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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANGARoo
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2006
NFL
Chiefs defeat Seahawks despite blunders
BY DOUG TUCKER ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There is a way to hold onto the ball for two-thirds of the game, move it some 500 yards, get your best player in the end zone four times and still nearly lose the game.
Just ask the Kansas City Chiefs
At the end of their wild 35-28 victory Sunday over the depleted Seattle Seahawks, the Chiefs were feeling more lucky than good, more grateful than boastful.
"That goes to show you what happens in the National Football League," Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said, "when you miss opportunities and turn the ball over in the wrong area of the field and give up big plays."
Larry Johnson, Tony Gonzalez,
Damon Huard and Eddie Kennison
all had outstanding days for KC (
4-3), which went over .500 for the first
time all year. The Chiefs had 499
total yards to 240 for Seattle and 42
minutes, 15 seconds of possession time compared with Seattle's 17:45.
But outrageous mistakes let the Seahawks (4-3) score two unanswered touchdowns and grab a 28-27 lead with about six minutes left.
"We just made some silly mistakes, including myself," said Huard, who was a game-day decision because of a sore groin.
"When you've got a chance to jump on people, you've got to do it. And we didn't."
Larry Johnson had the biggest hand in preventing the Chiefs' self-destruction, rushing for 155 yards and scoring four touchdowns, three on the ground. He got the go-ahead score with 2:15 to play with a 3-yard run after Huard connected with Eddie Kennison on a 51-yard pass play.
"We made it hard on ourselves at the end, but came back and overcame some obstacles and put it away," Johnson said. "We gave them more chances than they needed."
Seneca Wallace, making his first
NEL start in place of injured Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, put Seattle on top 28-27 with a 49-yard TD pass to Darrell Jackson after cornerback Ty Law fell down. A few plays before that, Law dropped a sure interception.
Law said he just "triped over my own feet" on the touchdown pass, and would have had clear sailing to the end zone had he held onto the interception.
Late in the third period, Seattle's Kelly Herndon returned a fumble 61 yards for another touchdown when Kansas City holder Dustin Colquitt, after mishandling the snap on a field goal attempt, tried an ill-advised pass.
About half the team the Seahawks took to the last Super Bowl seemed either suspended, demoted or lame. Besides Hasselbeck the Seahawks were missing league MVP running back Shaun Alexander, wide receiver Bobby Engram and starting guard Floyd Womack, who were all injured.
In addition, starting right tackle Sean Locklear was suspended this week for violating NFL personal conduct policy; strong safety Michael Boulware, who had two interceptions during last season's playoff run, was bumped to the second team for poor play.
"It was a tough ball game. We battled our hearts out and came up a little short," said Seattle coach Mike Holmgren.
Gonzalez, the Chiefs' Pro Bowl tight end, caught six passes for 116 yards and Kennison had six receptions for 132. Huard, who has played well in place of the injured Trent Green, was 17-for-25 for 312 yards and one TD.
Lawrence Tynes hit two field goals for the Chiefs and Johnson, with a team-record 39 carries, scored on runs of 3, 2 and 3 yards in addition to his 9-yard TD catch.
"I don't know what's going on," said Herndon. "We've got to go back and look at the film and see what's going on."
MEN'S BASKETBALL
KU named No. 3 in ESPN/
USA Today preseason poll
For the sixth time in the last seven years, the Karisas men's basketball team is ranked in the top seven of the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' preseason poll, coming in at No.3 for the 2006-07 season.
The preseason rankings set up a possible top three matchup between Kansas and No.1 Florida next month at the Las Vegas Invitational.
The poll included three other teams Kansas will play this season: No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 15 Boston College and No. 19 Texas.
In addition to Florida and Kansas, No. 2 North Carolina, No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Pittsburgh, No. 6 UCLA, No. 7 LSU, No. 8 Georgetown, No. 9 Wisconsin
and No.10 Arizona make up the poll's top 10.
- Shawn Shroyer
CLUB SPORTS
Hockey team finishes 2-1 in conference tournament
The Kansas hockey team went 2-1 this weekend at the Big 12 Conference Hockey Tournament.
It was the first time the event has been held.
On Friday night, the Jayhawks were blanked 10-0 by the Colorado Buffaloes.
On Saturday the Jayhawks defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 5-3 and on Sunday the team defeated Iowa State 5-3.
-Michael Phillips
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athletics calendar
WEDNESDAY
Volleyball at Texas, 6:30 p.m., Austin, Texas
Women's basketball vs.
Fort Hays State exhibition
game, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
Player to watch: Junior Taylor
McIntosh
McIntosh made an appearance in every game and recorded three double doubles last season. McIntosh also scored a career-high 14. Tooth
career-high 14 points at Texas Tech last February.
THURSDAY
Men's basketball vs. Washburn exhibition game, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
FRIDAY
Swimming & Diving vs.
Northern Iowa, 6 p.m., Robinson
Natatorium
SATURDAY
Swimming & Diving vs.
Northern Iowa, 10 a.m., Robinson Natatorium
Volleyball at Iowa State, 6:30 p.m., Ames, Iowa
Football at Iowa State, 1 p.m., Ames, Iowa
SUNDAY
Rowing. Head of the Chattahoochee, TBA, Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Women's basketball vs.
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p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
Rowing, Head of the Chattahoochee, TBA, Chattanooga, Teen.
NFL
Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne lead Colts' victory
Manning passed for 345 yards and three touchdowns — all to Wayne — and Adam Vinatieri kicked a 37-yard field goal with 2 seconds left Sunday to lift the Indianapolis Colts to a 34-31 victory over the baffled Broncos.
DENVER -- Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne picked, poked and plowed their way through a Denver defense that was designed specifically to stop them.
Wayne finished with 10 catches for 138 yards and did most of
his damage against defensive back Darrent Williams.
Indianapolis gained 437 yards to become the first team to start 7-0 in consecutive seasons since the 1929-31 Green Bay Packers did it three straight times.
Manning went 32-for-39 for 345 yards with a passer rating of 129.2. His counterpart, the much-maligned Jake Plummer, went 13-for-21 for 174 yards and a passer rating of 104.1 for the Broncos (5-2). Rookie backup running back Mike Bell had 136 yards rushing and two scores.
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