Melvin Gordon scored two rushing touchdowns on Sunday, which was two more than he had all of last season. On the ground, Spencer Ware rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown in 11 attempts while Smith ran 15 yards and a touchdown in four carries.
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Josh Lambo missed a 54-yard field goal with San Diego leading 27-10, and the momentum swung toward Kansas City.
Smith was absolutely dealing in the second half, when he completed all sorts of hard passes – ones that required touch, arm strength or both – and made the kind of plays he’s been criticized for not delivering in the past.
Derek Carr threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Seth Roberts and a 2-point conversion pass to Michael Crabtree with 47 seconds left as the Oakland Raiders defeated the New Orleans Saints 35-34.
Coach Mike McCoy confirmed as much Monday adding that the injury is season-ending, NBC Sports reported.
“Down the road, we all have this knowledge in our back pocket now that we can come back to win a game, that it’s doable, ” offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz said. What started off as an ugly game, which saw the Chiefs trailing 24-3 in the third quarter, turned into a 21-point rally for the biggest second-half comeback in franchise history.
Was it also a lack of killer instinct?
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters raised his fist on Sunday during a performance of the US national anthem, apparently in solidarity with other National Football League players trying to draw attention to racial inequality. “It was not a lack of focus at all”. And it looked as if their eight-game skid against AFC West rivals would finally end. The team activated defensive end Joey Bosa to the 53-man roster in a corresponding move.
“I think every guy knows how bad we played, how poorly we played in the first half, and we’re not going to get away with it all the time”, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith said.
Ware gave credit to the chemistry he’s established with Smith, who in turn had no problem targeting his running back deep down the middle of the field when things broke down around him. We’ve got to make sure we do it the right way so when he’s out there he can help our team and play 60 minutes of football.
With 1:03 left, when the Chiefs kicked to the Chargers after the score, Kansas City’s win probability was only 45.2 percent.
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Other players have followed suit, most recently Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall ahead of Thursday’s season opening win against the Carolina Panthers.
