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Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali recovers a fumble after sacking Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton during the fourth quarter Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs won the game 10-6.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs coach Todd Haley shook hands and embraced Broncos coach Josh McDaniels after this game.
Three weeks after refusing to shake hands with McDaniels and then saying he was sorry for the snub, Haley and Kansas City survived a series of blunders and emerged with a 10-6 victory on Sunday.
Haley even gave the beleaguered McDaniels an affectionate pat on the head before heading for the locker room with a 6-0 home record to stay in first place in the
AFC West.
Jamaal Charles rushed for 116 yards and Matt Cassel threw a 3-yard pass to Leonard Pope for the only touchdown for the Chiefs (8-4).
Knowshon Moreno rushed for 161 yards for the Broncos (3-9), who are enduring one of their worst stretches in decades, losing 17 of their past 22 games under McDaniels.
Dwayne Bowe, who had caught a touchdown pass in a team-record seven straight games, was held without a catch by Denver cornerback Champ Bailey.
Bowe came in leading the NFL with 14 touchdown catches and
Matt Prater's 25-yard field goal made it 7-3 before Caledar led KC
had 49 catches for 733 yards and 13 TDs in his past seven games. He caught one ball, but was out of bounds. Then he made what would have been a first-down catch only to draw a penalty for pushing off on Bailey.
The Broncos, with one of the league's poorest rushing games, had only 12 yards on the ground in the first quarter but finally started creating holes for Moreno in the second. Moreno had gains of 13, 10 and 8 yards on successive carries. Then on third-and-12 from the Denver 40, Kyle Orton threw to Eric Decker for 28 yards.
44 yards in eight plays in the final seconds of the half to set up Ryan Succup's 47-vard field goal.
Cassel, after missing his first three passes, was 4 for 4 in an 11-play drive in the first quarter that spanned 70 yards and was ended by his 3-yard TD pass to a wide open Pope in the end zone.
Thomas Jones set up the touchdown by taking a pass in the right flat and weaving 20 yards to the 5.
The Chiefs hurt themselves with a series of blunders in a scoreless, zany third quarter.
First, an illegal formation penalty negated Charles' 2-yard touchdown run.
Two plays later on third-and
goal from the 2, lineman Barry Richardson was called for a false start and became infuriated when he was pulled from the field.
On the next down, he started to run back toward the huddle but was followed onto the field by special teams coach Steve Hoffman and told to come back to the bench. Richardson then turned around and started back, but put his hand on Hoffman's chest and shoved him roughly.
The Chiefs failed to score on the drive when Mario Haggan sacked Cassel for a big loss on fourth down.
On their next possession, a holding call on Terrance W copper wiped
out Dexter McCluster's 57-yard run. Then the Broncos appeared to recover a fumble by Cassel and returned it almost to the end zone but the Chiefs caught a huge break when Cassel was called for intentional grounding, giving them a chance to punt.
McCluster's fumble was followed by Moreno's 23-yard run in the fourth quarter, setting up Prater's 41-yard field goal
Orton, who came in leading the NFL in yards passing, was 9 for 28 for 117 yards. Cassel was 17 for 31 for 196 yards.
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Manning throws four INTs in loss
INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning keeps making mistakes and the Indianapolis Colts just keep losing.
On Sunday, Manning had two of his four interceptions returned for touchdowns and the last one set up David Buehler's 38-yard field goal in overtime to give Dallas a 38-35 victory at Indianapolis.
It's the third straight loss for the Colts (6-6), and it dropped Indianapolis out of the AFC South lead.
Manning has thrown 11 interceptions in those games — a career high for any three-week period in his 13-year career — and had four of those returned for scores. Reggie Wayne finished with 14 catches for 200 yards and a touchdown.
But it was Manning's last interception that proved the most costly.
When the four-time league MVP tried to hook up with Jacob Tamme on a third-and-1 play, Mike Jenkins got his left hand on the ball and tipped it to linebacker Sean Lee, who grabbed his second pick of the day and ran it back 13 yards to the Indy 36.
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Jones-Drew carries Jaquars in win
Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 186 yards to topple Tennessee
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are hoping to run their way to an AFC South title.
Maurice Jones-Drew turned in the NFL's second-best rushing effort of the season with 186 yards on 31 carries, and Rashad Jennings and quarterback David Garrard
each ran for a touchdown in the Jaguars' 17-6 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
Houston's Arian Foster has the top rushing game this season with 231 points.
ground from the start on a cold, windy day. They scored on their opening drive by running through and over the Titans to split the season series. Jennings scored on an 11-yard run to cap the 12-play, 77-yard drive.
Tennessee (5-7) started veteran Kerry Collins at quarterback, but the Titans were unable to avoid their fifth straight loss. The Titans have now gone 13 quarters without an offensive touchdown.
The win allowed the Jaguars (7-5) to take over first place in the AFC South, a game ahead of the Colts...
Indianapolis on Sept. 12.
Jacksonville held the ball for more than 21 minutes in the first half and scored the first 17 points.
The win allowed the Jaguars (7-5) to take over first-place in the AFC South, a game ahead of the Colts, who lost later Sunday.
The Jaguars took control on the
The Jaguars have a tough schedule ahead, with their final divi
Against the Titans, the Jaguars out-gained Chris Johnson and the Titans 258-57 on the
sional games on the road a g a i n s t Indianapolis and Houston.
The Titans had three AFC South opponents lined up at home, and a win would have helped their playoff chances. But their best scoring
ground, and intercepted Collins twice with one sack.
threats ended when Randy Moss couldn't pull in a low throw near the goal line, and Bo Scaife tried to run before catching a pass near the end zone.
Jacksonville ran on 15 of its first 17 plays, picking up 86 yards. The Jaguars' opening drive consisted of 11 running plays and one pass. Jones-Drew ran seven times for 44 yards, and Jennings added 27 yards on four carries — his 11-yard score came on a fourth-hand-1 play.
The Jaguars didn't worry about passing.
The Titans were so ineffective that Cortland Finnegan, ejected from last week's game for fighting with the Texans' Andre Johnson, was bowled over more than once trying to tackle Jones-Drew.
Tennessee showed some life in the third quarter, forcing Jacksonville to punt on its first drive when sacking Garrard on third down. They nearly ended their TD drought with their best drive of the game before Scaife's drop.
Garrard padded the lead as he beat Titans safety Chris Hope in running in for a 4-yard TD in the second quarter. Josh Scobee added a field goal just before halftime for a 17-0 lead.
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Favre hurt, Jackson rallies Vikings to win
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MINNEAPOLIS — Brett Favre's consecutive games played streak could be in trouble again, with his unparalleled 20-year career probably down to the final four weeks.
The NFLs all-time iron man sprained his throwing shoulder
Sunday that he didn't even try to talk his way back into the game. Still, at age 41 with Minnesota essentially out of playoff contention, Favre wasn't ready to declare himself
The Vikings.
The Vikings, with new life under interim coach Leslie Frazier, haven't conceded yet either.
RYAN FITZPATRICK Bills quarterback
"I didn't play well enough. We just didn't get anything going all day."
Tarvaris Jackson threw two touchdown passes to Sidney Rice in relief after Favre was hurt on the first series, Adrian Peterson rushed for three touchdowns on a sprained ankle and the Vikings rolled over the Buffalo Bills
Brad Childress into a fun time under the roof on a frigid afternoon outside.
ness), the Vikings (5-7) outgained the Bills 387-239 and turned Frazier's first game since replacing the fired
Jackson threw three interceptions but after Drayton Florence returned the first one for a touchdown, he led the Vikings to touchdowns on their next four possessions for a 28-7 lead to put the game away before halftime.
Without All-Pro left guard Steve Hutchinson (thumb) or standout wide receiver Percy Harvin (ill-
"Can you be effective if you play?" was the question Favre said he'll ask himself next week. "If the answer is yes, if I think I can, I would love to play and see this through."
38-14.