Visitor:  Kansas City Chiefs

Home:  Seattle Seahawks

Date:  November 28, 2010

 

Scoring:

Team               1          2          3          4          Final

KC                  7          14        0          21          42

SEA                7          3          7          7            24

 

Visitor playmakers:

WR Dwayne Bowe, DT Shaun Smith, RB Jamaal Charles, TE Tony Moeaki, DB Travis Daniels, LB Derrick Johnson, DB Kendrick Lewis

 

Home playmakers:

DB Kennard Cox, TE Chris Baker, WR Ben Obomanu

 

Network:  CBS (KCTV Kansas City)

Announcers:  Bill Macatee, Rich Gannon

 

Pregame:  Yes

Halftime:  Yes

Postgame:  No

Commercials:  Yes

 

Grade:  9.5/10

 

Notes:  QB Matt Cassel tied his career high with four touchdown passes, three of them to Bowe and the Chiefs stayed on top of the AFC West with an impressive 42-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks.  Cassel finished 22 of 32 for 233 yards, finding Bowe 13 times to match his career-best set just two weeks ago against Denver. Bowe had 170 yards receiving and caught touchdowns of 7, 36 and 9 yards, extending his streak of at least one TD catch to seven straight games.

 

Cassel's 129.3 passer rating on Sunday was the third best of his pro career, and the third game of the season his rating exceeded 120.

 

Jamaal Charles ran for 173 yards on 22 carries, topping 1,000 yards for the season, and added a 3-yard TD run on the first play of the fourth quarter that gave the Chiefs a 28-17 lead.

 

Charles' effort was part of the 270 yards rushing from Kansas City that included 68 from Thomas Jones and a scrambling 28 yards from Cassel, more than Seattle's total of 20 yards rushing as a team.

 

Backup defensive tackle Shaun Smith added a 1-yard touchdown plunge in the second quarter and Kansas City won its second straight overall and ninth consecutive game against NFC West opponents.  More importantly, the Chiefs (7-4) remained on top of the division.

 

Cassel completed 15 of 20 in the first half, picking apart Seattle's pass defense, connecting with Bowe in the first quarter, then on a 36-yard TD in the second when Seattle secondary blew coverage.  The pair hooked up one more time in the fourth quarter when Cassel threw a quick slant to Bowe for a 9-yard TD, sending much of Qwest Field to the exits.

 

And if his day wasn't complete, Cassel added a 6-yard TD pass to tight end Tony Moeaki late in the fourth quarter. It was the final indignity for a Seattle defense that was shredded for more than 500 total yards for the third time this season.

 

Matt Hasselbeck threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns, but was intercepted twice. Ben Obomanu had five catches for 159 yards.

 

And for one half, the Seahawks were completely inept. Seattle managed just 71 yards in the first half, the fourth time this season they were limited to less than 100 yards in the first half. They didn't get a first down until midway through the second quarter.

 

Their only touchdown in the first half came when Kennard Cox went untouched to block Dustin Colquitt's punt and rookie Earl Thomas returned it 10 yards for a touchdown.

 

Running time:  3:17 (3 DVDs)