The Chiefs somehow stayed close in this football game despite only scoring a field goal on offense.  Tyler Thigpen got pulled back off the trade block due to Matt Cassel’s injury and he completed 8 of 15 passes for 56 yards.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 10 yards (3.3 ypc).  Matt Gutierrez didn’t look too sharp in this game as he completed 10 of 13 passes for 113 yards with 2 interceptions.  Jamaal Charles led the way in the running game for the Chiefs with 54 yards on 7 carries (7.7 ypc).  Larry Johnson was also busy with 36 yards rushing on 8 carries (4.5 ypc).  Ashley Lelie led the way in the passing game for the Chiefs with 4 catches for 52 yards (13.0 avg).  The Chiefs finished up with only 260 yards in this game (108 rushing, 152 passing) as they only had possession of the football for 23:21.

LB Demorrio Williams was all over the place in this game as he had 11 tackles.  CB Brandon Flowers didn’t make any tackles but he did intercept a Matt Hasselbeck pass returning it 28 yards for a TD.  The Seahawks rolled up 406 total yards on offense (112 rushing, 294 passing) but it was semi-impressive that the Chiefs only gave up 14 points despite giving up all of those yards.

The Chiefs threw out another dud in their second pre-season game.  Matt Cassel looked pretty good when he was in the game as he completed 9 of 14 passes for 99 yards with 1 TD pass.   He also carried the ball 2 times for 13 yards (6.5 ypc).  Brodie Croyle looked so-so in this game completing 5 of 10 passes for 41 yards.  Matt Gutierrez looked pretty good completing 8 of 13 passes for 68 yards in this game.  Jackie Battle led the Chiefs with 28 yards rushing on 9 carries (3.1 ypc) but he also lost a fumble.  WR Dwayne Bowe led the Chiefs in the passing game with 3 grabs for 37 yards (12.3 avg) with a TD.  The Chiefs could only muster 298 total yards in this game (106 rushing, 192 passing) against a stout Vikings’ defense.

Linebacker Jovan Belcher led the way for the Chiefs’ defense in this game with 8 tackles.  The defense actually played pretty well when Tarvaris Jackson wasn’t in the game for the Vikings.  The Chiefs held the Vikings to 93 yards rushing (3.4 ypc) which is pretty good when you consider the stable of RBs they have.  But, the Chiefs allowed the Vikings to pass for 267 yards and that is unacceptable.

Ryan Succop was Mr. Irrelevant in the NFL Draft as he was the last pick out of South Carolina, but, it appears that he will be starting when the Chiefs open the season at kicker.  Succop has made all three of his field goal attempts this pre-season and both of his extra points.  This appears to have been a good draft pick by the Chiefs.

The Chiefs have lost 24-year old OL Brian De La Puente off waivers to the Seahawks.  This is not much of a loss as the 24-year old did not play in any games with the Chiefs last season.  With the recent offensive line acquisitions that the Chiefs have made recently it made De La Puente expendable.

With the offensive line not looking up to par so far the Chiefs have acquired 27-year old guard Ikechuka Ndukwe and 25-year old guard Andy Alleman from the Dolphins for a undisclosed draft pick.  Ndukwe is a huge man at 6′4″, 325 pounds and he has a mean streak which should help the run blocking.  He played in 16 games (15 starts) for the Dolphins last season.  He has played 4 years in the NFL covering 21 games (15 starts).  Alleman is also a big guy at 6′4″, 310 pounds but he might not be starting material.  He played in 15 games (4 starts) for the Dolphins last season which was his first game action in the NFL.  This was a good trade for the Chiefs who need to keep Matt Cassel in one piece all season long.