League changes time for Steelers-Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The AFC divisional playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chiefs on Sunday has been moved from an early afternoon kickoff to primetime because of an ice storm due to hit the Kansas City area this weekend.
The game was originally scheduled to kickoff at 11:05 a.m. Mountain time. It will now start at 6:20 p.m. MT to give road crews and public safety officials more time to treat roads and parking lots.
“If people are going to the game, slow down, leave early and be cautious,” said Troy Schulte, the city manager for Kansas City, Mo., where Arrowhead Stadium sits just off Interstate 70.
The forecast called for ice to move into the area Friday, and persistent cold temperatures today and Sunday. More precipitation is expected Sunday, though mostly in the form of cold rain.
As if the cold, wet weather expected Sunday night wasn’t bad enough, the Chiefs decided to re-sod the field between the hash marks earlier this week, which could leave a quagmire for the game.
BRONCOS: New coach Vance Joseph hired Mike McCoy as his offensive coordinator on Friday, and the defending champs will also be getting new defensive and special teams coordinators.
Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips is finalizing a deal to join the Los Angeles Rams and special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Friday.
BROWNS: Former New Mexico State head coach DeWayne Walker was hired as secondary coach by Cleveland on Friday, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. The club had not announced the move.
Walker was 10-40 in four seasons at NMSU, then became the secondary coach for four seasons at Jacksonville. He and several other assistants were fired by new head coach Doug Marrone.
CHARGERS: The club hired Anthony Lynn as head coach one day after the team announced it is relocating to Los Angeles. Lynn, the first black coach in franchise history replaces Mike McCoy, who was fired on Jan. 1 after going 27-37 in four seasons.
Lynn inherits a team that won only nine games in two seasons and missed the playoffs for the sixth time in seven seasons.