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Midwest Sports Headlines: 11/6/2018

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November 6th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs general manager Brett Veach has quickly reworked the roster since taking over last summer, and seemingly every move has paid off. There were the free-agent acquisitions, the aggressive trades and even the draft picks that raised some eyebrows. And now, the Chiefs are in control of the No. 1 seed for the AFC playoffs with seven games to go.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have returned from a long weekend off to face the daunting challenge of playing the Chiefs in Kansas City on Sunday. The Chiefs opened as 15-point favorites and the line grew to 16 ½ points on Monday. The Cardinals made several roster moves during their bye week, including releasing former starting QB Sam Bradford.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Devine Ozigbo needs 204 yards over the final three games to become the school’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Ameer Abdullah in 2014. Ozigbo began the season No. 3 on the depth chart and wasn’t a starter until the fourth game. Ozigbo originally made a verbal commitment to Iowa State in 2014. He changed his mind when Nebraska started showing interest because he had seen what Rex Burkhead accomplished in Lincoln. Ozigbo and Burkhead grew up in the same area of Texas.