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Kansas City Chiefs: A Football Family
The Kansas City Chiefs is an American football team traditionally based in Kansas City, Missouri. They compete in the National Football League's Western Division as an independent member of the league. The team is one of the pioneers in the NFL's new expansion of Sunday Ticket, offering sports lovers a chance to watch their favorite teams in the biggest games in the country. The club is the only remaining one of the original eight NFL franchises that was not established during the opening phases of the NFL's competition and was known as the Kansas City Blues.
By abert bruce5 years ago in Unbalanced
Ranking Russell Wilson's Possible Trade Destinations
I really cant picture Russell Wilson in a different uniform other than the Seattle Seahawks. Ask any football fan over the last 10 years what player they think of when asked about the Seahawks and I think at least 80% of them will tell you Russell Wilson. He has helped lead them to 9 straight winning seasons including 2 super bowl appearances and 1 win. As great as they have been together, recently Russ has expressed frustration and has made it clear that he is open to being traded if the Seahawks want to move on from him. Reports came out in February about the 4 teams that he would prefer to go to if he does somehow end up getting traded. A new report came out this morning, March 5th, that Seattle wont be shopping him around but will take calls from opposing teams regarding Wilsons availability. Th rumored 4 teams that Wilson would like to play for if traded is as follows: Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, Las Vegas Raiders. Below I am going to rank those teams based off how Successful it would be.
By LeftBench5 years ago in Unbalanced
The Playoff Pool
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES! The obnoxious notification alert awoke Sylvie with a start, but she grabbed it from the spot beside her on the bed in a hurry. Lighting the phone screen up in the dark, she had to squint into the brightness to see who the incoming text message was from. But it was just her brother and she groaned as she threw her arm down with the phone back onto the bed and rolled her eyes in frustration. Didn’t her brother know that nobody in Las Vegas got up before eleven o’clock in the morning? But she was up now, despite the time on her phone telling her it was 6:58am, so she climbed out of the queen-sized bed and flicked on the light switch beside the door before snatching up her cellphone out of the sea of purple sheets and scurrying out to her dining room table.
By Justine Klavon5 years ago in Unbalanced
Selling The Out
We played a lot of street football in my neighborhood. I say neighborhood, but it was really just us and the Proctor kids, our nearest neighbors, playing on the semi-rural road between our driveways. Sometimes some other kids might play, but it was pretty much the next-door-down Proctor kids and us, the Balls. That’s right, the Ball kids, mostly my brother and I, were referred to as “The Balls.” And Steve, my beloved “big ball” brother, and I (yup—“little ball”) would play street football with the Proctor boys, Jim and Bruce. Now Jim, the older brother was slim as an eel in Winter— he could have been in our family; Steve and I were always thin, long before our distance running days— and Bruce was much the opposite, and as it turns out, the only actual football player of the lot. We would choose sides, filling in with whatever sisters were around, and play till we couldn’t see the last game-saving long bomb.
By Mike Ball5 years ago in Unbalanced
The Switch up
The snackscape has changed. There was a time that the gameday spread at my house would rival a deep south buffet, complete with all of the dips, wings, meatballs, every variety of chip known to man, and a robust sourdough bowl overflowing with cheese-laden chili. Not this year. We didn't even rock the football shaped snack plates or green-turf garland with little dangling pigskins.
By Liv Stecker5 years ago in Unbalanced
Why I Refuse to Talk About the Chiefs' Loss
If you've read my story Surviving "Killa City", you might know that as a Kansas City native, I am a big Chiefs fan. Which is why this year's Super Bowl definitely was a downer for me. So much so that I checked out right before half time (I didn't even watch the Halftime Show and that's saying something because I love watching the Halftime shows). After spending two quarters yelling at my TV and cussing out the referees for the constant flags against the Chiefs, I knew in order to keep my blood pressure at a normal level, it was best to remove myself from the carnage.
By C.R. Hughes5 years ago in Unbalanced
History of the Super Bowl . Top Story - February 2021.
The Super Bowl™ is a territory acquisition athletic contest played on a fixed agrarian grid using, as a token, an inflated porcine prolate spheroid. It is the most important holiday of the year in America some will say. While it is ostensibly a secular holiday, others argue that it is truly a religious holiday. And there are several reasons why. It has:
By Bill Petro5 years ago in Unbalanced
Documentary Review: 'ESPN 30 for 30: Al Davis vs the NFL' . Top Story - February 2021.
ESPN 30 for 30 has become a haven for documentary filmmakers eager to find unique ways to tell familiar stories. The documentary format can tend to be a very homogenous artform, always very similar and familiar in structure and presentation. Thus a series such as 30 for 30 can feel a little rote after a while. To change that, documentary filmmakers need to get creative and find little ways to set themselves apart from the rest.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Unbalanced
6 Things Women Should Know About Football Before Super Bowl LV
The world will semi-stop on February 7, 2021, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Kansas City Chiefs for the last Sunday of the 2020 NFL season. Many of us will have safe and socially distanced Super Bowl parties that will include hot wings, pizza, and beer. If 2020 has taught us anything, it would be to enjoy your family and friends while you have them and create memories that will last a lifetime. Around this time, women have become the hostess, butler and, maid when this day arrives. I think it's time we switch it up and call Postmates, sit back, drink a beer, and root for the team you want to win. I know a lot of you are saying that you don't know a thing about football. I am here to help guide you on the six things you should know about football that will impress your significant other and your friends come Sunday. Below are the most repetitive rules you will hear throughout the game.
By teisha leshea5 years ago in Unbalanced
Why I No Longer Root for the Underdog
Finally! Super Bowl week is upon us. For millions of NFL football fans, this is a time to begin celebrating, what is easily, the biggest non-holiday event of the year. Because of Covid-19 it will look slightly different this year, but that will not dampen the mood one bit. However, for me one significant aspect of the game will change – I am no longer a huge advocate of the underdog. Yes, you read it correctly. I will no longer support the underdog like I used to. I have my reasons and I will get to them later on.
By Justin Higgins5 years ago in Unbalanced
