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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
TUESDAY OCTOBER 24 2006
NFL
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2006
Suprising upset for Chiefs
Turnovers, defensive errors prevent Chargers from dominating
BY DOUG TUCKER ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Don't ask Kansas City Chiefs coach Herm Edwards to explain how his team managed to beat one of the AFC's top teams one week after one of the most lopsided losses in franchise history.
"I've been in this league a long time, and I don't know," Edwards said Sunday after Lawrence Tynes' last-second field goal lifted the Chiefs to a 30-27 victory against the San Diego Chargers.
They seemed like a different team altogether from the confused group that trailed 31-0 at halftime in Pittsburgh a week ago, en route to a 45-7 loss to the defending champion Steelers _ Kansas City's worst defeat in a non-strike season in 22 years.
"You don't (explain it). You never see that coming as a coach." Edwards
said. "But the good part is how you react after something like that. We react pretty good."
With Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez having one of the greatest games of his outstanding career, the Chiefs (3-3) took a 20-3 lead and seemed head to a rout of their old AFC West rivals.
Tynes seemed like an unlikely savior at end, considering he had already missed both a field goal and an extra point. Yet, after Gonzalez caught passes for 18 and 19 yards in a last-minute drive, Tynes set up to try a game-winner from 48 yards out with six seconds left.
The kick was good, but didn't count. A procedure penalty on
Kris Wilson moved the ball back 5 yards.
The big crowd and more than a few players groaned. They fell silent before roaring again after Tynes boomed it through from 53 yards and the Chiefs got a much-needed win after the debacle in Pittsburgh.
Gonzalez caught six passes from Damon Huard for 138 yards and Larry Johnson rushed for 132 against the Chargers' vaunted defense.
Tomlinson had 66 yards as the Chargers totaled just 97 yards on the ground and committed turnovers on three of their first four possessions.
A victory would have put the Chargers in a commanding position over the Chiefs in their division.
"We had too many errors," San Diego coach Marty Schottenheimer said. "Too many errors on defense. Too many errors on offense. We didn't get the job done in any phase, and that includes coaching."
Ed Zuroa/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Lawrence Tynes runs off the field after leading the Chiefs to an improbably victory against the highly regarded San Diego Chargers on Sunday. Tynes' last-second, long-distance field goal made the difference in the 30-27 victory.
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