Monday, September 25, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
Chiefs prevail with passing
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DENVER — A week ago, Elvis Grbac threw a career-high five touchdown passes. Yesterday, two were enough.
Grbac rallied Kansas City from a 12-point deficit with the TD throws, including a 22.yarder to Derrick Alexander with 2:21 left, helping the Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos 23-22.
Grbac's 15-yard scoring toss to tight end Tony Gonzalez midway through the third quarter made it 19-14, and after an exchange of field goals, the Chiefs still trailed 22-17.
Overcoming an almost nonexistent running game, the Chiefs (2-2) went 80 yards in eight plays for the clincher. Grbac passed 8 yards to Kevin Lockett on third and seven, and 13 yards to Gonzalez on third and two. Tony Richardson ripped off a 15-yard gain, and Alexander split two defenders, making a leaping catch at the goal line.
Grbac completed 21-of-33 passes for 250 yards. Gonzalez set career highs with 10 catches for 127 yards.
Gus Frerotte, starting for the
Broncos (2.2) because NFL passing leader Brian Griese was sidelined by a shoulder injury, was 18-of-31 for 208 yards. Frerotte's fumble on a sack thwarted a Denver scoring drive in the final period, and he was intercepted by linebacker Marvcus Patton with 1:40 remaining.
Denver cornerback Ray Crockett had two interceptions, returning one 26 yards for a second-quarter touchdown and picking off Grbac in the end zone early in the final period. defense-dominated first half,
In a defense-dominated first half, the Broncos took a 12-7 lead.
The Chiefs took the opening kickoff and went 80 yards in 11 plays, capped by Richardson's 1-yard TD run. Grbac was 5-of-6 on the drive, including four passes for 60 yards to Gonzalez.
Kansas City didn't cross midfield again in the half.
Denver went 79 yards on its first series but had to settle for Joe Nedney's 22-yard field goal. Frerote passed 23 yards to Rod Smith and 15 yards to Dwayne Carswell, both on third down, but the Chiefs held inside the 5.
since spraining his left ankle in the season opener, had a 24-yard gain, helping set up Nedney's 20-yard field goal with 8:53 left in the second quarter.
Five plays later, Crockett stepped in front of Derrick Alexander and returned the interception for a score with 6:40 remaining. Denver's 2-point conversion attempt failed.
Terrell Davis, with his first carry
Moments later, Richardson fumbled at the Kansas City 40, but the Broncos failed to capitalize. After fullback Howard Griffith dropped an apparent touchdown pass, Nedney, victimized by a high snap, was short on a 50-vard try.
Denver went ahead 19-7 on the opening drive of the third quarter, marching 77 yards in seven plays. Frenette hit Smith on 15 and 22-yard passes, and the Broncos kept possession when Mike Anderson's fumble was nullified by Chester McGlockton's holding penalty. Anderson bolted 16 yards up the middle for the score.
The Chiefs countered with a 74-yard drive of their own, culminating in Grbac's TD throw to Gonzalez.
Royals' win has Indians chasing wild-card spot
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Cleveland Indians' only route to the playoffs is through the wild card this season. Cleveland's run as AL Central champions ended yesterday, as Blake Stein pitched seven scoreless
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innings and led the Kansas City Royals to an 9-0 win.
"It doesn't matter if you win the division," Cleveland's Jim Thome said. "It's getting in and winning the whole thing that's important. We're not worrying about the division; we're worrying about getting in."
Cleveland, the only team to win the AL Central before Chicago this season, trails by one game in the wild-card race.
"We really haven't thought about winning the division for the last two weeks." Thome said. "We've been trying to get in as a wild card. That's been where we've been the whole time. Chicago has played well and they deserved it."
The Indians headed home to play a unique daynight doubleheader today. Cleveland plays AL Central champion Chicago in an afternoon makeup game before playing Minnesota at night in a regularly scheduled night game.
Since 1900, only once has there been a three-team doubleheader at the same ballpark. The St. Louis
Cardinals beat the New York Giants 6-4, then lost to the Boston Braves 2-0 on Sept. 13, 1951, at Sportsman's Park.
Stein (8-4) allowed four hits and has given up just two earned runs in his last 24 innings. The right-hander has won seven of his last eight decisions.
"I'm throwing strikes with all three pitches," Stein said. "Not to say that they are great pitches, but when you throw three pitches for strikes it throws them off balance."
The Royals scored five runs in the third off Charles Nagy (2-7) and took a 6-1 lead. Grega Zeaun led off with a walk and went to third on a soft single to center by Jeff Reboulet. Johnny Damon followed with an RBI single.
After a sacrifice bunt, Mike Swweeney hit a sacrifice fly. Jermaine Dye walked and Joe Randa added an RBI single, scoring Damon with his league-leading 131st run, two short of the Royals team record.
Jamie Brewington came on and gave up consecutive RBI singles to Carlos Beltran and Mark Quinn.
Nagy gave up six runs, four hits and two walks in 2 2-
innings, raising his ERA to 8.21.
"We can't have too many more days like today," said Indians manager Charlie Manuel. "Every game we play cuts into our time. We got beat, and we didn't deserve to win."
The Royals added two more runs in the seventh on Quinn's two-run double off Chris Nichting. Quinn now has 77 RBI, which leads all AL rookies.
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