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.

The Chiefs have signed 29-year old WR Ashley Lelie to a 1-year deal.  Lelie played in 13 games (6 starts) for the Raiders last season and he caught 11 passes for 197 yards (17.9 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  He has now played in 107 games (59 starts) in his 7-year NFL career and he caught 217 passes for 3,749 yards (17.3 avg) with 15 TD grabs.  He has also carried the ball 20 times for 172 yards (8.6 avg) in his career.  This was a good signing for the Chiefs as Lelie gives them a legit deep threat.

The Chiefs have released 27-year old WR Jeff Webb.  Webb played in 5 games (1 start) with the Chiefs last season and he caught 5 passes for 46 yards (9.2 avg).  Webb played 3 seasons with the Chiefs in which he played in 31 games (3 starts) and he caught 36 passes for 382 yards (10.6 avg) with 1 TD grab.  The Chiefs won’t miss Webb much as he was a underachiever.

The Chiefs were very sloppy in this game.  Matt Cassel started at QB and he did not play well completing 2 of 5 passes for 15 yards and he lost a fumble.  Tyler Thigpen was so-so completing 7 of 14 passes for 40 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception.  Brodie Croyle played the best of the Chiefs’ QBs in this game as he completed 12 of 18 passes for 145 yards.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 31 yards (10.3 ypc) in this game.  RB Dantrell Savage led the Chiefs in this game with 39 yards rushing on 8 carries (4.9 ypc).  But, he fumbled twice losing one of them.  Dwayne Bowe led the way in the passing game for the Chiefs with 70 yards on 5 grabs (14.0 avg).  The Chiefs finished up this game with 307 total yards (115 rushing, 192 passing) on offense.

Linebacker Derrick Johnson led a solid effort by the Chiefs’ defense with 6 tackles.  The Texans finished up with 280 total yards of offense in this game (107 rushing, 173 passing).  The Chiefs hope the way the defense played last Saturday was a sign of things to come.

The Chiefs have claimed 23-year old linebacker Vince Redd off waivers from the Patriots.  Redd played in 5 games as a rookie last season for the Patriots and he made 8 tackles, forced 1 fumble and defensed 1 pass.  Look for the Chiefs to keep piling up on ex-Patriots as they look to improve the overall roster.

UPDATE:  The Chiefs have cut Vince Redd after he was suspended for the first four games of the NFL season due to a undisclosed violation of league policy.

The Chiefs have claimed 25-year old QB Matt Gutierrez off waivers from the Patriots.  Gutierrez has played in 5 games in his NFL career and he has completed his only pass attempt for 15 yards.  He has also carried the ball 5 times for -13 yards (-2.6 ypc) but most of them were kneel downs.  Gutierrez will battle Brodie Croyle for the #3 QB job this pre-season.  To make room on the roster for Gutierrez the Chiefs waived QB Ingle Martin which will be no loss.