Chiefs

How Chiefs’ roller coaster game ended in a crash, plus a World Cup update

The Chiefs had control of their “Monday Night Football” game at Jacksonville, then lost it, regained it and finally went down to defeat. On SportsBeat KC, the sports podcast of The Kansas City Star and KCUR, Chiefs insider Pete Sweeney breaks down what went wrong in the crushing 31-28 loss.

In other news, the FIFA World Cup in North America is ninth months away, and Kansas City will be part of the action. What progress has been made? KC2026 CEO Pam Kramer provides a snapshot of what’s been happening, and what needs to happen as Kansas City prepares for the world’s biggest sporting event.

Missouri takes on Alabama on Saturday in one of the biggest college football games in the Tigers’ SEC era. We preview the college football weekend.

Check out this week’s podcast.

Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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