Visitor:  Green Bay Packers

Home:  Kansas City Chiefs

Date:  September 2, 2010

Preseason Week 4

 

Scoring:

Team               1          2          3          4          Final

GB                  0          3          7          3            13

KC                  7          7          3          0            17

 

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Network:  Chiefs Television Network (KCTV Kansas City)

Announcers:  Mike Kelly, Trent Green

 

Pregame:  Yes

Halftime:  Yes

Postgame:  Yes

Commercials:  Some

 

Grade:  9/10

 

Notes:  Matt Cassel and Brodie Croyle each led touchdown drives, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Green Bay Packers, 17-13, for their first preseason victory since 2008.

 

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and a host of other Packers starters didn't suit up for the final preseason game. Backup signal-caller Matt Flynn played into the third quarter and hit 23 of 37 passes for 304 yards, much of it against backups.

 

Cassel got off to another slow start, but he wound up hitting 4 of 9 throws for 58 yards, with one interception and a 2-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Leonard Pope late in the first quarter. The drive, against many backups, covered 62 yards on 11 plays.

 

Cassel turned a 7-0 lead over to Croyle and the oft-injured backup engineered an 8-play, 95-yard march in which Jackie Battle broke Jarrett Bush's tackle and went 49 yards. On fourth down, Battle plowed across from the 1, making it 14-0.

 

The Chiefs' first possession seemed to confirm the impression many have had of Todd Haley's second team: inconsistent offense and greatly improved return game. Rookie Javier Arenas returned a punt 44 yards to the Packers 33.

 

Running time:  2:51 (3 DVDs)