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2022 Kansas City Chiefs
The 2022 season is the Kansas City Chiefs' 53rd in the National Football League, their 63rd overall, their 10th under head coach Andy Reid, and their 6th under general manager Brett Veach. The Chiefs will look to improve on their 12–5 record from 2021 and reach their 5th straight AFC Championship and their 3rd Super Bowl in four seasons. After a Week 16 win over the Seattle Seahawks, they are guaranteed to at least match their record from the previous year. In the offseason, the Chiefs traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins. Hill had been with the Chiefs since 2016. The Chiefs will wear a decal with the number 16 on their helmets for the entire season in honor of former Chiefs quarterback and Super Bowl IV MVP Len Dawson, who died on August 24, and wore 16 his entire tenure with the Chiefs. Before the Chiefs first offensive play of the preseason game the following day, the Chiefs lined in huddle popularized by Dawson where the quarterback stands in front of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC West
The American Football Conference – Western Division or AFC West is one of the four divisions of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The division comprises the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, and Los Angeles Chargers. The division has sent teams to the Super Bowl eighteen times beginning with Super Bowl I when the Chiefs played the Green Bay Packers. As of the 2021 season, the Broncos and Raiders were tied with the most Super Bowl wins within the division with 3 each; The Broncos have appeared in the most Super Bowls in the division with 8 and the Raiders have appeared in 5. The Chiefs are 2–2 in the Super Bowl, while the Chargers lost their lone Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl XXIX. The Chiefs won the most recent AFC West title in 2022. It was their seventh consecutive AFC West title, moving them into a four-way tie with the Broncos, Raiders and Chargers for the most AFC West titles. History The di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as part of a conference realignment. The club entered the NFL as an expansion team in 1976 in the NFC. From 1977 to 2001, Seattle was assigned to the American Football Conference (AFC) West. They have played their home games at Lumen Field in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood since 2002, having previously played home games in the Kingdome (1976–1999) and Husky Stadium (1994 and 2000–2001). The Seahawks are currently coached by Pete Carroll. Seahawks fans have been referred to collectively as the " 12th Man," "12th Fan," or "12s." The team's fans twice set the Guinness World Record for the loudest crowd noise at a sporting event within the span of a few months, first registering 136.6 decibels during a game against the San Francisco 49ers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays its home games at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, west of New York City. The stadium is shared with the New York Jets. The Giants are headquartered and practice at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center, also in the Meadowlands. The Giants were one of five teams that joined the NFL in 1925, and they are the only one of that group still existing, as well as the league's longest-established team in the Northeastern United States. The team ranks third among all NFL franchises with eight NFL championship titles: four in the pre–Super Bowl era (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956) and four since the advent of the Super Bowl ( XXI (1986), XXV (1990), XLII (2007), and XLVI (2011)), alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Kafka
Michael John Kafka (born July 25, 1987) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). After attending St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago, Illinois, he played college football for Northwestern Wildcats football, Northwestern, where he received second-team All-Big Ten Conference honors as a senior. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft, and spent six seasons in the NFL as a journeyman quarterback. Kafka became the quarterbacks coach for the Chiefs in 2018, and Patrick Mahomes, the starting quarterback for the Chiefs, earned the NFL Most Valuable Player award that season. Kafka helped the team win Super Bowl LIV the following season. Despite being the backup quarterback in 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team, 2008 for Northwestern, Kafka finished second on the team in rushing yards with 321. Following C. J. Bachér's g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Cullen (American Football)
Joe Cullen (born December 15, 1967) is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive line coach for the Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions. Early years Cullen was a four-year starting nose guard at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he started 45 straight games. He was a three-time All-Yankee Conference selection and was the Minutemen's team MVP in 1989. He graduated from UMass in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in sports management. He spent a year as a graduate assistant there before becoming a position coach. Coaching career Early career Cullen's first coaching job was in 1992-98 at the University of Richmond. He coached the defensive line at Louisiana State University in 1999 and at the University of Memphis in 2001. From 2002-03 he was Indiana University's defensive line coach and in 2004 was prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Daly (American Football)
Brendan Daly (born September 10, 1975) is an American football coach who is the linebackers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Daly previously served as a defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams and New England Patriots. Early years Daly attended Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Springfield, Illinois and earned his bachelor's degree in history from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Family Daly is married to Keely Endecott Daly and has three children. Coaching career Ridgewood High School In 1997, Daly received his first coaching position as an offensive and defensive line coach at Ridgewood High School in New Port Richey, Florida. Drake In 1998, Daly was hired as a tight ends coach at Drake, his alma mater. Villanova In 1999, Daly was hired as a tight ends coach at Villanova. The 1999 Wildcats went 7–4 and Talley posted his 100th victory at the school. Maryland In 2000, Daly was hired as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LSU Tigers Football
The LSU Tigers football program, also known as the Fighting Tigers, represents Louisiana State University in college football. The Tigers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). LSU ranks 11th best in winning percentage in NCAA Division I FBS history and claims four National Championships (1958, 2003, 2007, and 2019), 16 conference championships, and 39 consensus All-Americans. As of the beginning of the 2018 NFL season, 40 former LSU players were on active rosters in the NFL, the second most of any college program. The team plays on the university's campus at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The program's current head coach is Brian Kelly. History Early history (1893–1954) Dr. Charles E. Coates, a chemistry professor at the university known for his work on sugar, and former football player at Johns Hopkins, assembled a group of stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt House
Matt House is an American football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers. Coaching career House began his coaching career at his alma mater Michigan State University in 2001. After the 2002 season he went to the University of North Carolina where he served as an assistant defensive coach for two season. House would move to the National Football League in 2006. In 2006 he became the Buffalo Bulls’ defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator. He made the jump to the NFL in 2008 as an assistant special teams coach for the Panthers. For the next three years he coached in St. Louis under Steve Spagnuolo as a defensive quality control coach. In 2012 he returned to the college ranks working at Pitt as the team's secondary coach. The following year he was promoted to defensive coordinator where he stayed until the end of the 2014 season. In 2015 he served as FIUs defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach. For 2016, he joined Mark St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chargers At Chiefs - September 15, 2022 - Thursday Night Football On Prime Video
The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division, and play their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, which they share with the Los Angeles Rams. The Chargers were founded in Los Angeles in 1959, and began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). They spent their first season in Los Angeles before relocating to San Diego in 1961 to become the San Diego Chargers. The team joined the NFL as result of the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. In 2017, the Chargers relocated back to Los Angeles after 56 seasons in San Diego, a year after the Rams had moved back to the city after spending 21 seasons (1995–2015) in St. Louis. The team previously played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during their first stint in Los Angeles, Balboa Stadium and San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Houston Texans Season
The 2022 season will be the Houston Texans' 21st in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under Lovie Smith, following the firing of David Culley at the end of the 2021 season. For the first time since 2016, long-time quarterback Deshaun Watson will not be on the roster, as he was traded to the Cleveland Browns on March 18, 2022. Draft Draft trades *Houston traded quarterback Deshaun Watson and a 2024 sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection (13th overall) and fourth-round selection previously acquired from Detroit (107th overall), as well as 2023 and 2024 first-round selections, a 2023 third-round selection, and a 2024 fourth-round selection. Houston later traded the 2022 first-round selection (13th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a first-round selection (15th overall), fourth-round selection (124th overall), and two fifth-round selections (162nd and 166th overall). *Houston traded a third- and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Los Angeles Rams Season
The 2022 season is the Los Angeles Rams' 85th in the National Football League (NFL), their 86th overall, their 56th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, the third playing their home games at SoFi Stadium, their sixth under head coach Sean McVay, and eleventh under general manager Les Snead. The Rams came into the 2022 season as the defending Super Bowl champions for the first time since 2000 when the club was based in St. Louis. However, the Rams started with a very poor 3–7 record, their worst since 2011 when they were based in St. Louis, failing to improve upon their 12–5 record from last season after a loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10. However, they are still attempting to be the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since the 2004 New England Patriots. For the fourth season in a row, the Rams did not win a single regular season game against the 49ers. Offseason Coaching changes *The Minnesota Vikings hired Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O'Connell as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Dawson
Leonard Ray Dawson (June 20, 1935 – August 24, 2022) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs franchise. After playing college football at Purdue, Dawson began his professional career with the NFL in 1957, spending three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and two with the Cleveland Browns. He left the NFL in 1962 to sign with the AFL's Chiefs (then known as the Dallas Texans), where he spent the last 14 seasons of his career, and rejoined the NFL after the AFL–NFL merger. In the AFL, Dawson led the league in completion percentage seven times, passer rating six times, and passing touchdowns four times. He was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1962 and selected to six AFL All-Star games. Dawson also guided the Chiefs franchise to three AFL championships and the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl IV, of which he was named MV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
