The Chargers also had a devastating injury in the first half, as star wide receiver Keenan Allen apparently tore his ACL.
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Since joining the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013, quarterback Alex Smith had zero game tying or winning touchdown drives in overtime or the last two minutes of a game. The game ended with an option run to the right where Smith elected to keep the ball and take it in for the score, resulting in a 33-27 Chiefs win. Seriously, they lost a 21 point lead against a divisional rival, that rival’s largest comeback in franchise history, and they also lost their best playmaker for the season. But they had never won or tied a game with a late touchdown.
The final quarter, they looked as if they might not lose. 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.
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However, the second half was a completely different story.
ARLINGTON, Texas – Eli Manning threw for three touchdowns, including the go-ahead score to Victor Cruz in his first game in almost two years, and the Giants beat the Cowboys.
“Everybody on offense I think has a good feel for what we’re capable of when we’re playing well”, said Smith, who has battled the perception for years that he is merely a game manager.
“We were all part of that”, Reid said. “Luckily, we found it there in the second half and overtime”.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Eric Kendricks returned an interception 77 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter and Danielle Hunter scored a 24-yard TD off a fumble return and the Vikings beat the Titans. His 18-yard scoring pass to rookie Will Fuller with 12:44 remaining in the fourth quarter provided the Texans the lead for good.
Smith threw for 363 yards and two touchdowns, the second a back-shoulder fade to Jeremy Maclin with just over 9 minutes left in the fourth quarter that trimmed the Chiefs’ deficit to 27-17.
Johnson led all backs last season with at least 100 carries with a Rushing NEP per carry of 0.15, but Ware maintained a rate of 0.20 over 72 carries, second-best among backs with 50 or more carries. “Normally that does not happen, but that was one of those insane situations and I wanted to make sure were right and not wrong in who we had out there”.
The Chargers will fill the open spot by activating Joey Bosa from a roster exemption after the first-round pick missed most of the preseason because of a contract dispute.
“The guy is such a spark for us”, said quarterback Alex Smith.
“With it being the season opener, we may have gotten a little caught up in the emotions”. We’ll get to that.
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Smith let his emotions show after putting the finishing touch on the biggest comeback in 56 years of Kansas City Chiefs football.
