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Monday November 2006 Record Searchlight D-4 wwwreddingcom Football Chiefs drop Raiders in fourth-quarter TD rally Kansas City drives 80 yards with 4:53 to play said winning drive was also keyed by a gutsy call to go for it on fourth-and-one from the Kansas City 29 Johnson seemed to get the first down but then 15 yards were tacked on because of a face mask penalty against Oakland lineman Terdell Sands just looked at the clock and felt at that point it was a gut said Chiefs coach Herm Edwards The Chiefs took a 7-0 lead on their initial possession with Johnson- capping a 76-yard 11-play drive with a 5-yard TD run But they ran only eight plays the rest of the first half while the Raiders dominated time of possession Sebastian Janikowski kicked field goals of 41 and 36 yards and Oakland took a 13-7 lead with 19 seconds left in the first half when Brooks hit Courtney Anderson with a 2-yard TD toss Lawrence Tynes kicked a 37-yard field goal in the third quarter but missed a 35-yarder that could have tied it in the fourth Green attempted only four passes in the first half Until the final drive Green spent most of the day handing off to Johnson But Green did get roughed up a few times even taking a good shot to the upper body by linebacker Thomas Howard had the scramble where I think everybody kind of health their breath or at extra butterflies I was just so anxious to get the thing started waking up this said Green who was a conservative 9-of-16 for 102 yards been hard especially these last two or three weeks when I felt really good and felt like I could go out and The Raiders (2-8) also made a quarterback switch starting Aaron Brooks over Andrew Walter for the first time since Sept 17 Brooks hit Ronald Curry for a 39-yard gain to the Chiefs 8 with 32 seconds left But safety Jarrad Page intercepted his next pass intended for Randy Moss in the end zone was not a game-saving said comerback Patrick Surtain was a Oakland's NFL-worst offense had already suffered two key iijuries losing starting running back Lamont Jordan to a knee injury in the first quarter and left tackle Robert Callery to a dislocated elbow in the third The Raiders said Jordan had a torn knee ligament and is likely out for the year Gallery had a dislocated elbow "That was a very tough loss for said Raiders coach Art ShelL one day we can get this thing turned around and I believe we Brooks was 13-for-22 for 179 yards effort shows what he is capable of Shell By Doug Tucker Associated Pres KANSAS CITY Mo -Trent Green looked and felt just like new He was at his best when Kansas City needed him most After passing for barely 50 yards in his return from a 10-week layoff the two-time Pro Bowl quarterback coolly threw for 50 yards in one game-winning fourth-quarter drive Hitting three of five in the final minutes Green set up Larry 1-yard go-ahead touchdown run and rallied the sluggish Chiefs past injury-riddled Oakland 17-13 majority of games in this league come down to the fourth quarter and finding ways to get that said Green who even drive the first couple of weeks after suffering a severe concussion on Sept 10 just feel proud I was able to contribute to that part of it and make some throws when we The Raiders held a 13-10 lead when the Chiefs (6-4) took the ball on their 20 with 4:53 to play He hit 3-of-5 including passes of 10 and 16 yards to Sarnie Parker and a beauty of a 24-yard gainer to Eddie Kennison Johnson with 1:32 to play squeezed into the end zone capping a two-touchdown 159-yard rushing game on his 27th birthday wouldn't say I had any Dhk VNppk Auociated Prm POPPED: Oakland Raiders tight end Randal Williams is knocked out of bounds by Kansas City Chiefs safety Jarrad Page in the Raiders' 17-13 loss on Sunday at Kansas City left guard Brian Waters and Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez has something you really can't said tight end Jason Dunn just got to have it and one of those people who has it Leadership a natural born Notes: Gonzalez missed his first game since 1999 with a' shoulder injury The Raiders have lost 11 straight to Arc West opponents since a 25-24 victory at Denver on Nov 28 2004 It was the seventh straight victory for Kansas City over Oakland all by seven points or fewer least I know my family did and some of the guys on the Green said with a grin But the veteran quarterback bounced up every time and seemed unfazed by anything not even the absence of several injured starters including Pro Bowl NINERS Continuedrom D-l getting a concussion in last win at Detroit had 200 yards since high school Our offensive line doesn't get any respect so we've been saying got to get it Alex Smith passed for 163 yards threw a TD pass and rushed for another score for the 49ers (55) who went scoreless in the second half yet still hung on to snap a six-game losing streak against their NEC West rivals Amaz Battle caught a TD pass as San Francisco jumped to a 200 halftime lead in what coach Mike Nolan thought was its best performance in his two seasons But the first three-game winning streak since 2002 secure until its defense which has given up just 30 points in its last 3' gameft stopped Seattle's final three drives with a fourth-down tackle an interception and a clock with all zeros on it think gained some linebacker Brandon Moore said are going to have to respect us now the same team but come together so much Seneca Wallace passed for 239 yards and hit Deion Branch and Darrell Jack-son for long second-half touchdowns but he threw three interceptions as the Sea-hawks got little boost from having Alexander and Hasselbeck back in uniform game hooked a 27-yarder with 34 seconds left But the Seahawks ran out of time with Wallace failing to get them over midfield on four final plays Though still above 500 and in first place the Seahawks had to acknowledge that another division title inevitable even with their wealth of talent a team is running the ball on you demoralizing on the defense but more importantly it eats the dock Seattle defensive end Bryce Fisher said just made us miss and we never were able to get hill-flush hits on At halftime the 49ers held an official retirement ceremony for receiver Jerry Rice who signed a one-day contract before the season with the club that was his home for 16 of his 20 record-setting NFL seasons Notes: Nolan wore a suit and tie made by Reebok on the sideline nearly two seasons after he first requested permission from the NFL to dress as an authority figure Bill Walsh looking strong and healthy after recently disclosing his battle with leukemia was among the 49ers luminaries who honored Rice Seattle LB Julian Peterson made just two tackles in his return to San Francisco where he played his first six NFL seasons Alexander the reigning league MVP who played in two months managed just 37 yards on 17 carries in his first game back from a broken foot Has- selbeck who hurt his knee last month dressed but play took me the (entire) first half to feel I could make all the Alexander said me personally this is very positive My foot did Running mostly behind linemen Larry Allen and Jonas Jennings Gore rolled past the 1000-yard mark in his breakout season with 130 yards in the first half But Seattle gradually rallied after halftime pulling dose on Jackson's 41-yard catch with 6:40 left The 49ers made their first stop in the final minutes when they tackled Alexander on fourth down at the 36 with 1:52 to play but Gore who fumbled four times in four games earlier in the season coughed it up on the next play was like said Gore the second-year pro from Miami whose injury history scared off other teams in last draft knew if our defense got it back get another Wallace then threw his third interception directly to comerback Walt Harris But San Joe Nedney who had never missed a field goal shorter than 30 yards before blowing two in this QkAsHirialetl hva SHARP DRESSED: San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Nolan looks on from the sideline against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday LT evaporates 17-point hole Tomlinson scores four TDs in Chargers win we're never out of it and I think this is a very special team because no matter what happens no matter how much we're down never out of the football game" Thanks to Tomlinson who finally found himself relevant in the Mile High City feel like Steve Young in a way when he said 'Get the monkey off my Tomlinson said is not the Super Bowl but a huge burden that has been lifted off me In five years 1 hadn't won in Denver Hadn't had much success here either It feels Tomlinson has scored an NFL-record 19 touchdowns in his last six games and reached 100 TDs in his 89th game four fewer than it took Hall of Famcr Jim Brown and Emmitt Smith He has 102 TDs and topped 1000 yards rushing for the sixth straight season Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers said "He's the best in the business He's unbelievable with it under his arm he's unbelievable as By Arnle Stapleton AsKorlulnl 1'rrsn DENVER History and big leads aren't safe around LaDainian Tomlinson and the San Diego Chargers San Diego's remarkable running back scored four times and reached 100 touchdowns fester than any player in NFL history Sunday night leading the Chargers past the Denver Broncos 3527 in a showdown for first place in the AFC West The Chargers (52) became the first NFL team to win back-to-back games after trailing by 17 or more points and the first club to win four straight when allowing at least 24 points in each game With San Diego trailing 24-7 it certainly appeared the Broncos (7-3) had taken Tomlinson out of the mix for the sixth straight time in Denver where he had averaged just 53 yards rushing in five straight losses But these Chargers are becoming the masters of the comeback bunch of guys" Tomlinson said team we've seen on the pass he's unbelievable blocking He brings it on every play the ultimate weapon and you throw the guys got around him and we feel like we can score whatever we need on any given As usual Tomlinson deflected the praise as easily as he does tacklers a phenomenal thing But I have a lot of guys to Tomlinson said offensive line has played great this season Lorenzo Neal is the best at blocking so a whole team effort I can't take all the credit" After Tomlinson scored his first three TDs Rivers found Vincent Jackson in the back of the end zone to give San Diego a 2527 lead with 6:45 left erasing the final remnants of Denver's big lead The Chargers iced it when comerback Drayton Florence picked off Jake Plummer's pass deep in territory with three minutes left leading to Tomlinson's fourth score a 1-yard touch- down run with 1:14 left However the Chargers made things interesting al- DN919 AxKcfotnd Pthki CANT HOLD ME DOWN: San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson slips by Denver Broncos safety Nick Ferguson on a 3yatd touchdown run during the third quarter of game in Denver It was Tomlinson's 100th NFL touchdown as he lead San Diego on a come-frombe-hind win over the Broncos three passes for 74 more running back ever next to Jim Denver defensive lineman Gerard Warren said Having erased two 21-polnt deficits a week earlier at Cincinnati the Chargers found themselves trailing 24-7 early in the third quarter after Darrent Williams' 31-yard interception return for a touch lowing the Broncos to drive from their 3 to the Chargers 32 thanks to a personal foul on defensive end Igor Olshansky who was ejected for punching center Tom Nalen The hopes for over time ended when Plummer was sacked by Shaun Phillips and time ran out Tomlinson rushed 20 times for 105 yards and caught down mean got to feel like going to win the game when you're up 24-7" Williams said Actually the Broncos were right where the Chargers wanted them had already done it (at Cincinnati) so there was no doubt in our mind? we could do Rivers said i.