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Charles' greatness goes to waste on this Chiefs team

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Jamaal Charles says, "God gave me a gift. I can just run." Charles is showing it, too, the shining diamond lodged in a manure pile of a Chiefs season that's been wildly disappointing, consistently infuriating and heartbreakingly tragic. He's b…

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Chiefs rookie left tackle Donald Stephenson knew he'd have his hands full with Colts star pass rusher Dwight Freeney on Sunday, and he hit the trifecta in penalties in the first half: a false start, an illegal use of hands and a holding penalty.

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The Star's Randy Covitz breaks down the highs and lows from Sunday's loss to the Colts.

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Only twice in franchise history have the Chiefs rushed for more yards in a game than they did on Sunday against Indianapolis. And not since 1991 have two Chiefs running backs rushed for 100 or more yards in a game as they did on Sunday with Jamaal Charl…

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One stop. That's all the Chiefs' defense needed in the fourth quarter against Indianapolis on Sunday. The game was tied, and the Chiefs' running game was blowing the Colts' defense off the line of scrimmage. If the Chiefs could just get the ball back fo…

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The seemingly endless Chiefs season will in fact reach its conclusion with next week's game against the Broncos in Denver. The 2-13 Chiefs, their playoff hopes long ago realistically and mathematically extinguished, have nothing to play for in that rega…

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from London Fletcher losing his lunch to sad Tom Brady. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. More »

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The Star's Adam Teicher grades the Chiefs' performance on Sunday against the Colts.

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A look at the final home game in Kansas City this season: What it means: The Chiefs were game but they fell to the Colts, who clinched a playoff berth. Kansas City is now 2-13. The Chiefs will get the No. 1 pick in the draft with a loss at Denver next w…

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A look another lackluster Oakland showing: What it means: It’s another loss in a lost season. The Raiders, who ended a six-game losing streak last week with a 15-0 shutout win over the Chiefs, are now 4-11. They are on pace for the No. 3 pick in the dra…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Colts quarterback Andrew Luck surpassed Cam Newton's year-old record for yards passing by a rookie when he had 123 in the first half of Sunday's game against the Chiefs.

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The Chiefs found what for them is a new way to lose on Sunday when they dominated the playoff-bound Indianapolis Colts and still came up short. They rushed for 352 yards and wasted every inch in a 20-13 defeat.