Morning Huddle – RED Friday again. The Full schedule is out.
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Chiefs news for April 23, 2023
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Good morning, AG!
Today in Chiefs’ history, Goose egg. However, we now know who the Chiefs will play in 119 days (and it’s a shocker), when they open their defense of the Super Bowl title at Arrowhead .
Elsewhere, in 1972, the Rolling Stones released Exile on Main Street. (FWIW: The release of this classic album is closer in time to the Crash of 1929 than it is to today. Bought it the day it came out? You’re old)
1949: The Soviet Union lifted its blockade of Berlin
1926: Aboard the semirigid airship Norge, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, American scientist Lincoln Ellsworth, and Italian engineer Umberto Nobile made the first undisputed flight over the North Pole on this day in 1926.
1925: Yogi Berra was born in St. Louis, Missouri, a place so crowded no one goes there anymore
1846: The Donner party left Independence, Missouri, for California. It did not end well.
Let’s talk about that schedule, shall we? Give yourself some time this morning. It’s a big huddle.
2023 Regular Season Schedule Finalized; Chiefs Slated in Six Primetime Contests | Chiefs.com
The National Football League announced the regular season schedule for the 2023 season on Thursday. The Chiefs are currently slated to play in six primetime contests, including three nationally televised games at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The reigning Super Bowl Champion Chiefs will kick off the 2023 season and hang their Super Bowl LVII banner on the NFL’s opening night against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 7.
7 takeaways from Chiefs’ 2023 schedule | Chiefswire
As the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Chiefs’ schedule is loaded with prime-time games, some two-game road stretches and plenty of playoff teams, but the structure of the schedule seems favorable compared to last season.
Kansas City Royals move regular-season game due to Chiefs 2023 home opener | KCStar via Yahoo
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kansas-city-royals-move-regular-174649909.html
On Sept. 7, the Chiefs will play in the NFL kickoff game against the Detroit Lions at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The Royals share a complex with the Kansas City Chiefs, the defending Super Bowl champs, and thus the Royals game has been moved to Monday, Sept. 4.
NFL VP of Broadcast details why Lions were chosen as Chiefs’ Week 1 opponent | Chiefswire
When the Detroit Lions were announced as the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 1 opponent for their Super Bowl LVII banner night, it was met with some head-scratching from fans around the league.
Detroit Lions to face Kansas City Chiefs in NFL Thursday night kickoff game | Detroit Free Press via Yahoo
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-detroit-lions-face-kansas-113724125.html
The Lions have not won their season opener in 2017, when they beat the Arizona Cardinals, 35-23, at Ford Field. They have not won at Arrowhead Stadium since 1988.
NFL Fans Have Problem With Lions vs. Chiefs Season Opener | Popculture
https://popculture.com/sports/news/nfl-fans-have-problem-with-lions-chiefs-season-opener/
One fan joked: “The Lions will finally get see a Super Bowl banner.”
From Mahomes to Pickett: ranking the QBs in a ridiculously stacked AFC | theGuardian.com
Aaron Rodgers is hopeful of winning a Super Bowl with the New York Jets. But he has entered a conference packed with stars under center
NFL schedule: Each AFC team’s win total projection for 2023 season | NFL.com
https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-schedule-each-afc-team-s-win-total-projection-for-2023-season
The 2023 NFL regular season schedule is set! The season starts at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, with the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Detroit Lions. Aaron Rodgers will make his Jets home debut in Week 1 on Monday night against the Bills. We’ll get a Super Bowl LVII rematch in Week 12, when Philadelphia visits Kansas City, and the top two (well, really, three) picks in this year’s draft will square off when the Texans and C.J. Stroud (and Will Anderson Jr.) visit Bryce Young and the Panthers in Week 8. I also can’t wait to see how Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill fares against his former Chiefs teammates (in Germany, no less), as well as the sure-to-be-emotional Bills-at-Bengals game later that same day. There are so many awesome storylines and so much to look forward to!
Chiefs rookie DE BJ Thompson enthusiastic about potential special teams role | Chiefswire
Rookies don’t always get a chance to compete for playing time in the NFL, let alone for a team like the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. Nonetheless, fifth-round selection B.J. Thompson is looking to make his mark for the team in any way he can in 2023, including on special teams if necessary.
Chiefs UDFA ‘Impressed’ With Multiple Interceptions: Report | Heavy
The new crop of Kansas City Chiefs UDFAs got their debut this week at rookie minicamp, and some weren’t up to snuff as roster cuts have already been made. Having said that, others “impressed,” including slot cornerback Reese Taylor out of Purdue.
Chiefs Urged to Sign Former 69-Game Starter for Cowboys | Heavy
The asking price among the NFL players remaining in free agency took a steep drop once the 2023 NFL Draft occurred. That’s why PFF’s Brad Spielberger believes the Kansas City Chiefs should strike while the iron’s hot and sign veteran cornerback Anthony Brown.
Broken link to Chiefs.com, but worth the click. Hopefully, they didn’t fix it. If so, then…It’s about 3 Defensive players we signed
https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-sign-three-free-agent-defensive-players-
I thought it was funny
And yes, we have tweets. Elon Musk, if you’re reading this, you stink, your rockets stink, your underground tunnels stink. Even Bezos is liked more than you are. Fix your damn platform.
Morning Bowl of (T)Weeties:
Give them credit, the Chargers Twit team is pretty funny
Apparently, someone was offended by Gracie and her color choice in yesterday’s Huddle. Apologies have been made, and now a more acceptable, if older tweet…
Apologies all. I broke the comment jump by deleting a block with the jump code when I added the tweets. You can still jump to the tweets.
Can’t figure out how to paste the code back into todays, but at least I know what not to remove for next time.
My bad. I blame Rip for the sketchy education I got when I started.
Eat your drugs
Stay in school
Don’t do vegetables
(also, stop using the block editor … you’re welcome)
https://smallbusiness.chron.com/put-symbol-url-48344.html
See number 3. Instead of heading1, you need ‘comments-jump’. Thanks for listening to my Ted Talk.
Oh, I can simply copy and paste the code that’s there. I see it. It just seems to be inside something else, and that I can’t copy and paste.
Thanks, though. I switched to an “Epic fails at Spring Break” video halfway through your talk. Sorry.
If you need another reason to hate the raiders, here you go!
Tom Brady reportedly in ‘deep discussions’ to become minority owner of Raiders
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/tom-brady-reportedly-in-deep-discussions-to-become-minority-owner-of-raiders-132053362.html
(to me, this is all just so wrong on every level: two pthers die and Carter gets off with probation and a chump change fine … that’s total BS … nothing like High Character Players in the NFL *cough*choke*cough*)
Report: Court Docs Show Jalen Carter Had Suspended License on Night of Fatal Crash | Bleacher Report
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10075796-report-court-docs-show-jalen-carter-had-suspended-license-on-night-of-fatal-crash?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial
Court records show that Jalen Carter—a first-round pick by the Eagles this year—was driving with a suspended license on the night a fatal crash in Athens, Georgia, killed teammate Devin Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy, according to ESPN’s Tim McManus.
Carter was charged with reckless driving and racing. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 12 months of probation, a $1,000 fine and 80 hours of community service. However, he was not charged with driving on a suspended license.
on the Strength of Schedule: I knew it couldn’t possibly be 14th or whatever someone listed the other day …
#30 sounds about right
13) Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs are the only team with an estimated win probability over 50% in all of their games. PFN.com
16 Kansas City Chiefs 147-140-0 Sporting news.com
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16. Chiefs — 147-140 (.512) SportsIllustrated.com
16 Chiefs 147-140 .512 CBSSports.com
I think this is more meaningful than looking at last years win totals.
agreed
you guys can live in La-La land but CBS sports, Sports illustrated, Sporting news, and NFL Research (and many others) say otherwise.
You both are homers
and you, Ups, are just a dick-head
and I’m being nice today
two differing opinions vis-a-vis SOS … one based on last year’s records and another based on differnt criteria
so apparently NOBODY can post ANYTHING that’s “different” from whatever YOU find? no honest discussion is allowed? just automatically a “dickhead” because I posted it???
what the fuck ever, dude … FOAD
So if we make a contrary football comment now it’s a problem? This is the MH, right? Where it is designated for football discussions, right? The Gracie Hunt thing is getting annoying, haven’t said a word till now. Her little world is not football related, but I tolerate the little rich brat’s BS cuz. Won’t even get into the evening “open thread” whining that goes on here.
and my “original comment” wasn’t specifically “contrary” nor was it directed at anyone specific … simply that there are “other ways” to look at the SOS thing, and account for more than “just” last year’s W-L records *shrug* as for Gracie: like whatever, I don’t really care one way or another (she’s “sorta” Chiefs related, I guess?)
This isn’t called Arrowhead “Guys” for no reason. I’m probably wrong, but I don’t remember an owner’s daughter flaunt herself like she does. Like I said, it’s just annoying.
You’re killing me.
She will likely be the owner of your favorite team someday, she’s not bad on the peepers, and she doesn’t make waves. “Flaunting” herself? She’s in Momma’s footsteps. Momma was a beauty queen, so I seriously doubt she’s “flaunting” herself anymore than 78,000,000 other young women on twitter are.
Since it’s “Guys” only around here now, are we done with the morning coffee?
I think a the Vegas win totals is looking forward and takes into account offseason changes AND they are putting their money on it. Basing it on last seasons win totals doesn’t mean as much in the days of free-agency.
And win probabilities (based on my understanding of it) are more about how good the Chiefs are projected to be than their opponents. It just means we are the favorite in every game, it doesn’t indicate how difficult our opponents are vs. the rest of the league.
In the end, like preseason power rankings, they are all bound to be wrong. After all we all know the Chargers are going to win the AFC West for the 10th season in a row.
hear! hear! well said, Sir!!!
So we get Buffalo after their bye week, we get the Bengals on a short week for us, and we play the Eagles coming off of our bye after playing overseas while the Eagles are also coming off of their bye after playing a home game. It’s not big stuff, but a lot of little disadvantages against our toughest opponents.
I thought the Chargers going back to the Anime format was a bit lame. I did like their Pop Tart one. But I like the Titans one best so far.
Stupid people are the best!
except in positions of power … and it WAS hilarious
“Chester Cheeto” is gonna stick
THAT was funny … Go Cheetos, I mean Jags 😉
wow, was hoping to find something about the Chiefs schedule, slow day I guess, huh? 😉
good stuff, Nova … and yes, we ARE old
Chiefs need to get some pointers from the Chargers on this…
I like the opening game vs Lions. I get that Bengals/Bills/Eagles might be more glitzy, but this’ll be a tough contest against a rising Lions team. They sure went against the grain selecting RB Gibbs and LB Campbell in the draft’s first round. Couple those two with TE LaPorta, S Branch and QB Hooker and I’d say that’s a good haul off the top. They’re still learning how to win, their defence was porous last year, but IMO they will continue their ascent towards playoff calibre and the Chiefs will need to be on their game from the start.
With there wideouts suspended for the first game it’s the perfect time to play them. 1-0 baby
Good to see ya larch…
Thx, good to be seen.
Should be Chiefs as double digit favourites.
Hell yes , chiefs 42- 23 , Andy takes his foot off late in the third….
I think the reason the league set up that game for the kickoff is that they know that when we play the Bengals, Bills, or Eagles they’ll be heavily watched regardless of when they occur. Since the opening game will be heavily watched anyway, why waste a premium match up then…
larch, totally agree and good to seeya, hope Mrs Larch is well
Getting the Lions 1st game is good for KC … at home AND before Det “gels” for the season (when they do they just might be a pretty tough team)
Welcome back Larch! Depending on where in Canada you’re at (Ontario, if memory serves) you may be able to watch the Chiefs-Lions game locally without needing to stream it online.
What’s happened to jump to comments?
Not sure. Wondering if I botched something deleting the headings for the tweets, but I can’t imagine what. But you wouldn’t do that without reading the articles FIRST, would you? You must have noticed the SECOND time you visited. Right?!
Always read first 😃
wondered that yesterday … you broke it?
See above. T’was me.
“WORLD CHAMPIONS”
Much, much better on the Gracie color scheme. (Who’d a guessed I would end up being the sartorial conscience of a website? Not any female in my life, that’s for sure)
wonder if she drinks coffee …
Thx! I was a bit hungover this morning and totally spaced coming into work at AG this morning.
14-3 is a legitimate target
21-0
20-0
21-0 is possible though
with two undefeated teams in the conference.
Let’s see…Colts? Texans? Ravens? Browns? Gotta be someone we don’t play.
I like the second half of the schedule – three potentially tough games – Philly, Buffalo, and Cincy – but spread out and not back to back. Danger might be having a let down game in between these matchups. How desperate are the Chargers going to be in the last game? They may need that more than us.
The first part of the schedule that could be a concern is three straight divisional games – Denver, Chargers, Denver – followed by an international game against the Dolphins in Germany.
Bye week is perfectly placed. Look at stats on games after playing overseas. Jet lag is real
Very true.
“Jet lag is real”… just ask that team from New York that just signed Aaron Rodgers. They’ve been dealing with Jet(s) lag for years.
…I’ll see myself out.
Since chiefs don’t play Sunday 9/10…I purchased 1st level tix to Broncos opening day
Raiders @ Broncos
Will wear my Chiefs attire 😉
Want to see in-person Payton Broncos….all the COUGH COUGH hype 😆 🤣 😂 Payton will fix Russell wilson
Ok, wink wink…….