Visitor:  Tennessee Titans

Home:  Kansas City Chiefs

Date:  December 26, 2010

 

Scoring:

Team               1          2          3          4          Final

TEN                0          7          7          0            14

KC                  14        17        3          0            34

 

Visitor playmakers:

WR Kenny Britt, TE Jared Cook, LB Jason Babin, DT Jason Jones, LB Will Witherspoon

 

Home playmakers:

RB Jamaal Charles, WR Dwayne Bowe, S Eric Berry, DB Brandon Carr, DT Glenn Dorsey, DE Tamba Hali, LB Andy Studebaker

 

Network:  CBS (KCTV Kansas City)

Announcers:  Bill Macatee, Rich Gannon

 

Pregame:  Yes

Halftime:  Yes

Postgame:  No

Commercials:  No

 

Grade:  9.5/10

 

Notes:  Cassel connected with Jamaal Charles for touchdowns on Kansas City's first two possessions and Eric Berry returned an interception 54 yards for another score as the Chiefs raced to a 31-7 halftime lead. Cassel hit 12 of his first 13 passes.

 

The Titans (6-9) spent much of the game dropping passes, missing arm tackles and piling up penalties while losing for the seventh time in eight games.

 

Dwayne Bowe had six catches for 153 yards, including a career-long 75-yard touchdown as the Chiefs remained unbeaten in seven home games.

 

The Chiefs had 327 of their 458 total yards and all but three of their points while rolling up a 31-7 halftime lead.

 

The Titans, one of the league's most penalized teams, were flagged nine times for 74 yards, while the Chiefs uncharacteristically drew seven penalties for 84.

 

In his second game since undergoing an emergency appendectomy on Dec. 8, Cassel was 24 for 34 for 314 yards and three TDs. He was not intercepted.

 

Kerry Collins, nearing the end of his 16th season, hit a career milestone that gave him little satisfaction. On his 53-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Britt in the second quarter, he became the 12th quarterback to go over 40,000 yards passing. He also connected with Jared Cook on a 22-yard touchdown pass and was 14 for 37 for 235 yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted twice.

 

It was the seventh time this season a Chiefs opponent failed to score in the first quarter. ... Bowe and Charles are the Chiefs' third WR-RB combo to go over 1,000 yards receiving-running in a season. ... The announced crowd of 65,606 was the smallest of the year at Arrowhead. ... Thomas Jones fumbled in the fourth quarter, ending his streak of touches without a fumble at 862.

 

Running time:  3:27 (3 DVDs)