Jay Feely offers explanation on why NFL kickers are having a bad week
It started on Thursday, with the Steelers' Josh Scobee missing twice, and the week hasn't gotten any better for the NFL's kicking fraternity. Through the first nine games of Week 4, kickers have missed...
View ArticleHalftime Recap: Bengals Lead Chiefs, 14-12, After Two Quarters of Play...
(Source: Kansas City Chiefs) Quarterback Alex Smith is 16 of 19 for 190 yards as the Cincinnati Bengals lead the Kansas City Chiefs, 14-12, at halftime from Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The...
View ArticleChiefs lose 36-21 to Bengals, fall to 1-3
Kicker Cairo Santos made a team-record seven field goals KC quarterback Alex Smith was sacked five times The team allowed more than 30 points for the third straight game … Click to Continue » ......
View ArticleGame Recap: Chiefs Fall to the Bengals, 36-21, Drop to 1-3 on the Season...
(Source: Kansas City Chiefs) Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton was 17 for 24 for 321 yards passing and a touchdown as the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 36-21, from Paul Brown...
View ArticleChiefs kicker boots way into record book
Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos booted a team-record seven field goals He made two 51 yarders into the wind He’s first first NFL kicker to make at least seven in a game in a losing cause … Click to Continue...
View ArticleOther than Santos, bad week for kickers
NEW YORK (AP) All plaudits to Cairo Santos of the Chiefs for making seven field goals Sunday. At least someone was able to kick the ball straight this week. Santos' club record in a 36-21 loss at...
View ArticleBengals stay unbeaten with 36-21 win over Chiefs
CINCINNATI — With each impressive win, Cincinnati is looking more like one of the NFL's elite. Andy Dalton added to his growing streak of impressive games, throwing a 55-yard touchdown pass on the run,...
View ArticleChiefs kicker Santos has franchise field goal mark in pocket
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Cairo Santos, the diminutive soccer player from Brazil who learned the rules to American football by playing the "Madden" video game, could have some salty ratings as a kicker...
View ArticleChiefs vs. Chargers: 10 Observations (Kansas City Chiefs)
(Source: Kansas City Chiefs) Chiefs vs. Chargers: 10 Observations Posted 1 hour ago BJ Kissel Chiefs Reporter KCChiefs.com Email a a The Kansas City Chiefs (9-7) beat the San Diego Chargers (9-7) by a...
View ArticleCowboys kicker Bailey takes aim at club field-goal record
Dan Bailey paused only for a minute. His last miss was so long ago he might have forgotten it, but the Dallas Cowboys kicker has so few career missed field goals that they are far easier to remember...
View ArticleRams give up 34 straight in 34-7 loss to Chiefs
The Rams were probably happy when their game against the Chiefs on Sunday in Kansas City came to a merciful end, and it wasn't just because of the lopsided score. If the teams kept playing, St. Louis...
View ArticleCairo Santos' 48-yard field gola lifts Kansas City Chiefs over San Diego...
Travel deals SAN DIEGO - Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs have made the AFC West a three-team race. Cairo Santos kicked a 48-yard field goal field goal with 21 seconds left and the Chiefs beat San...
View ArticleRookie Peters, defense keys Chiefs 34-14 blowout over Ravens
Kansas City Chiefs rookie cornerback Marcus Peters intercepted Baltimore Ravens cornerback Jimmy Clausen twice in the fourth quarter, including a 90-yard return for a touchdown, and the Chiefs defense...
View ArticleRoyals' Orlando becomes first Brazilian in World Series
Paulo Orlando had returned home to Brazil last offseason when he flipped on the television to catch the news, and saw this strange report about the first Brazilian to play in the NFL. The Royals...
View ArticleChiefs' fortunes turn in a hurry in a stunning 26-10 loss to Tennessee
KANSAS CITY - The charmed Chiefs of 2013 were cursed on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. They were cursed by fate and cursed by the Arrowhead faithful in a stunning 26-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans in...
View ArticleGame Recap: Chiefs Defeat Chargers, 33-3, Improve to 5-5 (Kansas City Chiefs)
(Source: Kansas City Chiefs) Defensive tackle Dontari Poe sparked the Chiefs with a one-yard, rushing offensive touchdown as Kansas City defeated the San Diego Chargers, 33-3, from Qualcomm Stadium in...
View ArticleChiefs Release Veteran Kicker Ryan Succop (Kansas City Chiefs)
(Source: Kansas City Chiefs) Chiefs Release Veteran Kicker Ryan Succop Posted 22 hours ago BJ Kissel Chiefs Reporter KCChiefs.com Email One of the most discussed positional battles of the offseason is...
View ArticleChiefs haven’t lost faith in kicker Cairo Santos
Chiefs coach Dave Toub attributes kicker Cairo Santos' shaky season debut — he barely made one field goal and barely missed another, both of which hit the upright — not to nerves, but a flaw in his...
View ArticleChiefs Kicker Cairo Santos Traveled to London for International Series...
(Source: Kansas City Chiefs) Chiefs Kicker Cairo Santos Traveled to London for International Series Posted 29 minutes ago Pete Sweeney Chiefs Reporter KCChiefs.com Email a a The second-year kicker...
View ArticleChiefs Kicker Cairo Santos Traveled to London This Week for International...
(Source: Kansas City Chiefs) Chiefs Kicker Cairo Santos Traveled to London This Week for International Series Posted 5 minutes ago Pete Sweeney Chiefs Reporter KCChiefs.com Email The second-year kicker...
View ArticleHalftime Recap: Chiefs Lead Chargers, 12-3, At the Half (Kansas City Chiefs)
(Source: Kansas City Chiefs) Defensive tackle Dontari Poe scored a 1-yard offensive touchdown for Kansas City as the Chiefs lead the San Diego Chargers, 12-3, from Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif....
View ArticleWATCH: Hype train rolls on as new Florida kicker boots 64-yard FG
Eddy Pineiro boots a 64-yard field goal. (Twitter) Florida's 2016 recruiting class addressed a need on special teams by signing the No. 1 junior college kicker prospect in the...
View ArticleStephen Gostkowski boots his way into the record books
He may not be as iconic a figure in Patriots' lore as Adam Vinatieri, but kicker Stephen Gostkowski doesn't take second place to him statistically, as Gostkowski's 35-yard field goal in the third...
View ArticleCairo Santos took unlikely path from St. Augustine exchange student to NFL...
Cairo Santos’ incredible journey to the NFL, as a rookie placekicker with the Kansas City Chiefs, began seven years ago on a whim. The exchange student from Brazil was kicking a soccer ball around in...
View ArticleChiefs kicker Cairo Santos comes through with help from Jan Stenerud
Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos got off to a shaky start this season, but with some help from Hall of Famer Jan Stenerud, Santos surpassed the team record for points by a rookie kicker set by Stenerud in...
View ArticleChiefs kicker from Brazil has personal interest in World Cup
Cairo Santos grew up imagining the day he would play for the Brazilian national soccer team and wear the famed jersey No. 10. Instead, he’s in the Chiefs’ offseason camp, wearing No. 5 and providing...
View ArticleBroncos give kicker Prater the boot
The Associated Press ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Just 300 days after putting his name in the record books with the longest field goal ever, Matt Prater is history. At least in Denver. The Broncos cut ties...
View ArticleEagles coach Chip Kelly should give unreliable kicker Alex Henery the boot
PHILADELPHIA -- Two years ago, Alex Henery was the toast of the town, the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history. Now, he is fighting for his NFL career -- at least, his Eagles' career -- after a...
View ArticleFormer Penn State kicker Sam Ficken to head to Kansas City Chiefs' mini camp:...
Sam Ficken's NFL journey is set to start in Kansas City. Lancaster Newspaper Group's Mike Gross first reported, and WTAJ-TV's Ashley Chase also confirmed, that the Indiana native and former Penn State...
View ArticleAfter winning field goal, Chiefs rookie Cairo Santos has team brimming with...
Published October 24, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print Kansas City Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos kicks the game-winning field goal against the San Diego Chargers during the second half...
View ArticleChiefs Kicker Cairo Santos Becoming Mr. Dependable (Kansas City Chiefs)
(Source: Kansas City Chiefs) Rookie Cairo Santos has earned his spot as the Chiefs kicker The previous kicker that the Kansas City Chiefs employed was Mr. Irrelevant. The current one could soon be...
View ArticleChiefs kicker Cairo Santos becoming Mr. Dependable
The previous kicker that the Kansas City Chiefs employed was Mr. Irrelevant. The current one could soon be called Mr. Dependable. After beating out veteran Ryan Succop for the job in training camp,...
View ArticleAfter early trouble, Chiefs' Santo becoming clutch
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Just about the worst thing that could happen to Chiefs rookie Cairo Santos came to fruition during his NFL debut, when he missed one of his two field-goal attempts while the man he...
View ArticleNeither rain, nor wind, nor cold keeps Chiefs' Santos from making kicks
In the last four weeks, Chiefs rookie Cairo Santos has experienced kicking in the coldest game, the windiest game and the wettest game of his life. Yet through all the inclement conditions, Santos'...
View ArticleChiefs kicker Cairo Santos achieves dream with help from 'Madden'
As a foreign exchange student from Brazil, kicker Cairo Santos needed a quick primer on the rules of American football. So before trying out for his high school team in St. Augustine, Fla., he bought a...
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