1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: It's time for Thursday Night Football as the Kansas City 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: Chiefs will entertain a Big Division game against the Denver Broncos, 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: looking for a sixteenth consecutive victory over their arrival that 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: dates back to nineteen sixty. On this show, we will 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: talk about the importance of these Thursday Night games down 6 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: through the years, and no better person to have on 7 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: the show than Pro Football Hall of Famer and Chiefs 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: Ring of Honor member tight end Tony Gonzalez. It's all 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: brought to you by Ticketmaster thirteen thirteen. Tie, third down 10 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: and go to go for Mahomes and the Chiefs at 11 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: the eight yard land of the Vikings rush to the 12 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: outside pass caught on a slam touchdown. Chans on City 13 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:47,959 Speaker 1: Hiroshi Rice with this second catch of the drift. The 14 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: wide receivers show up big time. And Hi everyone. I'm 15 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: Mitch Holt's voice to the Chiefs along with senior team 16 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: reporter Matt McMullen. Thursday Night Football, short week. Tough on 17 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: the players, tough on teams, tough on the coaches. But 18 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: here we are and this edition will be called TNI, 19 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: not TM. I like too much information, but T and 20 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: I Thursday Night importance because it'll stun you when you 21 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: travel back in time and see how many Thursday Night 22 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: games have actually dictated what happened throughout the rest of 23 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: the season. So interesting. But before we do so, let's 24 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: do our Thursday Night edition of Traveling around the World. 25 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 2: Yep, we got six of them today. Brian Cook who 26 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,399 Speaker 2: had a nice game on Sunday against the Vikings, and 27 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 2: I'm still buzzing about his open field tackle on Breeze 28 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: Hall just a few weeks ago against the Jets helped 29 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 2: beat the Jets. So six people around the world today. 30 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: Shout out to Charles at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. 31 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 2: I met Charles when I went over to Germany in 32 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 2: May for kind of like a going out to Frankfurt 33 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 2: to meet German fans and to also visit our men 34 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 2: and women overseas serving our country. Met Charles. Shout out 35 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 2: to you. We'll see you in about a month in Frankfurt. 36 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,559 Speaker 2: Candy in Orlando. Candy recently became a fan, so welcome 37 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 2: to the Chiefs Kingdom. Candy, thank you so much for listening. 38 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: Keith is in Virgil City, Missouri. You familiar with Verdion. 39 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: I'm not familiar with Virgil City. But I love it 40 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: when we dig these out because I immediately become familiar 41 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: with them. 42 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 3: You'll drive by it in like twenty years and go, 43 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 3: oh yeah, Virgil City. I remember Matt mentioned man Pat 44 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 3: is in Awaso, Oklahoma. 45 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: Yeah it's Tulsa. 46 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 3: Yep, just north of Tulsa. 47 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: And then a shout out to Bo and Reid's Spring, 48 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 2: Missouri just outside Branson. 49 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, okay, you know Reid Spring. 50 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, Bo will be at Thursday Night Football with 51 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 2: his wife. 52 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: Hotbed Chiefs Kingdom Hotbed, Reid Spring. 53 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 3: I believe it. 54 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 2: Then lastly, shout out to Hayden. I met Hayden in 55 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: person at Octoberfest in the Crown Center area last weekend. 56 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: I was walking around with my wife and Hayden came 57 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 2: up and said hi and said he loves the show. 58 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 3: So shout out to you, Hayden. Thanks for listening. 59 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: Awesome Thursday night football. 60 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 3: Here we are. 61 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: And by the way, congratulations at getting your lawn mode. 62 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: We were listening to the Chiefs Kingdom show while you 63 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: got your lawn mood. That's great. It's Thursday night football 64 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: because you've got to get so much done and including 65 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: mowing your lawn right for your Bronco father in law 66 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: who's coming to visit. That's big now, but everything's condensed. 67 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: Thursday night football is tough. It's tough on players, it's 68 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: tough on coaches. There really is not enough recovery time. 69 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: The Chiefs just had a tough game against the Minnesota Vikings. 70 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: We know about Kelsey's injury. We've seen the injury port 71 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: this week, but to get this turned around, and it's 72 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: also very tough, maybe especially tough on the Broncos who 73 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: lose a day. Essentially they need three or four days, 74 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: both teams do, but to lose a day when you 75 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: travel on Thursday night football is really a challenge. 76 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, you trunkate basically five or six days into like 77 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 2: two or three days. 78 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 3: It applies to us too. 79 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 2: That's why I was mowing my lawn on a Monday 80 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 2: night because in the dark, in the dark, yes, well, 81 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 2: my in laws are coming into town for the game, 82 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 2: and they can't show up at our house and see 83 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 2: like this completely unkempt lawn. Because the season takes over 84 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 2: my life. I don't do anything like personal life related 85 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,119 Speaker 2: during the season, Like I don't go to the doctor, 86 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 2: like mo my law or do anything. I just worry 87 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 2: about that and the off season and I realized that 88 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 2: my lawn looked terrible and had to mow the lawns. 89 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 2: I listened to Mitch doing The Kingdom Show while mowing 90 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 2: and made it go by. 91 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: He gave you a shout out, the crowd roared, and 92 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: one fan even goes, I love him. So you just 93 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: have this awesome following around the world and with the 94 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: Chiefs Kingdom Show folks that were live listening to Mark 95 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: Collins actually on the show, but while you were mowing. Again. Tough. 96 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: But when you look back at these Thursday night games, 97 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: and that's why this episode will be we're going to 98 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: title it t NI, that is Thursday Night Importance And 99 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: we're gonna have Tony Gonzales on here in just a 100 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: few minutes, and so awesome to have him on the show. 101 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: You think about what a career he had. He really 102 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 1: redefined the tight end position. Now we've seen Kelsey do 103 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: what he's done, but it really started with Tony g 104 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: that made the tight end become something way different than 105 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: the league had really viewed it prior to Tony. 106 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, we should ask Tony about that because we think 107 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 2: about the tight end position is now it's essentially an 108 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 2: extra wide receiver. 109 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:05,799 Speaker 3: It's like a hybrid wide receiver. 110 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 2: Every team seems to have their guy who's their really 111 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 2: good athletic tight end. It's of course guys like Travis 112 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 2: Kelce and George Kittle, but also like Darren Waller, Mark Andrews, 113 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 2: like I could go on and on. There are so 114 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 2: many good tight ends in the NFL nowadays. You didn't 115 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 2: see players like that twenty years ago. Tony Gonzalez was 116 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 2: the guy, and he really led the way for what 117 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 2: we know tight ends are in today's game for. 118 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 1: Sure, and he became kind of the first college basketball 119 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 1: player to become the tight end guy and now and 120 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: I know college basketball anymore. I did it for years, right, 121 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 1: but our scouts would say, hey, when you're out there, 122 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 1: look for a guy, right, maybe the next college basketball 123 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: tight end guy. But Tony really started that and there 124 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: have been a mini down through the years. But we're 125 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: going to bring up some very important Thursday Night games 126 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: when you look at it in context of Chiefs Kingdom history, 127 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: and the first one will involve Tony Gonzalez because it 128 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: was a dream of our founder, Lamar Hunt to host 129 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: a Thanksgiving game, and he had worked with the league. 130 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: Of course, Detroit always has that early game, Dallas has 131 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: the next game. But Lamar Hunt was trying to get 132 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: the league to have a Thursday night Thanksgiving game. He 133 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: got it. It was on November twenty third, two thousand 134 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 1: and six, ironically, against the Denver Broncos, and it was 135 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: a nineteen to ten victory. But it was a big 136 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: night for mister Hunt. Unfortunately, twenty days later we would 137 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: lose Lamar Hunt in his battle against cancer. But to 138 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: have him have his dream come alive and what Thursday 139 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: Night Football has become. But that night was the alpha point, 140 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: the start of what we know now as Thursday Night Football. 141 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 2: I was at that game as a fan with my dad. 142 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 2: I'll never forget it. It was so cold, but I 143 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 2: had my brand new Jared Allen jersey on and I'm 144 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 2: just a maniac and didn't want to put my coat 145 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 2: on or anything because I wanted to show off my 146 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 2: brand new Jared Allen jersey. And that was a huge 147 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 2: win for the Chiefs. Looking back at those years of 148 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 2: the rivalry, it seemed like every year they might get 149 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 2: us at Mile High and then we'd get them here 150 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 2: in Kansas City and they were always tough games that 151 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 2: happened in the cold. But some of my best early 152 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 2: memories as a Chiefs fan were Chiefs Bronco games. I 153 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 2: think that one might be at the top. 154 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: Larry Johnson only had thirty four carries in that game 155 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs as they wanted nineteen to ten. 156 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 3: One different game right there. 157 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: One fun note, though, one fun note, the Chiefs leading 158 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: defensive back in the game Ty Law had an interception 159 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: was Patrick Certans playing in the secondary for the Kansas 160 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: City Chiefs and now his son, of course, Patrick in 161 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: the second is one of the top corners in the 162 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: NFL and he plays for the Denver Broncos, who will 163 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: be here on this Thursday Night game. Before we talked 164 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: to Tony g though, we're going to try to cover 165 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: some of the important Thursday Night games in Chiefs history 166 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: prior to Patrick Mahomes and then TG we'll have a 167 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: chat with him and then once TG we let him 168 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: go to get ready for the Thursday Night game because 169 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: he'll be part of the coverage of that is we'll 170 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: go into the Patrick era of Thursday Night football. But 171 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: there were some other huge games that really led to 172 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: that were just important points for the season that led 173 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: to something greater, including a trip to Philadelphia. 174 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, let's talk about the game in twenty thirteen. It 175 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 2: was Coach Reed's first Thursday Night er as the head 176 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 2: coach of the Chiefs and it was a big one 177 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 2: considering he was going back to Philadelphia to take on 178 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 2: the Eagles. 179 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 3: They had Chip Kelly. 180 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 2: They're gonna revolutionize the game, right, Well, what did Coach 181 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 2: Reed do? He goes in there and beats him. That 182 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 2: was part of a nine to oh start for Kansas City. 183 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 2: Really brought life back to the Chiefs kingdom that early 184 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 2: part of the season. Did I remember being at Miszoo 185 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 2: and just proudly wearing my Chiefs jersey around all the time, 186 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 2: like we are back baby, And that game was part 187 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,559 Speaker 2: of it. Twenty six to sixteen victory. Eric Barry had 188 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 2: that pick six early in the game. Great play, Donnie 189 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 2: Avery had seven catches for one hundred and forty one yards. 190 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 2: Awesome game for the Chiefs and awesome moment for Coach 191 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 2: Reed to go back to Philadelphia and get the dub. 192 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: I just reamed member the faces of the guys getting 193 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: on the plane because the whole short week and now 194 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: we're on the road, so we're dealing with a Thursday 195 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: night road game with a distance. Now we're going all 196 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: the way to Philadelphia. It was early in the year, 197 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 1: so it wasn't everybody's beat up, but still it was 198 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:20,839 Speaker 1: this Everybody got on the plane with basically forty eight 199 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: hours to prepare for this game, but no one was 200 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: going there to lose. We were not going to lose 201 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: that game. Taking kochried back to Philadelphia and that's the 202 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: way it went. Twenty fourteen was interesting. You talk about 203 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: Eric Berry. That game reminds me of, well, not a 204 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 1: good memory. Latavius Murray had a nine yard run for 205 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: the Raiders. Chiefs lose that Thursday night game on the road, 206 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 1: But that's the night right after the game where Eric 207 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: Barry was diagnosed with his non Hodgkins lymphoma and of 208 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: course changed everything for him in his career, although he 209 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: came back, but still I remember him just like something 210 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: was wrong. I just saw in that Murray run like, wow, 211 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: something's not right with eb and the and later we 212 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: found that out. So that was a tough memory. Thursday 213 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: Night's not always been fun and good things for the Chiefs, 214 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: including twenty fifteen. 215 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, including twenty fifteen. One more note on the twenty 216 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 2: fourteen game. I think that game serves as a great 217 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 2: reminder that anything can happen in the NFL, because I 218 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,439 Speaker 2: believe the Sunday before that they were winless, and the 219 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 2: Sunday before that, we beat the Seahawks right at home, 220 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 2: the defending Super Bowl champions, in a tough, tough game, 221 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 2: super cold. Ye beat the Seahawks, awesome win. Then you 222 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 2: go on the road and lose to the winless Raiders. 223 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 2: Anything can happen in the NFL. That's a great example. 224 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: I'm glad you brought that up because I remember going 225 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: into the locker room after the game was super cold, 226 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: and we had a great victory over the Seahawks. But 227 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: I remember looking at the faces of the guys in 228 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,559 Speaker 1: the locker room and I'm going, We've got about forty 229 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: eight hours to get ready for the Raiders, and we 230 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: have to go on the road to do it. That's 231 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: part of the dynamic of Thursday night football, especially when 232 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 1: you go on the road and I go, man, I 233 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: hope we have enough. And even though the Raiders were winless, 234 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: they started with that ninety yard run and ended up 235 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: beating the Chiefs, So you're right, anything can happen, especially 236 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 1: on Thursday night football, seemingly. 237 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 2: And against divisional opponents. And speaking of that, how about 238 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 2: twenty fifteen, another bummer crazy game. I was at this 239 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 2: game as well. I remember my girlfriend at the time. 240 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 2: We have since broken up, but my girlfriend at the 241 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 2: time surprised me some wife elis, yes, I do, but 242 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 2: she surprised me with tickets. And we were in the 243 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 2: very corner of the stadium where there's like only two 244 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 2: seats and you're next to like this the skycam. 245 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: Gay the way. 246 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 2: It was the home opener, and that was a big 247 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 2: game because I think DJ set the all time tackles 248 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 2: record that game. 249 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 3: A lot was going on that game. 250 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 2: It was eric Berry's return, I think, yep, yeah, so 251 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 2: there was a lot to be excited about and that 252 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 2: she's played well. We had a fourteen to nothing lead. 253 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 2: Marcus Peters had a huge pick six. I'll never forget that, 254 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,079 Speaker 2: like a fifty five yard pick six. But of course 255 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 2: Peyton Manning led the Broncos back into it. Nile Davis 256 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:54,599 Speaker 2: had an eight yard run to retake the lead with 257 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 2: two minutes left. He ran toward my corner remember that 258 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 2: really well, of course, and tied it with thirty seconds 259 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 2: to go, and then poor Jamal had the fumble broadly. 260 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 2: Roby picked it up and the Broncos won. That's the 261 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 2: last time we lost to the Broncos. Pretty remarkable, But 262 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 2: that was a bummer of a game. 263 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: For sure, nine seconds left in the game, can still 264 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: see it. But sometimes good things happen from bad things. 265 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 1: In the fact that now you're married to your wife, 266 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 1: So maybe that game was a sign of, like, you 267 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,599 Speaker 1: know what, my wife's waiting after somewhere, but she's not 268 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: here right now. 269 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,839 Speaker 3: That was you got to move on from now. Hey, this. 270 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: One of my favorite Thursday night games, if not the 271 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: favorite there is December the eight twenty sixteen. People think 272 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 1: about this seven year streak of winning the AFC West, 273 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 1: It really kind of started on December the eight twenty sixteen. 274 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: People forget that the Raiders were really good. They won 275 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: twelve games that year and there was a showdown on 276 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: Thursday night. Jack del Rio was the Raiders coach. He 277 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: was lamenting that he had to go on the road 278 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: on a short week, although we had to do the 279 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: same going to the Raiders in twenty fourteen. But This 280 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: was the game Tyreek Hill basically calls the shot on 281 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: a punt return. Travis Kelsey had five catches for one 282 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: hundred and one yards and the Chiefs were able to 283 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:13,719 Speaker 1: win twenty one to thirteen. And Jack del Rio is 284 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: still complaining about that game. But that was the game 285 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: that proved to be the catalyst that started this run 286 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 1: of seven consecutive AFC West championships. That was TNI Thursday 287 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: Night importance. 288 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 2: That Tyreek punt return still gives me chills, like one 289 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 2: of my favorite moments ever as a Chiefs fan, because 290 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 2: Tyreek was still brand new to the league. He wasn't 291 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 2: Tyreek Hill yet, and he was our punt returner and 292 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 2: he was really good. But they punted right to him. 293 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 2: The crowd was chanting his name, and for him to 294 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 2: really call his shot like that was unbelievable. Let's talk 295 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 2: about the twenty seventeen opener against New England, not technically 296 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 2: Thursday Night football, but it took place on a Thursday, 297 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 2: so we're grouping it in with this. That was my 298 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 2: first game as a full time Chiefs employee, but I 299 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 2: didn't travel then. I was watching it here from the 300 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 2: facility and what I remember about that game. This is 301 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 2: so like irresponsible looking back at it. All the pregame 302 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 2: talk on whatever network it was on was all about 303 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 2: how the Patriots might go undefeated, undefeated, They're gonna go undefeated, and. 304 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 3: Then we beat them in the first game. It was glorious. 305 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 2: The Pats went up seventeen to seven at one point 306 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 2: they were playing well, but the Chiefs fought back to 307 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 2: outscore New England thirty five to ten. The rest of 308 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 2: the way, Alex Smith threw for three hundred and sixty 309 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 2: eight yards and four touchdowns. An awesome way to really 310 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 2: announce that the Chiefs were here. We don't care about 311 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 2: the Patriots are defending Super Bowl champions. They're not going undefeated. 312 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 2: The Chiefs are here. Part of a hot start for 313 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 2: the Chiefs to that season. 314 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: That was the cream Hunt game too, and probably Alex 315 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: Smith's best game as a Chief And it was interesting 316 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: because all of the narrative up to that game was 317 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: the Chiefs will be the dog food, they will be 318 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: the sacrificial animal here for the Patriots to just have 319 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: this huge party. Now we've got it reversed on us 320 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: by Detroit this year. Yeah, okay, but they brought out 321 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: the Lombardi Trophies, and this was going to be you 322 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: know the Chiefs. Oh, yeah, they went to the playoffs 323 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: last year, but they lost in the playoffs, and oh 324 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: they won the AFC West, but they're not the Patriots. 325 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: And then to put forty two points on them, that 326 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: stadium was stunned, absolutely stunned. And unfortunately Eric Barry tours 327 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: acl in that game. So there's always like these little 328 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: things that happened DJ in that twenty sixteen game, tours Achilles. 329 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: They still see him chasing Derek Carr. And so these 330 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: Thursday night games, there's just a ton of emotion, but 331 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: again also very. 332 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 2: Important, yeah, very important, and particularly when you're playing a 333 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 2: divisional opponent. Now you mentioned this earlier. I'm glad we're 334 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 2: at home this week because when you have to travel 335 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 2: for a Thursday night game, like in the past we've 336 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 2: had to go to LA for a Thursday night game, 337 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 2: that's brutal, like traveling across the country to play on 338 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 2: Thursday night. Or fortunate we're at home. And another thing 339 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 2: about coach Ree that we talk about all the time 340 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 2: is he works on these divisional opponents. In May and 341 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 2: in June during OTA's they have entire Ota practices that 342 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 2: are devoted to divisional opponents. So if you're fortunate enough 343 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 2: to have one of these Thursday games at home and 344 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 2: against a divisional opponent, at least there's been some lead 345 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 2: time here for coach Reeberg. He's been working on these 346 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 2: guys for months. 347 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I've said this before. He's a dolphin. He only 348 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: sleep He half brain sleeps, right, only half the brain sleeps. 349 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: The other half that's awake all the time. About half 350 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: that awake brain is working on the division all the 351 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: time throughout the year. And before we go to Tony 352 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: g though, just one of them mentioned in twenty seventeen 353 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: was that another road game? We have to go to 354 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: the Raiders. Right here we go again, and it was 355 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: the untimed down game. It was the do over Bowl. 356 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 1: Stop the Raiders, no penalty, do it again, stop them again? No, 357 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: let's do it again, and Michael Crabtree scores on an 358 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: untimed down and the Chiefs lose that game thirty one 359 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: to thirty. So that was not a great memory on 360 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: Thursday Night football. But the Chief's rally to win the 361 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: division in twenty seventeen to get their first back to 362 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: back division championships and now we know that's turned into 363 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:04,199 Speaker 1: in a row. Okay, after we talk to Tony g 364 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:08,199 Speaker 1: we're gonna get the Mahomes era Thursday Night football. But 365 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 1: that leads us in to a chat with one of 366 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: the greatest players ever to roam the holes of the 367 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: Chiefs Kingdom and in the National Football League Pro Football 368 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame, tight end Tony Gonzalez fifteen and twenty 369 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: seven yards let's see fourteen Pro Bowl seventeen year career 370 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 1: redefined the tight end position, and I was proud Matt 371 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,879 Speaker 1: to call every one of his snaps as a Kansas 372 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: City Chief. Tony Gonzalez TG, it's awesome to see you, 373 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 1: my brother. Thanks for giving us a couple of minutes here. 374 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 4: No probad all, Mitch. You know I love hanging out 375 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 4: with you, buddy. Good to see you. 376 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 1: It was awesome when we had that deal together at 377 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: the draft. That was just like an unexpected pleasure. But 378 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:50,199 Speaker 1: it was a special night because we could just kind 379 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 1: of travel through time. But it was awesome. 380 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, great, great. You know, I love coming back to 381 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 5: Kansas City. I'm oking you know. I still my brother 382 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 5: still lives there, my nephews, nieces and all that stuff. 383 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 4: I'm still connected to that community. But to see people 384 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 4: like yourself and some. 385 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 5: Of the faces that are still there when I was there, 386 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 5: man like Alan Wright. 387 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,160 Speaker 4: The equipment batter, it's a lot of fun. I'm looking 388 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 4: forward to it. 389 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: Well, you're gonna be covering this Thursday night game with 390 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 1: the Chiefs and Broncos. Just overall your thoughts on this 391 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 1: game coming up? 392 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 5: Well, I mean, the Chiefs, it's. 393 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 4: A little bit opposite this year. 394 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 5: I mean, the record's still there phenomenal, but you know, 395 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 5: it seems like they're evolving into this defensive team now 396 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 5: one of the best defenses in the NFL, and offense 397 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 5: is struggling, and you gotta believe that they'll figure out eventually. 398 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 5: But you know, obviously they got all those young receivers, 399 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 5: they got a case of the drops is going on too, 400 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 5: which I'm very familiar with, Mitch. You were there for 401 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 5: those that second year in the NFL when I led 402 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 5: the league, and drop passes dropped sixteen. 403 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:57,120 Speaker 4: So it's something that can be corrected. 404 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:02,920 Speaker 5: But watching Patrick Mahomes even right now, I would say, 405 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 5: obviously it hasn't been totally. 406 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:08,439 Speaker 4: Where it's been in the past years. 407 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 5: But I gotta believe that they're gonna eventually figure this 408 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 5: thing out, and once they do, it's gonna be a 409 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,640 Speaker 5: beautiful thing. It's gonna be They're gonna be right back 410 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 5: in the playoff mix, in the Super Bowl mix. I 411 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 5: still believe that they are the best team in the 412 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 5: AFC because you have number fifteen and you got a 413 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 5: guy like Travis Kelce. Thank god he's healthy and he'll 414 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 5: be back out there. So but I like this combination. 415 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 5: Isaiah Pacheco, to me, he's somebody that I can't wait 416 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:42,719 Speaker 5: to talk about this Thursday night because what he did 417 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 5: last year is as a rookie, that attitude and that enthusiasm, 418 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 5: I think that gives a whole other dimension to this, 419 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 5: to this Chief's offense, where it isn't just that sunshine 420 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 5: and rainbows and finesse. It is a hitchy in the mouth, 421 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 5: run right at you tight offense right now. Especially And 422 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,359 Speaker 5: I don't know, it's just weird though that they're a 423 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 5: running football team slash defensive football team right now. 424 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 4: But you know that's not going to happen last for 425 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 4: too much longer. 426 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, Isaiah is averaging almost five yards per carry right now. 427 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:17,120 Speaker 2: There's having a really nice start to his season. I'm 428 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 2: curious for you when you look at this matchup, what 429 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,119 Speaker 2: are some keys do you think for the Chiefs offense 430 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 2: to really get going against this Denver defense? 431 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 5: Well, this Denver defense is it's to put it, to 432 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:32,400 Speaker 5: put it politely, they're not very good. They are one 433 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 5: of the worst defenses in history right now going on 434 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 5: that right now, at this point, they cannot stop the run. 435 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 5: So if the Chiefs want to, they could probably go 436 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:42,439 Speaker 5: out there and just give it to Isaiah, you know, 437 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 5: give it to them thirty times and he'll run for. 438 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:48,239 Speaker 4: You know, one hundred and eighty yards if you wanted to. 439 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,639 Speaker 5: But I look at the defense, I mean offensively, I 440 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 5: think the defense is going to show up against Russell Wilson. 441 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 5: But offensively, that's what I think they need to work on. 442 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 5: Kind of like when they played against Chicago team that 443 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 5: they should have beat, and they went out there and 444 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 5: beat them put forty one points. I think it was. 445 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 5: I'd like to see this this offense get going. I 446 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 5: want to see these guys create some confidence. Going back 447 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 5: to the drop balls, that's that's just that's just a 448 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 5: confidence thing. These guys get there, pro they're pro athletes. 449 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 5: They can catch the football, but create that separation, start 450 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:23,159 Speaker 5: to believe in yourself. And there's no better way to 451 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:26,120 Speaker 5: do that than going against, you know, an an inferior opponent. 452 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 5: Call it what it is, but never you know, but 453 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 5: don't take it too lightly. Obviously, this is pro football. 454 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 5: Anything can happen. And so I'm looking forward to seeing 455 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 5: that that offensive game kind of kind of get going 456 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 5: and get back. 457 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:37,719 Speaker 4: To where it was. 458 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, worked out for you one hundred and eleven touchdowns, 459 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: because I think you got to figure it out. But 460 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: I want to ask you about something because Matt and 461 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:47,880 Speaker 1: I are talking about the challenges of playing on Thursday 462 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,119 Speaker 1: night when you have a short week, and then I 463 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:52,119 Speaker 1: want to ask you to go back in time because 464 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: really the first Thursday night game, as we think about 465 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: it now, you played in it. It was the Chiefs 466 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 1: against the Broncos on that Thanksgiving Thursday and twothdayan and six. 467 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: But to play on Thursday night and then what memories 468 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 1: do you have of playing in that Thursday night game? 469 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:11,199 Speaker 5: Well, I it's hard, uh, And I think that the 470 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 5: Thursday night football game, you got to be really ready 471 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 5: emotionally and mentally because and that'll help you physically. Some 472 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 5: guys have a hard time with it, but it is 473 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 5: what it is. It's it's it's what the NFL wants. 474 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 5: It's prime time. Everybody's watching, so you got to bring it. 475 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,880 Speaker 5: I don't no excuses. I know your body's hurting, it's 476 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 5: a shorter week, but make it happen and. 477 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:37,159 Speaker 4: Play it. 478 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,920 Speaker 5: In that first game like we're part of history now. 479 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:43,920 Speaker 5: It was different Thanksgiving, so I knew, hey, go out there, 480 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 5: let's let's let's play hard and then go home and 481 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 5: get some kneat. 482 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:50,199 Speaker 4: Let's go, let's go go. So that was it was 483 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 4: a fun I can't remember we won a lost though 484 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 4: I know. 485 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: You probably nineteen to ten. LJ had thirty four carries 486 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 1: in that game. 487 00:22:57,359 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 4: Well he deserved a big old turkey stick for that. Then, good. 488 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 3: Tony. 489 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 2: When you think about coming back here to Kansas City 490 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 2: for this Thursday night game, you'll of course be part 491 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 2: of the broadcast. You were here in Kansas City last 492 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,399 Speaker 2: year for the Thursday night game. What's it mean to 493 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:14,360 Speaker 2: you when you come back to Kansas City. You feel 494 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 2: the love from the crowd, You see your name up 495 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 2: there in the Ring of Honor, and you kind of 496 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 2: remember all your great times here. 497 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's coming home. 498 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:24,399 Speaker 5: It's coming home to see everybody, to see where it 499 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 5: all started for me to see, you know, the memories 500 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:32,120 Speaker 5: that come back. I was just talking about this previously 501 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:34,400 Speaker 5: before I was talking to you guys. I remember playing 502 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:38,359 Speaker 5: against the Broncos in that playoff game in nineteen ninety 503 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 5: seven that we lost fourteen to ten. 504 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 4: But my spoon are producers sitting over me. He's like, hey, 505 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 4: do you remember this game? 506 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 5: And it was the first time that I ever dunked 507 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 5: the ball over the gold post in the playoffs. So 508 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 5: you like, all these all these memories come back. It's 509 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,199 Speaker 5: like going back to where you grew up when you 510 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,120 Speaker 5: were a kid, fulled. 511 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 4: With nostalgia and love, appreciation and heartache too. 512 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:04,399 Speaker 5: I mean, we didn't get it done while we were 513 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 5: out there, so it's a it's I'm but I'm so 514 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 5: happy to be able to come home in these circumstances 515 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 5: where you're watching a successful team. I've always said it, 516 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 5: I'm not I'm along for the ride with him. I 517 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 5: feel like I'm along for the ride. It's not me 518 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,120 Speaker 5: driving or anything like that. But it's so much fun 519 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 5: to watch these watch these guys have so much success. 520 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 4: It's been great TG. 521 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,399 Speaker 1: I've often said after Super Bowl fifty four and fifty 522 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: seven that everybody that ever wore the uniform would feel 523 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,360 Speaker 1: that victory, and I sense you felt that. But we're 524 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:33,120 Speaker 1: going to close this out and ask a question because 525 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,399 Speaker 1: you're talking about Thursday night football, no excuses. You got 526 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 1: to get ready, and Matt I will tell you this 527 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: young man was the first I'd ever seen. He was 528 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 1: ahead of his time in the way he prepared to 529 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: play physically, mentally, emotionally, your nutrition, your work habits. It 530 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,199 Speaker 1: blew me away. I remember you know we had that 531 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: serial bar. You'd be in there like working out. It 532 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: was crazy to see what it takes now to play 533 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: in this game. And then to another question as we close, 534 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 1: you really redefined the position. We know what Titan is today. 535 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: We've seen what Kelse has been able to do, but 536 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: you were really the first to do what we see 537 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,880 Speaker 1: today on a regular basis. How do you feel when 538 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: you hear that and to the fact that you were 539 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: way ahead of everybody else in the way you prepared physically, mentally, 540 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 1: and emotionally. 541 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 5: Well, I I look thank you for saying that. I 542 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 5: once again I was watching that tape of the playoff 543 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:33,120 Speaker 5: game and it didn't count. But right before halftime, they 544 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 5: split me out wide and threw me a fade route 545 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 5: to the back of the end zone and I caught it, 546 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:40,639 Speaker 5: and I thought I scored a touchdown, but they called it. 547 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:41,239 Speaker 4: They called it back. 548 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 5: But just doing something like that, that was that had 549 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:48,680 Speaker 5: never been done before. And so I think Paul Hackett 550 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 5: was an opposive coordinator, and I credit people like him 551 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:55,239 Speaker 5: and Jimmy Ray to use me in a way that 552 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 5: wasn't traditional, like you put your hand in the dirt, 553 00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 5: which I'm a big believer that, Well maybe it's a 554 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 5: evolving away from that now. 555 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 4: For some tight ends, but you put your hand in there, 556 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 4: you block. 557 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 5: But then for them to use me in the slot, 558 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 5: to use me as the X, the Y, the Z, 559 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 5: the F and the backfield all these different ways, I 560 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 5: credit them for trusting me to be able to do that, 561 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 5: because that's that's what you see a lot of these 562 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 5: receiving tight ends do now, I mean, And so I 563 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 5: take a lot of pride in that, and then i'm 564 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:26,920 Speaker 5: you know, I'm satisfaction about about doing something like that, 565 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 5: and it helped me a lot to catch a lot 566 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 5: of football because it's so much fun to catch footballs 567 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:34,200 Speaker 5: instead of blocking power all the time. And then the 568 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:38,879 Speaker 5: nutrition stuff. I got really into that really right around 569 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:42,439 Speaker 5: year nine ten. That's when it really kicked in for me, Like, 570 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 5: you better get your sleep. That's the number one performance 571 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:49,639 Speaker 5: enhancing thing you could do. Legally, You better you know, 572 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 5: be conscious of what you're putting in your body, hydrate right. 573 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:56,400 Speaker 5: And then emotionally too, like you know, the whole meditation 574 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:59,399 Speaker 5: or visualization, like really start to see yourself having the 575 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 5: success and put that work in that constant, constant grind. 576 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 4: Take it home with you. 577 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,119 Speaker 5: You know, it's not about doing it at practice, showing 578 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 5: up for that two and a half hour practice and 579 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 5: then shutting off for the rest of the day. It's 580 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 5: like you got to take it home with you and 581 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 5: think about how you can get better. You have to 582 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 5: be obsessed with this, And so that was something that 583 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 5: I took a lot of pride in. I did that 584 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 5: until until they you know, until I retired from the 585 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 5: league year after year seventeen. So when I look back, 586 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 5: I'm pretty I'm satisfied. I know I couldn't have given more, 587 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 5: and I think that's that's what any player wants to do. 588 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:31,919 Speaker 5: But at the end of your career you want to 589 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 5: look back and say, hell, I gave it everything I 590 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 5: got and if it didn't turn out to a super 591 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 5: Bowl victory, like for me, I still take a lot 592 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:44,920 Speaker 5: of satisfaction and I don't feel like anything was lacking. 593 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 5: I would have loved to have won a super Bowl, 594 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 5: but just didn't turn out that way from me. So 595 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 5: but I'm still very, very glad for the way my 596 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 5: career went. 597 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 3: And Mitch before we let him go. 598 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 2: One more thing because you still have that mentality now 599 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:58,640 Speaker 2: as a broadcaster. I mean, you had an incredible career 600 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 2: obviously as a player of a Hall of Fame career, 601 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,919 Speaker 2: but you're having an incredible secondary career now as a broadcaster. 602 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 2: Tell us about your time as a broadcaster and what 603 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 2: you're doing now on Thursday Night Football. 604 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 4: I love it. I love it. I'm working. 605 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:12,640 Speaker 5: I've sually I've been doing going on ten years now, 606 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,439 Speaker 5: which is crazy that it's gone by that fast. And 607 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 5: I've worked at some incredible places, got to see some 608 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 5: of the best of the best do it and what 609 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 5: we have now with with Carissa Thompson, with Ryan Fitzpatrick, 610 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:30,199 Speaker 5: with Andrew Whitworth and Richard Sherman. It's we have the 611 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 5: most fun ever. The chemistry is there because we actually 612 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 5: like each other. So we love going to work, which 613 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 5: is a good team indicative of a good team. But 614 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 5: being there at the game, well, you know, on the 615 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 5: sideline before the game, giving everybody hugs. I can't wait 616 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 5: to see you Mitch on the field. I can't wait 617 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 5: to see Travis out there, you know, Salo to Andy 618 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 5: if he's walking around like Alan Wright. Like you said, 619 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 5: you get to do that at each stadium each week. 620 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 5: It's like a traveling circus for us. And then after 621 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 5: the game we go out and we have fun. It 622 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 5: really is one of the best gigs. I'm thankful for it, 623 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 5: and people are loving it now. I mean the streaming service, 624 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 5: we got all the alt streams and all that stuff. 625 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 5: I think we're kind of moving in the new territory 626 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 5: on how you view football, and I'm glad to be 627 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 5: a part of it. 628 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: Just like you revolutionize the game, you're revolutionizing now in 629 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,200 Speaker 1: the way you are approaching Thursday night football. I just 630 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 1: remember being emotional when I saw you put on that 631 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 1: gold jacket. It's the same emotion when I see when 632 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 1: I hug you before the game. TG thanks for being 633 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: with us, and we'll see you Thursday night always. 634 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 4: Good man, thanks for having me, appreciate it. 635 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,719 Speaker 1: See you Tony. So awesome to catch up with him, 636 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:39,719 Speaker 1: and you had a chance during the draft he and 637 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 1: I did an event. You know, there's so many things 638 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: going on that whole week, but he and I did 639 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: an event downtown and it was folks coming in from 640 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:48,479 Speaker 1: all over the country. But it was great just to 641 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 1: sit down with him and just chop it up and chat. 642 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: What an amazing human. I am so blessed to be 643 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 1: around that guy during his whole time is twelve years 644 00:29:57,960 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: as a Kant City Chief. 645 00:29:59,040 --> 00:29:59,240 Speaker 4: Yeah. 646 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 2: I had a chance meet him for the first time 647 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 2: before the Chargers game on Thursday Night Football last year. 648 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 2: I did a quick interview with him because of course 649 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 2: he's part of the TNF broadcast. And for me, that's 650 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 2: my era of Chiefs football growing up. It's watching Tony Gonzalez. 651 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 2: He's one of the players that got me into football. 652 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:17,719 Speaker 2: He's the first jersey I ever had, so catching up 653 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 2: with a guy like Tony Gonzalez for me, if I 654 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 2: told twelve year old Matt like, Hey, you're gonna talk 655 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 2: to Tony Gonzalez about football one day. 656 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 3: He would not believe it. So quite a thrill. 657 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 1: So we go into the Patrick Mahomes era of TNI. 658 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 1: That's Thursday Night importance as we get ready for this 659 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: Chiefs Broncos Thursday Night game in twenty eighteen. I mean, 660 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: you can follow these The Chiefs are nine and six 661 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 1: on Thursday Night football. But there has been triumph and 662 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 1: there has been heartache. There has been triumph that's led 663 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:46,880 Speaker 1: to further triumph. But in twenty eighteen, more heartache. Another 664 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 1: division opponent at home. Mike Williams catches a two point 665 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 1: conversion four seconds to go and the Chargers walk basically 666 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,480 Speaker 1: walk it off and getting that Thursday Night game. But 667 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 1: that was a gut punch. 668 00:30:57,720 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 3: That was not fun. I remember that. 669 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:01,880 Speaker 2: That's one of those games where you're playing a divisional opponent, 670 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 2: you have the lead laid at home. 671 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 3: Kudos to the Chargers for going for two. 672 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 2: They could have just tied it there with the extra point, 673 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 2: but they went for two and got it, got the victory. 674 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 2: I remember Philip Rivers walking out of the stadium quite 675 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 2: proudly after that. 676 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 3: Heck of a game just didn't go our way. 677 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 1: Nineteen Thursday Night Football on the road. Division opponent. Oh 678 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 1: it's the Denver Broncos. Patrick Mahomes on a quarterback sneak 679 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 1: Dix locates his kneecap. The Broncos think we got the Chiefs. Now, whoops, 680 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:31,440 Speaker 1: maybe not. The good old fifty seven yard touchdown pass 681 00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 1: to Tyreek Kiel from Matt Moore and the Chiefs were 682 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:38,120 Speaker 1: able to basically route the Broncos in that game. When 683 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 1: the Bronco crowd thought we finally got these guys. 684 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:43,080 Speaker 2: And the injury didn't look good at first, I remember 685 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 2: scrolling Twitter and you saw people saying, like, man, season's 686 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 2: over for the Chiefs. We won the Super Bowl, so 687 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 2: it worked out. 688 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:50,160 Speaker 3: Okay. 689 00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 2: Of course Patrick got back and Matt Moore played great 690 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:54,600 Speaker 2: in Patrick's absence in. 691 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 1: These fifteen games. Were counting those openers. Remember after winning 692 00:31:58,120 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl and Super Bowl fifty four, you get 693 00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:03,320 Speaker 1: to open the next season. We beat Deshaun Watson and 694 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:06,040 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans to open up the COVID season of 695 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. 696 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 3: It was weird. 697 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: Basically, twenty percent of Arrowhead, a Geha field at Erahead Stadium, 698 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: was there and it was just a strange night. But 699 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 1: the Chiefs won it, and that was on a Thursday 700 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 1: night victory. Part of the nine wins that we're talking 701 00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:22,600 Speaker 1: about here in TNI Thursday Night importance, but a really 702 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:26,480 Speaker 1: good Thursday night game, another road game on Thursday night 703 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 1: division game. But one of the great Thursday Night memories. 704 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 2: In twenty twenty one is that you're talking about, sir. 705 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 2: This is one of my favorite regular season wins as 706 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 2: a Chiefs fan. This is one of those games where 707 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:39,760 Speaker 2: the Chiefs started three and four to start the year. 708 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:41,480 Speaker 2: We all remember it well, and it kind of felt 709 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 2: like the uphill climb to get our division title back, 710 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:47,360 Speaker 2: and this game was the game that really kind of 711 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:49,840 Speaker 2: sealed it late in the season. It was so satisfying. 712 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 2: During the twenty twenty one season, we were still dealing 713 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 2: with COVID protocols, so you and I couldn't really spend 714 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 2: a lot of time together in person. So you and 715 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 2: I were on the phone at the hotel in our 716 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:02,720 Speaker 2: respective hotel rooms talking about the game, and I just 717 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:05,080 Speaker 2: remember saying like, man, I don't think I've wanted a 718 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:08,440 Speaker 2: regular season game this badly in a long time. And 719 00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:12,000 Speaker 2: the game was crazy, such a wild game. We held 720 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 2: the Chargers to two of five in the red zone, 721 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 2: there was the turk Worton forced fumble at the one 722 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 2: yard line. The Chiefs got the ball back. Just a crazy, 723 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:23,840 Speaker 2: crazy game. The Chargers took the lead with two minutes left, 724 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 2: but the Chiefs tied it with a minute left with 725 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:28,720 Speaker 2: the pass Travis Kelcey, and then the Chiefs won it 726 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 2: in overtime with a thirty four yard touchdown pass to 727 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 2: Travis Kelcey. I remember being in the press box for 728 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 2: that game and our social media director Alex Mary was 729 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:38,760 Speaker 2: trying to tweet, you know, and get everything ready, and 730 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 2: I'm on the back of her chair just rocking the 731 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:43,720 Speaker 2: chare because Travis is running toward the end zone because 732 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 2: I'm like, I cannot believe we pulled this off. 733 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 3: What a huge victory. 734 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:49,840 Speaker 2: That game, to me, put an exclamation point on one 735 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 2: of the most impressive coaching jobs by coach Reid and 736 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 2: just quarterbacking jobs by Patrick Mahomes. To start three and four, 737 00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:59,080 Speaker 2: everyone wanted to bury us. The Chiefs said, Nope, We're 738 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 2: just going to go win the division again, and that 739 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 2: game right there really put the nail on the coffin 740 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:04,080 Speaker 2: for the division. 741 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 1: Our vantage pointed so five where I call the game 742 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 1: is in the corner like a lot of these new stadia, 743 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:11,799 Speaker 1: but it was Kelse running right at me and I 744 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:13,839 Speaker 1: could see it kind of develop, going, oh, this might 745 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:15,719 Speaker 1: be really good yep, and it ends up being a 746 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:19,359 Speaker 1: runoff touchdown by Kelsey. But when I called that play 747 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:21,319 Speaker 1: and go back and listen to it, I said, this 748 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:23,960 Speaker 1: is one of the biggest victories in the history of 749 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,840 Speaker 1: the AFC West. To be that late in the season 750 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:29,799 Speaker 1: on a Thursday night on the road and basically get 751 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:32,880 Speaker 1: that done under the circumstances you just mentioned, an incredible 752 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:35,879 Speaker 1: victory and incredible memory. And then in twenty twenty two, 753 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,759 Speaker 1: the Chiefs beat the Chargers again on Thursday night, but 754 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:42,360 Speaker 1: this time it was a ninety nine yard interception return. 755 00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:42,959 Speaker 1: That was fun. 756 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:44,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, unbelievable game. 757 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,160 Speaker 2: Beating the Chargers never gets sold and to do it 758 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 2: on Thursday night football certainly a lot of fun. We 759 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 2: always had some great memories against the Chargers. 760 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:52,160 Speaker 3: Don't we. 761 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:54,840 Speaker 2: And for Jalen Watson evolved, I mean the guy to 762 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 2: be a rookie seventh round pick. The Chargers were driving there, 763 00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:00,360 Speaker 2: they had a lot of momentum and for our defense, 764 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 2: our young defense, to stay on the field, to not 765 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:05,040 Speaker 2: get tired and to make a heads up play like 766 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:07,719 Speaker 2: that just incredible stuff, and to do it in week 767 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:09,640 Speaker 2: two really set the tone for the rest of the year. 768 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:13,280 Speaker 1: So what memories will be made this time in twenty 769 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: twenty three and Thursday night football with a divisional opponent 770 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:19,439 Speaker 1: and what could it lead to because we have seen 771 00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:22,520 Speaker 1: now in fifteen games going all the way back to 772 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 1: two thousand and six. Yep, it's TNI Thursday Night importance.