3:40 p.m. | Andy Reid and players are talking to reporters after their win.
3:21 p.m. | The Chiefs stopped the Panthers' final drive to maintain the two-point lead. Chiefs win 33-31.
🚨FINAL: #Chiefs defeat Panthers 33-31, improving to 8-1. @41actionnews pic.twitter.com/W9ThQLEVPv
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) November 8, 2020
3:07 p.m. | Christian McCaffrey walked in another touchdown and the Panthers' extra point was good. The Panthers still trail 33-31.
Panthers TD -- McCaffrey 1 yard run
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) November 8, 2020
2:54 p.m. | Tyreek Hill found the end zone again for the Chiefs. Butker made the extra point. The Chiefs extended their lead 33-24.
Ninth touchdown of the season for Tyreek Hill
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) November 8, 2020
2:42 p.m. | The Carolina quarterback ran in a touchdown. The Panthers are still behind 26-24.
Panthers TD -- Bridgewater 4 yard run
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) November 8, 2020
2:29 p.m. | The Chiefs score another touchdown. Tyreek Hill gets the 28-yard pass. Harrison Butker missed the extra point. The Chiefs now lead 26-17.
Chiefs TD -- Mahomes to Hill 28 yard pass
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) November 8, 2020
2:09 p.m. | Rookie Clyde Edwards-Helaire found the end zone. The Chiefs now lead 20-17.
1:55 p.m. | Harrison Butker missed a field goal attempt on the Chiefs' first drive of the half. The Panthers maintain their lead.
1:35 p.m. | The Chiefs fumble as they try to score before the half. The score remains the same at halftime.
1:25 p.m. | Carolina nails a field goal attempt for three points. It's now 17-13 Carolina.
Carolina FG good -- Slye from 47 yards out
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) November 8, 2020
1:11 p.m. | The Chiefs finally found the end zone. Demarcus Robinson gets a touchdown and the extra point is good. It's now 14-13 Carolina.
Chiefs TD — Mahomes to Robinson 2 yard pass
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) November 8, 2020
12:53 p.m. | The Chiefs score on another field goal. They trail the Panthers still 14-6.
Chiefs FG good — Butker from 55 yards
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) November 8, 2020
12:45 p.m. | After a fake punt on a fourth down and some serious yardage, the Panthers got another touchdown for a 14-3 lead over the Chiefs.
Fake punt, push pass touchdown. Panthers giving the Chiefs a taste of their own medicine 😳
— Dan Cohen (@DanCohenTV) November 8, 2020
12:33 p.m. | The Chiefs failed to convert the third down and Harrison Butker nailed the field goal attempt. It's 7-3 Panthers.
Butker drills it from 39! pic.twitter.com/1PdxaJvMST
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) November 8, 2020
12:20 p.m. | The Panthers struck first on a long opening drive. Christian McCaffrey walked in his first touchdown since sitting out six games for an injury for a 7-0 lead over the Chiefs.
12:18 p.m. | Chiefs TE Taco Charlton went to the locker room with an injury.
Charlton accidentally got leg whipped in his back right knee/calf area from Nnadi. May have got his right ankle caught.
— Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) November 8, 2020
11:40 a.m. | The Chiefs listed WR Sammy Watkins, OT Mitchell Schwartz, DE Demone Harris, LB Darius Harris, TE Ricky Seals-Jones, DL Khalen Saunders and S Tedrick Thompson as inactive for Sunday's game. Non were surprise announcements.
#Chiefs inactive players for today: -WR Sammy Watkins
-OT Mitchell Schwartz
-DE Demone Harris
-LB Darius Harris
-TE Ricky Seals-Jones
-DL Khalen Saunders
-S Tedric Thompson— Hayley Lewis 👑 (@HayleyLewisKSHB) November 8, 2020
ORIGINAL STORY | Hopefully, the Chiefs don’t go into vacation mode early.
Kansas City will host a spunky Carolina Panthers team at noon Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.
First-year coach Matt Rhule’s squad has been surprisingly competitive during the first half of the season, including a win against the Arizona Cardinals and close games against the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints.
And those results all came without star running back Christian McCaffrey in the lineup, but his return — and the chance for Rhule and company to send a message and claim a signature win against the reigning Super Bowl champs — should have the Panthers ready to roll.
The Chiefs’ biggest star, quarterback Patrick Mahomes, had high praise for McCaffrey.
Still, our “4th & 1” podcast crew don’t think Carolina matches up well with Kansas City, which hopes to improve to 8-1 before the upcoming bye week.
The Home of the Chiefs has you covered as always on game day.
The Chiefs have been dominant the past two weeks, crushing the Broncos in Denver and outclassing the New York Jets.
Hopefully, there will be a few more elated 6-year-olds after Kansas City’s tussle with Carolina.
Perhaps second-year wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. also can back up a breakout game last week with another strong performance.
Hardman has seen his role grow with wide receiver Sammy Watkins’ absence during the past month.
Kansas City has been without right tackle Mitchell Schwartz and wide receiver Sammy Watkins for the past three weeks and will be again Sunday as both were ruled out by the Chiefs.
Watkins returned to practice, but not in a full capacity this week and will get at least two more weeks of rest before a Nov. 22 rematch with the Raiders in Las Vegas.
Fullback Anthony Sherman, a special teams ace, has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list and will be available against Carolina.
But there was another COVID-19 case reported Thursday, when Kansas City confirmed that a staff member had tested positive and defensive tackle Chris Jones was briefly placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Jones was removed from the list Friday and returned to practice, so he should play against the Panthers.
If you’ve ever wondered whether Mahomes’ knee injury last season in Denver impacts coach Andy Reid’s decision-making on QB sneaks, it does.
DeAndre Washington was traded to the Miami Dolphins ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.
