Andy Studebaker News

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Andy Studebaker made his first NFL start against the Steelers a couple of weeks ago and had two key interceptions in the Chiefs' 27-24 overtime victory in Arrowhead Stadium - the first turning the game around at the start of the third quarter.

The nicknames are the same. Not much else is in Denver and Kansas City. In today's NFL, franchises that have played one another twice a year for half a century can become almost like strangers in just 12 months.

Mike Vrabel was a starter, a leader and a teacher, and then he hurt his knee. The Chiefs were in danger of being in real trouble.

NFL teams now have new, stricter instructions for when players should be allowed to return to games or practices after head injuries, guidelines that go into effect this week.

In this Nov. 22, 2009, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger lies on the ground after being sacked by Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Andy Studebaker during overtime of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is sacked and takes a knee to the head by the Kansas City Chiefs Derrick Johnson and Andy Studebaker last Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger lies on the ground after being sacked by Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Andy Studebaker during overtime on Sunday.

Remember that commercial than ran a few years ago featuring the groundskeeper who screwed up the Chiefs' end zone, leading to his dejected, "Great googly moogly" line? That was a completely valid reaction to the Steelers' play in a 27-24 loss to the lowly, bumbling Chefs on Sunday.

Todd Haley was talking again Tuesday about the detailed process and the many unseen steps it takes of rebuilding the Chiefs into a relevant part of the NFL conversation.

Ben Roethlisberger's fourth concussion since 2006 apparently won't put him on the bench.Roethlisberger will play Sunday in Baltimore as long as he continues to pass post-concussion tests, coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday.

Todd Haley stepped to a microphone and blew out a sigh. What a relief it was to do the impossible and upset the Pittsburgh Steelers.

During a season in which victories have been hard to come by, the Chiefs pulled off their biggest win of the year Sunday, defeating the defending-champion Steelers 27-24 in overtime.

He is a defensive player by trade, but Andy Studebaker figured out quickly in his NFL starting debut what to do when the ball is in his hands.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was shaken up in Sunday's 27-24 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Andy Studebaker has taken a moment to digest this latest step hes about to take in his once humble football career.

After being the victim on a couple of key plays in last weeks loss to Jacksonville, Chiefs safety Mike Brown promised coach Todd Haley he would make up for it Sunday against the Raiders.

Charles returned the kickoff 40 yards to the KC 38 and Cassel moved the Chiefs past midfield with a 13-yard pass to Bowe.

Volunteer Jennifer Siren hands a box to Kansas City Chiefs running back Kolby Smith as they helped load some of the 30,000 pounds of protein products donated by Tyson Foods on Tuesday in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium.

They know the stranger by number and not always by name, but they have learned to remember the new outside linebacker for the Chiefs.

The defense is still a clunker, the next breakdown just around the corner. The offensive line, in disarray.