Rarely have I watched a Chiefs game so entertaining. Sure it was against the 3-10 Redskins who will probably fire Mike Shanahan in the early morn tomorrow, but it was an awesome way to shatter a three game losing streak and return to the winning ways of the 9-0 start that they had. The defense was dominant, their offense, Chase Daniels aside, took care of business, and the special teams play was simply spectacular.
I will look at each of the scores here by both team and see which one I thought was the best.
Ryan Succop 33 Yard Field Goal
Kansas City 3, Washington 0, 11:30 1st
Kansas City got the ball to start the game and moved quickly down the field, but stalled in the red zone. Succop kicked a field goal that I never saw make it, due to the swirling snow going on at the time.
Jamaal Charles 2 Yard run
Kansas City 10, Washington 0, 5:52 1st
Going back to the incredible day that the Chiefs had on special teams, the drive started on the Washington 13 due to a 60 yard punt return my Dexter McCluster. It took 5 plays, but on 4th and Goal, the Chiefs busted into the end zone for the first time behind Jamaal Charles.
Dwayne Bowe 21 Yard pass from Alex Smith
Kansas City 17, Washington 0, 1:02 1st
Kendall Gammon and Mitch Holthus had been noticing that Robert Griffin III had been staring down his receivers and making it obvious where he was throwing. So Derrick Johnson noticed this too and picked off a pass and almost ran it in for a Touchdown. Instead Dwayne Bowe got a pass from Alex Smith and was hit several times, but still powered his way into the end zone.
Jamaal Charles 5 yard pass from Alex Smith
Kansas City 24, Washington 0, 11:27 2nd
After another great punt return that put the Chiefs on the Washington 41, Alex Smith and company only needed five plays to find the end zone on a wide receiver screen to Jamaal Charles.
Dexter McCluster 74 Yard Punt Return
Kansas City 31, Washington 0, 9:45 2nd
The play before the punt, it had briefly looked like RGIII had fumbled the football on 3rd down, and the Chiefs returned it for a touchdown. It was overturned, but that didn't matter; on the ensuing punt, Dexter McCluster set a Chiefs record for punt return yards and the rout was on.
Logan Paulsen 7 yard pass from Robert Griffin III
Kansas City 31, Washington 7, 1:07 2nd
After the Chiefs pooch punted it, the Redskins drove the length of the field and scored quickly. It looked like they might have a little momentum going into the 2nd half, where they would receive the ball first.
Quintin Demps 95 Yard Kickoff Return
Kansas City 38, Washington 7, 0:53 2nd
And there went all of the momentum as the Chiefs got a second special teams touchdown on the day. After Mitch Holthus had exclaimed , "TOUCHDOWN!! KANSAS CITY!!," for the fifth time in that first half, Kendall Gammon was right to say, "Are you serious?"
Kai Forbath 50 yard field goal
Kansas City 38, Washington 10, 0:00 2nd
I didn't think it would be possible to kick a field goal from that far. Good for them.
Knile Davis 17 yard run
Kansas City 45, Washington 10, 13:37 4th
It has slowed down significantly after the half and after this score, neither team's starters were in the game. This was another touchdown where they player broke several tackles to make it to the end zone.
The special teams play of the Chiefs set up several short field for the offense when they did not simply score themselves. As for the other major stats of the day, the Chiefs only outgained the Redskins by 90 yards on offense, but the Chiefs had over 300 return yards in the first half alone. It was basically a perfect game for the Chiefs and it could not have come at a better time, with three games remaining in the season.
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