THIS WEEK IN CHIEFS HISTORY

Hammock Parties · 10-28-2005, 05:58 PM

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Yes, it's that time again, folks. Part 8 of our ongoing 2005 series here at Chiefsplanet...

THIS WEEK IN CHIEFS HISTORY

October 31, 1999

KANSAS CITY 34, SAN DIEGO 0

Chiefs shut out error-prone Chargers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Getting penalized for delay of game before the game even started should have warned the San Diego Chargers this would not be their day.

Just minutes into the first quarter, safety Reggie Tongue's 7-yard touchdown return of Erik Kramer's fumble set the rugged defensive tone for Kansas City (5-2), which routed the Chargers 34-0 Sunday in a a onesided showdown for first place in the AFC West.

It was the first regular-season shutout since 1992 for the Chargers (4-3), who fell behind 20-0 after getting just one first down and 28 total yards in the a bleak first half.

"We looked like a bunch of goofs out there today," said quarterback Jim Harbaugh, who replaced the ineffective Kramer in the first quarter after Kramer had lost a fumble and thrown an interception. "To be honest, I guess we're not very good."

The Chiefs, who have won three in a row since losing 21-14 in San Diego on Oct. 3, are a half-game ahead of Seattle (4-2) pending the Seahawks' game Monday night.

"This is the best the defense has played in the four years I've been here," linebacker Donnie Edwards said. "This feels really good."

Kansas City had minus-9 yards and a fumble 7:10 into the first quarter, but the Chiefs held a 10-0 lead thanks to Kramer's fumble and eighth interception in six quarters.

"There are a lot of problems and issues that have to be decided on Monday," San Diego linebacker Junior Seau said.
The first half started on an embarrassing note for the Chargers and ended in near-disaster.

They were assessed a delay-of-game penalty when they failed to get the kickoff away within 25 seconds of the referee's blowing his whistle signaling the game ready to start.

In the final seconds of the second quarter, Michael Dumas blocked a Kansas City punt near the Chiefs goal line. But the ball squirted directly into the arms of Chiefs linebacker Greg Manusky, who lumbered 84 yards to the 7 before wide receiver Chris Penn ran him down.

"Three years ago, I would have scored," Manusky said. "I'm getting too old."
Kramer, who came into the game with eight interceptions and no touchdowns in his three previous starts, threw the ball directly to Cris Dishman early in the first quarter, leading to Pete Stoyanovich's 43-yard field goal.

Three minutes later, Tongue caught Kramer on a blitz, knocked the ball out of his hands, scooped it up and dashed 7 yards into the end zone.

"It was completely my fault. I was brainwashed thinking it was a screen the other way," Kramer said. "It was a complete mental breakdown on my part. For two successive weeks, I've managed to start us off in a horrible position. I've just got to regroup and get my game back together."

Elvis Grbac, who threw four interceptions in San Diego on Oct. 3, was 11-for-15 for 194 yards. He threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Joe Horn in the second quarter and connected with Derrick Alexander on an 81-yard touchdown play in the third.

Alexander, who had an 86-yard touchdown catch in the season opener at Chicago, was about 15 yards behind backup cornerback Jimmy Spencer when he caught the pass on the 45.

"When you're that wide open, you're thinking, 'Come on ball, hurry ball, get down before that guy catches me,"' Alexander said.

A few minutes later, James Hasty batted down Harbaugh's pass, and Derrick Thomas made the first interception of his 11-year career, returning the ball 20 yards and setting up a 7-yard touchdown run by Donnell Bennett that made it 34-0 with 2:58 left in the third.

Stoyanovich hit a 39-yarder early in the second quarter for a 13-0 lead.

The Chargers, clobbered 31-3 by Green Bay last week, were within inches of averting the shutout with a fourth-and-goal in the fourth, but Harbaugh fumbled the snap.

The Chiefs were without starting wide receiver Andre Rison and backup tight end Lonnie Johnson, who were made inactive following their arrests Friday night in separate incidents.

Rison was arrested for disturbing the peace after a fight in a restaurant parking lot, and Johnson was arrested after police contended he grabbed the breast of an undercover officer working a prostitution decoy operation.

"It's no big deal because we feel like our guys didn't do anything wrong," Alexander said. "We'll find out what the situation is later on. But when guys aren't here, we've still got to play."

Notes: BrandsMart, a local electronics store, had been running a promotion all week promising that all sales exceeding $399 would be free if the Chiefs shut out the Chargers. "I hope everyone enjoys their free big-screen TV on us," Thomas said. ... Chiefs offensive guard Will Shields assisted in the national anthem. ... Rookie Larry Parker returned kicks for the first time in place of the injured Tamarick Vanover. ... Chiefs cornerback Cris Dishman made his 39th career interception, tying him for seventh among active players with Tim McDonald of the 49ers. ... San Diego challenged the touchdown the Chiefs scored on Kramer's fumble, contending Kramer's arm was moving forward. ... Pete Stoyanovich moved into third place on the Chiefs career scoring list with 363 points.

Code:

NFL     FINAL             1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL
                          ---  ---  ---  ---     -----
        SAN DIEGO           0    0    0    0       0
        KANSAS CITY        10   10   14    0      34     FINAL

    SCORING SUMMARY

    1ST QUARTER: KAN - FG, PETE STOYANOVICH 43 YD, 4:49. Drive: 4 plays,
                           (-9) yards in 1:30. Key plays: Dishman 7-yard
                           interception return to San Diego 17. KANSAS
                           CITY 3-0
                 KAN - TD, REGGIE TONGUE 7 YD FUMBLE RETURN (PETE
                           STOYANOVICH KICK), 7:10. KANSAS CITY 10-0
    2ND QUARTER: KAN - FG, PETE STOYANOVICH 39 YD, 5:01. Drive: 12 plays,
                           42 yards in 6:38. Key plays: Grbac 13-yard pass
                           to Lockett to Kansas City 49; Grbac 12-yard
                           pass to Horn on 3rd-and-10 to San Diego 28.
                           KANSAS CITY 13-0
                 KAN - TD, JOE HORN 9 YD PASS FROM ELVIS GRBAC (PETE
                           STOYANOVICH KICK), 12:25. Drive: 8 plays, 77
                           yards in 4:19. Key plays: Grbac 27-yard pass to
                           Lockett to San Diego 49; Grbac 32-yard pass to
                           Alexander on 3rd-and-9 to San Diego 16. KANSAS
                           CITY 20-0
    3RD QUARTER: KAN - TD, DERRICK ALEXANDER 81 YD PASS FROM ELVIS GRBAC
                           (PETE STOYANOVICH KICK), 11:33. Drive: 3 plays,
                           88 yards in 1:24.  KANSAS CITY 27-0
                 KAN - TD, DONNELL BENNETT 7 YD RUN (PETE STOYANOVICH
                           KICK), 12:02. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards in 0:11.
                           Key plays: Thomas 20-yard interception return
                           to San Diego 7. KANSAS CITY 34-0
    4TH QUARTER: NONE



TEAM STATISTICS

                              SDG            KAN
                         --------       --------
FIRST DOWNS                    10             10
Rushing                         2              4
Passing                         8              6
Penalty                         0              0
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY          4-17           6-15
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY           1-3            0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS               213            283
Total plays                    62             55
Average gain                  3.4            5.1
NET YARDS RUSHING              72             97
Rushes                         20             39
Average per rush              3.6            2.5
NET YARDS PASSING             141            186
Completed-attempted         20-37          11-15
Yards per pass                3.4           11.6
Sacked-yards lost            5-42            1-8
Had intercepted                 2              0
PUNTS-AVERAGE              8-40.3         7-40.3
RETURN YARDAGE                162             67
Punts-returns                2-21           4-16
Kickoffs-returns            7-141           1-24
Interceptions-returns         0-0           2-27
PENALTIES-YARDS             12-74           3-15
FUMBLES-LOST                  2-2            1-0
TIME OF POSSESSION          29:10          30:50


PLAYER STATISTICS

Missed field goals:  None.

San Diego rushing: Kenny Bynum 12-55, Jim Harbaugh 3-8, Terrell
Fletcher 3-7, Tremayne Stephens 2-2. 

Kansas City rushing: Donnell Bennett 14-38, Bam Morris 11-25, Mike
Cloud 7-21, Tony Richardson 6-14, Elvis Grbac 1-minus 1.

San Diego passing: Jim Harbaugh 18-34 for 174 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD,
Erik Kramer 2-3 for 9 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD. 

Kansas City passing: Elvis Grbac 11-15 for 194 yards, 0 INT, 2 TD.

San Diego receiving: Freddie Jones 4-57, Fred Mccrary 4-25, Jeff
Graham 3-26, Kenny Bynum 3-26, Charlie Jones 2-5, Terrell Fletcher
2-19, Chris Penn 1-16, Mikhael Ricks 1-9. 

Kansas City receiving: Joe Horn 3-26, Derrick Alexander 2-113, Kevin
Lockett 2-40, Mike Cloud 1-6, Mitch Jacoby 1-6, Tony Gonzalez 1-4,
Bam Morris 1-minus 1.

PUT A CHEESEBURGER ON IT!

That concludes this week's look back in...CHIEFS HISTORY.

Hammock Parties · 10-28-2005, 05:59 PM

Gotta love Bam Morris and Donnell Bennett combining for 25 carries 63 yards!

10-28-2005, 05:58 PM
Hammock Parties I'll be back. Join Date: Nov 2002 Casino cash: $4230478	THIS WEEK IN CHIEFS HISTORY Please sticky! Yes, it's that time again, folks. Part 8 of our ongoing 2005 series here at Chiefsplanet... THIS WEEK IN CHIEFS HISTORY October 31, 1999 KANSAS CITY 34, SAN DIEGO 0 Chiefs shut out error-prone Chargers KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Getting penalized for delay of game before the game even started should have warned the San Diego Chargers this would not be their day. Just minutes into the first quarter, safety Reggie Tongue's 7-yard touchdown return of Erik Kramer's fumble set the rugged defensive tone for Kansas City (5-2), which routed the Chargers 34-0 Sunday in a a onesided showdown for first place in the AFC West. It was the first regular-season shutout since 1992 for the Chargers (4-3), who fell behind 20-0 after getting just one first down and 28 total yards in the a bleak first half. "We looked like a bunch of goofs out there today," said quarterback Jim Harbaugh, who replaced the ineffective Kramer in the first quarter after Kramer had lost a fumble and thrown an interception. "To be honest, I guess we're not very good." The Chiefs, who have won three in a row since losing 21-14 in San Diego on Oct. 3, are a half-game ahead of Seattle (4-2) pending the Seahawks' game Monday night. "This is the best the defense has played in the four years I've been here," linebacker Donnie Edwards said. "This feels really good." Kansas City had minus-9 yards and a fumble 7:10 into the first quarter, but the Chiefs held a 10-0 lead thanks to Kramer's fumble and eighth interception in six quarters. "There are a lot of problems and issues that have to be decided on Monday," San Diego linebacker Junior Seau said. The first half started on an embarrassing note for the Chargers and ended in near-disaster. They were assessed a delay-of-game penalty when they failed to get the kickoff away within 25 seconds of the referee's blowing his whistle signaling the game ready to start. In the final seconds of the second quarter, Michael Dumas blocked a Kansas City punt near the Chiefs goal line. But the ball squirted directly into the arms of Chiefs linebacker Greg Manusky, who lumbered 84 yards to the 7 before wide receiver Chris Penn ran him down. "Three years ago, I would have scored," Manusky said. "I'm getting too old." Kramer, who came into the game with eight interceptions and no touchdowns in his three previous starts, threw the ball directly to Cris Dishman early in the first quarter, leading to Pete Stoyanovich's 43-yard field goal. Three minutes later, Tongue caught Kramer on a blitz, knocked the ball out of his hands, scooped it up and dashed 7 yards into the end zone. "It was completely my fault. I was brainwashed thinking it was a screen the other way," Kramer said. "It was a complete mental breakdown on my part. For two successive weeks, I've managed to start us off in a horrible position. I've just got to regroup and get my game back together." Elvis Grbac, who threw four interceptions in San Diego on Oct. 3, was 11-for-15 for 194 yards. He threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Joe Horn in the second quarter and connected with Derrick Alexander on an 81-yard touchdown play in the third. Alexander, who had an 86-yard touchdown catch in the season opener at Chicago, was about 15 yards behind backup cornerback Jimmy Spencer when he caught the pass on the 45. "When you're that wide open, you're thinking, 'Come on ball, hurry ball, get down before that guy catches me,"' Alexander said. A few minutes later, James Hasty batted down Harbaugh's pass, and Derrick Thomas made the first interception of his 11-year career, returning the ball 20 yards and setting up a 7-yard touchdown run by Donnell Bennett that made it 34-0 with 2:58 left in the third. Stoyanovich hit a 39-yarder early in the second quarter for a 13-0 lead. The Chargers, clobbered 31-3 by Green Bay last week, were within inches of averting the shutout with a fourth-and-goal in the fourth, but Harbaugh fumbled the snap. The Chiefs were without starting wide receiver Andre Rison and backup tight end Lonnie Johnson, who were made inactive following their arrests Friday night in separate incidents. Rison was arrested for disturbing the peace after a fight in a restaurant parking lot, and Johnson was arrested after police contended he grabbed the breast of an undercover officer working a prostitution decoy operation. "It's no big deal because we feel like our guys didn't do anything wrong," Alexander said. "We'll find out what the situation is later on. But when guys aren't here, we've still got to play." Notes: BrandsMart, a local electronics store, had been running a promotion all week promising that all sales exceeding $399 would be free if the Chiefs shut out the Chargers. "I hope everyone enjoys their free big-screen TV on us," Thomas said. ... Chiefs offensive guard Will Shields assisted in the national anthem. ... Rookie Larry Parker returned kicks for the first time in place of the injured Tamarick Vanover. ... Chiefs cornerback Cris Dishman made his 39th career interception, tying him for seventh among active players with Tim McDonald of the 49ers. ... San Diego challenged the touchdown the Chiefs scored on Kramer's fumble, contending Kramer's arm was moving forward. ... Pete Stoyanovich moved into third place on the Chiefs career scoring list with 363 points. Code: NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 0 KANSAS CITY 10 10 14 0 34 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: KAN - FG, PETE STOYANOVICH 43 YD, 4:49. Drive: 4 plays, (-9) yards in 1:30. Key plays: Dishman 7-yard interception return to San Diego 17. KANSAS CITY 3-0 KAN - TD, REGGIE TONGUE 7 YD FUMBLE RETURN (PETE STOYANOVICH KICK), 7:10. KANSAS CITY 10-0 2ND QUARTER: KAN - FG, PETE STOYANOVICH 39 YD, 5:01. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards in 6:38. Key plays: Grbac 13-yard pass to Lockett to Kansas City 49; Grbac 12-yard pass to Horn on 3rd-and-10 to San Diego 28. KANSAS CITY 13-0 KAN - TD, JOE HORN 9 YD PASS FROM ELVIS GRBAC (PETE STOYANOVICH KICK), 12:25. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards in 4:19. Key plays: Grbac 27-yard pass to Lockett to San Diego 49; Grbac 32-yard pass to Alexander on 3rd-and-9 to San Diego 16. KANSAS CITY 20-0 3RD QUARTER: KAN - TD, DERRICK ALEXANDER 81 YD PASS FROM ELVIS GRBAC (PETE STOYANOVICH KICK), 11:33. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards in 1:24. KANSAS CITY 27-0 KAN - TD, DONNELL BENNETT 7 YD RUN (PETE STOYANOVICH KICK), 12:02. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards in 0:11. Key plays: Thomas 20-yard interception return to San Diego 7. KANSAS CITY 34-0 4TH QUARTER: NONE TEAM STATISTICS SDG KAN -------- -------- FIRST DOWNS 10 10 Rushing 2 4 Passing 8 6 Penalty 0 0 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-17 6-15 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-3 0-0 TOTAL NET YARDS 213 283 Total plays 62 55 Average gain 3.4 5.1 NET YARDS RUSHING 72 97 Rushes 20 39 Average per rush 3.6 2.5 NET YARDS PASSING 141 186 Completed-attempted 20-37 11-15 Yards per pass 3.4 11.6 Sacked-yards lost 5-42 1-8 Had intercepted 2 0 PUNTS-AVERAGE 8-40.3 7-40.3 RETURN YARDAGE 162 67 Punts-returns 2-21 4-16 Kickoffs-returns 7-141 1-24 Interceptions-returns 0-0 2-27 PENALTIES-YARDS 12-74 3-15 FUMBLES-LOST 2-2 1-0 TIME OF POSSESSION 29:10 30:50 PLAYER STATISTICS Missed field goals: None. San Diego rushing: Kenny Bynum 12-55, Jim Harbaugh 3-8, Terrell Fletcher 3-7, Tremayne Stephens 2-2. Kansas City rushing: Donnell Bennett 14-38, Bam Morris 11-25, Mike Cloud 7-21, Tony Richardson 6-14, Elvis Grbac 1-minus 1. San Diego passing: Jim Harbaugh 18-34 for 174 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD, Erik Kramer 2-3 for 9 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD. Kansas City passing: Elvis Grbac 11-15 for 194 yards, 0 INT, 2 TD. San Diego receiving: Freddie Jones 4-57, Fred Mccrary 4-25, Jeff Graham 3-26, Kenny Bynum 3-26, Charlie Jones 2-5, Terrell Fletcher 2-19, Chris Penn 1-16, Mikhael Ricks 1-9. Kansas City receiving: Joe Horn 3-26, Derrick Alexander 2-113, Kevin Lockett 2-40, Mike Cloud 1-6, Mitch Jacoby 1-6, Tony Gonzalez 1-4, Bam Morris 1-minus 1. PUT A CHEESEBURGER ON IT! That concludes this week's look back in...CHIEFS HISTORY.
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