Brady Quinn, Jamaal Charles up for awards after Week 13

Well-deserved.

I'm proud of my Kansas City Chiefs

His Dirkness writes that the Chiefs stepped up at the right time.

By the way, Brady Quinn had a great game for the Chiefs on Sunday

Our thoughts have understandably been elsewhere over the last day but Brady Quinn played extremely well against the Panthers.

Romeo Crennel's reaction to Jovan Belcher, and the Chiefs

A tough postgame for the Chiefs head coach.

Romeo Crennel's postgame speech to Chiefs players: 'A very good win'

The Chiefs head coach speaks to his team after the game.

Derrick Johnson remembers Jovan Belcher, a 'perfect teammate'

Derrick Johnson remembers the linebacker who lined up next to him for four years.

The Kansas City Chiefs needed that

Winning on Sunday meant more than just a game.

PHOTO: Jovan Belcher's locker after the Chiefs win over the Panthers

No words for this right now. I'll just let it be.

Photos: Chiefs beat the Panthers, and one unforgettable day at Arrowhead

A day we won't forget, but not because the Chiefs won.

Panthers vs. Chiefs 2012: KC takes down Carolina 27-21

On an emotional day, the Chiefs beat the Panthers, 27-21.

Panthers vs. Chiefs 2012: Fourth quarter open thread

And here is the final open thread of the day.

Are these the same Chiefs?

Not that I'm complaining...

This week's sign of the #Chiefs apocalypse... Brady Quinn threw a touchdown pass to Jon Baldwin and they have a double digit 2nd half lead.

— Danny Parkins (@DannyParkins) December 2, 2012

Panthers vs. Chiefs 2012: Third quarter open thread

The second half is upon us. GO CHIEFS!!!

Dwayne Bowe passes Otis Taylor in Chiefs record books

Bowe is now third all-time on the Chiefs receptions list.

Brandon Flowers goes down

Flowers has a hamstring injury. Questionable return.

— Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) December 2, 2012

Jon Baldwin was close to scoring a TD

The Chiefs punched it in anyway but Jon Baldwin got wide open and caught a pass from Brady Quinn and oh-so-close...

Panthers vs. Chiefs 2012: Second quarter open thread

Your second quarter open thread. Keep the game day conversation going here.

Abe Elam is hurt

Abe Elam was hurt. He has a leg injury, questionable to return.

— Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) December 2, 2012

Chiefs first opening drive TD since 2010

Finally, a good start by the Chiefs.

Panthers vs. Chiefs 2012: First quarter open thread

Here is your first open thread of the day. Stay strong Chiefs fans.

Fans showing support for the Chiefs one day after the tragedy

Tough day for many at Arrowhead.

Clark Hunt speaks on the field before the Chiefs take on the Panthers

Clark Hunt gave a short interview to the NFL Network on the field before the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Carolina Panthers regarding whether or not to play the game today. Here are a few highlights of what he said.

On who decided to play the game today:

"I decided to leave it up to to the team. I called up Coach Crennel and asked him to call up the captains and see what they thought the right decision was. So he called up the six team captains, who had heard from their teammates, and they unanimously believed that the right decision was to go forward with the game. So that's how we made the decision. It was a team and coaching staff decision."

On the state of mind of the team, Scott Pioli and Romeo Crennel:

"I spent the evening last night with the team at the hotel. I wanted to be there with them, to tell them that I love them, to tell them that I know they're going through a hard time, and we really do have a lot of guys who are really hurting."

"There's not a lot that I can say to you except that we're family and we've got to pull together right now and support each other. They're going to come out here and give it their best today but I don't think anybody would fault them for being distracted."

On how Hunt expects the fans to react to the situation:

"Our fans and really the entire NFL community have been incredibly supportive. The outpouring of support from folks across the league has been tremendous."

Panthers vs. Chiefs 2012: Ricky Stanzi, Kendrick Lewis inactive

The Chiefs had a number of important players on the injury report on Friday - Tamba Hali, Branden Albert, Ryan Lilja, Dexter McCluster and Kendrick Lewis. Lewis is the only one who is not playing today.

The full list of inactives: QB Ricky Stanzi, S Kendrick Lewis, WR Steve Breaston, WR Devon Wylie, C Bryan Mattison, OL Hayworth Hicks, DT Jerrell Powe.

Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star has a few notes on lineup changes:

Brandon Siler will start for #Chiefs in Jovan Belcher's place.

— Adam Teicher (@adamteicher) December 2, 2012

Stephenson is supposed to start at LT for Albert, though

— Adam Teicher (@adamteicher) December 2, 2012

And the Panthers PR department gives us the inactives for Carolina:

#Panthers inactives: 7 Clausen, 12 Gettis, 28 Stewart, 31 Dockery, 55 Hogue, 73 B. Campbell, 93 Applewhite

— Panthers PR Dept. (@Panthers_PR) December 2, 2012

Chiefs players start arriving at Arrowhead Stadium

Jamaal Charles now entering the lot with fans cheering for him

— Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) December 2, 2012

Brady Quinn now walking in. Shakes a few hands, waves to fans

— Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) December 2, 2012

Albert, Bowe, Toribio and Dorsey walked in. I heard a "Let's go D Bowe!" Panthers team buses also coming in

— Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) December 2, 2012

Brian Daboll, easy to spot with a bald head and a beard, walks in. So does team captain Dustin Colquitt. Captains part of decision to play

— Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) December 2, 2012

We'll be hearing from him today: Shaun Smith. twitter.com/ArrowheadPride…

— Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) December 2, 2012

Little kids football team is here. Flowers and Kendrick Lewis high fived them on the way in

— Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) December 2, 2012

Chiefs to hold moment of silence for domestice violence victims; leave Jovan Belcher's locker intact

PFT sums up what NFL Network just reported:

After wrestling with how to properly acknowledge a player who killed the mother of his infant daughter then killed himself on Saturday, the Chiefs have decided to conduct a moment of silence on Sunday for all victims of domestic violence.

According to Randy Moss of NFL Network, the Chiefs also will keep linebacker Jovan Belcher's locker intact, at least for now.

Chiefs GM Scott Pioli arrives at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday morning

Fans clapping as Scott Pioli pulls into the lot. Pioli waves, acknowledges fans.

— Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) December 2, 2012

Blurry picture of Chiefs GM Scott Pioli entering the stadium twitter.com/ArrowheadPride…

— Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) December 2, 2012

PHOTO: 'This is where the players pull in.'

This is where the players pull in. Fans gather atop the hill to greet them on their way in twitter.com/ArrowheadPride…

— Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) December 2, 2012

How should the Chiefs recognize the Jovan Belcher tragedy at Sunday's game?

The team faces another difficult decision.

Save Our Chiefs group not flying banner over Arrowhead Stadium today

The Kansas City Chiefs fan group Save Our Chiefs will not be flying their now customary banner over Arrowhead Stadium this morning. In previous home games, the group had flown banners advocating for the firing of Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli and the benching of Chiefs QB Matt Cassel.

Here is a message from the group:

SaveOurChiefs.com would like to inform our followers that out of respect to the Chiefs organization, coaches and most importantly the players, we have cancelled the Can Pioli Food Drive and airplane banner for tomorrow. Furthermore, we encourage fans to wear what they feel is appropriate to the game be it black, red, grey or whatever color you want to wear.

We ask that you do not carry any Fire Pioli signs into the stadium and just go to the game and be fan. Cheer for the players. Be respectful of them and what they go through on a day-to-day basis.

We feel that tomorrow's game is neither the proper place nor the proper time to continue these activities but rather tomorrow's game should be a time for all fans to come together and help this team recover from a great tragedy.

While we are mired in a bad season with bad play and bad management, there are 52 guys on the field that just lost a friend. There are things WAY more important than football. Hug your loved ones and appreciate every breath you take. Life is too precious and way too short.

God Bless Chiefs Nation.

This is the right call in wake of yesterday's events. Thank you Save Our Chiefs for setting aside your feelings and being respectful of the terrible situation that the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City is in right now.

Panthers vs. Chiefs: Pregame open thread

Use this to talk about anything as we await the game.

'I'll miss that today'

I used to ask Jovan "what's it gonna betoday?" on every game day for 4 years.I'll miss that today.Good teammate, better friend.

— Andy Studebaker (@studie32) December 2, 2012

Panthers vs. Chiefs: 5 questions with the enemy

Getting to know the enemy.

Panthers vs. Chiefs: Game time, TV schedule, odds, announcers and more

The nuts and bolts for today's game.

Panthers-Chiefs game will go on despite Jovan Belcher's death

The Chiefs will host the Panthers at noon on Sunday.

Poll: Should the Chiefs play the Panthers on Sunday?

After a day of unimaginable tragedy, it seems petty to even think about playing football. But the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs have to make the decision soon whether or not to play the Carolina Panthers as scheduled tomorrow.

Update: The game will be played as scheduled.

Currently no changes to Panthers vs. Chiefs game on Sunday

NFL has full plans to play Chiefs game tomorrow. No changes for right now. See how it unfolds

— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) December 1, 2012

League and Chiefs have been on phone all morning, they don't just make a quick decision

— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) December 1, 2012

Our main discussion thread is here.