Q&A: KCRA and KMBC sports directors talk about strengths of the 49ers and Chiefs
Q&A: KCRA and KMBC sports directors talk about strengths of the 49ers and Chiefs
I’M DEL RODGERS OUTSIDE OF ALLEGIANT STADIUM. AND JOINING ME IS LYNN JENNINGS. HE’S WITH OUR SISTER STATION IN KANSAS CITY KMBC MICHELLE DAPPER. SHE’S SHE’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. SHE’S JUST TAKING A LITTLE BREAK. SHE’LL BE RIGHT BACK. SO DON’T DON’T THINK WE GOT RID OF MICHELLE. BUT LYNN, YOU’RE THE SPORTS DIRECTOR THERE NOT BEING A HOMER. BUT WHY DO YOU THINK KC IS GOING TO WIN? I’M GOING TO FOLLOW IT UP WITH. WHY DO YOU THINK SAN FRANCISCO IS GOING TO WIN? SO I WANT YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON BOTH OF THEM. SO WHY DO YOU THINK KC IS A BETTER TEAM? HERE’S WHY. I THINK KANSAS CITY, EVER SINCE THEY LOST ON CHRISTMAS DAY AGAINST THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT HOME AT ARROWHEAD, SOMETHING CLICKED FOR THE CHIEFS. THE DEFENSE HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL ALL SEASON. THE OFFENSE JUST COULDN’T GET GOING. PENALTIES DROPPED PASSES. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY GOT SOME OF THOSE THINGS WORKED OUT. AND THEN THE LAST THINGS THEY NEEDED TO GET WORKED OUT WAS SCORING TOUCHDOWNS IN THE RED ZONE. HARRISON BUTKER KICKED SIX FIELD GOALS AGAINST THE CINCINNATI BENGALS IN THE WIN. AFTER THE LOSS AGAINST THE RAIDERS, FIELD GOALS ARE GOOD TOUCHDOWNS ARE GREAT. THEY’VE BEEN SCORING TOUCHDOWNS. THE CHIEFS HAVE BEEN MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL, AND THE ONE THING WE HAVEN’T SEEN WITH THE CHIEFS DEFENSE IS TAKEAWAYS. THEY GOT THREE OF THEM AGAINST THE RAVENS OFFENSE AGAINST THAT NFL MVP FLIP SIDE OF THAT COIN. NOW TALK ABOUT THE 40 NINERS. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THEM. AND YOU GOT TO BE BIASED UNBIASED BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU’RE A KANSAS CITY GUY. SO WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THE 40 NINERS. WELL I LIKE ABOUT THE 40 NINERS. THE ONE THING THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT WE’VE SEEN IN THE PAST IS KIND OF PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL ON TEAMS. THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD THE LEAD AND HOLD ON TO IT AND NOT ALLOW TEAMS TO GET BACK INTO THE GAME. WHEN I SAW THE SAN FRANCISCO 40 NINERS, WHAT THEY DID AGAINST THE DETROIT LIONS IN THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP COMING BACK IN THAT GAME, THAT WAS INCREDIBLE TO WATCH. AND THAT’S ONE THING THEY THINK THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH OUT. NOW. THEY CAN’T REALLY PLAY WITH YOU KNOW THEY NEED TO KIND OF BUILD A BIG LEAD EARLY AND BE ABLE TO HOLD ON TO IT. BECAUSE IT’S 40 NINERS. OFFENSE IS DIFFICULT. FINAL QUESTION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FOOTBALL, BUT WHO CAN FINISH A CHEESEBURGER FASTER, YOU OR ANDY REID BECAUSE YOU KNOW HE CHEESEBURGERS ANDREW REID BY FAR HOPE BECAUSE MAN, THAT GUY LOVES CHEESEBURGERS. HE TALKS ABOUT THEM ALL THE TIME. IT’S HIS FAVORITE FOOD ALL THE TIME. I COULD EAT A CHEESEBURGER A PRETTY GOOD, GOOD TIME OUT OF TIME, BUT I CAN’T BEAT ANDY REID. ALL RIGHT, LYNN, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US LIV
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Q&A: KCRA and KMBC sports directors talk about strengths of the 49ers and Chiefs
KCRA 3 Sports Director Del Rodgers spoke to the sports director of sister station KMBC, Len Jennings, for our Quest for Six Super Bowl special. Jennings revealed what he likes about the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Watch the video above for the full breakdown. Watch our nightly Quest for Six specials during Super Bowl week at 7:30 p.m. on KCRA 3. | Dig Deeper | Super Bowl LVIII: A guide to the 49ers' championship rematch against the Chiefs
KCRA 3 Sports Director Del Rodgers spoke to the sports director of sister station KMBC, Len Jennings, for our Quest for Six Super Bowl special.
Jennings revealed what he likes about the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.
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Watch the video above for the full breakdown.
Watch our nightly Quest for Six specials during Super Bowl week at 7:30 p.m. on KCRA 3.
| Dig Deeper | Super Bowl LVIII: A guide to the 49ers' championship rematch against the Chiefs