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San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs, Dec 14, 2008 12:00 PM CST


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Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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A late season intra-divisional game that means relatively nothing? What is this? 2001?

Yes, the lack of a playoff race really takes the heat off of a mid-December Chiefs/Chargers contest.

Nevertheless, the Kansas City Chiefs push on today, looking for their third win of the season and their third win over an AFC West opponent. If any stat points to the failure of the AFC West to remain competitive this year, it's that one. If the Chiefs win today, they will have beaten every other AFC West team.

Sad, yes. Fortuitous for the Chiefs' future prospects in this division? Yes to that too. Sit. Watch. Listen. And keep next season in the forefront of your mind.

This is the third and final Chiefs game of the season. An off season filled with impatience looms mightily on the horizon. Soak up every last bit of live NFL action while you can before we're forced to retreat into the dark depths of free agency and the NFL draft. Take an extra second today to think about how truly great football is to watch live, before your mind drifts back to the fact that the Chiefs are giving up 397 yards a game on defense.

Defense, if you're out there, please show up today.

(Note: I struggled mightily with an appropriate segue to the standard Go Chiefs tag line so just click the play button below to get jazzed up for the game. If you can't see it, I don't know what to tell you.)

GOOOO CHIEFS!!!

Star-divide

Miscellaneous stuff

"Give credit to the Chiefs, the Raiders have gone belly up on the season; these guys are still playing hard. This is not going to be an easy W."

I really like that quote from Bolts from the Blue.

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The Chiefs still have only six sacks on the season. We haven't sacked an opposing QB since the first San Diego Chargers game in Week 10. That's the last four games without a sack. The record for fewest sacks in a season is 11.

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We haven't scored in the third quarter in eight games this season. We've only scored two touchdowns in the third quarter this year.

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The Chiefs made a more official announcement about their training camp plans:

The Kansas City Chiefs have exercised their one-year option to hold training camp at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls in 2009, the site of the club’s camp for the past 18 years, Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced today. The Chiefs may return to the State of Missouri as early as 2010 pending the passage of a $25 million state tax credit proposal which will be determined when the Missouri Development Finance Board meets on Tuesday, December 16th in Jefferson City, Missouri.

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I knew we were 2-11

But seeing it in big, bold print hurts…

by ashleylat on Dec 14, 2008 11:03 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

28-24 Chiefs

Thigpen to Bowe and TG. TG tops 10 catches again.

by Joel Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 11:08 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

i'm worried about the wind factor today

do we think it will affect the passing game all that much, or they’ll jsut keep it to short stuff?

by thehulk on Dec 14, 2008 11:10 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Tomlinson

Is 1 touchdown behind (110) Marcus Allen for 2nd place on the all-time rushing touchdowns list. Emmitt Smith (164) is the leader.

by Joel Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 11:11 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

anyone got a link for the game live steaming??

by kcchiefsfan56 on Dec 14, 2008 12:00 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

http://www.justin.tv/hell_boy_2

If you go out and you’re looking for the girl to wink at you and she hasn’t winked at you before 12 she isn’t going to. You might as well go home.

by craig in calgary on Dec 14, 2008 12:03 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Just suppose...

In the final few seconds of the game we get a potentially tying score, do you go for 2 to win or 1 for OT?

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 12:01 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

hey

anyone have a link to the video feed?

by Pontiaclvr on Dec 14, 2008 12:13 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Stream?

does anyone have a link for the video stream for this game?

by Pontiaclvr on Dec 14, 2008 12:21 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Better RB

Thigpen or LJ?

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 12:23 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Why?

I don’t get why they are challenging, but then again I only have the radio.

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 12:26 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Argh

Still may be incomplete….

TOUCHDOWN!

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 12:28 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

wait...

LJ threw that TD pass?

by Pontiaclvr on Dec 14, 2008 12:29 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Awesome

Chargers to punt. Thigpen to score.

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 12:36 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

alright!!

can they continue to play like this for all four quarters?

by Pontiaclvr on Dec 14, 2008 12:37 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

+17 for LJ

2 stops for the D, +7 for the O.

We’re off to a good start, at least…

by Bleedingredandgold on Dec 14, 2008 12:40 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Good to see Franklin getting involved

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 12:40 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I really like how

Thigpen now looks comfortable going to other receivers other than TG and DB

by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Dec 14, 2008 12:43 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

If this is a sign of things to come

Next year should be fun!

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 12:44 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Crap

that’s one player we don’t want to go down

by Pontiaclvr on Dec 14, 2008 12:45 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

man he is injury prone im starting to think cmon get up hes playin so well

by kcchiefsfan56 on Dec 14, 2008 12:46 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Taylor is...

is good back-up. Not worried

by chiefsfan1384 on Dec 14, 2008 12:47 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

We'll see

I don’t think we’ve seen him play long enough at one time to be a good judge.

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 12:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

You think Darling...

is trying to make the case to stay next year? lol. Bout time he showed up

by chiefsfan1384 on Dec 14, 2008 12:48 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Good thing we have a mobile QB

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 12:48 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm

Deep throw on 3rd and 1?

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 12:49 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

WHY!!

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 12:49 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Damn it!

what the hell was that?

by chiefsfan1384 on Dec 14, 2008 12:50 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Where's Eric Allen?

Somewhere in cyberspace, he’s gotta be smiling at the call, if not the execution… ;-)

by Bleedingredandgold on Dec 14, 2008 12:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Damn

Missed field goal.

Bowe steps out of bounds early.

And we still have a long way to go…

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 12:50 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Priorities

A. That sucks, balls, like ferreal, sucks balls.

B. UCrawford looks like a bag of a-holes so far today, defense shows up, aggressive play calling by herm, and barth shanks one.

C. Doesn’t make it better, this still sucks that they missed

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Dec 14, 2008 12:53 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

thats herm for ya

always assuming the 3 is a gimme…

"stuck in Dallas"

by johnnyo_99 on Dec 14, 2008 12:51 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Are we just cursed with kikers?

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 12:51 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

kickers

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 12:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

True

And it’s his first missed kick of the year. Give him a break.

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 12:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

someone needs to point out to Bowe

how small errors cascade into big failures…

by Bleedingredandgold on Dec 14, 2008 12:53 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

We have too...

get a proven vetern kicker in camp next season to at least compete with Barth. There are too many available this offseason.

by chiefsfan1384 on Dec 14, 2008 12:52 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

No man, he like competes with himself, rolls eyes.

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 12:55 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Online link

I haven’t had a chance to watch the Chiefs since the Jets game, presumably due to the bad record, anyone have a link to online streaming of the game? Thanks.

by FoxKC on Dec 14, 2008 12:52 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Tamba Hali

All he does is cause fumbles.

by Joel Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 12:56 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

that is awesome

he is a great guard for them

by Pontiaclvr on Dec 14, 2008 12:57 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Holy Shit

What was that with Rivers and line judge?

by ashleylat on Dec 14, 2008 12:56 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Ha Ha

Look at Marmalard acting like an ass again. I hate that DB (no not defensive back).

GO BRONCOS!!!

by UnarmingMermaid on Dec 14, 2008 12:56 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

That was B.S.

Can’t say Dielman did much there. We got away with one.

by Joel Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 12:57 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

accomplished much? No

it was ticky-tack, sure, but the guy took a slap at the helmet with his hand. That /will/ get called, especially after the play was over, and the Chargers already playing kinda ugly-nasty.

Looks like they are losing their poise, a bit.

by Bleedingredandgold on Dec 14, 2008 1:01 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Hali!

I’m guessing that still doesn’t count as a sack, right? So we’re still going to set that record?

by RoyalsFanInBillings on Dec 14, 2008 12:57 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

That's a sack

A caused fumble is a sack.

by Joel Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 12:58 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Ok

been so long since I’ve seen one, so I wasn’t sure

by RoyalsFanInBillings on Dec 14, 2008 12:59 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Handbags?

Punish them!

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 12:58 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Bah

Briefly, nfl.com had it as a safety and I was at least a little mollified.

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 1:03 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

that's great

and we get the ball back

by Pontiaclvr on Dec 14, 2008 1:05 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Looking across the board

there are some funny looking scores out there.

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 1:07 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow...I guess it stands.

Can’t believe they didn’t challenge it.

I am really impressed with Flowers play this season from what I’ve seen.

GO BRONCOS!!!

by UnarmingMermaid on Dec 14, 2008 1:07 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Norv...

is a bad coach if you ask me. Good O-coordinatoor. Bad HC

by chiefsfan1384 on Dec 14, 2008 1:07 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Norv blew it

Shoulda thrown the flag, showed a little faith in his guys.

I’m happier with Herm than Norv this year…

by Bleedingredandgold on Dec 14, 2008 1:07 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

hey

albert is back on the field

by Pontiaclvr on Dec 14, 2008 1:07 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Zebra

Since when did we suddenly get interference calls in our favor, this is unreal

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 1:09 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Can we please go down field?

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 1:09 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD-BBOOOOOOOWWWEEEEEE!

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 1:11 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Alright...at the 5.

DO NOT THROW THE BALL.

LJ and TT runs only.

GO BRONCOS!!!

by UnarmingMermaid on Dec 14, 2008 1:11 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

LJ may be buying into this thing

after all what choice does he have?

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 1:12 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

That's what i thought....

can’t argue with the result though.

GO BRONCOS!!!

by UnarmingMermaid on Dec 14, 2008 1:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The one thing...

this offense needs help with is short yardage situations.

by chiefsfan1384 on Dec 14, 2008 1:13 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

TD!!!!!

SD bit /hard/ on the run!

by Bleedingredandgold on Dec 14, 2008 1:13 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

To easy!! LOL!!

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 1:13 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I think we should draft a...

RG or C in the 2nd round. Like Alex Mack out of Cal

by chiefsfan1384 on Dec 14, 2008 1:13 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Good call

that was a really good play call

by Pontiaclvr on Dec 14, 2008 1:13 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I think Len just woke the cat

Either than or she needs to use the litter tray

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 1:14 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Hey...

does anyone know where we rank in takeaways so far this year?

by chiefsfan1384 on Dec 14, 2008 1:15 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I'll have a General Tso's chicken

Make it brown rice, I’m watching my figure

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 1:16 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

Sproles is killing us on the returns

by Pontiaclvr on Dec 14, 2008 1:17 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

God...

Barth is killing us

by chiefsfan1384 on Dec 14, 2008 1:16 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Another SACK???? WHHAAAaA

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 1:23 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

We had two sacks

against the Chargers in the first game too.

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 1:23 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

hali!

"stuck in Dallas"

by johnnyo_99 on Dec 14, 2008 1:23 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wow

Hali again…

by Pontiaclvr on Dec 14, 2008 1:23 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

The Baltimore Colts had 11 sacks

in 1982, which was a strike year I think.

We may not beat a strike year stat.

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 1:24 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

just showed it on the tv

1981 colts had 13 sacks, fewest in history

by RoyalsFanInBillings on Dec 14, 2008 1:25 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Dorsey getting push up the middle.

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 1:24 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

now if only

we had others on the line who could capitalize off of their one on one

by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Dec 14, 2008 1:25 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

who is 95?

he is getting pushed all over the field though

by Pontiaclvr on Dec 14, 2008 1:26 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

alright...

I’m going to go make me some lunch… be back to see if they can not lose the game in the third quarter this time

by Pontiaclvr on Dec 14, 2008 1:30 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Herm...

better prove we can win the third quarter. If we don’t this time around it is proof we are getting out coached every game in terms of halftime adjustments.

by chiefsfan1384 on Dec 14, 2008 1:30 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

+1

Use the pass to set up the run some more

by Bleedingredandgold on Dec 14, 2008 1:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

You play to win the game!

You win by /scoring more points/ than then other team.

by Bleedingredandgold on Dec 14, 2008 1:34 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Say what?

I always thought the team with the bigger time of pocession won?

by chiefsfan1384 on Dec 14, 2008 1:36 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Herm?

Get outta the comments, and back to coaching your team – the game ain’t over yet!

;-)

by Bleedingredandgold on Dec 14, 2008 1:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Alright Chiefs....

You have an 11 point head start to win 30 minutes of football.

You can dooo it.

Who gets the ball after halftime?

GO BRONCOS!!!

by UnarmingMermaid on Dec 14, 2008 1:33 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

whoah...it cut out half of my comment.

Those are supposed to be Monty Burns’ hands.

GO BRONCOS!!!

by UnarmingMermaid on Dec 14, 2008 1:35 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

If you use triangle brackets <

or other such things, it cuts them out.

You think it's coincidence that I bleed red?

by Mully on Dec 14, 2008 1:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think the cat wants my ham and swiss sandwich

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 1:37 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Kitty no its my pot pie!

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 1:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

meow

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 1:42 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

BAD KITTY!!

hits kitty with stick

Maaaaahhhhm!! Kittty’s trying to steal mah PAH!

by Bleedingredandgold on Dec 14, 2008 1:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Is there an injury or official review going on? game clock’s been the same for a while now

by Kallor on Dec 14, 2008 1:40 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I think NFL.com sucks right now

You think it's coincidence that I bleed red?

by Mully on Dec 14, 2008 1:40 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

We have played really well so far.

We should be up by more, of course, but I’ll take an 11-point lead.

It would be sweet to win today and officially knock the Chargers out of the hunt.

by rockchalk on Dec 14, 2008 1:41 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

That's what happens...

When you price your long-term, core fan base out of the seats…

Losing doesn’t help, either.

by Bleedingredandgold on Dec 14, 2008 1:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup...holy crap

The view on that punt was even worse.

by ashleylat on Dec 14, 2008 1:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

3rd quarter suck o rama

Why can’t we do anything in the 3rd quarter? Is it that blaring of a coaching discrepency?

by ashleylat on Dec 14, 2008 1:46 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

No joke.

Getting chased down by Phillip Rivers is kind of sad.

have you seen my baseball?

by IISaiNtII on Dec 14, 2008 1:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Nope,

Dorsey was lagging behind :)

have you seen my baseball?

by IISaiNtII on Dec 14, 2008 1:53 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh my

Old man surtain

by ashleylat on Dec 14, 2008 1:51 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

cha ching

time to cash in

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 1:51 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Chris?

“Why hasn’t Patrick Surtain been put on IR yet?”

by Joel Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 1:51 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

One of 2 things...

Either the Chiefs have put this game together really well thus far, or the Chargers suck just as bad as we do.

have you seen my baseball?

by IISaiNtII on Dec 14, 2008 1:52 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

yes

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 14, 2008 1:53 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

:)

have you seen my baseball?

by IISaiNtII on Dec 14, 2008 1:53 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow

This looks an awful lot like the Tampa game…

by Joel Thorman on Dec 14, 2008 1:52 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Showing the young Jedi how it's done

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Dec 14, 2008 1:52 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Good tackle!

Looks to me like ST tackles are improoving a bit, too…

by Bleedingredandgold on Dec 14, 2008 1:59 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Still a close game

if the Chargers score here.

Arrowhead Pride

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