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Seattle QB leads team past Chiefs
The Associated Press
SEATTLE — Matt Hasselbeck threw more touchdown passes, but it was Trent Dilfer's night all the way.
Dilfer played for the first time since the midpoint of last season, completing 12 of 14 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Kansas City Chiefs 42-31 in a preseason game Saturday night.
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The Seahawks went ahead 35-31 on Kerry Carter's 17-yard touchdown run with 12:07 to play. He had a big hole up the middle, then broke three tackles as he rumbled toward the end zone.
zone.
Carter, competing for a spot as a backup to Shaun Alexander, had a 19-yard run to Kansas City's 1 near the two-minute warning. On the next play, he plunged over the goal line.
the goal line.
Rookie Larry Johnson had a big night for the Chiefs, running 12 times for 77 yards and returning a kickoff 85 yards for a third-quarter touchdown. Priest Holmes ran only once as a precaution against injury, a 4-yard
gain in the second quarter.
Kansas City's Todd Collins was 12-of-18 passes for 144 yards and two TDs, both in the second quarter. He had an 11-yard scoring pass to Marc Boeriger and a 7-yarder to Jason Dunn, a play that was awarded after a replay.
Trent Green played only two series but was 6-for-9 for 62 yards and a touchdown. His 14-yard TD pass to Tony Gonzales put the Chiefs up 7-3 after Seattle opened the scoring on a 32-yard field goal by rookie Josh Brown.
by rookie kicker Seattle's rookie kicker also connected from 50 yards in the second quarter.
second quarter.
Dilfer's TD pass came on a 19-yard strike to the right side of the end zone, with Koren Robinson leaping and extending his arms. That tied it at 28 with 7:51 remaining in the third quarter.
Nobody was more excited than Dilfer, whose 5-year-old son Trevin died in April following a 40-day fight against a heart infection.
ton.
Dilfer celebrated with his linemen, then sprinted away and raised his arms toward the heavens. He pumped his right fist and
headed to the sideline, where Hasselbeck and reserve quarterback Jeff Kelly gave him a long embrace.
Dilfer also missed the second half of last season with a torn Achilles' tendon. And he just returned to training camp workouts last week after straining his right oblique muscle on the third day of workouts.
Dilfer looked determined to put in a good performance, completing 6 of 7 passes for 59 yards on his opening series. The Seahawks drove 69 yards on nine plays, capped by his pass to Robinson.
day of workouts. Teammates have described Dilfer as an inspiration during camp. Many walked over to congratulate him even after the Chiefs took possession following his scoring pass, and Robinson handed him the TD ball.
Hasselbeck played well, too.
He was 17-of-23 for 198 yards for two TDs and scrambled four times for 38 yards. He played through the first series of the second half, then turned the offense over to Difler.
Hasselbeck threw a 5-yard TD pass to Heath Evans for a 10-7 lead early in the second period and directed the opening drive of the second half, producing a 3-yard scoring pass to Darrell Jackson to tie it at 21.
so much to be thankful.
The Seahawks used a successful two-point conversion to do it.
On the PAT play, Hasselbeck found Alexander near the right sideline on the PAT.
student on the IX. Seattle, though, had some big breakdowns on special teams.
The Chiefs went ahead 28-21 on the ensuing kickoff when Johnson, a first-round draft pick from Penn State, ran 85 yards for a TD. Jarmar Julien returned another kickoff 61 yards in the fourth period.
fourth period. Seattle's rookie safety, Ken Hamlin, intercepted a tipped pass by Collins and returned it 23 yards to the Chiefs' 19 in the second quarter. That set up Hasselbeck's TD pass to Evans.
Jets QB breaks wrist,out indefinitely
NEW YORK — Jets quarterback Chad Pennington is expected to be out 12 weeks with a broken and dislocated left wrist.
Coach Herman Edwards said yesterday the injury is not career-threatening, but would not rule out the possibility that Pennington could miss the season, but the doctors were optimistic that he will be able to come back.
will be able to come back.
"That's the bet estimation at this point," Edwards said.
"You're talking about surgery, so you never know. No one can guarantee on that."
guarantee on the Vinny Testaverde, a 17-year-veteran, will become the Jets starter.
Edwards said that in addition to the dislocation, Pennington broke four bones that connect the knuckles to the wrist and also has ligament damage.
gagement He said Pennington had seven pins inserted in his wrist and will be in a splint for the next week. Pennington then will wear a cast for three to four weeks.
of three thousand was still at Lenox Hill Hospital on yesterday afternoon, a day after surgery.
noon, a day after surgery.
Pennington was injured against the New York Giants in a preseason game Saturday night.
As Brandon Short came on a blitz, Pennington rolled to his
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"I'm optimistic. If anybody can do it, Chad has the will to do it."
right and threw the ball away. But Short tackled him from behind, and Pennington used his wrist to cushion his fall to the turf.
The 12-week estimation is the doctors' best guess. Edwards said Pennington could come back earlier, depending on how his wrist heals. If he does miss 12 weeks, he
"I'm optimistic," Edward's said. "If anybody can do it, Chad has the will to do it."
Pennington became the starter in the fifth game last season, after Testaverde went 1-3.
could return for the Jets' game against Jacksonville on Nov. 23.
The young backup engineered a tremendous turnaround for the Jets, who won the AFC East and finished the regular season 9-7 after a 2-5 start.
Pennington led the NFL with a 104.2 passer rating and 68.9 completion percentage. He finished 275-of-399 for 3,120 yards with 22 touchdowns and six interceptions.
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