Kansas City Chiefs football is almost here. Kick off against the Bills is in a half hour - 12 p.m. (Arrowhead time). Joel is at the game today, posting pictures that frankly are making me kind of jealous. 

This is your first open thread not only of the game, but also of the 2011 regular season. And here's some more info on the game:

Game Date/Time: Sunday, September 11; 1:00pm ET

Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO

TV Schedule
National: CBS

TV Distribution Map: The506.com

Announcers: Marv Albert, Rich Gannon

Radio Schedule
Chiefs: KCFX 101.1 FM
Bills: WGRS 96.9 FM/WEDG 103.3

Any last minute predictions?

After months of the NFL lockout and the threat of inaction, NFL Football is finally here! The Chiefs are now on the field against the Buccaneers to open the contest on FOX, and it feels good to have everything back the way it should be. So many questions await as the game unfolds, but the main idea is to gain experience, see what the roster holds and avoid injuries at all costs.

• All etiquette rules still apply (i.e. no insults, racist language or trolling);
• We are more lenient on the language during games but don't just comment "@#$%!!" without adding something else;
• Once a thread gets around 600 comments or so, I will post a new thread and let everyone know; and,
• Don't post a lot of images (and no animated GIFs) because it will slow down the thread for everyone else.
• Otherwise, Go Chiefs!
  

Who: Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) vs. San Francisco 49ers (0-2)

Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO

When: Noon, Arrowhead time

49ers on SB Nation: Niners Nation

Listen to the Chiefs online: 101.1 The Fox (Click Listen Live in the upper right hand corner)

Where: Atlanta, GA, The Georgia Dome

When: 7 PM Central time

Atlanta Falcons on SBN: The Falcoholic

Weather: They play in one of those sellout domes with no weather.

How to watch on TV

• CBS Regional Coverage
• KCTV-5 (CBS in Kansas City)
• Play-by-play: Mike Kelly; Color Commentator: Trent Green; Sideline Reporter: Michael Coleman

How to listen online

• Chiefs FOX Football Radio Network
• KCFX-FM (101.1 FM in Kansas City - Listen Live in the upper right hand corner of the page)
• Play-by-play: Mitch Holthus; Color Commentator: Len Dawson; Sideline Reporter: Kendall Gammon

When: Noon, Central time

Where: Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, FL

Jaguars on SBN: Big Cat Country

Update 11:47 AM: Andy Alleman will replace Mike Goff as the starting RG.

Coverage of the game leading up to now is here.

Football is finally back. This feels great.

Here are the inactives for today:

• QB Matt Gutierrez (3rd)
• CB Donald Washington
• S Jon McGraw
• G/T Ikechuku Ndukwe
• WR Bobby Wade
• TE Jake O’Connell
• TE Brad Cottam
• LB Pierre Walters

Get your predictions in early for the game today. I'm going to 20 to 13 in favor of KC.

GOOOOOOOO CHIEFS!!!

When: 12 PM Central time

Where: FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

Redskins on SB Nation: Hogs Haven

Listen online: 101 The Fox (click Listen Live in the top right corner)

All coverage leading up to this game can be found here.

Joel is at the game today so remember to shoot him some questions after the game via Twitter (@ArrowheadPride) before he hits the locker room.

As Joel and I refine our game day strategy, we really want to incorporate giving you guys a direct line to the players as much possible. We don't feel like any other web site/blog does this. So ask a question and Joel will do his best to get it answered in the locker room.

Get your predictions in early. I'm taking the Chiefs to win, 20 to 16.

GOOOOOOOOO CHIEFS!!!

When: Noon, central time

Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

SBN Affiliate: Cincy Jungle

Chiefs Blogs: Home of the Chiefs, Arrowhead Addict, BobGretz.com, KC Chiefs Football, Red Zone, The Mothership and KC Chiefs Fanatic.

Coverage of the game leading up to now is here.

Injury reports are here.

Listen online here. Follow the stats and plays on NFL.com.

Find out what NFL games you get on television by clicking here.

Good morning everyone!

I'm about to fly out of the promised land (KC) and head back home, so I don't have much time to put a lot here. Hope everyone had a great holiday. Last game of the season...we'll miss it the second it's over.

GOOOOO CHIEFS!!!

When: Noon, central time

Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

SBN Affiliate: The Phinsider

Chiefs Blogs: Home of the Chiefs, Arrowhead Addict, BobGretz.com, KC Chiefs Football, Red Zone, The Mothership and KC Chiefs Fanatic.

Coverage of the game leading up to now is here.

Injury reports are here.

Listen online here. Follow the stats and plays on NFL.com.

Find out what NFL games you get on television by clicking here.

Ho ho...Herm is telling his assistants to look for jobs? I think that's partly just being responsible with your professional career and partly Herm giving his staff the fear.

Remember...this may be the second to last game with Herm Edwards as the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. That possibility is out there.

Don't let that thought occupy your mind much during the game. We have two live action games left for the Chiefs before the long off season starts and we really have to start making up stuff to talk about.

Take these last two games and relish the moments that only live football creates. We'll be adding links and inactives and other stuff below the fold up until game time.

GOOOO CHIEFS!!!

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When: Noon, central time

Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

SBN Affiliate: Bolts from the Blue

Chiefs Blogs: Home of the Chiefs, Arrowhead Addict, BobGretz.com, KC Chiefs Football, Red Zone, The Mothership and KC Chiefs Fanatic.

Coverage of the game leading up to now is here.

Injury reports are here.

Listen online here. Follow the stats and plays on NFL.com.

Find out what NFL games you get on television by clicking here.

A late season intra-divisional game that means relatively nothing? What is this? 2001?

Yes, the lack of a playoff race really takes the heat off of a mid-December Chiefs/Chargers contest.

Nevertheless, the Kansas City Chiefs push on today, looking for their third win of the season and their third win over an AFC West opponent. If any stat points to the failure of the AFC West to remain competitive this year, it's that one. If the Chiefs win today, they will have beaten every other AFC West team.

Sad, yes. Fortuitous for the Chiefs' future prospects in this division? Yes to that too. Sit. Watch. Listen. And keep next season in the forefront of your mind.

This is the third and final Chiefs game of the season. An off season filled with impatience looms mightily on the horizon. Soak up every last bit of live NFL action while you can before we're forced to retreat into the dark depths of free agency and the NFL draft. Take an extra second today to think about how truly great football is to watch live, before your mind drifts back to the fact that the Chiefs are giving up 397 yards a game on defense.

Defense, if you're out there, please show up today.

(Note: I struggled mightily with an appropriate segue to the standard Go Chiefs tag line so just click the play button below to get jazzed up for the game. If you can't see it, I don't know what to tell you.)

GOOOO CHIEFS!!!

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When: 3:15 PM, central time

Where: Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado (Where the thin air doesn't matter)

SBN Affiliate: Mile High Report

Chiefs Blogs: Home of the Chiefs, Arrowhead Addict, BobGretz.com, KC Chiefs Football, Red Zone, The Mothership and KC Chiefs Fanatic.

Coverage of the game leading up to now is here.

Injury reports are here. (PS: Check the image name on that injury report: "irdonks". Gotta love the home team)

Listen online here. Follow the stats and plays on NFL.com.

Find out what NFL games you get on television by clicking here.

The Denver Broncos have all but clinched the AFC West divisional title and even a win here today by the Chiefs almost assuredly doesn't derail the Broncos' trip to the playoffs. The Chargers are at best 8-8 this season. The Raiders are well, the Raiders. And the Chiefs have realistically been out of the playoff hunt from the beginning of the season.

What the Chiefs can do today is win for the first time ever at Invesco Field; win two games in a row since mid October 2007 when they beat the Bengals and the Raiders; use a tough divisional road game to further solidify themselves as a team; and finally, continue to earn respect for the rebuilding process in Kansas City.

On paper, the Chiefs match up pretty well with the Denver Broncos. The biggest test will be the Denver passing offense versus the Chiefs' secondary. A couple of big plays in the passing game, which the Chiefs are prone to giving up, will likely doom the Chiefs to a season split with the Broncos.

On the other hand, if the Chiefs are able to run the ball against a poor Denver run defense and take advantage of a Champ Bailey-less Denver secondary. well there's the Chiefs W right there.

GOOOOOO CHIEFS!

PS: Use this thread for the early games too.

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