Kenneth Walker III Shines as Chiefs Beat Broncos
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Kenneth Walker III played his first game for the Kansas City Chiefs. He had a great game. His good play helped the Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos.
Rashee Rice also scored a touchdown for the Chiefs. He did not get the ball many times, but he still scored.
Broncos fans were not happy after the game. They were angry about the team's offense. The offense could not score many points.
Fans blamed Davis Webb. He is the Broncos' offensive coordinator. This means he chooses the plays for the offense. Fans said his play choices were bad.
Some fans compared him to other coaches who did not do well before. Many fans want the Broncos to fire Davis Webb. This means they want the team to remove him from his job.
Vocabulary15 words
- debut
- the first time someone does something, like play a game
- touchdown
- a way to score points in football
- offense
- the team players who try to score points
- offensive coordinator
- the person who plans how the offense plays
- fire
- to make someone leave their job
- coach
- a person who leads a sports team
- score
- to get points in a game
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- team
- a group of players who play together
- game
- a sports match between two teams
- play
- an action a team does to try to score
- beat
- to win against another team
- call
- to decide or ask for something to happen
- performance
- how well someone plays
- criticize
- to say something is bad or wrong
Quiz
Answer key
1. Kenneth Walker III 2. The Chiefs 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Kenneth Walker III played his first _____ for the Kansas City Chiefs.
He had a great game. His good play helped the Chiefs _____ the Denver Broncos.
Rashee Rice also _____ a touchdown for the Chiefs.
He did not get the ball many times, but he still _____.
Broncos fans were not happy after the _____.
They were angry about the team's _____.
The offense could not _____ many points.
Fans blamed Davis Webb. He is the Broncos' _____.
Fans said his play choices were _____.
Many fans want the Broncos to _____ Davis Webb.