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They were going to have to make a decision about Alex Smith and his heir apparent, Patrick Mahomes, no matter how their postseason ended; they set themselves up for that on draft day last year. But at least they had to figure, even after the rollercoaster they rode after their 5-0 start, that they would have at least made it to the second weekend of the playoffs, especially after rolling to a 21-3 lead at home over the Titans....

But against the Raiders in Week 14, he was finally able to break through. INJURY UPDATE: Lamar Jackson carted off vs. Browns The Chiefs were up 21-0 in the second quarter when Andy Reid and Eric Bieniemy dialed Gordon’s number in the red-zone. Patrick Mahomes flicked a quick screen pass to Gordon from the 1-yard line. Gordon caught it and was easily able to score behind a couple of blocks....

Beat the Patriots in Foxborough and all that excitement in Kansas City might be validated. Remember, though, that the Chiefs, with Alex Smith, went into Gillette Stadium and won the 2017 kickoff to the season. They went on an up-and-down ride the rest of the way, lost in the wild-card playoff round, while the Patriots straightened out and made the Super Bowl before losing to Philadelphia. Mahomes, of course, has looked immune to any sort of high-stakes pressure in leading the Chiefs (5-0) to the top of the AFC....

Don’t look now, but Houston enters Week 9 with more sacks than anybody in the NFL. Not only that, his total of 10 through seven games has him on pace to challenge Michael Strahan’s single-season record. MORE: Week 9 NFL picks | Ranking every team’s remaining schedule | Second-half preview It helped last week to play the hapless St. Louis Rams. Houston came away with three sacks and four hits on quarterback Austin Davis in the Chiefs’ one-sided victory....

The Nigeria international has missed the Stamford Bridge outfit’s last seven games after limping off with a hamstring injury in their 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace on October 14. Moses has only one appearance in the Uefa Champions League this campaign which was in the Blues’ 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano on September 27. Ahead of their penultimate Champions League group stage tie against their Azerbaijani visitors, Conte stated that the 26-year-old will take no part in the encounter at the Stamford Bridge....

The 24-year-old Belgium international spent the second half of last season on loan at Borussia Dortmund after Chelsea signed Olivier Giroud from Arsenal to compete with Alvaro Morata for a place in the starting line-up. Batshuayi scored nine goals in 14 appearances for Dortmund but his spell was cut short in April due to ankle ligament damage. 0 votes

Chelsea come into this game following a 3-0 win over Sean Dyche’s Burnley on Saturday in the English Premier League. Goals from Moroccan midfielder Hakim Ziyech, France international Kurt Zouma and striker Timo Werner secured a comfortable win for Frank Lampard’s side. Rennes, on the other hand, beat Brest 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Captain Damien Da Silva and Morocco international Nayef Aguerd scored the goals which ensured victory for Julien Stephan’s Rennes, while winger Franck Honorat scored the only goal for Brest....

I want to start my piece by saying on record, that I CANNOT condone or understand these idiots on Social Media who are taking this opportunity to disrespect the player himself. Whether they are complete idiots, so-called fans who have only been following Chelsea ever since they have been successful or just simply short sighted, they need to look at the bigger picture and show some respect to a player who has, despite his problems, always given his best for the shirt....

The captain Shelton Moses is upbeat about the team’s prospects and said the target is to reach the playoffs first. “We have a strong team put together with the right balance of experience and youth. Our target is to make it to the playoffs so that we can take advantage of home support during the second leg in Chennai,” he added. The team boasts of players like Kapil Dev, G S Akhin, Naveen Raja Jacob and others, apart from Moses and foreigners like Ruslan Sorokins (Latvia) and Rudy Verhoeff (Canada)....

The yet-to-be composed song will be used for promotional purposes for the film. “We are planning to shoot the promotional song with Dwayne in a couple of weeks. It’s a very special song and I’m sure the audiences are going to love it. He was very generous to say ‘yes’ to the song instantaneously,” the film’s director Rajan Madhav told IANS. Bravo is very popular in Chennai as he’s a key player of the Chennai Super Kings team....

The team didn’t announce contract terms Thursday. Moore, 6-5 and 191 pounds, played in 79 games with the Magic last season, averaging 6.4 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. He shot 43 percent from the field. He was with Orlando for two seasons and the Boston Celtics for one season. Boston drafted him in 2011 out of Purdue. Moore is from East Chicago, Indiana.

Officer Ella French was killed when officers were fired upon while conducting a traffic stop in West Englewood at around 9 p.m. on Saturday. Her partner is continuing to fight for his life at the University of Chicago Medical Center. When Lightfoot approached a large group of grieving officers on the 7th floor of the hospital hours after the shooting, they “did the about-face,” the Chicago Sun-Times reported, citing two sources who were there....

Lightfoot added that city officials are looking at possible investments in Chicago’s West Side. Just on Wednesday, the West Side saw two mass shootings that happened within minutes of one another. “It’s obvious: we cannot arrest our way out of this problem,” Lightfoot said during the press availability. “Fundamentally, if you look at the West Side and you look at the problems, the opioid addiction that is really harming so many individuals, families and communities, the investments we have to make in human capital and the investments we have to make in infrastructure, those are why I spend so much time on the West Side,” the mayor added....

The deal was only approved by 55.5 percent of CTU’s 600 members, a sign of their dissatisfaction—many voted no as a protest vote, Chris Geovanis, CTU’s Communications Director, told Newsweek. The agreement will end Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s five-day cancellation of in-person classes amid the ongoing union negotiations. However, the teachers’ desired safety demands put them at odds with CPS, the Biden administration and Democratic leaders who have urged schools to remain open despite the worsening pandemic....

Saturday’s running of the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway signaled the end of the regular season for the Sprint Cup Series. The 16-driver Chase field has been determined and the 10-race postseason begins Sunday, Sept. 18, at Chicagoland Speedway with the running of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400. MORE: 10 drivers to watch | Five things to know | Starting lineup The start of the Chase is part of a packed weekend that includes racing in the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series....

It took the Chiefs just 11 seconds to get on the board in Saturday’s AFC wild-card game at NRG Stadium and they rolled from there in a dominant 30-0 win over the Texans. MORE: Chiefs-Texans in photos | NFL playoffs 2016 schedule The Chiefs, who have won 11 straight, will play at Denver next weekend if the Bengals beat the Steelers in Saturday’s late game. A Steelers victory would send the Chiefs to New England....

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford launched a Hail Mary attempt on the play, and while the ball was still in the air, Chiefs safety Daniel Sorenson appeared to push receiver Marvin Jones to the ground nearby. The Chiefs batted the pass down to end the game, but Jones jumped up and signaled for a flag to be thrown. According to Pro Football Talk, Al Riveron, the NFL’s senior vice president of officiating, “looked at the play but decided not to conduct a full-blown replay review....

It started harmlessly enough as Burnley recovered on an Eden Hazard run down the middle of the pitch. Hazard then kicked it out wide to Branislav Ivanovic, who played it back to the top of the 18 for Cesc Fabregas. Fabregas gave a quick touch pass to a racing Andre Schurrle to the right post and it was all the Burnley defenders could do to keep from standing with their mouths agape as Chelsea celebrated its second goal....

First, we will start with the Blues loanee Thibaut Courtois, who is playing at Atletico Madrid. As stoppage time was ebbing away, Courtois, who was involved in a “standard goalkeeper wasting time to prevent the slender lead that his side had got”, started to roll around the penalty box when he was chased down by Gareth Bale. Real Madrid’s world record signing managed to get the ball before Courtois could grab it in his hands, and it was clear that Bale had nothing to do with the play acting....

Jesus injury won’t derail City The Belgium international was among several of the Chelsea squad to show off those talents in a game hosted by EA Sports, makers of the football simulation. Hazard, N’Golo Kante and Thibaut Courtois went head-to-head in striking the ball into buckets, a real-life recreation of one of the game’s training challenges. Watch above to find out who prevails!