1. Instincts, passion help Chiefs' Marcus Peters make immediate impact
By Terez Paylor - Kansas City Star
"According to Pro Football Focus, Peters has yielded 14 receptions on 27 targets — a very respectable 51.9 catch percentage — and is far and away the team's leader pass breakups with seven, as no one else has more than three (Jamell Fleming).
What's more, with his two interceptions — he also picked off Houston quarterback Brian Hoyer in week one — Peters has given the Chiefs a dash of playmaking in the secondary they desperately lacked a year ago, when they finished tied for last in the league with a paltry six interceptions.
"He can play — he can flat out play," safety Husain Abdullah said. "It's going to be a joy to watch him as the season progresses and as he starts to pick up even more than he already knows. He can play."" READ MORE…
Chiefs vs. Broncos Postgame Notes
Facts and stats following the Chiefs loss to the Broncos in week two
BERRY'S RETURN: Following an emphatic welcome from Chiefs Kingdom, S Eric Berry returned to the starting lineup for the first time since November 20, 2014 at Oakland. He finished tonight's content with four solo tackles.
HOUSTON NOTCHES 50th CAREER SACK: LB Justin Houston sacked QB Peyton Manning twice tonight for a total loss of 14 yards, giving him 51.5 sacks in his career. This is the 14th time he has had1.5 or more sacks in a game. In those 14 games, Houston has accumulated 36.0 sacks for 213.5 yards. Houston is tied with Dwight Freeney and J.J. Watt as the fourth-fastest player in NFL history to log 50.0 sacks, achieving it in 61 career games.
CHARLES MOVES UP TOUCHDOWN CHART: RB Jamaal Charles finished the game with 21 carries for 125 yards with one TD, marking the 24th time in his career that he's rushed for 100 or more yards in a contest and the first since he ran for 159 yards on 20 carries vs. Seattle on November 16, 2014. His 34-yard TD run marked his 60th career TD, which ties WR Otis Taylor for fourth most TDs in Chiefs history. Charles became the first player in Chiefs history to crack the 7,000-yard rushing plateau and now owns 7,038 yards in his eight-year career.
O'SHAUGHNESSY LOGS FIRST CATCH: Rookie TE James O'Shaughnessy notched his first NFL catch on a 24-yard completion from QB Alex Smith. He finished the game with two catches for 54 yards and was on the receiving end of the longest pass completion by Smith.
DEVITO TAKES DOWN MANNING: DE Mike DeVito sacked QB Peyton Manning for a loss of four yards, marking his first sack since November 11, 2012 at Seattle when he had a sack-strip on QB Russell Wilson. DeVito owns 3.5 career sacks.
SACK CITY: The Chiefs 3.0 sacks against the Broncos tonight is the most sacks against Denver since the club recorded 4.0 sacks in a 10-6 win vs. Denver on December 5, 2010. In their previous five meetings before tonight, Kansas City only registered a total of 2.0 sacks.
PETERS GRABS SECOND INT IN AS MANY WEEKS: Rookie CB Marcus Peters logged his second interception of the season and his first NFL pick-six as he intercepted QB Peyton Manning and returned it 55 yards for a TD in the second quarter. Peters is the first Chiefs rookie defensive back to record an interception return TD since S Eric Berry returned one 54 yards for the score on December 26, 2010 in a game that clinched a playoff berth. Peters finished tonight's contest with five solo tackles and four passes defensed. He becomes just the ninth player in Chiefs history to record four or more passes defensed in a single game and joins Marcus Cooper (four at Oakland, 10/13/13) as the only two rookies in Chiefs history to record four or more passes defensed in a single game.
JOHNSON NARROWS IN ON KC TACKLE RECORD: LB Derrick Johnson recorded two solo tackles in tonight's game. He now has 995 tackles, and is five shy of passing LB Gary Spani at 999 total tackles.
2. Donald Stephenson's 'basketball' ankle injury shouldn't slow him down
By Blair Kerkhoff - Kansas City Star
"Stephenson left the Chiefs' 31-24 loss to Denver late in the third quarter after getting his left leg rolled up by a Broncos defender. He was replaced by Eric Fisher, the projected starter at right tackle who has missed most of the first two games recovering from a high ankle sprain.
Stephenson missed only two plays. He returned after his injury and finished the game, logging 62 of the team's 64 offensive snaps, plus four special-teams snaps.
Reid said he wasn't sure how many more reps Fisher would see during the extended layoff before the Sept. 28 game at Green Bay.
"We'll see how he feels," Reid said. "The more stable the ankle is, the more he can push off, there a chance of (more reps)."" READ MORE…
3. CB Sean Smith can't return quickly enough for Chiefs
By Adam Teicher - ESPN
"The Kansas City Chiefs thought they had the depth to withstand the loss of their only established cornerback, Sean Smith, who is serving a three-game NFL suspension to start the season.
When asked about possible alternatives to a struggling Jamell Fleming, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said, "We felt that was the best deal right there."
Smith will help solve the problem. When he returns, the Chiefs can either move him into the starting lineup with Gaines becoming the third corner. Perhaps Smith, at least initially, will be that third corner." READ MORE…
4. Andy Reid: No regrets from tough loss
By Adam Teicher - ESPN
"As the head coach and offensive playcaller for the Kansas City Chiefs, Andy Reid analyzes everything he orders up in every game in search of an answer as to why plays did or did not work.
But he's not into regrets or second-guessing himself.
"When you're a playcaller, there are going to be some good ones and there are going to be some bad ones, especially when you have two good football teams playing each other," Reid said Friday, one day after the Chiefs lost 31-24 to the Denver Broncos by allowing two touchdowns in the game's final 36 seconds. "That's how it works. You've got to keep dialing them up, and it's a chess match.
"[If] you get into second-guessing, that's a little bit [of] hindsight. I don't think you want to do that as a playcaller. I think you want to figure out answers."" READ MORE…
5. Notebook: Chiefs' Andy Reid praises DT Jaye Howard
By Herbie Teope - Topeka Capital-Journal
"Howard proved a disruptive force throughout the contest and terrorized the Denver interior offensive line, accounting for a team-high seven tackles.
His performance during the 31-24 loss drew praise from Chiefs coach Andy Reid.
"Jaye did have a good game, he played well," Reid said Friday during a conference call with Chiefs beat writers. "I just thought both in the pass game and the run game he did well, he did very well."" READ MORE…
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