Kansas City 17, Buffalo 13
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 9, 2014
Where: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Temperature:
42°
Head Official:
Brad Allen
Attendance:
68119
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Chiefs 17, Bills 13: Jamaal Charles ran for 98 yards and a touchdown as Kansas City took over in the fourth quarter to overcome host Buffalo.
Alex Smith went 17-of-29 for 177 yards and ran for the winning touchdown for the Chiefs (6-3), who have won four straight. Dwayne Bowe hauled in eight passes for 93 yards and the defense forced three fumbles for Kansas City.
Kyle Orton completed 29-of-48 passes for 259 yards and a touchdown but had a short pass to rookie Sammy Watkins fall incomplete at the Chiefs 15-yard line with just over two minutes left. Chris Hogan caught a 25-yard TD pass and Anthony Dixon ran for 62 yards for the Bills (5-4).
Kansas City finally found the end zone with 13:30 left in the game, when Charles took a pitch in the backfield and shot through the hole before outracing the defense for a 39-yard score that cut the deficit to 13-10. A muffed punt was recovered by Anthony Sherman and the Chiefs needed two plays to take advantage as Smith wrapped around the left end for an 8-yard TD with 8:59 to play.
The Bills struck first on Orton’s TD pass to Hogan in the first quarter and turned a recovered fumble into a 26-yard field goal in the second to make it 10-3 at the half. Dan Carpenter’s 21-yard kick with 3:06 left in the third quarter pushed the advantage to 10 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Buffalo RB Fred Jackson (groin) returned from a two-game absence and totaled 49 yards from scrimmage. … Bills DE Jarius Wynn left the game in the second half with a knee injury. … Chiefs RB Cyrus Gray also left the contest with a knee injury and did not return.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Kansas City |
|
Buffalo |
Dwayne Bowe
| Player |
Bryce Brown
|
8 |
Receptions |
6 |
93 |
Yards |
65 |
11.6 |
Avg Yards |
10.8 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
23 |
Long |
15 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Kansas City
|
278 |
127 |
151 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
2 |
Buffalo
|
364 |
111 |
253 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6.0 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
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Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Bills have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Kansas City will play their next game at home against Seattle. The Chiefs have a W/L % of .800 after a win and .500 after a loss.