Charles in Charge is a Popular Chiefs Headline Today

by Joel Thorman on Nov 23, 2009 7:09 AM CST in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

The KCChiefs.com staff is a fan of the headline 'Charles in Charge' today. Two columns have used it so far. It's still early but I imagine we'll see more articles popping up throughout the day with similar headlines for the Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 overtime victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

This isn't the first time this headline has been used (we've used it a few times) and it's probably not the last time.

The Chiefs did do a few things yesterday that don't come along as often as the Charles in Charge headline. Here are a few miscellaneous notes on the Chiefs OT victory, many of them courtesy of Pete Moris at KCChiefs.com.

First kick return for a TD since....10/2/05
First opening kickoff return since...12/19/04
First kick or punt return since....10/1/06
First back to back wins since...10/14/07 and 10/21/07
First 94+ INT return since....9/6/92

More miscellaneous stats after the jump.

Other career highs

Charles - 158 kick return yards

Studebaker - 2 INTs

Lance Long - 30 yard reception

Other season highs

Cassel-to-Chambers for 61 is the longest pass of the season

Two 50+ receptions for Chambers in three games. KC had one in the first seven games

First game winning FG of the season and Succop's career

3 sacks (tied)

Punts inside the 20 (tied franchise record)

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I'm still in shock

Not that they won…but that they didn’t give up to a team with much more talent than them. This should give them the confidence to go out and win at least 3 more games :)

Penn State to Kansas City...Always a winning combination.

by YNinja on Nov 23, 2009 7:15 AM CST reply actions

Indeed...

After watching that one, I can imagine them beating just about any team out there. I’m looking forward to seeing the offense getting going earlier in the game. That’s gonna be real fun to watch.

Geaux Chiefs!

by Hail2DaChiefs on Nov 23, 2009 7:47 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Looking at the schedule...

After seeing the score of the Denver game… I could see us going at least 4 of 6 if they keep playing the way they did the last two weeks and continuing to get better. Sometimes heart will win a game when you are short on talent. These Chiefs are showing talent. Can’t wait until the Bills game. I will be in attendance.

by Falcon58 on Nov 23, 2009 11:33 AM CST up reply actions

Agreed

If they can find it in themselves to beat the Steelers, then they are capable of beating any team. It’s not the size of the dog in the fight……

by Hail2DaChiefs on Nov 23, 2009 6:41 PM CST up reply actions

Charles in Charge !

Tru Dat ! Geaux Chiefs !

by 65tosspowertrap on Nov 23, 2009 7:18 AM CST reply actions

Ok but...

I’m as surprised as anyone regarding the win. But how do we NOT score a TD off of Studebaker’s interception? How do we NOT pick up 1st downs from a 2nd and 1? How does Chambers NOT take that all the way into the endzone? (OK, that one a little week, but still….and did you see Pope just stand there? Heck, run down the field in case there’s a fumble or something).

Don’t get me wrong – a win’s a win….but we still have serious issues

Oh, but you gotta love the sacks on Roth near the end…the one with Derrick was hilarious – Roth’s a moose!

by KC Chiefs Fan in MN on Nov 23, 2009 7:54 AM CST reply actions

So you're headline would be "Studebaker runs out of gas"

That’s still OK. This was the game of the year, hands down!

Who cares about what went wrong, they played with heart and are improving, that’s exactly what we want to see!

(Raiders game 1 should be listed here, 409 yds off, we let them off the hook)
(Cowboy's should be listed here - They are who we thought they were)
Skins
Raiders game 2

Next victim?

by cpa913 on Nov 23, 2009 8:28 AM CST up reply actions

bottom line

we found a way to win, instead of finding a way to lose.

Just like novocaine. give it time; always works..

by be cee on Nov 23, 2009 10:39 AM CST up reply actions

Hope is nice...

I’m just wary though. We aren’t that good. We played a basically mistake free game, and that’s how we have to play to win games (with our amount of talent). I don’t know if we can continue playing this type of football for the rest of the season.

Hopefully Cassel keeps making me eat my words though. He is the anti-thigpen. Cassel sucks it up the first half and plays great in the 2nd….

by EyePod on Nov 23, 2009 7:54 AM CST reply actions

Pope was not just standing there he completely decleated the corner or safety
as chambers makes his cut to go by him you can see the cb flying backwards and Pope
with his hands in the air to show the ref he wasnt holding

by Bleedzredngold on Nov 23, 2009 8:09 AM CST reply actions 2 recs