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ON THE LATE TOUCHDOWN CATCH BY DWAYNE BOWE

"Guys who want to be big- time players I’ve always believed make big-time plays in big-time games. That was our biggest situation to date and he made the play. That’s something to build on. I think Dwayne is much further along as far as understanding me, understanding us and what we’re trying to get done here. I think that’s positive. He’s making progress and he definitely has a chance to be a big-time player. We need the Dwayne Bowe’s and those guys to help pull this team to where we need to get to."

From the Mouth of Todd 10/12 from Bob Gretz

The Chiefs will get another option beginning next week when Kolby Smith becomes eligible to return to practice and the active roster. Largely forgotten outside of Chiefs headquarters since he tore ligaments in his right knee halfway through last season, Smith could eventually get a look at least as a part-time back.

"I feel good," Smith said. "It’s just a matter of once you get back on the field going through contact to see how the knee feels then. That’s when we’ll decide whether I’m ready to go or not. Whenever they say I can play, I’ll be out there. I want to make sure I’m right before I come back."

Since the start of training camp, Smith conditions in a corner of the Chiefs practice field while his teammates go through drills. Part of his ritual includes running up a steep, grassy slope adjacent to the practice field the Chiefs have come to call Priest Holmes Hill for the former running back who regularly scaled its heights.

"Running up that hill," Smith said, "it will get you right."

Running game with LJ has ground to a halt from KC Star

...an offense with a wounded line and a history of futility found a way to drive 74 yards in 10 plays and get the game tied in the final seconds on Matt Cassel's 16-yard pass to Dwayne Bowe on fourth down.

In fact, that final drive that tied it 20-all may turn out to be a watershed event as Todd Haley and his coaching staff work to forge a personality and identity for the 0-5 Chiefs.

It was easily the snappiest drive of the entire miserable year for the Chiefs, even more remarkable because left tackle Brandon Albert had gone to the sideline with an apparent ankle injury.

Chiefs looking everywhere for positives from The Hutchinson News

“It's bothering me, because I've been around teams that that was our strength, that we made plays at those times,” Phillips said Monday. “And that helped win games. And we've done that here. It's something we're going to emphasize more and more.”

Phillips said he can't figure out why Dallas has been strong on third downs earlier in the game using the same nickel formation it uses for the two-minute defense.

The Cowboys have allowed their opponents to convert only 30.2 percent of their third-down attempts (19 of 63), which ranks fourth in the NFC.

“You've got to play every play like it's third-and-seven, third-and-five-to-seven,” Phillips said. “We're making mistakes on the same defenses that we're not making mistakes on in third down.”

Phillips pans late-game defense from MySanAntonio.com

Washington are 2-3 despite playing the easy part of their schedule. Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs will mark the team's sixth consecutive game against a winless team.

"I want to win, that's what I'm here for," Zorn told reporters on Monday. "That's what the Redskins are all about. We've lost two tough games. I feel bad and I'm hurting.

"Our team is as well. These guys are guys with resolve. I'm a man of resolve and we're going to get back at it, but it's less than 24 hours after the game."

Zorn feels pain after Redskins' latest loss from Reuters

3. I am as in the know as it gets. Here's a tip I got Sunday. See this helmet the Chiefs wore? See that star marking? That's the exact location Jerry Jones would have buried Wade Phillips' body had the Cowboys lost to the Chiefs. It's true!

DJ Gallo's NFL Hangover, Week 5 from ESPN.com

Judging from the postgame celebration, which included a veritable Jones-fest in the visiting owner’s suite, you would have thought something truly special had happened.

Like, maybe, beating the Eagles. Or winning a game in December. Or winning a playoff game ... period.

But no, this was a dog pile of the vanities. These were the Dallas Cowboys, whooping it up because they had just cheated the hangman.

Dogs will be dogs, I guess. The Cowboys couldn’t help themselves. The Kansas City Chiefs are winless and stand 2-28 in their past 30 games.

Beating Chiefs nothing to gloat over from The Star-Telegram

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kb_kcstar Great story here: RT @mellinger My story about Michael Keck, a college football player we can all admire http://bit.ly/jRwct

ChiefsPR Thanks for kudos @SI_Peterking. In case you missed it in his MMQB, he gave a nice shout out: "Loved the Chiefs' Texans helmet."

PTIShow What a catch by Braylon Edwards. If you press mute and listen carefully, you can hear the sound of Cleveland vomiting.

bumddory: Redskins 6.5 point Favorites vs Chiefs. Why?: Redskins 6.5 point Favorites vs Chiefs. Why? If this team c.. http://bit.ly/xPHDc

justinjarrett: @brandoncparker If the Redskins lose to the Chiefs, no fewer than eight people should die by firing squad immediately after the game.

palawanrevival: I am glad that the Kansas City Chiefs is showing people how to be faithful in what they do....

KTVO: If the Chiefs and Rams played who would win.KC has to be favored but take the under.