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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10,2014
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Chiefs rally to 17-13 win against bumbling Bills
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. Quarterback Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs took advantage of the bumbling Buffalo Bills.
Anthony Sherman recovered a fumble to set up Smith's 8-yard touchdown run with nearly nine minutes left in lifting the Chiefs to a 17-13 come-from-behind victory. Jamaal Charles also scored on a 39-yard run as the Chiefs (6-3) scored twice in a span of 4:31 to overcome a 13-3 deficit.
The Chiefs' defense then made a stand at its 15 by forcing Kyle Orton to throw four consecutive incompletions and turn the ball over on downs with 2:32 left.
Defensive back Ron Parker knocked down three of Orton's attempts, including a throw on fourth down to rookie Sammy Watkins at the 1. Orton's other miss came on third down, when he zipped a pass over the middle that was out of the reach of Chris Hogan in the end zone.
Smith scored two plays after Sherman punched the ball out of the hands of Bills punt returner Leodis McKelvin and then pounced on the loose ball at Buffalo's 26.
Kansas City improved to 6-1 since opening the season with two losses. Charles finished with 98 yards rushing, while Smith went 17 of 29 for 177 yards.
That wasn't the only Bills
Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles (25) runs for a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during the second half of Sunday's game.
miscue in a game Buffalo settled for two field goals on four trips inside the Chiefs 20.
Charles' touchdown run came on a drive after the Bills were stopped twice at the Chiefs 2 and settled for Dan Carpenter's 21-yard field goal. The Bills squandered another scoring opportunity on their opening drive of the second half.
Running back Bryce Brown was three steps from the end zone when he had the ball punched out of his hands by Parker. The ball bounced into the end zone, where tight end Scott Chandler had if go off his fingers and out for a touchback.
It was a game the Bills (5-4) let get away, while squandering an opportunity to gain an edge in a jumbled AFC playoff picture.
Buffalo snapped a two-game win streak and fell to 2-4 against conference rivals. They face a key test in a short week — at division rival Miami on Thursday night.
Orton went 29 of 48 for 259 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown to Hogan.
Marcell Dareus had three of Buffalo's six sacks.
The game's momentum began turning after Carpenter's field goal put the Bills ahead 13-3 with 3:06 left in the third quarter.
The Chiefs followed with a 10-play drive Charles capped with his 39-yard run. It came on a fourth-and-1, and after Smith completed a 15-yard pass to Dwayne Bowe just
inside the left sideline on third down.
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Smith caught the Bills' defense leaning right, and pitched the ball to Charles the other way.
Bowe led the Chiefs with eight catches for 93 yards.
This marked the fourth time during the drought the Bills lost after compiling a 5-3 record. Buffalo hasn't had six or more wins through nine games since 1999, the last time it made the playoffs.
Bowe led the Chiefs with eight catchers for 93 yards. For Buffalo, it was a familiar finish for a team in the midst of a 14-season playoff drought — the NFL's longest active streak.
Brown finished with 35 yards rushing, while Anthony Dixon led Buffalo with 62 yards rushing.
AFC STANDINGS
1. New England Patriots (7-2)
2. Denver Broncos (7-2)
3. Indianapolis Colts (6-3)
4. Cleveland Browns (6-3)
5. Kansas City Chiefs (6-3)
6. Cincinnati Bengals (5-3-1)
7. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4)
8. Baltimore Ravens (6-4)
9. San Diego Chargers (5-4)
10. Buffalo Bills (5-4)
11. Miami Dolphins (5-4)
12. Houston Texans (4-5)
13. Tennessee Titans (2-7)
14. New York Jets (2-8)
15. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-9)
16. Oakland Raiders (0-9)
*Top six teams make playoffs
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