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MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
QUOTE OF THE DAY
DEXTER MCCLUSTER
OFFENSIVE WEAPON, RB/WR
FACT OF THE DAY
Before his concussion and eventual replacement in San Francisco, Alex Smith led the NFL in QBR, a statistic measuring quarterback success.
— ESPN.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Which AFC teams had more pro-bowlers than the Chiefs in 2012?
A: Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Houston Texans.
— NFL.com
THE MORNING BREW Patience key for Chiefs fans
As I climbed up the 14,000-foot Culebra Peak in remote southern Colorado this past weekend, I had the realest of realizations: this is hard as hell. Sure, I'd guess the majority of the student body could do it, just like my 10-year-old cousin cruised to the summit, but I was gassed. zmy legs felt like Jell-O, and my mind wandered.
And where does my mind always tend to wander? Sports. Expectations were high last go around for the Kansas City Chiefs. And you're entitled to your lofty opinion this year. The Chiefs had six pro-bowlers and fixed their most glaring needs at head coach and quarterback in the off-season. But hold your horses on that bold prediction of yours.
The Chiefs are still a mountain away.
Remember the team was a dreadful 2-14 last year. Remember that the Chiefs only played seven games within 14 points of their opponent. Remember the incredible trio of the Bills, Bengals and Brownse beat the Chiefs by a combined 63 points.
So, are the changes and returning cast
enough for a playoff push? That's like thinking your dog will learn how to open your fridge and bring you a cold one with zero training. I mean, both have happened, but you'd need to check YouTube for the canine bartender and a little history for the other.
In the past decade, at least one team has gone from worst to first in its division each year. The Chiefs did it in 2003 and 2010, by the way, so it's possible. But I'd also take a wild guess that Peyton Manning and the NFL's best receiving core weren't in any of those divisions.
Denver Broncos, Colorado, Mountains
You get it?
As spectacularly bad as the Chiefs were in 2012, they would need almost a complete 180 turn in 2013 for any playoff chance. Not like the Royals' long shot, pray for another 19-4 stretch, hope. I'm talking reality, you guys.
And that reality is that the Chiefs will be like drinking too much at the Hawk: both very good and very bad. One Sunday, we will be trying to find playoff tickets on StubHub and the next looking forward to alley-oops from Naadir Tharpe to Andrew Wiggins. The offense will sputter at times and Jamaal Charles will run like Forrest Gump at other times.
Patience, young grasshoppers: the time for Kansas City sports is almost here. Sporting KC has already arrived. The Royals showed they are a piece or two away from actually making September baseball interesting. The Chiefs are moving in the right direction with necessary changes and additions.
Expect the Chiefs to have an earily
hopefully fewer injuries. Finish around
the .500 mark, no playoffs and genuine optimism for the next season.
I'm aware the most Kansas City thing to do is to chant "one more year." The length of time of waiting for a truly good Chiefs team - 2010 doesn't count - is somehow even longer than Brady Morningstar's career on the basketball team. Don't get me wrong; I'm more excited for football season than sorority girls were to get back to the 3 B's. I just urge you to curb your excitement a little bit.
Oh yeah, I made it to the top of Mount Culebra. It just took a little patience.
Edited by Allison Kohn
This week in athletics
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New Orleans' backups secure 31-23 victory over Houston
HOUSTON — Houston's Andre Johnson had 131 yards receiving before halftime in his first extend ed work of the preseason Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.
But New Orleans' backups scored two touchdowns in the second half to help the Saints to a 31-23 Johnson didn't play in the preseason opener and had less than a quarter of work last week. On Sunday, he grabbed seven of the eight passes thrown to him, highlighted by a 39-yard reception.
Matt Schaub was 15 of 26 for 213 yards for Houston (2-1), and Ben Tate ran for 74 yards and a score
hitting in for Armenia's Couse Drew Brees was four of six for 104 yards and a touchdown for the Saints (3-0) before sitting down after the third possession. With Marques Colston still sitting out with a left foot injury, rookie fifth-round pick Kenny Stills continued to impress with 54 yards receiving and a touchdown.
filling in for Arian Foster.
Backup Luke McCown came in with eight minutes left in the second quarter. He finished with 118 yards Andy Tanner had 33 yards receiving with two touchdown receptions in the second half for New Orleans.
Tate piled up 51 yards on
Houston's second drive, with the highlight coming on a 39-yard run when he darted to the outside and cut back in for the big gain. He capped it with a 1-yard run that gave Houston a Schaub was sacked by Cameron Jordan when he manhandled Derek Newton on third down on Houston's next possession and the Texans settled for a 48-yard field goal from Randy Bullock.
Johnson beat his coverage and was wide open for the 39-yard reception in the second quarter. Schaub was sacked after that and Houston's offense stalled before Bullock made it 13-7 with a 55-
yard field goal.
The Saints couldn't get much going on offense in their first two drives. Willie Jefferson got his hands on Brees in the end zone on the third play of their first drive. But before he could bring him down, the quarterback got off a pass that fell incomplete.
Keshawn Martin returned the punt for a touchdown, but it was called back because of an illegal block by Brees was sacked by Jared Crick to force a punt and end the next drive. The Saints finally started clicking Brees found Pierre Thomas on a short pass and linebacker Joe Mays was there
to make the tackle, but Thomas wriggled free and dashed for a 51- yard touchdown to cut the lead to 10-7 early in the second The Saints got that drive going on another catch and run when Brees finessed a short floater to Mark Ingram which he turned into a 29-yard gain.
McCown's first drive ended with a 51-yard field goal by Garrett Hartley that cut Houston's lead to 13-10. Stills grabbed a 40-yard pass over Kareem Jackson on third-and-6. Stills finished the drive four plays later when he beat Johnathan Joseph to get wide open on the end zone for a 14-yard
touchdown reception to put New Orleans up 17-13.
Harris was called for his second costly penalty of the game on a 40-yard pass interference call on the first play of the second half. New Orleans took advantage of the penalty when McCown found Tanner for an 8-yard touchdown strike to make it 24-16.
T. J. Yates threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Alec Lemon to get Houston to 24-23 late in the third quarter. Tanner's second touch-down grab pushed the Saints' lead to 31-23 in the fourth.
Houston played without defensive end Antonio Smith.
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