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The Chiefs have lost 34-year old OLB Mike Vrabel indefinitely with a knee injury. He has played in 9 games for the Chiefs this season and he has made 33 tackles, has 1 sack, 2 tackles for a loss, forced 1 fumble and he has defensed 3 passes. Vrabel has been a huge disappointment for the Chiefs this season so they probably won’t miss him too much.
The Chiefs have signed 25-year old fullback Tim Castille. Castille has played in 14 games in his NFL career and he has caught 4 passes for 11 yards (2.8 avg). He also has 8 tackles in his young NFL career showing a willingness to play on special teams. This was a good signing for the Chiefs as Castille knows Coach Haley’s system having played for him in Arizona.
The NFL has suspended WR Dwayne Bowe for the next 4 games for use of performance enhancing drugs. Bowe has played in 8 games for the Chiefs this season and he has caught 33 passes for 466 yards (14.1 avg) with 4 TD grabs. This suspension will put Bowe even deeper into Coach Haley’s Dog House. Chris Chambers will likely be the new #1 WR for the Chiefs until Bowe comes back. He has played in 2 games for the Chiefs this season and he has caught 6 passes for 130 yards (21.7 avg) with 2 TD grabs. Lance Long will also likely get more targets with Bowe out of action. Long has played in 3 games for the Chiefs so far this season and he has caught 12 passes for 104 yards (8.7 avg) so far this year. Mark Bradley will likely return to the starting lineup opposite of Chambers. He has played in 9 games for the Chiefs this season and he has caught 17 passes for 211 yards (12.4 avg) with 1 TD grab. The Chiefs will miss Bowe as they don’t have a high octane passing game with him playing.
The Kansas City Chiefs (2-7) got their second win of the year, taking down the Oakland Raiders (2-7) on Sunday. The Raiders built a 10-3 lead after the first quarter. Jamaal Charles had a very good game for the Chiefs and tied the game early in the second quarter on a great 44-yard touchdown run. It was the Chiefs’ only touchdown of the game, but it was enough to go along with Ryan Succop’s three field goals. Succop’s second field goal gave the Chiefs the lead in the second quarter and they would hold that lead the rest of the game. Succop added some insurance points with another field goal in the fourth quarter. Matt Cassel did not have a great game, failing to get in the endzone and throwing a pick. He finished with the one interception and 216 yards on 19/34 attempts. The Chiefs offense struggled and without Charles big run, they may have fell to the Raiders. They also only went 1/15 on 3rd downs, but luckily for them they were playing the Raiders.
The Chiefs’ defense did a good job settling in and shut out the Raiders the rest of the game after the first quarter. They figured out Raiders’ starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell pretty quick, and he was eventually replaced by Bruce Gradkowski. Gradkowski was shut down by the Chiefs as well, and Mike Brown intercepted him twice. They did not do a good job stopping the run though. The Raiders got 182 rushing yards, including 119 yards from Michael Bush. The Chiefs should not get too exciting about this win, as the Raiders are arguably the worst team in football. They will need a much better performance if they want a chance of winning next week against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Chiefs have placed starting right guard Mike Goff on the Injured Reserve List ending his season with a shoulder injury. Goff played in 8 games for the Chiefs this season (7 starts). Andy Alleman will replace Goff in the starting lineup. He has played in 5 games (1 start) for the Chiefs this season. He has now played in 20 games (5 starts) in his three year NFL career. This is a bit of a dropoff for the Chiefs.