By&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/author/meg-kinnard">MEG KINNARD</a> Associated Press

President&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;on Thursday accused half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers — all veterans of the armed services and intelligence community — called on U.S. military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal orders.”

(click below to watch the controversial video)

The 90-second video was first posted early Tuesday from Sen.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/slotkin-democratic-response-text-trump-congress-6ba1012264201e715c290da1b8f45bc4">Elissa Slotkin’s</a>&nbsp;X account. In it, the six lawmakers — Slotkin, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, and Reps. Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan — speak directly to U.S. service members, whom Slotkin acknowledges are “under enormous stress and pressure right now.”

“The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution,” Slotkin wrote in the X post.

Trump on Thursday reposted messages from others about the video, amplifying it with his own words. It marked another flashpoint in the political rhetoric that at times has been thematic in his administrations, as well as among some in his MAGA base. Some Democrats accused him of acting like a king and trying to distract from the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-justice-department-4872c23a3ed03bf3d4c526581d3aed59">soon-to-be-released files</a>&nbsp;about disgraced financier and sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein.

With pieces of dialogue spliced together from different members, the lawmakers introduce themselves and their background. They go on to say the Trump administration “is pitting our uniformed military against American citizens. They call for service members to “refuse illegal orders” and “stand up for our laws.”

The lawmakers conclude the video by encouraging service members, “Don’t give up the ship,” a War of 1812-era phrase attributed to a U.S. Navy captain’s dying command to his crew.

Although the lawmakers didn’t mention specific circumstances in the video, its release comes as the Trump administration continues attempts at deployment of National Guard troops into U.S. cities for various roles, although some have been pulled back, and others held up in court.

Are U.S. troops allowed to disobey orders?

Troops, especially uniformed commanders, have a specific obligation to reject an order that’s unlawful, if they make that determination.

However, while commanders have military lawyers on their staffs to consult with in helping make such a determination, rank-and-file troops who are tasked with carrying out those orders are rarely in a similar position.

Broad legal precedence holds that just following orders, colloquially known as the “Nuremberg defense” as it was used unsuccessfully by senior Nazi officials to justify their actions under Adolf Hitler, doesn’t absolve troops.

However, the U.S. military legal code, known as the Uniform Code of Military Justice or UCMJ, will punish troops for failing to follow an order should it turn out to be lawful. Troops can be criminally charged with Article 90 of the UCMJ, willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, and Article 92, failure to obey an order.

On Thursday, Trump reposted to social media an article about the video, adding his own commentary that it was “really bad, and Dangerous to our Country.”

“SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!!” Trump went on. “LOCK THEM UP???” He called for the lawmakers’ arrest and trial, adding in a separate post that it was “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH.”

Trump also reposted more than a dozen comments from other accounts criticizing Democrats, including one that stated “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!”

Asked during a White House briefing on Thursday about the intent of Trump’s messages, press secretary Karoline Leavitt instead honed in on the Democrats’ message, which she posited “perhaps is punishable by law.” Leavitt went on to say that any incitement to “defy the chain of command, not to follow lawful orders” is “a very dangerous thing for sitting members of Congress to do, and they should be held accountable, and that’s what the president wants to see.”

Democrats were swift to react to Trump’s words, with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer warning in a floor speech that the president was “lighting a match in a country soaked with political gasoline.”

Speaker Mike Johnson said he did not believe Trump was calling for violence in the social media posts, saying Trump was merely “defining a crime,” and calling the Democrats’ video “wildly inappropriate.”

“Think of the threat that is to our national security and what it means for our institution,” Johnson added.

Trump’s allies balked at the video. On Wednesday on Fox News, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller called the messaging “insurrection — plainly, directly, without question” and said it represented “a general call for rebellion from the CIA and the armed services of the United States, by Democrat lawmakers.”

On X, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commented on the video Tuesday as “Stage 4 TDS,” referring to “Trump Derangement Syndrome” — a term used by Trump to describe voters so angry and opposed to him that they are incapable of seeing any good in what he does.

The Steady State, which describes itself as “a network of 300+ national and homeland security experts standing for strong and principled policy, rule of law, and democracy,” wrote in a Substack post on Thursday that the lawmakers’ call was “only a restatement of what every officer and enlisted servicemember already knows: illegal orders can and should be refused. This is not a political opinion. It is doctrine.”

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell challenged the theory that illegal orders were being issued.

“Our military follows orders, and our civilians give legal orders,” Parnell told The Associated Press on Thursday. “We love the Constitution. These politicians are out of their minds.”

Associated Press writers Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves and Konstantin Toropin contributed to this report.

<figure>
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 </figure>By&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/author/meg-kinnard">MEG KINNARD</a> Associated PressPresident&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;on Thursday accused half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers — all veterans of the armed services and intelligence community — called on U.S. military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal orders.”(click below to watch the controversial video)<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community. The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship. <a href="https://t.co/N8lW0EpQ7r">pic.twitter.com/N8lW0EpQ7r</a>&mdash; Sen. Elissa Slotkin (@SenatorSlotkin) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorSlotkin/status/1990774492356902948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The 90-second video was first posted early Tuesday from Sen.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/slotkin-democratic-response-text-trump-congress-6ba1012264201e715c290da1b8f45bc4">Elissa Slotkin’s</a>&nbsp;X account. In it, the six lawmakers — Slotkin, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, and Reps. Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan — speak directly to U.S. service members, whom Slotkin acknowledges are “under enormous stress and pressure right now.”“The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution,” Slotkin wrote in the X post.Trump on Thursday reposted messages from others about the video, amplifying it with his own words. It marked another flashpoint in the political rhetoric that at times has been thematic in his administrations, as well as among some in his MAGA base. Some Democrats accused him of acting like a king and trying to distract from the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-justice-department-4872c23a3ed03bf3d4c526581d3aed59">soon-to-be-released files</a>&nbsp;about disgraced financier and sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein.<h2>What Democrats said in the video</h2>With pieces of dialogue spliced together from different members, the lawmakers introduce themselves and their background. They go on to say the Trump administration “is pitting our uniformed military against American citizens. They call for service members to “refuse illegal orders” and “stand up for our laws.”The lawmakers conclude the video by encouraging service members, “Don’t give up the ship,” a War of 1812-era phrase attributed to a U.S. Navy captain’s dying command to his crew.Although the lawmakers didn’t mention specific circumstances in the video, its release comes as the Trump administration continues attempts at deployment of National Guard troops into U.S. cities for various roles, although some have been pulled back, and others held up in court.<h2>Are U.S. troops allowed to disobey orders?</h2>Troops, especially uniformed commanders, have a specific obligation to reject an order that’s unlawful, if they make that determination.However, while commanders have military lawyers on their staffs to consult with in helping make such a determination, rank-and-file troops who are tasked with carrying out those orders are rarely in a similar position.Broad legal precedence holds that just following orders, colloquially known as the “Nuremberg defense” as it was used unsuccessfully by senior Nazi officials to justify their actions under Adolf Hitler, doesn’t absolve troops.However, the U.S. military legal code, known as the Uniform Code of Military Justice or UCMJ, will punish troops for failing to follow an order should it turn out to be lawful. Troops can be criminally charged with Article 90 of the UCMJ, willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, and Article 92, failure to obey an order.<h2>How Trump and others responded</h2>On Thursday, Trump reposted to social media an article about the video, adding his own commentary that it was “really bad, and Dangerous to our Country.”<figure>
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 </figure>“SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!!” Trump went on. “LOCK THEM UP???” He called for the lawmakers’ arrest and trial, adding in a separate post that it was “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH.”Trump also reposted more than a dozen comments from other accounts criticizing Democrats, including one that stated “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!”<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Q: &quot;Just to be clear, does the president want to execute members of Congress?&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PressSec</a> Karoline Leavitt: &quot;No. Let&#39;s be clear about what the president is responding to...you have sitting members of the United States Congress who conspired together to orchestrate a video message… <a href="https://t.co/pPCLJ4LqCD">pic.twitter.com/pPCLJ4LqCD</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1991596354767057136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PressSec</a>: &quot;The sanctity of our military rests on the chain of command, and if that chain of command is broken, it can lead to people getting killed, it can lead to chaos, and that’s what these members of Congress... are essentially encouraging.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/SX9fpzvTcX">https://t.co/SX9fpzvTcX</a> <a href="https://t.co/cXfOiPyZC2">pic.twitter.com/cXfOiPyZC2</a>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1991580562772095274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Asked during a White House briefing on Thursday about the intent of Trump’s messages, press secretary Karoline Leavitt instead honed in on the Democrats’ message, which she posited “perhaps is punishable by law.” Leavitt went on to say that any incitement to “defy the chain of command, not to follow lawful orders” is “a very dangerous thing for sitting members of Congress to do, and they should be held accountable, and that’s what the president wants to see.”<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/SenSchumer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenSchumer</a>: &quot;The president of the United States is calling for the execution of elected officials. This is an outright threat and it&#39;s deadly serious...When Donald Trump uses the language of execution and treason, some of his supporters may very well listen.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/xWNuYavd0z">pic.twitter.com/xWNuYavd0z</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1991557416035520636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Donald Trump’s latest threats against Democratic lawmakers are dangerous, disgraceful and beneath the dignity of any public office. When the President makes the appalling and un-American suggestion that Members of Congress are “seditious traitors” for telling our military and…&mdash; Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1991611869656752317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Democrats were swift to react to Trump’s words, with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer warning in a floor speech that the president was “lighting a match in a country soaked with political gasoline.”<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">Asked Speaker Johnson about Trump’s post about Dems’ ‘seditious behavior’ and about that being ‘punishable by death,” Speaker Johnson takes no issue with Trump’s statements and criticizes Democrats’ rhetoric as “wildly inappropriate.” <a href="https://t.co/9o4yCxM6oX">pic.twitter.com/9o4yCxM6oX</a>&mdash; Manu Raju (@mkraju) <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1991567342313369774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Speaker Mike Johnson said he did not believe Trump was calling for violence in the social media posts, saying Trump was merely “defining a crime,” and calling the Democrats’ video “wildly inappropriate.”“Think of the threat that is to our national security and what it means for our institution,” Johnson added.Trump’s allies balked at the video. On Wednesday on Fox News, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller called the messaging “insurrection — plainly, directly, without question” and said it represented “a general call for rebellion from the CIA and the armed services of the United States, by Democrat lawmakers.”On X, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commented on the video Tuesday as “Stage 4 TDS,” referring to “Trump Derangement Syndrome” — a term used by Trump to describe voters so angry and opposed to him that they are incapable of seeing any good in what he does.The Steady State, which describes itself as “a network of 300+ national and homeland security experts standing for strong and principled policy, rule of law, and democracy,” wrote in a Substack post on Thursday that the lawmakers’ call was “only a restatement of what every officer and enlisted servicemember already knows: illegal orders can and should be refused. This is not a political opinion. It is doctrine.”Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell challenged the theory that illegal orders were being issued.“Our military follows orders, and our civilians give legal orders,” Parnell told The Associated Press on Thursday. “We love the Constitution. These politicians are out of their minds.”___Associated Press writers Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves and Konstantin Toropin contributed to this report.___

🎥 See the video that made Trump accuse Dems of ‘sedition, punishable by death'

Norman George Anschutz, 86, of Russell, Kansas, died on Monday, November 17, 2025, at the Via Christi Saint Francis Hospital in Wichita.

Norman was born on October 15, 1939, in Hays, Kansas, the son of Louis and Vivian (Thielen) Anschutz. He grew up in Dorrance, Kansas, and graduated from Dorrance High School in the class of 1958. He attended Kansas State University, graduating with an Architecture degree in 1963, and spending most of his early professional career with Shaver &amp; Company in Salina, Kansas. During a temporary project assignment in California, he met and fell in love with Barbara Jean Dito. The couple was united in marriage on May 31, 1969, in San Francisco, California. Norman and Barbara began their new life together in San Jose, California and were blessed with two children: Cheryl and Michael. In 1976, the family moved back to Kansas, making their home in Russell. Norman worked part-time as an architect while maintaining the family farm he had dearly missed while in California. Though having moved away, Norman ensured the family traveled back to San Francisco frequently to stay connected to Barbara’s Italian family, while enjoying the amazing food and taking in all the sights and traditions. He was a longtime member of St. Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Russell. Norman was a dedicated member of the Russell COOP coffee group where he enjoyed spending his morning visiting with friends. Norm and Barb loved traveling to Colorado, and other scenic locations as he loved the outdoors. A tender heart for animals, Norman found great joy caring for the farm cats and the many dogs in his life over the years. He was also an avid collector of scale model John Deere equipment and Model T Cars, and a lifelong history buff. After discovering the wonders of the iPad, he would spend countless hours learning everything he could about history and listening to his beloved music. Most of all, Norman enjoyed spending time working the family farm with his son, and spending time with his family and friends.

Surviving family include wife of 56 years, Barbara Anschutz of the home, daughter, Cheryl T. Brock (Travis) of Wichita, Kansas and son Michael N. Anschutz (Mendi) of Hays, Kansas; sisters Ellen Spaulding (Mark) of Andover, Kansas and Eileen Keenan (Dennis) of Overland Park, Kansas; and grandchildren Hannah, Leah, Luke, Jared, Shelby, and Easton.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Joyce Cobb-Barker.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at St. Mary, Queen of Angels Catholic Church of Russell. 

Burial will follow at the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday, November 24, 2025, at Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary. 

Vigil and Rosary will be held at 7:00 PM, Monday November 24 at St. Mary, Queen of Angels Catholic Church. A memorial has been established with Russell Senior Center. 

Memorial contributions and condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, who will oversee these arrangements

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/11/1763678088670.jpeg" alt="Norman George Anschutz" />
 <figcaption>Norman George Anschutz</figcaption>
 </figure>Norman George Anschutz, 86, of Russell, Kansas, died on Monday, November 17, 2025, at the Via Christi Saint Francis Hospital in Wichita.Norman was born on October 15, 1939, in Hays, Kansas, the son of Louis and Vivian (Thielen) Anschutz. He grew up in Dorrance, Kansas, and graduated from Dorrance High School in the class of 1958. He attended Kansas State University, graduating with an Architecture degree in 1963, and spending most of his early professional career with Shaver &amp; Company in Salina, Kansas. During a temporary project assignment in California, he met and fell in love with Barbara Jean Dito. The couple was united in marriage on May 31, 1969, in San Francisco, California. Norman and Barbara began their new life together in San Jose, California and were blessed with two children: Cheryl and Michael. In 1976, the family moved back to Kansas, making their home in Russell. Norman worked part-time as an architect while maintaining the family farm he had dearly missed while in California. Though having moved away, Norman ensured the family traveled back to San Francisco frequently to stay connected to Barbara’s Italian family, while enjoying the amazing food and taking in all the sights and traditions. He was a longtime member of St. Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Russell. Norman was a dedicated member of the Russell COOP coffee group where he enjoyed spending his morning visiting with friends. Norm and Barb loved traveling to Colorado, and other scenic locations as he loved the outdoors. A tender heart for animals, Norman found great joy caring for the farm cats and the many dogs in his life over the years. He was also an avid collector of scale model John Deere equipment and Model T Cars, and a lifelong history buff. After discovering the wonders of the iPad, he would spend countless hours learning everything he could about history and listening to his beloved music. Most of all, Norman enjoyed spending time working the family farm with his son, and spending time with his family and friends.Surviving family include wife of 56 years, Barbara Anschutz of the home, daughter, Cheryl T. Brock (Travis) of Wichita, Kansas and son Michael N. Anschutz (Mendi) of Hays, Kansas; sisters Ellen Spaulding (Mark) of Andover, Kansas and Eileen Keenan (Dennis) of Overland Park, Kansas; and grandchildren Hannah, Leah, Luke, Jared, Shelby, and Easton.He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Joyce Cobb-Barker.A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at St. Mary, Queen of Angels Catholic Church of Russell. Burial will follow at the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday, November 24, 2025, at Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary. Vigil and Rosary will be held at 7:00 PM, Monday November 24 at St. Mary, Queen of Angels Catholic Church. A memorial has been established with Russell Senior Center. Memorial contributions and condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, who will oversee these arrangements

Norman George Anschutz

Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid Quotes

OPENING STATEMENT:&nbsp;“Alright, as far as injuries go for today’s practice, Kingsley (Suamataia) won’t practice but (is) doing well he had a concussion, but he’s doing pretty good right now. Then Xavier (Worthy) tweaked his ankle a little bit, he did the walk through, but we will see about practice as we go forward here. Look forward to the challenge of playing Indianapolis. A good football team (and) well coached so look forward to coming GEHA Field At Arrowhead Stadium. It’s a great venue here and we love playing here. With that, time is yours.”

Q: Will Isiah Pacheco return to practice this week?

Q: On penalties and what the team can do at this point of the season to be more consistent.

REID:&nbsp;“I mentioned it to you after the game, just the penalties. In this league they get you. Even though you might overcome it, you’ve utilized certain plays to do it and plays are valuable as you go through a game here and you have to take care of that part of it, start there and then take care of the turnovers and make sure we’re giving the guys good stuff to work with which we look at first.”

Q: On Travis Kelce mentioning on his podcast that most of the team’s issues are self-inflicted.

REID:&nbsp;“Yeah, I told you I start with myself. It happens. I’d tell you, yes. We have good guys, and they work hard so we’ll make sure we take care of it.”

Q: What’s the balance between adjusting to this team’s record and overacting to it?

REID:&nbsp;“Yeah, we’re not overreacting, but there is a certain urgency you got to have. To make sure that you clean up some of the stuff we’ve had. Overreacting doesn’t help, what helps is that you take care of your business individually and then collectively as a team. It’s what you have to do.”

Q: Is the framework of the offense still the right path?

REID:&nbsp;“You guys see it all, you know this. When you do it in crucial situations, that gets you. Then it’s tough to overcome at times. Whether it’s a third down and short or where you’re down at the two-yard line and then you have to back up, those types of things, those come back to haunt you when you’re playing good teams. We might be able to overcome it against a not very good team, but against good teams, you got to be sharp. There’s not a huge secret to that. You guys watch it like we watch it. As coaches we got to make sure we are giving the guys the stuff they can do the best at.”

Q: Is it concerning that the offense hasn’t had as quick of starts as you would like and do you think you need to give Patrick Mahomes more rhythm in the first quarter?

REID:&nbsp;“Yeah, Nate (Taylor) every year is different. I approach it that way. Every game is different, so I go back and we look at everything. So, for games that maybe we didn’t start (quick), why? And let’s answer it or whatever. We’re not running the ball, let’s look at why. That’s the way we address it, and we do it on every play and make sure we come up with a better solution.”

Q: On the offensive scheme shifting throughout the season.

REID:&nbsp;“We’re not in a position where we need to wholesale that (the current offensive scheme). That’s not where we’re at right now. We need to just clean up some things. The nice part about this offense is you got a lot of directions you can go with it. A whole lot of things – different things you can do with it. It’s important that we do the right things and get ourselves in the right place.”

Q: What are your thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts?

REID:&nbsp;“He’s (Colts Head Coach Shane Steichen) done a nice job there. The quarterback (Colts QB Daniel Jones) is playing well for him. Defensively, they have a great scheme, and they’re very accurate with what they do, solid. Then special teams, they’ve just done a good job there. He’s got a good football team all the way around. It’s not by chance that he’s sitting where he is sitting record wise.”

Q: You’ve played deep into the season every year now. Do you think part of the problem is that everyone has so much film on you guys and fatigue?

REID:&nbsp;“I’m really tired of these press conferences (laughter). I don’t think so. There is enough changeover in today’s world, it keeps it fresh and so on. I think we’re okay there.”

Q: How do you evaluate Patrick Mahomes’ year compared to previous years?

REID:&nbsp;“I mean listen; he’s (Patrick Mahomes) really having a good year. We’ve got a couple of things we got to clean up all the way around, but he’s played great football. The margin between winning and losing this week is like this (motions small). We’ve got to take care of this (the small margin) and get ourselves where we can do a little bit better all the way around.”

Q: What did you learn about Josh Simmons last week?

REID:&nbsp;“Yeah, listen, for being away for a few weeks there I thought he (Josh Simmons) did a nice job. Got to clean up a couple things – with the penalties and that. His effort, his attitude, and everything was great. He was able to keep everything focused back to the football part of it. He had to take care of business, and he took care of it and that’s where he is at.”

<a>Q:&nbsp;</a>How can you turn the corner and be more consistent?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“Yeah, I think it just comes with the history that we’ve had and knowing that we have the guys to do it. It’s about going out there and proving it now and getting better at practice, getting better in the film room (and) getting extra time at the facility. But talking with the guys throughout the building this week, I think guys are excited for the opportunity to go out there and prove that. But like I said, you got to go out there and do it. You can’t just keep talking about it, you got to go out there and do it, and it starts with me and has to feed through the entire team.”

Q:&nbsp;What was the most frustrating part about the loss in Denver?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“For me, it was just getting the ball with four minutes left and not getting points and not getting a first down or really anything. Just being in those moments before and knowing how important it is to get some momentum in your team by at least moving the ball a little bit and changing the field position and not being able to do that was big. That was the most disappointing part for me because even though I didn’t feel like we played to our best level (and) our best standard, there was still an opportunity to win the football game, and we weren’t able to do that.”

Q:&nbsp;On the offense being improved from last season but capitalizing on situational football.

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“I’ve preached that for the last few years. These games are a couple plays here and there. There’s not a lot of times in this league where you’re blowing teams out. There’s a couple plays here and there that you have to make and we’ve been able to make those plays these last few years and we’re not doing that this year. Now it’s about giving ourselves more opportunities to make those plays and then when we get those opportunities, going out there and doing it. I’m excited for it. We have a lot of good football teams coming up, starting off with the Colts, but it’s a great opportunity to go out there and get our season turned around and get going in the right direction.”

Q:&nbsp;Have you seen common denominators on the deep passes that you haven’t connected on?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“Yeah, I’m just not making the throws. That’s pretty much the biggest thing. Guys are getting open and giving me chances to make the plays down the field. I give them chances to make plays and if you look at the one to Tyquan (Thornton) later in the game, it wasn’t necessarily the best thrown ball but it gave him (Tyquan Thornton) a chance and I think that’s something I can learn from with guys like Xavier’s (Worthy) early, is that it might not be the perfect pass that’s going to be a touchdown and catch like that, but if I can throw the ball and just give him (Xavier Worthy) a chance to make a play, he’ll make the play on it, then he can make the play and score the touchdown from there. Being better there and giving guys chances usually works out.”

Q:&nbsp;On Xavier Worthy’s deep route in the first quarter and if he had the right angle.

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“Yeah, the angle stuff is one thing. I think what I’ve learned from just playing for awhile now is that those deep passes – like I said those deep passes don’t have to be perfect. I think we always want to make the perfect throw, but if he (Xavier Worthy) wins like that, you can flatten his angle (and) you can throw the ball with more air underneath it then he can adjust and that’s why he is the player that he is so why not give him that opportunity and try to throw the ball perfectly down the field and it looks awesome when it happens but obviously there’s more misses than there is completions. If you look at the best deep ball throwers in the league and in the history of the NFL, they weren’t always just these perfectly thrown balls, but they were giving guys chances and they were going out there and making plays.”

Q:&nbsp;On Colts Defensive Coordinator Lou Anarumo and if the Colts run the same type of defense as the Cincinnati Bengals when Coach Anarumo was in Cincinnati.

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“They (Indianapolis Colts) definitely do some of the stuff, (Colts Defensive Coordinator) Coach (Lou) Anarumo is a great defensive coordinator, a great coach, and he has his stuff, but what I think makes him such a great defensive coordinator is that he tailors his scheme to the team that he’s playing with. He wants to go with their strengths. Getting their guys in the best position to succeed and even from some of the trades that they’ve made, they’ve adjusted their defense as well. I think that’s something that makes him a great coach is that he’s not stuck in his ways of how he calls things, he adjusts his scheme to the team that’s around him and obviously they have done a lot of great things this year.”

Q:&nbsp;Do you care whether you are under center or shotgun?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“Nah my preference is to win so whatever way that happens, I’m good with.”

Q:&nbsp;Is it difficult to prepare for a guy like Colts Defensive Coordinator Lou Anarumo when he changes his scheme so much?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“Obviously, there’s going to be some difficulties there but at the same time we’ve played him (Colts Defensive Coordinator Lou Anarumo) so many times that you just go back and watch every game that you’ve played against him and see the different things that he has done to you, the changeups he has thrown at you and then you know there is going to be a wrinkle that he has this game (and) try and make a positive play out of it. It doesn’t have to be a home run shot or whatever it is but getting the ball to a checkdown, getting the ball to a guy that can get five to six yards and then get back into the flow of the game. I think that’s something that’s important against him is that he’ll continue to throw different things at you just to make sure that you’re not settled with what he’s calling and that’s something that I have to continue to be great with throughout the entire football game.”

Q:&nbsp;How have you felt on your decision making with run pass options (RPOs)?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“I feel like I’ve done a good job of it. I think there’s times when I should hand it (off) and there’s times I should throw the ball more. You have to continue to read and get better and better with it. More than anything, I think it’s just giving guys chances either catching the ball or running the ball even if the perfect look is not there. There’s times where I might’ve thrown it and we got five or six yards and that’s a positive play, but you can hand the ball off and kind of keep defenses honest as well. That’s stuff that I’ve worked with throughout my entire career and it’s something that has been huge in our offense for a long time. I think for us, it’s just continuing to get better and better each and every game.”

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“There’s multiple. There’s times – (Offensive Line) Coach (Andy) Heck and (Head) Coach (Andy) Reid and all of them, they coach multiple ways of reading it. There’s times where we’re reading a certain guy and there’s times, we’re reading coverages and there’s times where you’re reading space. It just kind of depends on that week and the team that you’re playing and being able to adjust accordingly. Like I said, our goal is to get five or six yards every single time we run RPO, either running the ball or throwing the ball and I think we’ve done a good job at that throughout this season, but at the end of the day, like I said sometimes you have to hand the ball off, even if the throw gets you five or six yards just to keep the defense honest and to set up other stuff throughout the rest of the game.”

Q:&nbsp;On lack of intermediate throws.

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“It’s just kind of the coverages that we’ve been getting. Teams are playing more man coverage against us, which gives more opportunities to throw the ball down the field but until we can prove that we can hit those throws down the field teams are going to continue to play man coverage. That’s something that’s going to be important for us is to hit some of those throws and once we start hitting some of the throws like you saw this last game against Denver, you hit one deep throw and all of a sudden the offense opens up and then you’re able to hit other throws as well. I think we’ve always done a really good job of being able to take what’s there, it’s just about hitting some of those deeper throws to loosen the defense up and then give us opportunities to throw the ball everywhere throughout the offense.”

Q:&nbsp;Can you pinpoint why you have had slower starts on offense this season?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“I mean there has been games where we’ve had great starts, and we’ve usually won them and there have been games when we don’t have good starts and we’ve lost them this year. I think just learning from those. I mean this last week, you just hit the throw to Xavier (Worthy), that’s a great start and then to Tyquan (Thornton) after that. It’s just little things here and there but those little things add up, and I think that’s something that we have to continue to get better and better at. I have to be better at getting us going in the right direction. If I’m going to make that throw to Xavier I have to hit it, if not I have to hit Travis (Kelce) to keep the chains moving. Those are decisions that I have to make and when I make those decisions, I have to go out there and execute them.”

Q:&nbsp;How do you handle the sense of urgency throughout the week?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“Just like if you were going to a big divisional game or a playoff game or whatever it is, you just have to know what’s at stake. You try to prepare yourself throughout the week and do the little extra stuff so that your mind can be settled on gameday and then you can go out there and just play, knowing that you need to go out there and win the football game and knowing we’re going – we’re playing against a really good football team that’s playing great football right now. It’s a great opportunity at the end of the day. Obviously, we’re 5-5, not where we want to be at, but we get to write the rest of this season’s story, and it starts this week with the Colts at (GEHA Field at) Arrowhead (Stadium) and I’m excited for us to go out there and do it.”

Q:&nbsp;How do you hold teammates accountable?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“First, you have to go out and do it. I’m always a big, you have to go out and show you’re going to put in the work and I think if you do that, you can ask guys and push guys to do more. We have a lot of great dudes in this locker room and you can see that their mindset and the way that they’re walking around the building this week is that they’re pushing themselves to be even better, knowing that we’re this close, you just have to continue to push yourself to kind of breakthrough that barrier and get to where we want to be at as a football team. I’m excited. Like I said, it’s not where we want to be at and it has been a rough kind of high-low season, but we get to write the rest of the story so let’s go out there and do it.”

Q:&nbsp;On Josh Simmons’ performance Sunday.

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“He’s (Josh Simmons) a great football player, and he has gotten better every week that he’s played, and he’ll continue to get better. For him, it’s just continuing to stack days on days of just getting better, pushing himself to be the best player that he can be. Like I said, since OTAs when he got out there and the way he was rehabbing and the way he was getting back at it to training camp and to the season, he’s gotten better and better. I think the sky’s the limit, and he has got to keep pushing to get better.”

Q:&nbsp;On the decision of RPOs based on opponent.

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“Yeah, there is. The first play of the game this last week with that safety pressure and we knew they might get into a run blitz type of thing and you throw the ball to Rashee (Rice), you get a first down and kind of get things going. That’s the stuff that you want, but then there’s times where you throw the ball and it might get three yards like I did Travis (Kelce) later in the game and you want to make sure you give guys chances to run the football on plays like that. Just reading the coverages, understanding what the defense is doing and then making the best decision you feel like for the team.”

OPENING STATEMENT:&nbsp;“First, I want to thank the entire Kansas City and this club for having my six for the time I was away from the team. It showed how much love this team and city has for me, and I can’t wait to give it back to them.”

Q:&nbsp;Is there anything that you want to share about your absences?

SIMMONS:&nbsp;“I kind of want to keep that in house. (With) all due respect. I know everybody wants to (know), but it’s something I kind of want to keep inside.”

Q:&nbsp;How do you think you played in your first game back?

SIMMONS:&nbsp;“There’s always room (for growth). But I think as a front we swung as hard as we could. There are obviously some things you can’t control. They’re (Denver Broncos) also a really good football team. I think it’s just kind of picking up on the film and cleaning some stuff up.”

Q:&nbsp;Do you feel a little rust?

SIMMONS:&nbsp;“A little bit. I mean 15 (Nik Bonitto) is an extremely gifted player, so going against that wasn’t fair looking back, but I think with the teammates that I had throughout that week they helped me up and kind of helped brush that stuff off.”

Q:&nbsp;On Colts RB Jonathan Taylor.

BOLTON:&nbsp;“Obviously this year he (Jonathan Taylor) looks fresh (and) he looks rejuvenated. He’s running the ball very well, doing a lot of different things for them (Indianapolis Colts). Obviously scheme wise, some things are similar (and) some things are different. They have a lot of key guys that are the same. They find different ways to use those guys and get them out in space and obviously get the ball to 28 (Jonathan Taylor) whenever they get the chance to.”

Q:&nbsp;What have you seen differently from Colts QB Daniel Jones?

BOLTON:&nbsp;“First and foremost, taking care of the football. He’s (Daniel Jones) doing a great job of getting the ball out to his pass catchers and giving them a chance to make plays with the ball. They do a great job of getting guys out in space, attacking schemes and he’s doing a good job at getting people the ball on time and on target. I think he’s confident, looks driven and a great opportunity for him and another opportunity for us to play at home.”

Q:&nbsp;On Colts rookie TE Tyler Warren.

Chiefs Quotes: 11-20-25

The US National Weather Service (USNWS) has issued Saline County a "Dense Fog" advisory until 11:00 am Wednesday morning.

The USNWS posted on Facebook&nbsp;a screenshot from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), of dense fog along I-70 near mile marker 229, at Lincoln Hill in central KS at 7:46 am (see above).

Please be cautious on the roads and drive safely during this advisory.

Monitor local weather updates frequently in multiple ways by listening to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.weather.gov/nwr/">NOAA Weather Radio</a>, checking local news and emergency notifications. You can also stay informed by following Saline County and the National Weather Service on social media.

For the latest forecast updates, visit the National Weather Service Wichita office at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.weather.gov/ict/">https://www.weather.gov/ict/</a>. To check forecasts frequently, go to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.weather.gov/">weather.gov</a>.

<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNWSWichita%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0Bc5sAPNw9YJxeXU3wZqwZSBT259uiND2oNXN2BJUajTH9RkS8rATjKdpi1wSuBK7l&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="395" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></div>Salina PostThe US National Weather Service (USNWS) has issued Saline County a "Dense Fog" advisory until 11:00 am Wednesday morning.The USNWS posted on Facebook&nbsp;a screenshot from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), of dense fog along I-70 near mile marker 229, at Lincoln Hill in central KS at 7:46 am (see above).Please be cautious on the roads and drive safely during this advisory.Monitor local weather updates frequently in multiple ways by listening to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.weather.gov/nwr/">NOAA Weather Radio</a>, checking local news and emergency notifications. You can also stay informed by following Saline County and the National Weather Service on social media.For the latest forecast updates, visit the National Weather Service Wichita office at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.weather.gov/ict/">https://www.weather.gov/ict/</a>. To check forecasts frequently, go to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.weather.gov/">weather.gov</a>.

Saline County under "Dense Fog" advisory Wednesday morning

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Three day weather forecast Salina, November 19 - November 21

OPENING STATEMENT:&nbsp;“I don’t have any injuries to add to from what I gave you last night. The guys are all working their way in now. With that, I mentioned last night after the game, (and) I still feel that way but too many penalties in crucial situations or crucial areas of the field that can put you in a bad position. I got to make sure that I give our guys plays that they can definitely execute better than what we did. Which caused some of the penalties that were involved. (I) take full responsibility on that. Then giving the guys plays that they can work on in the redzone so we can gain more touchdowns in that area, and they give them a better opportunity on time there for throwing it and then space in the run game. Defensively, I thought for the most part we did a good job. We had a couple of these third downs that we need to take care of and get off the field. None bigger than towards the end there. So, the two offensive three and outs, the big penalty at the end and then field position with the special teams wasn’t on our side, we were -12 there. So, we have to stay on top of that. (If) you add all of that up and you’re not going to end up on the normally positive end of things. I appreciate the fight in the guys. I felt like I could’ve like I said, give them a better opportunity to get in the end zone. We’ve got to make sure that we do that. Full responsibility right here. With that time’s yours.”

Q: The last time you were 5-5 you went to the postseason. Is that something you draw on for motivation?

REID:&nbsp;“Yeah, we’re not quite as negative as the outside world is here Vahe (Gregorian) (chuckles). We know what we need to clean up, and we need to do it. But the guys, they get it. Some of these guys have been through some pretty good seasons, and it isn’t like this one’s lost, Vahe. We just got to clean up a few of these things and the urgency level, obviously we got to make sure we take care of that now.”

Q:&nbsp;On conveying to the team that it is one game at a time.

REID:&nbsp;“Yeah, I mentioned that to them after the game actually. What can you do? (What) you can do is get yourself ready to play Indianapolis. That’s what you can do. Everything else is involved with a crystal ball. You can take care of today and tomorrow and the following day. Let’s start there.”

Q: In the seasons that you were able to turn it around, what traits did you see in those teams?

REID:&nbsp;“Yeah well it was just a little bit what we’re talking about Pete (Sweeney). You’ve got to take care of the small things and that’s coaches included. Whether it’s volume (or) whether it’s fundamentals, you have to take care of those small things and when I tell you I’m responsible for that, I’m responsible for that and then the players have to do the same thing (and) take care of the small things. Why are we having the penalties and then let’s fix that and don’t point to the officials (and) don’t point here or there, take responsibility for it. If it’s fundamentals, if you’re on the back end and you need to plant and drive, why didn’t we do it? Our offensive line, you didn’t step with the right foot. All those things, you control, and you have to take care of those things. Small things but they all add up.”

Q: Was there anything specific in last night’s game that could have changed the outcome of the game?

REID:&nbsp;“Well listen, you always feel that if you come out – sometimes even when you win a game you go ‘I could’ve done better right there’ right? There are plays that you’d like to have back, but I’m always looking (at) what could I have done better to give the guys a chance to be successful or during the week what did we do or how did we set it up going in? Yeah, I mean I look at that. I don’t feel like I can pick out a specific area, but I already mentioned the red zone. Those are areas that we’ve got to score points.”

Q: What’s your confidence level in the run game?

REID:&nbsp;“Yeah, that’s obviously a good question. I know you know all this, but we’re calling quite a few of the RPOs (run pass options). Yesterday they were giving us opportunities to throw the football, so we utilized the opportunities there and those things end up being as good as a run for you. We’re getting four plus yards and you go with it, but the runs are being called, it’s just sometimes they get turned into passes in today’s world, that’s how it goes. We’re getting them (run plays) in, now we have some hard runs where you just get up, line up and go. Probably could call more of those to be for you to write something there.”

Q:&nbsp;What mood are the players in after last night’s game?

REID:&nbsp;“There was disappointment last night. They fought their hearts out and had too many mistakes. Like I said, I could’ve gotten them in better positions. They were disappointed. These guys normally take responsibility for those type of things, so I go around on the plane on the way back and I talk (and) see where we’re at. I get a pretty good feel on what the guys are thinking immediately after a game. These guys are accountable for their actions. They don’t finger point and do all of that and that’s going to help us get through and get on the positive end of this thing, so we just have to clean up a few things as we go.”

Q: On the deep passes early in the game.

REID:&nbsp;“Yeah, we were off on a tick and then we came back and made a couple (deep passes) or at least got pass interference (calls) on a couple that were right there. That’s how you play this thing. Sometimes they’re going to hit, sometimes they’re not. Would Pat (Mahomes) like to have them back? He (Patrick Mahomes) probably told you that so I would say yeah, he would love to have them back and could we have done a little better here and there? Yeah, but that’s all part of it, we had some big ones that added up for us down the way but sure, we would’ve liked to have completed those. To answer your question, yes, we would’ve liked to (have) completed them.”

Q: On Josh Simmons’ performance and what did you need to see from him last week to make sure he was ready to go?

Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid QuotesNovember 17, 2025OPENING STATEMENT:&nbsp;“I don’t have any injuries to add to from what I gave you last night. The guys are all working their way in now. With that, I mentioned last night after the game, (and) I still feel that way but too many penalties in crucial situations or crucial areas of the field that can put you in a bad position. I got to make sure that I give our guys plays that they can definitely execute better than what we did. Which caused some of the penalties that were involved. (I) take full responsibility on that. Then giving the guys plays that they can work on in the redzone so we can gain more touchdowns in that area, and they give them a better opportunity on time there for throwing it and then space in the run game. Defensively, I thought for the most part we did a good job. We had a couple of these third downs that we need to take care of and get off the field. None bigger than towards the end there. So, the two offensive three and outs, the big penalty at the end and then field position with the special teams wasn’t on our side, we were -12 there. So, we have to stay on top of that. (If) you add all of that up and you’re not going to end up on the normally positive end of things. I appreciate the fight in the guys. I felt like I could’ve like I said, give them a better opportunity to get in the end zone. We’ve got to make sure that we do that. Full responsibility right here. With that time’s yours.”Q: The last time you were 5-5 you went to the postseason. Is that something you draw on for motivation?REID:&nbsp;“Yeah, we’re not quite as negative as the outside world is here Vahe (Gregorian) (chuckles). We know what we need to clean up, and we need to do it. But the guys, they get it. Some of these guys have been through some pretty good seasons, and it isn’t like this one’s lost, Vahe. We just got to clean up a few of these things and the urgency level, obviously we got to make sure we take care of that now.”Q:&nbsp;On conveying to the team that it is one game at a time.REID:&nbsp;“Yeah, I mentioned that to them after the game actually. What can you do? (What) you can do is get yourself ready to play Indianapolis. That’s what you can do. Everything else is involved with a crystal ball. You can take care of today and tomorrow and the following day. Let’s start there.”Q: In the seasons that you were able to turn it around, what traits did you see in those teams?REID:&nbsp;“Yeah well it was just a little bit what we’re talking about Pete (Sweeney). You’ve got to take care of the small things and that’s coaches included. Whether it’s volume (or) whether it’s fundamentals, you have to take care of those small things and when I tell you I’m responsible for that, I’m responsible for that and then the players have to do the same thing (and) take care of the small things. Why are we having the penalties and then let’s fix that and don’t point to the officials (and) don’t point here or there, take responsibility for it. If it’s fundamentals, if you’re on the back end and you need to plant and drive, why didn’t we do it? Our offensive line, you didn’t step with the right foot. All those things, you control, and you have to take care of those things. Small things but they all add up.”Q: Was there anything specific in last night’s game that could have changed the outcome of the game?REID:&nbsp;“Well listen, you always feel that if you come out – sometimes even when you win a game you go ‘I could’ve done better right there’ right? There are plays that you’d like to have back, but I’m always looking (at) what could I have done better to give the guys a chance to be successful or during the week what did we do or how did we set it up going in? Yeah, I mean I look at that. I don’t feel like I can pick out a specific area, but I already mentioned the red zone. Those are areas that we’ve got to score points.”Q: What’s your confidence level in the run game?REID:&nbsp;“Yeah, that’s obviously a good question. I know you know all this, but we’re calling quite a few of the RPOs (run pass options). Yesterday they were giving us opportunities to throw the football, so we utilized the opportunities there and those things end up being as good as a run for you. We’re getting four plus yards and you go with it, but the runs are being called, it’s just sometimes they get turned into passes in today’s world, that’s how it goes. We’re getting them (run plays) in, now we have some hard runs where you just get up, line up and go. Probably could call more of those to be for you to write something there.”Q:&nbsp;What mood are the players in after last night’s game?REID:&nbsp;“There was disappointment last night. They fought their hearts out and had too many mistakes. Like I said, I could’ve gotten them in better positions. They were disappointed. These guys normally take responsibility for those type of things, so I go around on the plane on the way back and I talk (and) see where we’re at. I get a pretty good feel on what the guys are thinking immediately after a game. These guys are accountable for their actions. They don’t finger point and do all of that and that’s going to help us get through and get on the positive end of this thing, so we just have to clean up a few things as we go.”Q: On the deep passes early in the game.REID:&nbsp;“Yeah, we were off on a tick and then we came back and made a couple (deep passes) or at least got pass interference (calls) on a couple that were right there. That’s how you play this thing. Sometimes they’re going to hit, sometimes they’re not. Would Pat (Mahomes) like to have them back? He (Patrick Mahomes) probably told you that so I would say yeah, he would love to have them back and could we have done a little better here and there? Yeah, but that’s all part of it, we had some big ones that added up for us down the way but sure, we would’ve liked to have completed those. To answer your question, yes, we would’ve liked to (have) completed them.”Q: On Josh Simmons’ performance and what did you need to see from him last week to make sure he was ready to go?

Chiefs Quotes (11-17-25)

K-State at&nbsp;13/13/14&nbsp;Utah

Date:&nbsp;Saturday, November 22, 2025

Location:&nbsp;Salt Lake City, Utah

Stadium:&nbsp;Rice-Eccles Stadium (51,444)

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THE TOP 51)&nbsp;Coming off its first win in Stillwater since 2017, Kansas State will hit the road for the final time in 2025 looking for bowl eligibility as it travels to Salt Lake City to face No. 13 Utah on Saturday inside Rice-Eccles Stadium. The game kicks off at 3 p.m. CT, and will be shown on ESPN2 with Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst) and Stormy Buonantony (sideline) on the call.

2)&nbsp;After starting the season with four-straight one possession games and going 1-3 in those contests, the Wildcats have gone 4-2 in their last six games with three victories coming by multiple scores. The Wildcats have averaged 30.8 points per game over their last six games, as K-State is ranked 19th nationally in scoring among Power 4 teams since September 27.

3)&nbsp;Quarterback Avery Johnson is set to make his 25th-career start under center having thrown for 2,168 yards and 17 touchdowns this season, while he has rushed for seven touchdowns. He is one of 10 quarterbacks nationally with 17 passing touchdowns and seven rushing scores this season. Johnson has thrown scoring strikes to six different players, with Garrett Oakley and Jayce Brown leading the way with five apiece.

4)&nbsp;Linebacker Des Purnell has 58 tackles this season and has been on fire over his last four games by totaling 26 tackles, 5.0 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, two picks, five passes defended and a forced fumble. Cornerback Zashon Rich is tied for second in the Big 12 and 14th nationally with nine pass breakups, while the Cats rank second nationally in fumble recoveries (12) and fourth in turnovers gained (24).

5)&nbsp;Kicker Luis Rodriguez is 10-for-12 on field goals and has converted on all 34 extra-point attempts, which is the seventh-longest streak in school history to begin a season. Punter Simon McClannan ranks sixth in the Big 12 with a 42.0-yard average. The Cats rank 11th nationally with a 26.13-yard kickoff return average, led by Bryce Noernberg, who ranks third in the country with a 29.0-yard average.

STATISTICAL SPOTLIGHTS61&nbsp;– Big 12 road victories by K-State since the conference’s inception in 1996, the most among active programs.

27&nbsp;– The Wildcats are in search of their 27th bowl appearance all time, including their 14th in the last 16 seasons.

24&nbsp;– Number of turnovers the Wildcats have forced this season, which ranks fourth in the nation.

16&nbsp;– Games with multiple touchdown passes over the last two seasons by Avery Johnson, the third most in the nation.

5&nbsp;– Turnovers forced by K-State last week at Oklahoma State, its most in a game in 12 seasons (6 at Kansas in 2013).

• Kansas State forced a season-high five turnovers to push the Cats to a 14-6 win at Oklahoma State last week, its first win in Stillwater since 2017 and just the second since 1999.

• Prior to that, K-State suffered a 43-20 loss to No. 13 Texas Tech, a game that got away from the Wildcats after they had the ball down nine points (29-20) with seven minutes remaining.

• The game against the Red Raiders came on the heels of a dominating 42-17 win at Kansas, its 17th straight wins over the Jayhawks.

• Avery Johnson was 11-of-17 for 231 yards and accounted for four touchdowns against the Jayhawks, while Jayce Brown caught four passes for 160 yards, including a 78-yard score.

• Defensively, the Wildcats forced four total turnovers and pressured quarterback Jalon Daniels most of the day. Kansas averaged just 3.2 yards per snap in the contest.

• Prior to the KU game, the Wildcats picked up a 41-28 victory over TCU in a game that featured defensive touchdowns by safety Wesley Fair (15-yard fumble return) and linebacker Des Purnell (25-yard interception return).

• Purnell’s pick-6 came on the very next play after he had a sack and was part of a two-interception game with four total passes defended en route to Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors.

• Johnson threw three touchdown passes against the Horned Frogs, including two to tight end Garrett Oakley, which gave him the school’s career record by a tight end.

• Kansas State will be looking for its sixth victory of the year to advance to the postseason for a fifth-straight season and the 14th time in the last 16 years.

• Entering the 2025 season, K-State was one of just 19 Power 4 programs to play in a bowl game at least 13 times in the previous 15 years.

• Of Kansas State’s last 23 games dating back to Week 2 of the 2024 season, 12 have been decided by just one score.

• Last year, the Wildcats went 4-2 in one-possession games. All four of the victories were fourth-quarter comebacks, which ranked second in the nation to Illinois’ five.

• This season, K-State has played six one-possession games but has only come out on the winning side twice. In three of the losses, the Wildcats had the ball with a chance to either tie or take the lead late in the fourth quarter.

• K-State’s six one-score games this year are tied for the third most among Power 4 teams (Arizona State, Iowa State – 7, Arkansas, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Virginia – 6).

• K-State is one of only 10 Power 4 schools that have won at least nine games in each of the last three seasons, joining Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Tennessee.

• Among those teams, only Kansas State, Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Oregon have accomplished that feat in addition to winning a conference championship during that time frame.

• The Wildcats are tied for second among current Big 12 teams and 19th among Power 4 teams with 32 total wins since the beginning of 2022.

• The Wildcats are tied for first among current Big 12 teams and 18th among Power 4 teams with 32 total wins since the beginning of 2022.

• K-State has a total of 236 victories since 1996, which ranks 22nd nationally.

• Among active Big 12 teams, the Wildcats rank fourth behind BYU (248), TCU (244) and Utah (241).

• Kansas State has totaled 148 Big 12 victories since the conference’s formation in 1996, which stands as the most among active programs.

• In terms of Big 12 road wins, the Cats lead all active programs with 61 wins, followed by Oklahoma State (55) and Texas Tech (53).

• The Cats are also rank first among active Big 12 members in winning percentage since non-divisional play began in 2011 (min. 50 games). They sit at 59.4% (79-54), ahead of Oklahoma State (57.9%; 77-56).

• During that stretch, the Wildcats are 44-22 (66.7%) at home in Big 12 play and 35-32 (52.2%) on the road/neutral.

• A proven winner with a championship history, Chris Klieman holds a 125-46 career record, as his 73.1% career winning percentage ranks fourth among current FBS coaches that have completed at least 10 seasons. He is also one of just 15 current Power 4 full-time head coaches with at least 100 career victories.

• Klieman, who is 53-33 since arriving at K-State, has led the Cats to five victories over teams ranked in the top 10 of the AP Top 25, the most of any active Big 12 program since 2019.

• K-State enters this week’s game at Utah ranked fourth nationally in fewest penalties per game (3.5) and ninth fewest penalty yards per game (33.4).

• Since 2022, the Wildcats have averaged 41.94 penalty yards per game (50 games) to rank seventh among Power 4 teams, while their 4.86 penalties per game also rank seventh.

• K-State is the nation’s best in non-offensive touchdowns over the last 25-plus seasons as it has 139 since 1999, 11 more than the next closest team (Alabama – 128) and 18 more than the next Big 12 program (Utah – 121).

• K-State recorded four non-offensive scores during the 2024 season – its most since also recording four in 2020 – and has equaled that mark in 2025.

• The first non-offensive score of the year was Bryce Noernberg’s 99-yard kickoff return against Army.

• Against TCU, Wesley Fair had a 15-yard fumble return touchdown before Des Purnell recorded a 25-yard interception return. It was the first time since the 2023 Baylor game that the Wildcats had two defensive touchdowns in one contest.

• Ralph Ortiz scooped up an errant snap on a punt and returned it 20 yards for a score at Kansas.

OFFENSIVE NOTESHIGH POINT TOTAL vs. BIG 12• Kansas State has averaged 32.8 points per game in conference play since the beginning of 2022, ranking 12th in the nation, sixth among Power 4 teams and tops in the Big 12.

• The Cats have hit the 30-point mark in 22 of their 34 Big 12 games since the start of 2022, including four times this season with a highwater mark of 42 points at Kansas.

• K-State had a four-game streak scoring at least 30 points against UCF (34), Baylor (34), TCU (41) and Kansas, its longest streak overall since doing so in six-straight games during the 2003 season.TOTAL OFFENSE• K-State has totaled at least 375 yards of offense in 36 of the last 50 games dating back to the beginning of the 2022 season.

• The 36 games with at least 375 yards rank 11th in the Power 4 and second among Big 12 schools (TCU – 40).

• Georgia, Ole Miss and USC lead the way with 42, followed by TCU, Oregon and Tennessee with 40, Washington with 39, Texas and Ohio State with 38 and LSU with 37.

• During that stretch, K-State holds a 28-8 record when totaling at least 375 yards, while the Wildcats are 5-9 when going under that mark. Three of their wins when going under 375 yards of offense have come this season.RED ZONE SUCCESS• Kansas State enters the week ranked sixth in the Big 12 by converting 89.7 % (26-of-29) of its red zone opportunities.

• That included a streak of 22-straight red-zone scores, which was the second-longest active streak in the Big 12 until taking a knee at the end of the Kansas game to run out the clock.

• Since Chris Klieman’s first season at K-State in 2019, the Wildcats have been the best in the Big 12 in terms of converting red-zone opportunities into points as they rank first in the Big 12 with an 89.9% (295-of-328) success rate in the red zone since 2019, just ahead of Texas Tech (87.9%).

• K-State also ranks first in the league in touchdown success rate at 67.1% (220-of-328), ahead of Kansas (66.2%) and Utah (66.2%).LIMITED SACKS PER GAME• K-State has been one of the nation’s best in terms of limiting sacks since head coach Chris Klieman’s first season of 2019.

• The Wildcats rank fifth among Power 4 teams and second in the Big 12 by allowing only 1.44 sacks per game over the last six-plus seasons, a span of 86 games.

• K-State enters the week ranked 12th in the nation and third in the Big 12 by allowing 1.00 sacks per game this season.MULTIPLE SCORING STRIKES• Quarterback Avery Johnson has produced 16 games with multiple passing touchdowns since 2024, which is the third most in the nation among active players.

• When adding in his two scoring strikes in the 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl, Johnson’s 17 multi-touchdown games are the most ever by a K-State quarterback, one more than Will Howard. Jake Waters is next on the list with 15 games, followed by Josh Freeman (13), Michael Bishop (12) and Skylar Thompson (11).