Philadelphia Eagles: From Bad To Worse

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles: Three Key Matchups

Chiefs Do Everything Wrong In a Game Where Little Needed To Go Right

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Radiers: Three Key Matchups

Bobby Wade: Chiefs Hoping For a Return On The Investment

Floyd Mayweather: Securing a Legacy

Matt Cassel's Injury Recovery: A Rebuttal to Stating the Obvious

Kansas City Chiefs: Resilient Losers Begin to Form a Winning Identity

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