Chiefs - 45
Broncos - 42
DENVER, CO
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In a game that observers may end up calling the game of the season, the mighty Chiefs came to Mile High to battle with the Broncos. The scoring in this game was clear from the very beginning, as Jamaal Charles took the first play from scrimmage to the house. Following a Denver field goal, KC turnover, and another field goal, Kansas City tried to move the ball down the field when Cassel was picked off by trade acquisition Patrick Chung and returned 60 yards for the touchdown. The Chiefs responded with a 75 yard touchdown throw to Dwayne Bowe. The final 1:04 of the half were the craziest moments of the season thus far. After a 7 yard touchdown to the other ex-Patriot, Aaron Hernandez, KC retaliated with a 71 yard touchdown run by Charles with 33 seconds remaining. On the ensuing kickoff, Eddie Royal fielded the ball at the two, broke a tackle, evaded some more and reached the end zone with his second kickoff return in as many weeks. However, KC picked up a series of big plays and found themselves on Denver's 2 yard line with two seconds remaining. The Chiefs went to Charles who plunged it in for the touchdown.
The third quarter was unremarkable except for Denver rookie TE Desean Lake catching his first career touchdown, making the score 34-28. In the fourth, KC stepped up. After yet another 70+ yard touchdown by Charles, Denver got a big touchdown pass to Steve Breaston, 57 yards, plus the two point conversion. Matt Cassel stepped up and hit Miles Austin for a 48 yard score. After forcing a Broncos punt, Kansas City drove down the field for a 36 yard kick with 6 seconds left, sealing the game.
STATS
BRONCOS:
Tim Tebow - 14-27, 228 yds, 3 TDs
Knowshon Moreno - 14 atts, 78 yds
Steve Breaston - 4 recs, 108 yds, TD
Aaron Hernandez - 4 recs, 50 yds, TD
Patrick Chung - 5 tackles, INT, FF, TD
CHIEFS:
Matt Cassel - 11-16, 312 yds, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Jamaal Charles - 21 atts, 321 yds, 4 TDs
Miles Austin - 4 recs, 134 yds, TD
Dwayne Bowe - 2 recs, 94 yds, TD
Justin Houston - 5 tackles, 4 sacks
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