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Kansas City Defeats Denver
By Boomer Clicheheimer
It was certainly an unexpected outcome on Sunday, as Kansas City beat Denver in a critical matchup that has season-long implications for both teams. Kansas City was able to take care of the ball, limiting turnovers on their way to the win. Despite some flashes of effectiveness, Denver struggled to consistently move the ball all day.
The Beast that is Jamaal Charles silenced his critics with a solid, although imperfect, outing. "We just found a way to get it done today," he said after the game. "We've got a lot of great guys in the locker room. This team is special," he added. It's a long season, and The Beast that is Jamaal Charles will have to take things one game at time.
McNugget didn't have enough tricks up his sleeve, as Kansas City was able to contain him most of the game. "Gotta' hand it to Kansas City. They played well all game. We just couldn't get it done," he said following the game. McNugget's mistakes were costly. You just can't play like that at this level.
Denver just can't contintue to make the kinds of mistakes they made at this level of the sport. The defense can't continue to rely on the blitz so often. They'll need to be more fundamentally sound in passing situations without rolling the dice and exposing themselves for potential big plays. The offense let themselves become too predictable Sunday. Defenses in this league will pounce quickly.
Kansas City and Denver are headed in different directions. Kansas City came out of the locker room with something to prove, and prove it they did. Denver just couldn't rise to the occasion. Kansas City really dodged a bullet and escaped with the 'W'.
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