The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 48

Chtoft-4 The Kansas City Star Monday November 14 1994 NFL REPORT WEEK CHARGERS 14 CHIEFS 13 Chiefs still having trouble getting the offense together San Diem 0 0 7 7 14 Kansas City 0 13 0 0 13 ttioond Qmrtii KC: FG Elliott 27 12:32 The key play was Tracy Simian tumble recovery at the Chargers' 30 KC: Anders 1 run (Elliott kick) 8:51 The key play was Dale Carter 30-yard punt return to the Chargers' 28 KC: FG Elliott 34 :03 The key play was Mark Collins' Interception and 5-yard return Third Quarter SD: Jefferson 52 pass from Humphries (Carney kick) :30 The key play was when Chiefs Ron Dickerson ran into punter Bryan Wagner on fourth and 3 at the Chargers' 33 Fourth Quarter SD: Young 5 pass from Humphries (Carney kick) 6:41 The key play was Darren Carrington's interception and 19-yard return to the Chiefs' 8 Announced attendance 76997 TEAM STATISTICS Montana's day The second of Joe Montana's two interceptions set up the Chargers' game-winning touchdown -sii I Hl Montana Kusmns Attempts Yards TDs Fumbles Last-second scramble is symbolic of problems By ADAM TEICHER Staff Writer Moments after Danan Hughes made a leaping grab of Joe pass 1 1 Chiefs were consumed by a shared thought They had 10 seconds to prevent a train wreck Hughes scrambled to his feet while the rest of his teammates rushed to the line of scrimmage The clock ticked away as the Chiefs assembled a formation Just before they could get off another play there was the unmistakable sound of metal on metal The 14-13 loss to the San Diego Chargers on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium carried disastrous results Realistic hopes of a repeat AFC West championship died with the failure in the 2-minute drill were short maybe a second maybe a Hughes said was questionable We work on those 2-minute drills all the time and it didn't fall our way this They also lacked the ability to manage the clock near the end of the first half when a Mark Collins interception gave the Chiefs possession at the San Diego 29 with 1 minute 50 seconds left They ran only four plays netted just 12 yards and settled for a 34-yard Lin Elliott field goat A touchdown there as it turns out and the Chiefs would have been winners But they needed at least a field goal when they took JOE LEOFOROmt) Star Joe Montana was pulled down by San Diego defensive drtdjSlie for a 7-yard loss in the fourth quarter Yards lost 13 3 Att Yds Avg Lg TO 13 40 31 19 1 12 38 32 17 0 2 6 30 4 0 possession with 1:51 left and zero timeouts remaining Montana squeezed 1 1 passes into the final drive But only two plays gained more than 6 yards One was the final play to Hughes whose 22-yard catch with 1 0 seconds left gave the Chiefs the ball at the San Diego 30 But they get another snap to stop the clock and bring Elliott on the field Montana was jostled by defensive linemen Leslie and Shawn Lee A penalty flag was tossed in the confusion The Chiefs believed a call against the Chargers would allow them a final field But referee Ron Blum waved off the flag know what the flag was for at the Montana said thought it was for unsportsmanlike conduct or personal foul They were holding me from getting back to the line of Coach Marty Schottenheimer said: officials) indicated there was a foul on San Diego but they said it occurred after time had But the major failing on the drive was the same one they had all game They were unable to get deep on the Chargers The Chiefs were held without a touchdown in a 20-6 loss in San Diego last month They scored one in the second quarter Sunday but only after a 28-yard drive set up by Dale long punt return Montana had 20 completions for 1 78 yards lot of that is a tribute to their defense because among the best in the league in that Schottenheimer said The liberal use of two deep safeties made it difficult for the Chiefs to throw long But they take advantage when they had the opportunity In the first quarter Lake Daw son had a step on cornerback Dwayne Harper deep iijjjft secondary pass was underthrown and Harper fiiqlfq up the play With five offensive starters missing for most of the gai thc Chiefs were obviously lirnUed to some extent Dawson and (Greg Hill each lined up incorrectly on different plays costing the Chiefs a timeout in one instance and precious seconds on another The rainy weather also help But' playing with the same wet ball San Stan Humphries was 1 2 of 20 for 1 59 yards and two touchdowns in the second half Totals 27 84 31 19 1 Passing AttCom Yds Lg Int TD Montana 46 20 178 24 2 0 46 20 178 24 2 0 Totals Receiving Ander9 Hughes Dawson Dickerson Hill Martin Walker Greene Johnson No 6 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 Yds 42 53 35 11 4 12 12 7 2 18 22 24 6 3 12 12 7 2 Chargers overcome turnovers stalled ground game in victory San struggling offense produces just enough to cash in on second-half opportunities By BOB LUDER Staff Writer JOE LEDFORDThe Star Chargers quarterback Stan Humphries worked around the pressure by he Chiefs' Darren Mickell in the first quarter give The Chargers exactly spring to life offensively after halftime but what they gave away in opportunities in the first half they took in the second A roughing-the-punter penalty by the Ron Dickerson kept a Chargers drive aliveesnd the Chargers were able to capitalize on the next play when Humphries hit Jefferson on a 52-yard touchdown pass It was first touchdown pass sin9e the earlier victory over the Chiefs Darren Carrington's interception of Joe pass intended for Lake Dawson gave the Chargers the ball at the Kansas City 8 another rare venture into Chiefs territory with 8 minutes remaining Again they were able to capitalize when Humphries hit Duane Young from 5 yards out John extra point- provided the winning margin' got a lot of said Humphries whocom-pleted 21 of 36 passes for 206 yards got a lot of young players who can make big plays just got to continue taking your shots then maybe one will hit We took some shots today Luckily we hit on a couple IK-) I SACKS: Smith (2) MISSED FIELD GOALS: None the Chargers were able to hang on to the ball they rarely were able to move it On the eight drives in the first half five ended with punts two on fumbles and one on the interception Just once in the first half did they have the ball in Chiefs territory and then on first and 10 at the 46 Humphries was sacked and fumbled the ball to Dan Saleaumua The Chargers compiled just 67 total first-half yards and running back Natrone Means who had shredded the defense in the victory in San Diego with 125 yards in 19 carries had just 34 yards Means was held to 55 yards in 21 carries for the game his second-lowest game this season and the first time in six games he has been held to fewer than 100 Not the picture of a team now holding a commanding two-game lead in the AFC West just execute in the first Chargers receiver Shawn Jefferson said we felt we could still win it We knew if we kept fighting something would CHARGERS STATISTICS Ups and downs Perseverance Intestinal fortitude A break here and there The San Diego Chargers needed all that and then some in their unlikely 14-13 victory over the Chiefs on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium was one of the more intense games coached said a relieved Chargers Coach Bobby Ross teams in this game really wanted it We were just fortunate in the Unlike their 20-6 victory Oct 9 in San Diego the Chargers beat the Chiefs with an efficient punishing offense In fact for most of the game the Chargers were downright miserable when they had the ball Four turnovers three fumbles and a Stan Humphries interception by Mark Collins led to six Chiefs points four turnovers in the first half almost killed Ross said Those six points loomed especially large considering that when TD 0 0 0 0 Pre-game flyover 26 54 21 13 0 AttCom Yds Lg Int TD 36 21 206 52 1 2 Missed opportunities Inability to score touchdowns after turnovers four times in the first half Mysterious clock management at the end of the first half Confusion that forced the Chiefs to burn two timeouts in the first 2 minutes of the sec ond half Second-half field position The Chiefs started inside their 20 three times The Chiefs' second-half offense For more than a quarter Joe Montana was two for 1 1 tossed an interception and was sacked twice Ron Dickerson's roughing-the-punter penalty that kept the Chargers' first scoring drive alive Darren Carrington interception and return to the Chiefs' 8 Kent Pulliam Stealth bombers A-10 Thunderbolts and patriotism Tim Grunhard's roll block on Junior Seau in the first quarter Takeaways two in the first quarter four in the first half Dale Carter returning punts never thought those words would be written again and giving the Chiefs good field position Lake after-catch leg drive that helped set up the Chiefs' only touchdown The rolling pocket that protected Joe Montana's back for most of the game Natrone finally found what it Means to be stopped just 55 yards rushing his second-lowest total of the season Shorter days longer talk time (over 2 hours!) 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