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The Chiefs will be without WR Eddie Kennison for several weeks with a partially torn hamstring. He hasn’t caught a pass yet this season and he carried the ball 1 time for 5 yards. The Chiefs desperately need rookie WR Dwyane Bowe to step up or the Chiefs passing game will be poor all season long. Bowe has caught 5 passes for 64 yards (12.8 avg) with 1 TD reception this season.
Bad offense and coaching did the Chiefs in on Sunday afternoon. The bad coaching was the fact that the Chiefs kept kicking the football to Devin Hester who returned 5 punts for 143 yards (28.6 avg) including one return for a 73-yard TD. It’s a shame that Edwards was dumb enough to challenge Hester because the Chiefs’ defense played a good game. The linebackers were all outstanding for the Chiefs yesterday. Napoleon Harris led the way for the Chiefs’ defense with 12 tackles, a sack and a interception. Donnie Edwards (9 tackles, interception) and Derrick Johnson (7 tackles, 2 sacks) were also flying all over the football field. The Chiefs held the Bears to 107 yards rushing on 29 carries (3.7 ypc) and the Bears completed 20 of 34 passes for 132 yards.
The “offense” was pretty dreadful again. Damon Huard started the game and he completed 19 of 28 passes for 175 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception. Brodie Croyle relieved Huard late in the game and he completed all four of his pass attempts for 55 yards. Larry Johnson couldn’t find much running room against the Bears’ stern defense as he rushed for 55 yards on 16 carries (3.4 ypc). He also caught 3 passes for 32 yards (10.7 avg). Michael Bennett also had a rough game as he carried the ball 7 times for 14 yards (2.0 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 20 yards (6.7 avg). WR Jeff Webb led the way in the passing game for the Chiefs as he caught 4 passes for 59 yards (14.8 avg). Tony Gonzalez (4 rec, 43 yards) and fullback Kris Wilson (4 rec, 34 yards) were handing the short stuff in the passing game. Rookie WR Dwyane Bowe caught 2 passes for 22 yards and a TD. The Chiefs finished the game with 70 yards rushing on 24 carries (2.9 ypc) and they completed 23 of 32 passes for 211 yards.
Both of these teams got beat up last week. The Chiefs got thumped 20-3 by the TEXANS in Houston while the Bears got smacked around 14-3 by the Chargers in San Diego. I can already hear the excuses about how the offense of the Chiefs didn’t play well because Larry Johnson wasn’t a 100% ready to go. Well it will be interesting to hear the excuse this week when the Chiefs run up against a defense that held the Chargers to 77 yards on 36 carries (2.1 ypc) last weekend. To have any chance at an upset this week the Chiefs will have to throw the football against the Bears. With WR Eddie Kennison out for this weeks game the Chiefs need rookie Dwyane Bowe to hold onto the football because he might be able to make some plays this week. Also, Damon Huard must get the football to Tony Gonzalez (5 rec, 28 yards) as this is the Chiefs’ biggest mis-match on the field vs. the Bears safeties.
The Bears need to take the insults the Chargers threw at them as use them as motivation. The Chargers called QB Rex Grossman a “Mental Midget” and they also labeled RB Cedric Benson as “Super Soft”! The Bears will likely be in a bad mood when they take Soldier Field on Sunday and the Chiefs will likely pay for what the Chargers said about the Bears. Look for the Bears to try to establish a running game this week behind Benson (42 rushing yards) and Adrina Peterson (38 yards rushing). The Chiefs have an active set of veteran linebackers who will be out to strip the ball against Benson and Peterson who each lost a fumble last week against the Chargers. Look for the Bears to attack the Chiefs deep with Bernard Berrian who has emerged as the best receiver on the Bears roster. The secret weapon this week however will be TE Desmond Clark who will likely be able to get open down the field against the young safeties of the Chiefs.
PREDICTION: What a difference a week will make for the Bears. Look for them to shut down the Chiefs running game and for the “good” Rex Grossman to make an appearance at Soldier Field this weekend. Look for the Bears to win this game easy but they might not cover the gigantic 12.5 pointspread.
The Chiefs have seen enough of Justin Medlock so they cut him. He went 1 for 2 yesterday on field goals and he was 3 of 6 in the pre-season. The Chiefs have signed Dave Rayner who lost his job in Green Bay to rookie Mason Crosby. Rayner has played in 30 NFL games for the Colts and Packers and he is 26 for 36 (72.2%) on field goals and he has made 31 of 32 extra points.
The Kansas City Chiefs laid an egg against the Texans as they played just as poor as in the pre-season. Damon Huard looked rusty as he completed 22 of 33 passes for 168 yards with 2 interceptions. Larry Johnson had a limited workload as he carried the ball 10 times for 43 yards (4.3 ypc) and he also caught 7 passes for 44 yards (6.3 avg). Michael Bennett looked good in relief of Johnson with 5 carries for 24 yards (4.8 ypc). Samie Parker (4 rec, 48 yards), Dwyane Bowe (3 rec, 42 yards) and TE Tony Gonzalez all pitched in on the passing game. The Chiefs finished up with 72 yards rushing on 17 carries (4.2 ypc). They also completed 22 of 33 passes for 147 yards.
The Chiefs defense just didn’t play too well today against the Texans who pretty much did whatever they wanted. The Texans rushed for 109 yards on 31 carries (3.5 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 22 passes for 206 yards.
