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Yes, it's that time again, folks. Part 10 of our ongoing 2005 series here at Chiefsplanet...
THIS WEEK IN CHIEFS HISTORY
November 17, 2002 (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20021117_BUF@KC)
KANSAS CITY 17, BUFFALO 16
Chiefs' gambles pay off against Bills
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Nov. 17, 2002) -- With the steely nerve of a riverboat gambler, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Eric Warfield took one of the bigger risks of his NFL career.
As Buffalo quarterback Drew Bledsoe prepared to let fly with the potential game-winning touchdown pass, Warfield deliberately let Peerless Price, one of the league's most dangerous receivers, get a step on him deep.
On a dead run, Price put out his hands. But at the last second, Warfield leaped high for a perfectly timed interception with 4:14 left to preserve the Chiefs' 17-16 victory against the Bills.
"Instead of trying to make a break earlier, I let Drew think he had the lead on me. Right at the last minute, I just broke underneath. He thought he thought he had a step on me. Yet he didn't."
"Eric Warfield won the game for us," linebacker Scott Fujita said.
Chiefs quarterback Trent Green, not known for his mobility, darted 9 yards up the middle for the go-ahead touchdown with 4:45 to play.
"A lane opened up, so I took off," he said. "Then I saw those guys closing hard. So I just closed my eyes and dove as hard as I could."
After Warfield's interception, Priest Holmes gained 49 yards on six carries to help the Chiefs (5-5) run out the clock.
In describing his clinching play, Warfield said he had stopped a similar pass toward Price earlier in the game and recognized this one immediately.
"I kind of knew his speed from covering him throughout the game," Warfield said. "I didn't figure he would run past me. That's when I gave him the step."
Bledsoe agreed Warfield made the play of the game.
"I should have brought Peerless across the field more than I did, rather than taking him straight up the field," he said. "That guy made a great play on the ball."
Mike Hollis kicked three field goals for the Bills (5-5), whose high-powered offense failed for the second successive game to get two touchdowns.
Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil began to weep when he talked about all the criticism Warfield has taken in what has been a rough season for the fifth-year cornerback.
"I would say it's his best game, because he competed against what we all gave credit to as the league's finest skilled receiving tandem," Vermeil said.
Buffalo, which started the day tied with Miami and New England in the AFC East, took a 16-10 lead on Hollis' 27-yarder late in the third period.
Bledsoe was 24 of 36 for 225 yards and became only the fifth man in NFL history to pass for more than 3,000 yards in his first 10 games.
Holmes, who finished with 104 yards on 31 carries, gave Kansas City a 7-0 lead in the first quarter with a 4-yard run.
The Bills had first-and-goal from the 5 early in the second period, but Hollis wound up kicking a 23-yarder.
Buffalo then completely fooled the Chiefs with an onside kick. But again the Bills blew a great touchdown opportunity after getting a first down at the 11. A 9-yard pass to Eric Moulds was first ruled a touchdown but overturned on review.
The Bills then settled for Hollis' 33-yarder that made it 7-6.
A 15-yard facemask penalty on Buffalo defensive lineman Pat Williams helped set up Morten Andersen's 38-yard field goal with 6:40 left in the half, which extended the Chiefs' lead to 10-6.
Moulds beat backup cornerback Corey Harris on a 7-yard TD pass with 32 seconds left to give the Bills a 13-10 lead. Harris had come into the game a few minutes earlier after cornerback William Bartee went out with an ankle injury.
Hollis' third field goal capped a frustrating 71-yard drive, after the Bills failed to overcome 30 yards in penalties, including a 15-yard unnecessary-roughness call on Price for shoving Warfield after Price caught a 9-yard reception.
Travis Henry had 126 yards on 24 carries for the Bills.
NOTES:
* Andersen was wide left on a 45-yard field goal attempt with a little over 12 minutes left in the game. It was only the second miss in 21 attempts for Andersen, the NFL's second-leading career scorer.
* Kansas City TE Tony Gonzalez caught two passes for 17 yards, moving him past Kimble Anders into fifth place on the Chiefs' career receptions list. Gonzalez has 378 and needs 47 more to pass Henry Marshall for the most catches in team history.
Buffalo Bills 0 13 3 0 16
Kansas City Chiefs 7 3 0 7 17
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST: KC - Priest Holmes 4 yd Run (11:58)
(Morten Andersen kick)
2ND: BUF - Mike Hollis 23 yd Field Goal (18:26)
BUF - Mike Hollis 33 yd Field Goal (21:18)
KC - Morten Andersen 38 yd Field Goal (23:20)
BUF - Eric Moulds 7 yd Pass from Drew Bledsoe (29:28)
(Mike Hollis kick)
3RD: BUF - Mike Hollis 27 yd Field Goal (42:31)
4TH: KC - Trent Green 9 yd Run (55:07)
(Morten Andersen kick)
TEAM STATISTICS BUF KC
FIRST DOWNS 21 22
Rushing 6 8
Passing 14 9
Penalty 1 5
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 7-13 4-11
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 2-2
NET YARDS RUSHING 133 128
Rushes 26 37
NET YARDS PASSING 211 192
Completed-attempted 24-36 12-20
Sacked-yards lost 2-14 1-5
Had Intercepted 1 0
Punts-returns 0-0 3-13
Kickoffs-returns 3-58 2-31
Interceptions-returns 0-0 1-19
PENALTIES-YARDS 13-139 5-39
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
TIME OF POSSESSION 31:41 28:19
PLAYER STATISTICS
Buffalo rushing: Travis Henry 24-126, Drew Bledsoe 2-7.
Kansas City rushing: Priest Holmes 31-104, Trent Green 4-19,
Johnnie Morton 1-4, Eddie Kennison 1-1.
Buffalo passing: Drew Bledsoe 24-36 for 225 yards, 1 INT
Kansas City passing: Trent Green 12-20 for 197 yards, 0 INT
Buffalo receiving: Jay Riemersma 1-16, Phillip Crosby 1-8,
Travis Henry 4-38, Josh Reed 4-44, Peerless Price 4-40,
Eric Moulds 4-36, Dave Moore 3-24, Larry Centers 3-19.
Kansas City receiving: Tony Gonzalez 2-17, Marc Boerigter 1-12,
Priest Holmes 3-23, Johnnie Morton 3-52, Eddie Kennison 3-93.
Kansas City interceptions: Eric Warfield 1-19
Buffalo punting/in20: Brian Moorman 3-126-0
Kansas City punting/in20: Dan Stryzinski 2-70-1
Kansas City punt returns: Dante Hall 3-13
Buffalo kickoff returns: Charlie Rogers 3-58
Kansas City kickoff returns: Dante Hall 2-31
Missed FGs: Morten Andersen 45
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That concludes this week's look back in...CHIEFS HISTORY.
Yes, it's that time again, folks. Part 10 of our ongoing 2005 series here at Chiefsplanet...
THIS WEEK IN CHIEFS HISTORY
November 17, 2002 (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20021117_BUF@KC)
KANSAS CITY 17, BUFFALO 16
Chiefs' gambles pay off against Bills
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Nov. 17, 2002) -- With the steely nerve of a riverboat gambler, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Eric Warfield took one of the bigger risks of his NFL career.
As Buffalo quarterback Drew Bledsoe prepared to let fly with the potential game-winning touchdown pass, Warfield deliberately let Peerless Price, one of the league's most dangerous receivers, get a step on him deep.
On a dead run, Price put out his hands. But at the last second, Warfield leaped high for a perfectly timed interception with 4:14 left to preserve the Chiefs' 17-16 victory against the Bills.
"Instead of trying to make a break earlier, I let Drew think he had the lead on me. Right at the last minute, I just broke underneath. He thought he thought he had a step on me. Yet he didn't."
"Eric Warfield won the game for us," linebacker Scott Fujita said.
Chiefs quarterback Trent Green, not known for his mobility, darted 9 yards up the middle for the go-ahead touchdown with 4:45 to play.
"A lane opened up, so I took off," he said. "Then I saw those guys closing hard. So I just closed my eyes and dove as hard as I could."
After Warfield's interception, Priest Holmes gained 49 yards on six carries to help the Chiefs (5-5) run out the clock.
In describing his clinching play, Warfield said he had stopped a similar pass toward Price earlier in the game and recognized this one immediately.
"I kind of knew his speed from covering him throughout the game," Warfield said. "I didn't figure he would run past me. That's when I gave him the step."
Bledsoe agreed Warfield made the play of the game.
"I should have brought Peerless across the field more than I did, rather than taking him straight up the field," he said. "That guy made a great play on the ball."
Mike Hollis kicked three field goals for the Bills (5-5), whose high-powered offense failed for the second successive game to get two touchdowns.
Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil began to weep when he talked about all the criticism Warfield has taken in what has been a rough season for the fifth-year cornerback.
"I would say it's his best game, because he competed against what we all gave credit to as the league's finest skilled receiving tandem," Vermeil said.
Buffalo, which started the day tied with Miami and New England in the AFC East, took a 16-10 lead on Hollis' 27-yarder late in the third period.
Bledsoe was 24 of 36 for 225 yards and became only the fifth man in NFL history to pass for more than 3,000 yards in his first 10 games.
Holmes, who finished with 104 yards on 31 carries, gave Kansas City a 7-0 lead in the first quarter with a 4-yard run.
The Bills had first-and-goal from the 5 early in the second period, but Hollis wound up kicking a 23-yarder.
Buffalo then completely fooled the Chiefs with an onside kick. But again the Bills blew a great touchdown opportunity after getting a first down at the 11. A 9-yard pass to Eric Moulds was first ruled a touchdown but overturned on review.
The Bills then settled for Hollis' 33-yarder that made it 7-6.
A 15-yard facemask penalty on Buffalo defensive lineman Pat Williams helped set up Morten Andersen's 38-yard field goal with 6:40 left in the half, which extended the Chiefs' lead to 10-6.
Moulds beat backup cornerback Corey Harris on a 7-yard TD pass with 32 seconds left to give the Bills a 13-10 lead. Harris had come into the game a few minutes earlier after cornerback William Bartee went out with an ankle injury.
Hollis' third field goal capped a frustrating 71-yard drive, after the Bills failed to overcome 30 yards in penalties, including a 15-yard unnecessary-roughness call on Price for shoving Warfield after Price caught a 9-yard reception.
Travis Henry had 126 yards on 24 carries for the Bills.
NOTES:
* Andersen was wide left on a 45-yard field goal attempt with a little over 12 minutes left in the game. It was only the second miss in 21 attempts for Andersen, the NFL's second-leading career scorer.
* Kansas City TE Tony Gonzalez caught two passes for 17 yards, moving him past Kimble Anders into fifth place on the Chiefs' career receptions list. Gonzalez has 378 and needs 47 more to pass Henry Marshall for the most catches in team history.
Buffalo Bills 0 13 3 0 16
Kansas City Chiefs 7 3 0 7 17
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST: KC - Priest Holmes 4 yd Run (11:58)
(Morten Andersen kick)
2ND: BUF - Mike Hollis 23 yd Field Goal (18:26)
BUF - Mike Hollis 33 yd Field Goal (21:18)
KC - Morten Andersen 38 yd Field Goal (23:20)
BUF - Eric Moulds 7 yd Pass from Drew Bledsoe (29:28)
(Mike Hollis kick)
3RD: BUF - Mike Hollis 27 yd Field Goal (42:31)
4TH: KC - Trent Green 9 yd Run (55:07)
(Morten Andersen kick)
TEAM STATISTICS BUF KC
FIRST DOWNS 21 22
Rushing 6 8
Passing 14 9
Penalty 1 5
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 7-13 4-11
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 2-2
NET YARDS RUSHING 133 128
Rushes 26 37
NET YARDS PASSING 211 192
Completed-attempted 24-36 12-20
Sacked-yards lost 2-14 1-5
Had Intercepted 1 0
Punts-returns 0-0 3-13
Kickoffs-returns 3-58 2-31
Interceptions-returns 0-0 1-19
PENALTIES-YARDS 13-139 5-39
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
TIME OF POSSESSION 31:41 28:19
PLAYER STATISTICS
Buffalo rushing: Travis Henry 24-126, Drew Bledsoe 2-7.
Kansas City rushing: Priest Holmes 31-104, Trent Green 4-19,
Johnnie Morton 1-4, Eddie Kennison 1-1.
Buffalo passing: Drew Bledsoe 24-36 for 225 yards, 1 INT
Kansas City passing: Trent Green 12-20 for 197 yards, 0 INT
Buffalo receiving: Jay Riemersma 1-16, Phillip Crosby 1-8,
Travis Henry 4-38, Josh Reed 4-44, Peerless Price 4-40,
Eric Moulds 4-36, Dave Moore 3-24, Larry Centers 3-19.
Kansas City receiving: Tony Gonzalez 2-17, Marc Boerigter 1-12,
Priest Holmes 3-23, Johnnie Morton 3-52, Eddie Kennison 3-93.
Kansas City interceptions: Eric Warfield 1-19
Buffalo punting/in20: Brian Moorman 3-126-0
Kansas City punting/in20: Dan Stryzinski 2-70-1
Kansas City punt returns: Dante Hall 3-13
Buffalo kickoff returns: Charlie Rogers 3-58
Kansas City kickoff returns: Dante Hall 2-31
Missed FGs: Morten Andersen 45
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That concludes this week's look back in...CHIEFS HISTORY.