A short and sweet round up of the game from my perspective at Arrowhead, Ill post a more complete “Arrowhead Adventure” in a day or so.
Fact is I’m dog tired.
We started our day with a “party platter” from Gates, found a nice half empty hidden spot between Kaughman and Arrowhead, and chowed . Hungry as I was, it hit the spot like nothing else could, one of those perfect food moments.
We were shocked at how many Steelers fans showed, their “terrible towels” waving all over. Steelers fans are some of the nicest opposing fans to visit, one thing I’ve always noticed, they seem to have more cash to spend on Steelers attire than most groups.
We had not hope in our hearts, but my buddy Dan Knetzer and I were determined to make the day fun, and we found our seats.
The 97 yard Charles run brought our section and the entire stadium to its feet, that lasted through most of the first quarter.
By half time there was a certain malaise in the air, kind of a “here we go again”. My thoughts were drifting away from the game during the half and to other interests, such as the um well lets say the choreography the Cheerleaders put together on the field. My favorite is Jenna and she was on our side of the field this game.
Anyway after the half as we started to get back into the game, the old familiar chairs banging to encourage our defense was roaring, and standing was back in vogue for most of the rest of the game.
When the game hit overtime I told several I didn’t feel our team could beat the Superbowl Champs in overtimes. Most shook their heads sadly in agreement, no doubt remembering the Cowboys game as I was.
Before the final game winning three pointer was let loose, my buddy Dan started a small but enthusiastic chant in our section “kick it now! kick it now!” and it felt great!
When we nailed it, I had to ask several if we had actually won, and my question met with weak nods. I think quite a few of us were in shock, I know I was.
On the way to the car, the “War Chant” was started in the tunnels. It was a feeling I had not felt in years, and was certainly a welcome friend to have back in my life.
As we drove home we remembered that “Grigsby” from the radio had predicted a win right before the game. We had laughed at the time. Now I’m as proud of him as I am of any of the Chiefs on the field.
Don’t know who Grigsby is? Well sorry, I’m worn out and I’m going to bed. Don’t worry someone else will fill you in.
CHIEFS WIN! WE BEAT THE SUPERBOWL CHAMPS AND WE DID IT WITH GUTS AND PRIDE! LETS HEAR IT ADDICTS!
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What a win, and what a comeback by Cassel and the passing game after that miserable first half. What makes this even sweeter for me is that I was chatting with a Steelers fan throughout the 4th quarter and OT and after Chambers’ long game clinching catch in OT he simply said, “I hate football, I need to go punch things.”
Great game and I hope this is the start of a Chiefs resurgence that we can use next year as well as the rest of this season.
I have found new hope. Have all the previous mistakes/poor decisions been forgotten? Absolutley not, but if you are a Chiefs fan of any kind you must agree that there is at least a small shimmer of hope with our team. The defense played as team, the offense played as a team, and the special teams played as a team. For the first time we saw the Chiefs play like an overall team. They played with a lot of heart and a little swagger today! We can only hope this builds confidence in our players and leads to bigger & better things! It is what it is and that is a W, but HOLY SHIT WHAT A GREAT FEELING TO BE A CHIEF’S FAN TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This team showed a lot of Balls going toe-toe with a pretty darn good team. They do not have the talent of the Steelers or the experience but they sure fought hard…
Almost forgot KC Chiefs with LJ kicked off the team 2-0, Cincy Bengals with LJ 0-1
LOL Slack jaw! I think that’s awesome.
Don’t forget to vote on nfl.com for Succop to the Pro Bowl!
Hopefully now that we have cut the cancer out that is LJ we can start to heal as a team. I think that is what we saw today, I have been waiting since the game ended for someone to post since there was no chart today. We beat a pretty good football team today, even though they are injured they still have more talent as a team than us. I could not stop smiling as I received texts from the many Vikes fans here in ND and enjoyed sending SLAMS to the Steelers fans I know (seems those are the two biggest fan bases her in ND, go figure). The look on my bosses face as I wore my Chiefs hoodie to work was PRICELESS. Looks like we may be able to work our way out of the top 5 for draft picks but we better not under-estimate the Browns, our d is way better than Detroit’s though. Anyway, great day to be a Chiefs fan.
Yes we got a win, and yes we are improving.
Downside. The more wins we get in a losing season, the worse draft pick we get. Right now we would have pick 8. We won’t get Berry or Mays with that pick. Winning is all well and good but each win moves us further away from a good pick.
GO ANDY STUDEBAKER GO JAMAL CHARLES
GO KANSAS CITY CHIEFS!!! Its casual day at work for the rest of the week I shall be wearing KC wear for the next three days
Slackie said it! CHIEFS 2-0 without Mr Diapers, Bengals with LJ 0-1 and against the lowly Raiders!
teams with a worse record than us right now: Browns, Lions, Bucs, Rams,
Teams tied with our record: Bills, Oakland, Redskins, Seahawks, Titans.
And we play the Browns, and Bills. Also the Bengals lost to the Raiders
and we play them. Might be an interesting rest of the season.
This team needed this one. It wasn’t a win that was given to them they went out and took it. The Steelers had goobs more yardage but the Chiefs stopped them when they had too. If they play at this level every week they might not win every game but they should win most of them.
come on Tim!!! play for draft picks?? no way,,, wins are always better than draft picks……. I am very proud of the great teamwork our Chiefs showed!!!! great job…..
GO CHIEFS!!!!!!
tim – you are way off the mark on wanting a higher draft pick. Best thing that could happen to would be win enough games to get us into the pick 6 through 15 range. Much more flexibility to negotiate trades there, much less risk of spending a ton of money on a bust.
Even with all the things one can criticize about the play of the Chiefs yesterday, for me, this was first game all season where I’ve seen the Chiefs look like showed up to play. Even if the Chiefs hadn’t come away with a win, I can honestly say I enjoyed the hell out of this game regardless of the outcome.
I also imagine it must feel pretty good for Todd Haley to come back and beat the team that denied him a Super Bowl ring.
Favorite play of the game – Derrick Johnson’s “reach around” sack. That was effing awesome.
Count me in for sending “Mr. Irrelevant” to the Pro Bowl.
Great to hear this from you DD.
What, you’re surpised by my saying good things when I see the Chiefs play the way I expect them to? What’s the one thing I always say Randy? “I call ‘em like I see ‘em.”
This was a great, and MUCH needed win for us. I can only hope this is the start of something more. I can feel where Tim’s coming from tho.
Week after week we get torched for more yards than I care to think about. With the prospect of obtaining one of 2 UBER gifted safeties in the draft, its tough to consider the possibility of not being able to draft one after all.
But if this means we can trade down and get another pick in the 2nd, hell I’ll take it! I really hope this type of play can continue throughout the rest of the season. I miss winning!
This was such an awesome win! I think it is great how the guys pulled together as a team and pulled it off. This makes a big stride for Haley to pull these guys together as a true team along with the coach. Hopefully this will unite these guys and bring home some more wins this year! I could care less about draft picks, they usually don’t pan out until the 2nd or 3rd season anyway. I just want to see a firm solid foundation built with a bunch of players and coaches that will be a lasting relationship!
GO CHIEFS!
I didnt say SURPRISED I said GREAT TO HEAR THIS FROM YOU!!! Of course you call it like it is DD.
On NFL channel on Sirius it was stated that this is a reminder “A WIN AT ARROWHEAD IS NEVER EVER A SURE THING!”
Tim are you still mad about them getting rid of your boy Thiggy? Tough. I hope we win out, likely won’t happen, but in my opinion, if we can beat San Diego this Sunday, then I truly believe we could win out!! This team is starting to rough people up with some attitude we haven’t had since DT died.
YEAH VROD!!!!
No top 5 draft pick !!!!
Much more maneuver room later in the draft. If we were to pick number 8 I would almost guarantee we could get Berry or Mays, when was the last time 2 safeties were picked in the top 10? If not then Mt Codie would probably be available.
We still have a ton of holes, and this draft will be loaded with talent. Wherever we pick we will make progress. But since we have so many holes I would rather pick later, and do some wheeling and dealing, and fill more holes in the top 3 rounds.
I’d love to get Eric Berry in the draft. That guy will turn a defense around, guaranteed.
If not Berry, then I too am intrigued by Terrence Cody. He’s a monster. Concerned about endurance issues, though, and the fact that it won’t be quite as easy to dominate O-linemen in the NFL.
Good week to be a Chiefs fan. I’m still in shock about this HUGE win.
GO CHIEFS!
NFL NETWORK called it the upset of the year today, couldnt agree more.
In FA this offseason there’s some interesting prospects that stood out, namely Casey Weigman and John Tait. I know, old. BUT! Paired with Marcus McNeill (who we SHOULD spend the money on and snatch away from SD), Albert, Waters, and draft Jason Fox from Miami, we’d have a heck of a line. McNeill being the big expense.
In addition, if we land the 7th overall, the 49ers have both the 13 and 14th pick, so a trade down for their 14th and 2nd rounder for our 1st and a 5th could give us Terrance Cody (hopefully), and 3 2nd rounders for which I’d love to see us use on Jason Fox, Arrelious Benn, and somehow, someway, Brandon Spikes.
I know its a dream draft. Always fun to dream tho! And I am onboard 102’s bus for picking up Merriman. I never thought I’d say it because I’ve hated the guy.
But his value is down, he still has a lot of upside because he’s young, he’s intense, and the thought of Merriman, Hali, AND Brandon Spikes together?! Yeah, I just crapped my pants too. Fun to think about right?
Quick, inexpensive ways, for the most part, to fix our OL, provide depth at LB, and add some strong talent on both sides of the ball, giving us an opportunity to build onto the strengths we have thru the draft, is what I’m looking for.
Tait, Waters, and Weigman won’t be around much longer, but they’ll provide experience and inexpense. And with McNeill, Albert, and Fox as our new young core, we could build around them for years. Same could be said of Hali, Merriman, and Spikes. Think about it, I know I do.
I close my eyes and I see Jovan Belcher make a huge stop on 3rd down in OT. The way he and the rest of the defense swarm to the ball shutting down the Steelers moves me as a Chiefs fan. For some reason its all I see when I think of this win. My slice of joy. Sound off….whats your slice?