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THE MATCH-UP A pair of 2006 playoff teams will meet for their initial AFC West clash of the season as Kansas City visits San Diego on Sunday. The Chiefs are 1-2 on the season and are coming off their initial victory of the year after registering a tough, 13-10 home win vs. Minnesota (9/23). Meanwhile, the Chargers return home with a 1-2 record after back-to-back road losses, including a 31-24 setback last week at Green Bay (9/23). Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards will be seeking his 50th regular season victory in Sunday’s contest. A nemesis to the Chargers in recent years, Edwards owns a 4-2 career record against San Diego. That coaching ledger includes an upset victory in the 2004 AFC Playoffs when Edwards’ N.Y. Jets squad registered a 20-17 OT win at Qualcomm Stadium (1/8/05). The Chiefs and Chargers split their two regular season meetings a year ago with Kansas City handing San Diego one of its two regular season losses as the Chiefs claimed a 30-27 victory at Arrowhead (10/22/06). Kansas City’s resurgent defense currently ranks fourth in the league, allowing just 268.7 yards per game. The Chiefs are tied for fifth in the NFL, allowing an average of just 12.0 offensive ppg. In fact, Kansas City’s defense has allowed just three second-half points the past two weeks and hasn’t permitted a second-half TD in the season’s first three games. Both KC and SD’s defenses will be tested by two of the NFL’s most productive RBs in Larry Johnson and LaDainian Tomlinson. Tomlinson was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 2006 after setting an NFL single- season records with 186 points and 31 total TDs en route to winning the league rushing title with 1,815 yards. Meanwhile, Johnson earned his second straight Pro Bowl berth for the Chiefs after setting a NFL record of his own with 416 rushing attempts. Johnson finished second in the league behind Tomlinson in both rushing yards (1,789) and rushing TDs (17). Sunday’s contest also features a competitor who has lined up on both sides of this heated division rivalry, Chiefs LB Donnie Edwards began his NFL career as a fourth-round draft choice of the KC in ’96. After a five-year stint in San Diego (2002-06), Edwards returned to Kansas City in 2007. Edwards owns 39 career takeaways, the most of any LB in the league since the start of the ’96 campaign. The Chiefs return to Arrowhead for back-to- back AFC home games vs. Jacksonville (10/7) and vs. Cincinnati (10/14), while San Diego travels to Denver (10/7) next week. THE SERIES Kansas City holds a 49-44-1 all-time advantage over San Diego in regular and postseason play. All 49 of those victories against San Diego have come in regular season play. Kansas City is seeking to secure its 50th victory against San Diego. The only teams the Chiefs have defeated more frequently are Denver (52) and Oakland (51). The Chiefs split their regular season series with San Diego in 2006. KC claimed a 30-27 victory at Arrowhead (10/22/06) after jumping out to a 20-6 halftime lead. San Diego came back to tie the contest at 27-27 before K Lawrence Tynes connected on a 53-yard game-winning FG, handing the Chargers one of their two regular season setbacks in 2006. In the most recent meeting between the two squads, the Chiefs dropped a 20-9 decision at Qualcomm Stadium (12/17/06). The home team has won 17 of the last 22 games in this series dating back to ’96. Kansas City has lost its last three visits to Qualcomm Stadium and is seeking to avoid its first four-game losing streak at San Diego since dropping five straight (’78-83). Kansas City’s last victory at Qualcomm Stadium was a 28-24 decision (11/30/03). Chiefs-Chargers matchups are traditionally closely-contested battles. Excluding one tie between the two teams, a total of 10 games in this series have been decided by exactly one point, the most of any series in the league since ’60. The last such one-point game in this AFC West series resulted in a 35-34 Chargers win at San Diego (10/13/02). Interestingly, the initial meeting between these two squads was the first regular season game in the history of both franchises when the Dallas Texans lost a 21-20 decision to the L.A. Chargers at the L.A. Coliseum (9/10/60). The Chiefs and Chargers have met just one time in postseason play. San Diego claimed a win in the lone playoff tilt between the two clubs, registering a 17-0 victory in a ’92 AFC Wild Card Playoff Game at San Diego (1/2/93). REGULAR SEASON GAME #4 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-2) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (1-2) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 – 3:15 PM (CENTRAL) QUALCOMM STADIUM SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA TV: CBS Regional Coverage (KCTV-5 in Kansas City) – Dick Enberg and Randy Cross. LOCAL RADIO: KCFX-FM (101.1) – Mitch Holthus, Len Dawson, Bob Gretz and Bill Grigsby. KANSAS CITY AT SAN DIEGO REGULAR SEASON, 1995-06 (4-8-0) Date Result Of Note 11/12/95 W, 22-7 KC Rushing: 40-166 yards, 2 TDs. 9/29/96 L, 19-22 47-yd KC FG blocked w/ 0:28 left. 12/14/97 W, 29-7 KC records 7 sacks, 1 INT ret. TD. 11/22/98 L, 37-38 SD scores 21 fourth quarter points. 10/3/99 L, 14-21 KC throws 4 INTs to set up 2 SD TDs. 11/26/00 L, 16-17 SD records lone win of 2000 season. 11/4/01 W, 25-20 Holmes 181 rushing yards, 1 TD. 10/13/02 L, 34-35 Caldwell, 2-yard TD catch w/0:14 left. 11/30/03 W, 28-24 Gonzalez, 2 TD catches. 1/2/05 L, 17-24 Gonzalez, team-record 14 receptions. 10/30/05 L, 20-28 Gates, 10 catches, 145 yards, 3 TDs. 12/17/06 L, 9-20 Tomlinson, 25-199, 2 TDs. 2007 STATS AND NFL RANKINGS CHIEFS CHARGERS Total Offense ............................. 250.3 (29) 276.0 (27) Rush Offense ............................. 64.0 (31) 67.3 (30) Pass Offense.............................. 186.3 (24) 208.7 (18t) Total Defense ............................. 268.7 (4) 338.0 (22) Rush Defense ............................ 113.0 (18) 88.7 (9) Pass Defense ............................. 155.7 (5) 249.3 (21) Turnover Ratio ........................... -1 (20t) 0 (13t) Pts./Game................................... 8.7 (31) 17.3 (22t) Opp. Pts./Game.......................... 16.7 (8t) 24.0 (23)

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Page 1: KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-2) AT SAN DIEGO …prod.static.chiefs.clubs.nfl.com/assets/images/imported/...THE HEAD COACHES defensive backs (’92-94). EDWARDS VS. THE CHARGERS (4-2) Herm

THE MATCH-UP A pair of 2006 playoff teams will meet for their initial AFC West clash of

the season as Kansas City visits San Diego on Sunday. The Chiefs are 1-2 on the season and are coming off their initial victory of the year after registering a tough, 13-10 home win vs. Minnesota (9/23). Meanwhile, the Chargers return home with a 1-2 record after back-to-back road losses, including a 31-24 setback last week at Green Bay (9/23).

Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards will be seeking his 50th regular season victory in Sunday’s contest. A nemesis to the Chargers in recent years, Edwards owns a 4-2 career record against San Diego. That coaching ledger includes an upset victory in the 2004 AFC Playoffs when Edwards’ N.Y. Jets squad registered a 20-17 OT win at Qualcomm Stadium (1/8/05). The Chiefs and Chargers split their two regular season meetings a year ago with Kansas City handing San Diego one of its two regular season losses as the Chiefs claimed a 30-27 victory at Arrowhead (10/22/06).

Kansas City’s resurgent defense currently ranks fourth in the league, allowing just 268.7 yards per game. The Chiefs are tied for fifth in the NFL, allowing an average of just 12.0 offensive ppg. In fact, Kansas City’s defense has allowed just three second-half points the past two weeks and hasn’t permitted a second-half TD in the season’s first three games.

Both KC and SD’s defenses will be tested by two of the NFL’s most productive RBs in Larry Johnson and LaDainian Tomlinson. Tomlinson was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 2006 after setting an NFL single-season records with 186 points and 31 total TDs en route to winning the league rushing title with 1,815 yards. Meanwhile, Johnson earned his second straight Pro Bowl berth for the Chiefs after setting a NFL record of his own with 416 rushing attempts. Johnson finished second in the league behind Tomlinson in both rushing yards (1,789) and rushing TDs (17).

Sunday’s contest also features a competitor who has lined up on both sides of this heated division rivalry, Chiefs LB Donnie Edwards began his NFL career as a fourth-round draft choice of the KC in ’96. After a five-year stint in San Diego (2002-06), Edwards returned to Kansas City in 2007. Edwards owns 39 career takeaways, the most of any LB in the league since the start of the ’96 campaign. The Chiefs return to Arrowhead for back-to-back AFC home games vs. Jacksonville (10/7) and vs. Cincinnati (10/14), while San Diego travels to Denver (10/7) next week.

THE SERIES Kansas City holds a 49-44-1 all-time advantage over San Diego in

regular and postseason play. All 49 of those victories against San Diego have come in regular season play. Kansas City is seeking to secure its 50th victory against San Diego. The only teams the Chiefs have defeated more frequently are Denver (52) and Oakland (51).

The Chiefs split their regular season series with San Diego in 2006. KC claimed a 30-27 victory at Arrowhead (10/22/06) after jumping out to a 20-6 halftime lead. San Diego came back to tie the contest at 27-27 before K Lawrence Tynes connected on a 53-yard game-winning FG, handing the Chargers one of their two regular season setbacks in 2006. In the most recent meeting between the two squads, the Chiefs dropped a 20-9 decision at Qualcomm Stadium (12/17/06).

The home team has won 17 of the last 22 games in this series dating back to ’96. Kansas City has lost its last three visits to Qualcomm Stadium and is seeking to avoid its first four-game losing streak at San Diego since dropping five straight (’78-83). Kansas City’s last victory at Qualcomm Stadium was a 28-24 decision (11/30/03).

Chiefs-Chargers matchups are traditionally closely-contested battles. Excluding one tie between the two teams, a total of 10 games in this series have been decided by exactly one point, the most of any series in the league since ’60. The last such one-point game in this AFC West series resulted in a 35-34 Chargers win at San Diego (10/13/02). Interestingly, the initial meeting between these two squads was the first regular season game in the history of both franchises when the Dallas Texans lost a 21-20 decision to the L.A. Chargers at the L.A. Coliseum (9/10/60).

The Chiefs and Chargers have met just one time in postseason play. San Diego claimed a win in the lone playoff tilt between the two clubs, registering a 17-0 victory in a ’92 AFC Wild Card Playoff Game at San Diego (1/2/93).

REGULAR SEASON GAME #4

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-2) AT

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (1-2)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 – 3:15 PM (CENTRAL)

QUALCOMM STADIUM – SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

TV: CBS Regional Coverage (KCTV-5 in Kansas City) – Dick Enberg and Randy Cross. LOCAL RADIO: KCFX-FM (101.1) – Mitch Holthus, Len Dawson, Bob Gretz and Bill Grigsby.

KANSAS CITY AT SAN DIEGO REGULAR SEASON, 1995-06

(4-8-0) Date Result Of Note 11/12/95 W, 22-7 KC Rushing: 40-166 yards, 2 TDs. 9/29/96 L, 19-22 47-yd KC FG blocked w/ 0:28 left. 12/14/97 W, 29-7 KC records 7 sacks, 1 INT ret. TD. 11/22/98 L, 37-38 SD scores 21 fourth quarter points. 10/3/99 L, 14-21 KC throws 4 INTs to set up 2 SD TDs. 11/26/00 L, 16-17 SD records lone win of 2000 season. 11/4/01 W, 25-20 Holmes 181 rushing yards, 1 TD. 10/13/02 L, 34-35 Caldwell, 2-yard TD catch w/0:14 left. 11/30/03 W, 28-24 Gonzalez, 2 TD catches. 1/2/05 L, 17-24 Gonzalez, team-record 14 receptions. 10/30/05 L, 20-28 Gates, 10 catches, 145 yards, 3 TDs. 12/17/06 L, 9-20 Tomlinson, 25-199, 2 TDs.

2007 STATS AND NFL RANKINGS

CHIEFS CHARGERS Total Offense ............................. 250.3 (29) 276.0 (27) Rush Offense ............................. 64.0 (31) 67.3 (30) Pass Offense.............................. 186.3 (24) 208.7 (18t) Total Defense............................. 268.7 (4) 338.0 (22) Rush Defense ............................ 113.0 (18) 88.7 (9) Pass Defense ............................. 155.7 (5) 249.3 (21) Turnover Ratio........................... -1 (20t) 0 (13t) Pts./Game................................... 8.7 (31) 17.3 (22t) Opp. Pts./Game.......................... 16.7 (8t) 24.0 (23)

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THE HEAD COACHES

EDWARDS VS. THE CHARGERS (4-2) Herm Edwards is 4-2 against San Diego in regular and postseason

play. Edwards and Norv Turner have met once as head coaches with Edwards posting a 26-10 vs. Oakland (12/11/05) as head coach of the Jets. DATE RESULT OPP. COACH 11/3/02 W N.Y. Jets 44, SAN DIEGO 13 M. Schottenheimer 9/19/04 W N.Y. Jets 34, SAN DIEGO 28 M. Schottenheimer 1/8/05* W N.Y. Jets 20, SAN DIEGO 17 OT M. Schottenheimer 11/6/05 L San Diego 31, N.Y. JETS 26 M. Schottenheimer 10/22/06 W KANSAS CITY 30, San Diego 27 M. Schottenheimer 12/17/06 L SAN DIEGO 20, Kansas City 9 M. Schottenheimer

*AFC Wild Card Game HOME TEAM IN ALL CAPS

QB DAMON HUARD’S STARTING STATS Chiefs QB Damon Huard owns an 11-6 (.647) record as an NFL

starter, including a 6-5 mark with KC. Huard finished the 2006 campaign with a 98.0 rating, trailing only Colts QB Peyton Manning (101.0). Huard posted a 30-27 win in his only previous start vs. San Diego (10/22/06).

DAMON HUARD AS KC’S STARTER Date Opp. Comp Atts. Yds TDs INTs Rating Result 9/17/06 @ DEN 17 23 133 0 0 87.6 L 6-9 OT 10/1/06 SF 18 23 208 2 0 133.3 W 41-0 10/8/06 @ ARZ 26 38 288 2 0 108.2 W 23-20 10/15/06 @ PIT 16 32 162 0 1 51.8 L 7-45 10/22/06 SD 15 27 232 2 0 108.9 W 30-27 10/29/06 SEA 17 25 312 1 0 124.1 W 35-28 11/5/06 @ STL 10 15 148 3 0 138.3 W 31-17 11/12/06 @ MIA 15 38 201 0 0 57.0 L 10-13 9/9/07 @ HOU 22 33 168 0 2 53.6 L 3-20 9/16/07 @ CHI 19 28 175 1 1 81.7 L 10-20 9/23/07 MIN 20 29 206 1 0 100.6 W 13-10 Totals 195 311 2,233 12 4 91.8 206-189

KC’S ROAD WINS IN SAN DIEGO SINCE ’90 Dating back to the ’90 campaign, a road victory at Qualcomm Stadium has frequently been a barometer of the Chiefs success. In seven of those eight seasons when Kansas City won at San Diego, the Chiefs qualified for the postseason. The only exception to that rule was in 2001 when Kansas City posted a 25-20 win at San Diego (11/4/01) and finished the season with a 6-10 record. The Chiefs registered road wins at San Diego in ’90-95, ’97 and 2003 and made a postseason appearance. The Chiefs lost at San Diego in 2006, but still qualified for the playoffs with a 9-7 mark.

REMEMBERING OUR FOUNDER The National Football League and the American sports community lost a

true treasure on December 13, 2006 when Chiefs Founder Lamar Hunt passed away. Hunt served as the guiding force behind the formation of both the American Football League and the Kansas City Chiefs franchise. Few individuals helped change the face of America’s favorite game for the better than this quiet Texan. Hunt played a key role in the AFL-NFL merger talks in the ‘60s and actually coined the term “Super Bowl.”

As part of a year-long tribute to Hunt in 2007, the Chiefs will wear a commemorative patch that prominently features the American Football League logo to serve as a reminder of Hunt’s formation of the AFL and the lasting impact the American Football League has made on the game of professional football. True to Hunt’s humble styles, the letters “LH” are subtly

displayed on the football of the AFL logo, symbolizing the fact that the Chiefs Founder always put the best interests of the league ahead of his own. The patch will be affixed to the left chest of both KC’s home and away jerseys, meaning this piece of woven symbolism will be worn over the heart of every Chiefs player.

GONZALEZ CAN SET NFL TD MARK FOR TIGHT ENDS Eight-time Pro Bowl TE Tony Gonzalez ranks second in NFL history among tight ends in receptions (737), receiving yardage (8,877) and TD receptions (61), trailing only Shannon Sharpe (815-10,060, 62 TDs). Gonzalez’s 61 total TDs with KC trail only RB Priest Holmes (83). Gonzalez ranks second in franchise history with 8,752 combined net yards. In addition, no tight end in NFL history owns more consecutive 60-catch campaigns (eight) than Gonzalez. Gonzalez owns 18 career 100-yard receiving games, trailing only WR Otis Taylor (19) for the top mark in Chiefs history. Those 18 100-yard games are fourth in NFL history among TEs, trailing only Kellen Winslow (24), Jackie Smith (22) and Sharpe (19). Gonzalez extended his team-record streak of games with at least one reception to 102 contests vs. Minnesota (9/23), meaning only Ozzie Newsome (150) has a longer streak by a TE in NFL history. In 20 career appearances vs. San Diego, Gonzalez owns 85 catches for 967 yards with five TDs. He set a Chiefs record with a 14 receptions at San Diego (1/2/05).

NFL RECORD BOOK, TIGHT ENDS, CAREER RECEPTIONS RECEIVING YARDS TOUCHDOWNS 1. 815 S Sharpe 1. 10,060 S. Sharpe 1. 62 S. Sharpe 2. 737 T. Gonzalez 2. 8,877 T. Gonzalez 2. 61 T. Gonzalez 3. 662 O. Newsome 3. 7,980 O. Newsome 3. 60 J. Smith 4. 541 K. Winslow 4. 7,918 J. Smith 4. 54 W. Walls 5. 505 F. Wycheck 5. 6,741 K. Winslow 5. 52 D. Casper

HERM EDWARDS NFL Head Coach: 7th Year NFL Coach Overall: 15th Year NFL Overall: 51-54 (.486) Regular Season: 49-50 (.495) Postseason: 2-4 (.333) Record w/KC: 10-9 (.526) Record w/NYJ: 39-41 (.488) Overall NFL Exp: 28th year College: San Diego State (’77)

Herm Edwards was named the 10th head coach in Kansas City history on January 9, 2006. The first coach in franchise history to guide the Chiefs to the playoffs in his initial season, he helped the 2006 Chiefs become just the fifth team since 2000 to overcome an 0-2 start and still make the postseason. Edwards guided the N.Y. Jets to three postseason berths during a five-year stint (2001-05) with that franchise. He originally joined the Chiefs as a recipient of the NFL’s Minority Coaching Fellowship in ’89. He later served as a scout (’90-91, ’95) and also coached defensive backs (’92-94).

Born in Fort Monmouth, NJ on April 27, 1954, Edwards served as Tampa Bay’s assistant head coach/DBs coach under Tony Dungy from ’96-00. Edwards concluded his college career as a DB at San Diego State in ’76 and signed as a rookie free agent with Philadelphia (’77-85). In 135 career starts with the Eagles, he established a franchise record with 38 INTs, and started in Super Bowl XV. Edwards concluded his NFL playing career seeing duty in seven games for the Rams and Falcons in ’86. He then coached DBs at San Jose State (’87-89) prior to his arrival in the NFL ranks with Kansas City in ’90.

NORV TURNER NFL Head Coach: 10th Year NFL Coach Overall: 22nd Year NFL Overall: 60-85-1 (.414) Regular Season: 59-84-1 (.413) Postseason: 1-1 (.500) Record w/SD: 1-2 (.333) Record w/OAK: 9-23 (.281) Record w/WAS: 49-59-1 (.454) College: Oregon (’75)

Norv Turner was named the 14th head coach in Chargers history on February 19, 2007 after spending the 2006 campaign as San Francisco’s offensive coordinator. Turner’s 22 years of coaching experience include nine as a head coach with three different franchises. He guided AFC West rival Oakland for two seasons (2004-05), leading that club to a 9-23 regular season record. Turner spent seven seasons (’94-00) as head coach of the Redskins, guiding Washington to a 10-6 record and an NFC East title in ’99. The Lejeune, North Carolina native previously served as offensive coordinator in Miami (2002-03), San Diego (2001) and Dallas (’91-93) where he earned Super Bowl XXVII and XXVIII rings. Prior to joining Dallas, Turner coached six years (’85-90) with the L.A. Rams, tutoring both the receivers and tight ends. He spent nine seasons (’76-84) at USC and was part of the Trojans ’78 National Championship squad and four Rose Bowl teams. He entered the coaching profession as a graduate assistant with Oregon in ’75. Born May 17, 1952 Turner was a three-time letterman at quarterback for Oregon, backing up Hall of Fame QB Dan Fouts.

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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

THE 2007 CHIEFS Kansas City is fourth in the NFL in total defense (268.7 ypg). The Chiefs

have allowed just six offensive points (two FGs) in the second half, tying for the NFL lead with Tennessee. KC is tied for seventh in the NFL, allowing just seven points in the first quarter. The Chiefs are seeking to produce back-to-back second-half shutouts for the first time since doing it at Miami (11/12/06) and vs. Oakland (11/19/06). The Chiefs are fourth in the NFL, allowing 4.4 yards per play. KC is fifth in the NFL in pass defense, permitting 155.7 ypg. Opponents have compiled a 71.2 composite passer rating against KC, the fifth-lowest total in the league. The Chiefs are tied for fourth in the NFL with 10.0 sacks. KC had registered just 6.0 sacks after three games in 2006.

The Chiefs defense is tied for ninth in the NFL in third-down efficiency (38.1%). KC is tied for eighth in the NFL with six takeaways. The Chiefs defense is fourth in the AFC and fifth in the NFL with a 33.3 Red Zone TD percentage, allowing just two TDs on six opponent Red Zone trips. KC is tied for sixth in the league, permitting just 13.7 first downs per game. The Chiefs are also sixth in the NFL, giving up a total of 25 passing first downs. KC is fifth in the league, allowing 4.92 yards per pass play. KC is allowing 4.61 yards per play on first down to rank fourth in the AFC and 10th in the NFL. KC ranks fifth in the NFL, allowing just 20.0 yards per opp. KO return. Opponents’ average drive start after a Chiefs kickoff is the 21.6-yard line, the fifth-best mark in the NFL. The Chiefs are 10th in the NFL with a 45.6-yard gross punting average.

The Chiefs boast five new starters on defense in 2007. LB Donnie Edwards (UFA-SD) rejoined the club after a five-year stint in San Diego. Former first-round pick LB Napoleon Harris (UFA-MIN) gives the club an experienced performer at MLB. DT Alfonso Boone (UFA-CHI) also joined the club this season. A pair of second-year performers are in their initial seasons as NFL starters – S Bernard Pollard (D2-06) and S Jarrad Page (D7-06).

DE Jared Allen (D4b-04), LB Derrick Johnson (D1-05), DE Tamba Hali (D1-06) are tied for the club lead 2.0 sacks apiece. QB Damon Huard owns an 11-6 record as an NFL starter. Two-time Pro Bowl RB Larry Johnson set a Chiefs single-season record with 1,789 rushing yards a year ago. Eight-time Pro Bowl TE Tony Gonzalez is KC’s all-time leader in receptions (737), receiving yards (8,877) and TD catches (61). WR Dwayne Bowe (D1-07) has registered TD catches in each of his first two NFL starts and is seeking to become the first Chiefs WR since ’70 to score TDs in his first three starts.

EDWARDS AMONG NFL’S ELITE LINEBACKERS LB Donnie Edwards owns 28 career INTs, the most of any active NFL

linebacker. Out of the 16 LBs enshrined in the Pro Football HOF, only Nick Buoniconti (32), Jack Ham (32) and Sam Huff (30) own more career INTs. Edwards has returned four of his 28 INTs for TDs, giving him more INT return TDs than any Hall of Fame linebacker.

In total, Edwards has six career TDs (four INT returns, two fumble returns). In addition, Edwards’ 1,531 career tackles also rank fifth among active NFL players. His 765 tackles with KC are the fifth-highest tally in Chiefs history. Dating back to ’96, no NFL active NFL linebacker owns more takeaways (39) or has started more consecutive games (140) than Edwards. NFL RECORD BOOK NFL LEADERS INTS BY HOF LINEBACKERS TACKLES, ACTIVE PLAYERS 1. 32 Nick Buoniconti BOS/MIA 1. 1,950 Derrick Brooks TB Jack Ham PIT 2. 1,861 Ray Lewis BAL 3. 30 Sam Huff NYG/WAS 3. 1,837 Zach Thomas MIA 4. 28 *Donnie Edwards KC/SD 4. 1,809 Junior Seau SD/MIA/NE Jack Lambert PIT 5. 1,531 D. Edwards KC/SD 6. 27 Willie Lanier KC * Active player not in Hall of Fame.

NFL LEADERS NFL LEADERS MOST TAKES, LBS SINCE 1996 ACTIVE STARTING STREAKS 1. 39 Donnie Edwards KC/SD 1. 240 Brett Favre GB 2. 35 Ray Lewis BAL 2. 178 Derrick Brooks TB 3. 28 Derrick Brooks TB 3. 163 Jon Runyan PHI 4. 26 Takeo Spikes CIN/BUF/PHI 4. 147 Peyton Manning IND 5. 24 Zach Thomas MIA 5. 140 Donnie Edwards KC/SD

THE 2007 CHARGERS QB Philip Rivers (D1-04) earned a Pro Bowl berth last season and owns a 15-4 (.789) regular season record. Four-time Pro Bowl RB LaDainian Tomlinson (D1-01) is SD’s career rushing leader (9,306 yards). He was named the NFL’s MVP after setting a single-season NFL record with 31 TDs in 2006. He works with three-time Pro Bowl FB Lorenzo Neal. WRs Vincent Jackson and Craig Davis join with three-time Pro Bowl TE Antonio Gates in the receiving corps. SD returns its entire o-line from 2006: Gs Chris Dielman and Mike Goff, C Nick Hardwick (D3-04), RT Shane Olivea (D7-04) and LT Marcus McNeil (D2-06). DT Jamal Williams (D2-98) is coming off of his second Pro Bowl appearance and anchors the middle of the Chargers 3-4 defense. DEs Igor Olshansky (D2-04) and Luis Castillo (D1b-05) bookend the d-line. Two-time Pro Bowler Shawne Merriman (D1a-05) led the NFL with 17.0 sacks last season, while LB Shaun Phillips (D4-04) had 11.5 QB takedowns. LBs Stephen Cooper and Matt Wilhelm (D4-03) round out the LB unit. SD’s secondary includes CBs Quentin Jammer (D1-02) and Drayton Florence (D1-03), as well as SS Clinton Hart and FS Marlon McCree. K Nate Kaeding (D3a-04) made the Pro Bowl a year ago and teams with P Mike Scifres (D5-03). RB Michael Turner (D5b-04) handles kickoff returns while Olathe, Kansas native RB Darren Sproles (D4-05) returns punts.

NOTABLE CHIEFS-CHARGERS CONNECTIONS

KC head coach HERM EDWARDS, off. coord. MIKE SOLARI, pro personnel asst. MARCUS EDWARDS and WR JEFF WEBB all played at San Diego St. … Chiefs def. coord. GUNTHER CUNNINGHAM coached the d-line in San Diego (’85-90) … KC WRs coach CHARLIE JOINER was a HOF player in SD (’76-86) before joining the SD staff (’87-91) … KC LB DONNIE EDWARDS started 80 games with SD (2002-06) … Chiefs T DAMION McINTOSH entered the NFL as a third-round draft choice (83rd overall) of SD in 2002, playing in 41 games (37 starts) … SD asst. DBs coach KEVIN ROSS played in 156 games (144 starts) in 11 seasons with KC … SD strength coach JEFF HURD held the same capacity with KC (’98-06) … Chargers Director of College Scouting JIMMY RAYE III worked with KC in ’95 … SD def. coord. TED COTTRELL served as Kansas City’s LBs coach (’81-82). Cottrell served as asst. HC/Def. Coordinator for Edwards with the N.Y. Jets (2001-03) and joins KC asst. HC/QBs coach DICK CURL as a native of Chester, PA … SD secondary coach BILL BRADLEY also coached with NYJ (2001-03) … Chargers TE BRANDON MANUMALEUNA’s father FRANK played LB for KC (’79-81) … KC TE TONY GONZALEZ and G JOHN WELBOURN are natives of Torrance, CA … SD sp. teams coach STEVE CROSBY was born in Great Bend, KS and was a RB at Fort Hays State … Chargers RB DARREN SPROLES prepped at Olathe North (KS) HS and played at Kansas State … SD T JEROMEY CLARY is a Kansas State product … SD DT JAMAL WILLIAMS played at Kemper Military Academy in Booneville, MO.

MEDIA INFORMATION

INJURIES WR Eddie Kennison (hamstring) DNP vs. Minnesota (9/23). LB Keyaron Fox (hamstring) and CB Benny Sapp (ankle) were injured vs. the Vikings. RADIO AND TV

CBS (KCTV-5) will televise the contest to a regional audience. Fourteen-time Emmy winner Dick Enberg calls the action, while former NFL offensive lineman Randy Cross handles the color commentary. The Chiefs Fox Football Radio Network, anchored by KCFX-FM (101.1) in Kansas City, carries all Chiefs games. Eight-time Kansas Broadcaster of the Year, Mitch Holthus, is in his 14th year handling the play-by-play duties, while Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson adds color commentary with reports from Bob Gretz. The KCFX pregame show begins at 11:30 AM (CT). Chiefs Insider, KC’s official TV show airs Sundays at 9:30 AM on KCTV-5.

CONFERENCE CALLS Chargers head coach Norv Turner (1:45 CT) and QB Philip Rivers (2:00

CT) will be available via conference call to the KC media on Wednesday. Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards (2:00 CT) and RB Larry Johnson (2:30 CT) are scheduled to speak with the San Diego media on Wednesday.

2007 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AFC NFL Category Player Total Rank Rank Scoring Gates/Tomlinson 12 T24th - - Rushing Yards L. Johnson 130 T18th - - QB Rating Rivers 89.5 8th 16th Receptions Gates 27 2nd 2nd Rec. Yards Gates 297 4th 7th Interceptions Hart/McCree 1 T5th T10th Punting Avg. Scifres 45.1 5th 10th Punt Ret. Avg. Sproles 1.5 - - - - KO Ret. Avg. Sproles 23.6 12th 17th Sacks Phillips 2.5 T5th T10th

2007 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AFC NFL Category Player Total Rank Rank Scoring Bowe 12 T24th - - Rushing Yards L. Johnson 140 16th T29th QB Rating Huard 77.5 13th 22nd Receptions Gonzalez 16 T11th T18th Rec. Yards Gonzalez 167 T21st - - Interceptions Three tied with 1 T5th T10th Punting Avg. Colquitt 45.6 4th 9th Punt Ret. Avg. Drummond 8.4 7th 13th KO Ret. Avg. Drummond 23.0 T14th T20th Sacks Three tied with 2.0 T8th T15th

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Kansas City’s Defense Needs Another Strong Performance at San Diego by Pete Moris

Chiefs Seek to Halt San Diego’s Nine-Game Home Win Streak San Diego has won its last nine regular season home games, the NFL’s

second-longest active home winning streak behind Indianapolis (10). The Chargers last regular season loss at Qualcomm Stadium was a 23-7 setback vs. Denver (12/31/05). The home team has won 17 of the 22 games in this series dating back to ’96. Eight of the last 11 Chiefs-Chargers games at Qualcomm have been decided by seven points or less. In fact, just five total points (KC 59, SD 54) separate these two teams in their last three meetings. Ten games (excluding ties) in the Chiefs-Chargers series have been decided by one point dating back to the inaugural AFL season in ’60, by far the highest total of any series in the league over that span.

Chiefs-Chargers Scoring Stats KC has allowed just 12.0 offensive ppg through the season’s first three

contests and has permitted just six offensive points in the second half in 2007. San Diego has won 17 consecutive regular season games at home when scoring 30 points or more. You have to go back almost a decade to find the last time the Chargers lost such a contest – a 37-31 setback vs. Seattle (11/9/97). During their nine-game home winning streak, the Chargers have averaged exactly 30 points, outscoring their opponents by an average of 30.0 to 22.0.

After leading the NFL in scoring a year ago with a 30.8 ppg average, San Diego has averaged just 17.3 ppg in its first three games of 2007. Including a 24-21 setback in the 2006 playoffs vs. New England (1/14/07), the Chargers have scored just 19.8 ppg in their five losses since the start of the 2006 campaign. A low-scoring contest would unquestionably be to Kansas City’s advantage. The Chargers are just 4-34 (.105) in regular season action when being held to 17 points or less dating back to 2000, including a 2-13 (.133) mark at Qualcomm Stadium. KC allowed just 20 points in its last trip to SD, including just six points in the second half of a 20-9 loss (12/17/06). That game marked one of just four contests that the Chargers have been held at or below the 20-point barrier at home since the start of the 2004 campaign.

Getting Off to a Good Start Would Bode Well for Kansas City Teams holding a halftime lead have won 15 of the last 17 games in the

Chiefs-Chargers series dating back to ’97. The Chiefs held a 20-6 halftime advantage in their most recent win against the Chargers, a 30-27 victory at Arrowhead (10/22/06). The Chiefs are 7-1 when holding a halftime lead under Herm Edwards. Meanwhile, San Diego owns a 25-5 (.833) regular season record when leading at halftime dating back to 2004. The Chargers have trailed at the half in all three of their games this season and are 32nd in the league in first-half scoring differential at -30 (14 scored/44 allowed). The Chiefs have also trailed at intermission in all three of their games and are 31st in the league with a -27 first-half scoring differential (10 scored/37 allowed).

KC’s defense has not permitted any offensive points in the first quarter of two games this season, a feat the club has accomplished nine times in 19 regular season games under Herm Edwards. However, San Diego has scored 73.1% (38 of 52) of its points in the second half in 2007. The Chargers led the league in 2006, averaging 16.9 second-half ppg and setting an NFL record with 176 fourth-quarter points a year ago. The Chiefs defense has allowed just six offensive points in the second half this season, tying Tennessee for the NFL lead. KC has permitted just three points in the fourth quarter with only Tennessee (0) allowing fewer.

Chiefs, Chargers Two of the NFL’s Best at Forcing Turnovers KC owns the NFL’s longest active streak of consecutive games with at

least one takeaway, a stretch of 22 straight games. San Diego had an 18-game streak in that area halted last week at Green Bay (9/23). KC went +2 (3 takes/1 give) in their 30-27 win vs. San Diego (10/22/06), scoring 14 points off turnovers in that contest, a formula that the club would like tO follow this week. KC is 5-2 under Herm Edwards when it boasts a positive turnover differential and is 7-1 under Edwards when it commits one turnover or less.

The Chiefs have forced six turnovers in the first three games of 2007. San Diego ranked third in the league with a +13 turnover differential (28 takes/15 gives) in 2006. However, the Chargers have already committed six giveaways in their first three contests and are even in 2007 (6 takes/6 gives). San Diego has posted a 19-2 (.905) record with a positive turnover margin at home dating back to 2002, including a streak of 15 consecutive wins. The Chargers are just 2-12 (.143) at home with a negative turnover margin over the same span. San Diego was +2 in its first home game of 2007, a 14-3 win vs. Chicago (9/9).

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES FORCING A TURNOVER, ACTIVE Team Streak Start of Streak Date

1. Kansas City 22 L 17-27 at N.Y. Giants 12/17/05 2. Chicago 19 W 26-0 at Green Bay 9/10/06 3. Cleveland 14 L 7-17 vs. Denver 10/22/06 4. Denver 12 W 31-20 at Pittsburgh 11/5/06 Philadelphia 12 L 6-13 vs. Jacksonville 10/29/06

Norv Turner is Still Seeking First Victory Against Kansas City Norv Turner owns an 0-5 lifetime record as a head coach against Kansas

City (0-4 with OAK, 0-1 with WAS). Turner is seeking to avoid becoming the third NFL coach to lose his first six regular season appearances vs. the Chiefs. George Wilson (Miami, ’66-69) lost his first six outings against KC, while Dennis Erickson (Seattle, ’95-98) lost his first seven games vs. the Chiefs.

Chiefs Defense Has Fared Well vs. Chargers QB Philip Rivers The Chiefs defense has produced a strong showing in both of QB Philip

Rivers’ previous starts against KC. In Rivers’ most recent meeting with the Chiefs, he was limited to eight completions for 97 yards, his lowest totals as a starter in both categories. The Chiefs also forced two INTs in that contest as Rivers compiled a career-low 12.4 rating at San Diego (12/17/06).

The Chiefs defense has forced at least one INT in six of its last seven games. KC currently ranks fifth in the league in both pass defense (155.7 ypg) and opponent passer rating (71.2). The Chiefs own a 19-5 (.792) record when they force two or more INTs dating back to 2002. After throwing just nine INTs in 2006, Rivers has been picked off four times in three games this season. San Diego is 5-1 in games when Rivers produces a 100.0 rating or better (min. 20 atts.) with that lone loss coming last week at Green Bay (9/23) when he had a 116.2 mark. In his two previous starts vs. KC, Rivers owns a 57.8 passer rating. QB Damon Huard is 5-0 with KC when boasting a 100.0+ rating, including last week’s win vs. Minnesota (9/23) when he had a 100.6 efficiency mark.

QB PHILIP RIVERS AS A STARTER VS. KANSAS CITY Date Site Atts. Comp. Pct. Yards TDs INTs Rate W-L 10/22/06 KC 43 25 58.1 266 2 1 82.1 L 12/17/06 SD 23 8 34.8 97 0 2 12.4 W Totals 66 33 50.0 363 2 3 57.8 1-1

RB Larry Johnson vs. San Diego The Chiefs have won two of their last three meetings with San Diego

thanks in large part to the play of two-time Pro Bowl RB Larry Johnson. Johnson has averaged 115.7 rushing ypg in those three meetings, accumulating three TDs and 10 runs of 10 or more yards. KC is 18-6 (.750) in the regular season when Johnson tops the century mark, including victories in eight of its last 10 such contests. Johnson has also registered nine catches for 86 yards with a 28-yard TD reception in his last three outings against SD. However, Johnson is still seeking his first 100-yard performance in 2007 and has averaged 46.7 rushing ypg in the season’s first three contests.

Dating back to the start of the 2005 campaign, the Chargers have allowed just four individual 100-yard rushing games. Two of those games have come courtesy of Johnson with Denver RB Tatum Bell (116 on 12/10/06) and Seattle RB Shaun Alexander (140 on 12/24/06) accounting for the other two contests.

RB LARRY JOHNSON’S LAST THREE STARTS VS. SAN DIEGO Date Site Atts. Yards Avg. LG TDs 10+ Result 12/24/05 KC 32 131 4.1 21 1 4 W, 20-7 10/22/06 KC 28 132 4.7 22 2 4 W, 30-27 12/17/06 SD 19 84 4.4 26 0 2 L, 9-20 Totals 79 347 4.4 26 3 10 59-57

RB LaDainian Tomlinson vs. Kansas City, Rushing TD Stats Kansas City’s defense has held RB LaDainian Tomlinson under 70 rushing

yards in four of the Chiefs last five meetings with the Chargers. Over that five-game stretch, Tomlinson has averaged just 85.4 rushing ypg. While Tomlinson did register a 199-yard peformance in the last meeting between the two teams that included an 85-yard TD run, it was just his fourth career 100-yard contest in 11 career starts vs. Kansas CIty.

The Chargers are 30-8 (.789) when Tomlinson tops the 100-yard barrier, including a streak of 22 consecutive wins. However, San Diego is just 1-3 against the Chiefs when Tomlinson has a 100-yard day. Dating back to 2005, the Chiefs have allowed just five 100-yard rushers. Tomlinson is still striving for his first 100-yard outing of 2007 and has averaged 43.3 rushing ypg this year.

Dating back to the start of the 2001 NFL campaign, no NFL teams own more rushing TDs than Kansas City (148) and San Diego (127). The Chiefs last 33 rushing TDs have all been scored by RB Larry Johnson, the longest streak of consecutive rushing TDs by one player for the same team in NFL history. Kansas City owns a 12-2 (.857) record in games when Johnson scores two or more rushing TDs, while San Diego is 24-2 (.923) when Tomlinson strikes paydirt two or more times on the ground. Johnson and Tomlinson are both looking for their first rushing score of the 2007 campaign.

RB LaDAINIAN TOMLINSON’S LAST FIVE STARTS VS. KANSAS CITY Atts. Yards Avg. LG TDs 10+ 100-Yd. Gms. W-L 92 427 4.6 85t 4 12 1 3-2

Tidbits on TEs Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates No tight end in NFL history owns more consecutive 60-catch seasons (8

straight) than Chiefs eight-time Pro Bowl TE Tony Gonzalez, who has actually topped the 70-catch plateau in each of his last four campaigns. Gonzalez has 967 career receiving yards against the Chargers and needs 33 more to top the career 1,000-yard receiving mark against San Diego. Gonzalez has already accomplished that feat against Oakland, owning 1,210 career yards against the Raiders. Gonzalez owns 18 career 100-yard receiving games with two of his last four 100-yard outings coming against San Diego.

Chargers three-time Pro Bowl TE Antonio Gates has registered three straight 70-catch campaigns and owns nine career 100-yard performances, including one vs. KC (145 yards, 3 TDs on 10/30/05). In six career starts against the Chiefs he owns 34 catches for 408 yards with eight TDs. The Chiefs limited Gates to one catch for seven yards at San Diego (12/17/06).

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POSITION-BY-POSITION NOTES by Brad Kuhbander

QUARTERBACKS QB DAMON HUARD • Completed 20 of 29 passes for 206 yards with one TD, good for a 100.6

rating vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has started three games this season, completing 61 of 90 passes for 549

yards with two TDs and three INTs for a 77.5 rating. • Has played in 51 games (17 starts) with MIA (’97-00), NE (2001-03) and

KC (2004-07), completing 379 of 623 passes for 4,118 yards with 22 TDs and 12 INTs for an 84.1 rating. Also has 43 rushes for 141 yards.

• Owns a 11-6 record as an NFL starter, including a 6-5 mark with KC. • Has a 6-0 career record when he compiles a 100.0-rating game. • Completed 15 of 27 passes for 232 yards with two TDs, good for a 108.9

rating vs. San Diego (10/22/060. QB BRODIE CROYLE • Has played in one game, completing four passes for 55 yards. • Completed 488 of 869 passes for 6,382 yards with 41 touchdowns and 22

interceptions for a 128.4 rating in 38 games (26 starts) at Alabama. QB TYLER THIGPEN • Claimed by the Chiefs off waivers from Minnesota on September 2nd.

RUNNING BACKS RB LARRY JOHNSON • Toted the ball 24 times for 42 yards vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has started three games, carrying the ball 50 times for 140 yards (2.8

avg.) and catching 11 passes for 71 yards (6.5 avg.). • Has scored the Chiefs last 33 rushing TDs, the longest consecutive

streak of rushing TDs for one team by the same player in NFL history. • The Chiefs are 18-6 (.750) when he has a 100-yard rushing game. • Kansas City is 15-3 when he scores two or more touchdowns and is 13-2

when he scores two or more rushing TDs. • Has scored 1.02 TDs per game, the third-highest average in NFL history. • Ranks fourth in Chiefs history with 4,345 rushing yards, needing 107

more yards to pass Ed Podolak (4,451) for third and 553 to surpass Christian Okoye (4,897) for second.

• Stands fourth in team history with 942 rushing attempts and needs 216 more to bypass RB Ed Podolak (1,157) for third.

• Is second in KC annals with 47 rush. TDs, trailing RB Priest Holmes (76). • His 24 career 100-yard rushing games are tied for first in Chiefs history

with Holmes. • In seven games (four starts) against San Diego he has 113 rushes for

497 yards (4.4 avg.) with five TDs and two 100-yard games. • Carried the ball 28 times for 132 yards (4.7 avg.) with two TDs vs. San

Diego (10/22/06). • Caught a career-high eight passes for 115 yards (14.4 avg.) with a TD at

San Diego (1/2/05). RB MICHAEL BENNETT • Has played in three games, rushing 16 times for 45 yards (2.8 avg.) and

adding eight catches for 41 yards. RB KOLBY SMITH • Has played in three games with KC. • Played in 45 games (12 starts) at Louisville, rushing 316 times for 1,892

yards (6.0 avg.) with 18 TDs and catching 56 passes for 581 yards (10.4 avg.) with two scores.

FB BOOMER GRIGSBY • Has played in 31 games with KC (2005-07), recording 37 special teams

tackles. WIDE RECEIVERS

WR EDDIE KENNISON • Has been inactive the last two games with a left hamstring injury suffered

at Houston (9/9). • Ranks eighth in club annals with 308 catches and seventh with 5,129

receiving yards. • His 81 catches of 20+ yards are second in Kansas City history. • Has played in 169 games (146 starts) in his 12-year NFL career,

recording 535 receptions for 8,244 yards (15.4 avg.) with 42 TDs. • In 12 games (11 starts) against San Diego he has 41 catches for 544

yards (13.3 avg.) with two TDs and one 100-yard game. • Had seven receptions for 115 yards with a TD at San Diego (10/30/05). WR SAMIE PARKER • Has started three games, catching eight passes for 90 yards (11.3 avg.). WR DWAYNE BOWE • Registered five catches for 71 yards (14.2 avg.) with a 16-yard TD vs.

Minnesota (9/23). • Has played in three games (two starts), posting 10 catches for 135 yards

(13.5 avg.) with two TDs. • Has posted a TD catch in his first two NFL starts and his seeking to

become the first Chiefs WR since the AFL-NFL merger to accomplish that feat in his first three starts.

• His 10 receptions lead all AFC rookies and are tied for third among NFL rookies.

• Ranks first among AFC rookies and fourth among NFL rookies with 135 receiving yards.

• KC’s first-round pick in 2007 played in 50 games (30 starts) at LSU, registering 154 receptions for 2,403 yards (15.6 avg.) with a school-record 26 TDs.

WR JEFF WEBB • Has played in three games, catching four passes for 59 yards (14.8 avg.). WR EDDIE DRUMMOND • Returned two punts for 18 yards (9.0 avg.) and two kickoffs for 55 yards

(27.5 avg.) vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has served as KC’s return specialist in three games, returning seven punts

for 59 yards (8.4 avg.) and 10 kickoffs for 230 yards (23.0 avg.). • His 8.4 punt return average ranks seventh in the AFC. • His six combined kick return TDs from 2002-07 are tied for second in the

NFL during that time period. WR BOBBY SIPPIO • Has played in two games in 2007. • Was promoted to the 53-man roster on September 11th.

TIGHT ENDS TE TONY GONZALEZ • Posted seven catches for 96 yards (13.7 avg.) vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has started three games, recording a team-high 16 catches for 167 yards

(10.4 avg.). • Is tied for second among TEs in the NFL with 16 catches. • Ranks fourth among AFC TEs and sixth among NFL TEs with 167 receiving

yards. • Ranks first on the Chiefs all-time receiving chart with 737 catches, 8,877

receiving yards and 61 TD catches. • Is just the third tight end in NFL history to establish himself as his

franchise’s career leader in receptions, joining Ozzie Newsome, CLE (662) and Shannon Sharpe, DEN (815).

• Is second in NFL history among TEs with 737 career catches and needs 79 more to bypass Sharpe (815) for first.

• Ranks second in NFL history among TEs with 8,877 receiving yards. • His 61 career TDs are the second-highest total by a TE in NFL history,

needing two more to bypass Sharpe (62) for first. • Has caught a pass in 102 consecutive games, the longest streak in team

annals and the second-longest by a TE in NFL history. • Ranks fourth among TEs in NFL history and tied for second in Chiefs annals

with 18 career 100-yard receiving games. He needs two more to pass WR Otis Taylor (19) for first in Chiefs history.

• In 20 games (18 starts) against San Diego he has 85 receptions for 967 yards (11.4 avg.) with five TDs and three 100-yard games.

• Caught a Chiefs single-game record 14 passes for 144 yards at San Diego (1/2/05).

TE JASON DUNN • Has seen action in three games as a reserve TE in 2007. • Has played in 147 games (48 starts) with PHI (’96-98) and KC (2000-07),

catching 79 passes for 901 yards (11.4 avg.) with 11 TDs. TE KRIS WILSON • Has started three games at FB, recording eight catches for 43 yards.

OFFENSIVE LINE G BRIAN WATERS • Has started three games at left guard in 2007. • Has played in 103 games (89 starts) in his eight-year career with KC. • Was selected to his third Pro Bowl in 2006, joining G Will Shields to become

the first guard duo to make three straight Pro Bowls in NFL history. C CASEY WIEGMANN • Has started three games at center this season. • Has opened 98 consecutive games with KC dating back to 2001. • Has taken 5,514 consecutive snaps (regular season and postseason) at

center for KC dating back to a contest vs. the N.Y. Giants (9/23/01). G JOHN WELBOURN • Has started three games at right guard in 2007. • Has played in 90 games (82 starts) with PHI (’99-03) and KC (2004-07). T DAMION McINTOSH • Has started three games at left tackle this season. • Eight-year veteran has played in 87 games (83 starts) with SD (2000-03)

and MIA (2004-06) and joined the Chiefs as an UFA from Miami in 2007. T KYLE TURLEY • Has started three games at right tackle this season. • Has started 105 games with NO (’98-02), STL (2003-04) and KC (2006-07). T CHRIS TERRY • Has played in 91 games (80 starts) with CAR (’99-02), SEA (2002-04) and

KC (2006-07).

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T WILL SVITEK • Has seen reserve duty in three games at LT in 2007. C RUDY NISWANGER • Has played in three games on special teams in 2007. T HERB TAYLOR • Joined the Chiefs as the club’s sixth-round pick (196th overall) in the

2007 NFL Draft after starting 48 consecutive games at TCU. DEFENSIVE LINE

DE JARED ALLEN • Recorded nine tackles (seven solo) and 2.0 sacks (-21.0 yards) of Kelly

Holcomb vs. Minnesota (9/23), his seventh career-multi sack game. Also forced a RB Adrian Peterson fumble to go with a QB pressure and a PD.

• Has started one game, registering nine tackles (seven solo), 2.0 sacks (-21.0 yards), a QB pressure, one pass defensed and a forced fumble.

• His 29.5 career sacks are the eighth-highest total in team history, needing 6.0 more to pass DE Wilbur Young (35.0) for seventh.

• Is tied for fourth in club history with 11 career forced fumbles, needing three more to surpass CB Kevin Ross (13) for third.

DE TAMBA HALI • Posted a career-high 2.0 sacks (-15.0 yards) off Kelly Holcomb and one

QB pressure vs. Minnesota (9/23). Also forced a Holcomb fumble. • Has started three games at left end, recording 13 tackles (11 solo), 2.0

sacks (-15.0 yards), three QB pressures and a forced fumble. • In two starts against San Diego he has 2.0 sacks, an interception and a

fumble recovery. DT RON EDWARDS • Amassed three tackles (two solo) vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has started three games, producing six tackles (five solo) and a QB

pressure. DT ALFONSO BOONE • Collected two solo tackles and a QB pressure vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has opened three games, registering nine tackles (eight solo), a sack

(-11.0 yards), a FR, one QB pressure and a pass defensed. DE JIMMY WILKERSON • Has played in three games (two starts), tallying four tackles (two solo)

and a QB pressure. DT JAMES REED • Has played in two games in 2007, producing one QB pressure. DE TURK McBRIDE • Had a sack of Kelly Holcomb and a QB pressure vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has seen duty in three games with KC, producing three tackles (two

solo), a sack and a QB pressure. • Was the club’s second-round draft pick (54th overall) in 2007. • Played in 43 games (17 starts) at Tennessee, posting 121 tackles (73

solo), 6.5 sacks (-42.0 yards), 14 QB pressures, two FRs and three FFs. DT TANK TYLER • Has appeared in three games with KC, registering one tackle. • A third-round pick (82nd overall) by the Chiefs in the 2007 NFL Draft. • Saw action in 48 games (28 starts) at North Carolina State, totaling 173

tackles (114 solo), 5.0 sacks (-37.0 yards), eight QB pressures, two FRs and two FFs.

LINEBACKERS LB DONNIE EDWARDS • Compiled seven tackles (six solo) and a PD vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has started three games, collecting 21 tackles (14 solo), two stops for

loss, a sack (-8.0 yards), two passes defensed, an interception and a fumble recovery.

• His 763 tackles with Kansas City rank fifth in team history and he needs 65 more to move past Kevin Ross (827) for fourth.

• His 28 career INTs are the highest total by an active LB in the NFL. • His 28 INTs are tied for seventh with Chuck Allen and Jack Lambert in

the NFL among linebackers. He needs three more to pass Sam Huff (30) for sixth.

• His 1,529 career tackles are the fifth-highest total among active LBs. • Has accumulated 39 career takeaways, the highest total by a linebacker

in the NFL since ’96. • Has played in 177 games (163 starts) with KC (’96-01, 2007) and SD

(2002-06), recording 1,529 tackles (1,085 solo), 23.0 sacks, 28 INTs for 329 yards with four TDs, 82 PDs, 17 FFs, 11 FRs and 64 QB pressures.

• In 12 games (10 starts) against San Diego he has 90 tackles (65 solo), a sack (-4.0 yards) and two INTs with four double-digit tackle games.

• Had 10 tackles vs. San Diego (12/23/01). LB NAPOLEON HARRIS • Produced six solo tackles with one for loss vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has played in three games (two starts), totaling 25 tackles (21 solo), a

sack (-11.0 yards), an INT, a FF and two passes defensed. • Tallied a career-high 12 tackles vs. San Diego (9/28/03) while with OAK. LB DERRICK JOHNSON • Recorded 10 tackles (eight solo) with one for loss vs. Minnesota (9/23).

• Has started three games, compiling 24 tackles (20 solo), 2.0 sacks (-18.0 yards), two passes defensed and a QB pressure.

LB KENDRELL BELL • Has played in three games this season. • In 81 games (72 starts) for PIT (2001-04) and KC (2005-07) has recorded

388 tackles (308 solo), 20.5 sacks (-156.0 yds), one FR, four FFs, an INT, six PDs and 11 QB pressures.

LB KEYARON FOX • Has seen duty in three games, recording four special teams tackles. LB NATE HARRIS • Joined the club as a rookie free agent from Louisville in 2007. • Appeared in 25 games (19 starts), posting 131 tackles (75 solo), 9.0 sacks

(-68.0 yards), 20.5 tackles for loss, two FRs and four PDs. LB JOHNNY BALDWIN • Claimed off waivers by Kansas City from Detroit on September 3rd. • Entered the NFL as a fifth-round draft pick (138th overall) of Detroit in 2007.

DEFENSIVE BACKS CB TY LAW • Tallied three solo tackles vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has started three contests, posting nine solo tackles. • Has 50 INTs since ’95, the second-highest total in the NFL during that

span. • His 54 takeaways since ’95 are second in the NFL during that time. CB PATRICK SURTAIN • Registered two solo tackles and recovered a RB Adrian Peterson fumble

vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has started three games, compiling seven tackles (six solo), a PD and a

fumble recovery. • Has 30 INTs dating back to 2000, tying for the fifth-highest total in the NFL

during that time. • Had five tackles and a FF vs. San Diego (10/22/06). SS BERNARD POLLARD • Totaled three solo tackles vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has started three games, producing 14 tackles (12 solo), a pass defensed

and a FF. FS JARRAD PAGE • Collected four tackles (three solo) vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has started three games, totaling 14 tackles (13 solo), an interception, a

pass defensed and two special teams tackles. S GREG WESLEY • Has played in three games this season, recording four tackles (three solo)

and a PD. CB BENNY SAPP • Has played in three games, tallying nine tackles (eight solo) and returning

two kickoffs for 46 yards (23.0 yards). S JON McGRAW • Has been inactive for three games with KC. • Played in 57 games (12 starts) in five seasons with NYJ (2002-04) and

DET (2005-06), posting 138 tackles (98 solo), three INTs, 10 PDs, two FFs, two FRs and 64 special teams stats.

CB TYRON BRACKENRIDGE • Has played in three games (one start), totaling five tackles and a FF. • Joined the Chiefs as a rookie free agent from Washington State in 2007. CB DIMITRI PATTERSON • Has played in three games in 2007, recording four special teams tackles. CB RASHAD BARKSDALE • Claimed by the Chiefs off waivers from Philadelphia on September 2nd. • A sixth-round draft pick (201st overall) of Minnesota in 2007.

SPECIALISTS NOTES P DUSTIN COLQUITT • Punted six times for 293 yards (48.8 gross, 37.7 net) with two touchbacks

vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has played in three games, punting 18 times for 821 yards (45.6 gross, 32.1

net) with one inside the 20 and three touchbacks. • Ranks fourth in the AFC and ninth in the NFL with a 45.6 gross avg. • Has landed 51 career punts inside the 20-yard line, tying Bob Grupp (51) for

fifth in team history and needing four to surpass Kelly Goodburn (54) for fourth.

K DAVE RAYNER • Converted two FGs and one PAT for seven points vs. Minnesota (9/23). • Has played in two games, connecting on three of four FGs and both of his

PATs for 11 points. • Has placed four of his seven kickoffs in the end zone. • Signed as a free agent on September 11th. LS JEAN-PHILLIPPE DARCHE • Has played in 100 games with Seattle (2000-06) and KC (2007).

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LAST GAME

ChieChiefs 1fs 13, Vikings 103, Vikings 10September 23, 2007 • Arrowhead Stadium • 78,038

A high-pressure defense and critical halftime adjustments were a winning recipe as the Chiefs won their 2007 home opener with a 13-10 victory over the Vikings. After gaining just 56 yards of offense in the first half, Kansas City opened things up in the second half with a pair of long scoring drives, while the Chiefs swarming defense held the Vikings in check.

The Vikings built a 10-0 lead on the strength of good field position and rookie RB Adrian Peterson. Starting at midfield on their first possession, QB Kelly Holcomb connected on passes of 10 and 11 yards before Peterson bounced a run off right tackle and scored an 11-yard touchdown for a 7-0 lead.

Minnesota would tack on a field goal after a Chiefs turnover. DE Spencer Johnson hit QB Damon Huard as he was about to pass, forcing a fumble that the Vikings would recover at the KC 33-yard line. The KC defense stiffened and the Vikings would settle for a 22-yard field goal from K Ryan Longwell.

The Chiefs would get on the board when DE Jared Allen forced a Peterson fumble and K Dave Rayner banged through a 39-yard FG to make the score 10-3 late in the half.

Trying to mount a last minute rally before halftime, Minnesota drove as deep as the KC 30-yard line. However, the Vikings drive was snuffed out when Allen sacked Holcomb on both third and fourth down to end the half and keep the Chiefs within one score at 10-3.

That set the stage for the Chiefs second-half comeback. Kansas City’s defense pitched a shutout after intermission and the offense did just enough to escape Arrowhead with the season’s first victory.

Trailing 10-3 at halftime, the Chiefs offense was stuck in neutral and having little success mounting a rushing attack. Minnesota boasted the NFL’s top run defense a year ago and used a constant eight-man front to hold RB Larry Johnson to just 42 yards on the day. However, Johnson’s work keeping the defense honest allowed QB Damon Huard to orchestrate two scoring drives in the second half.

Huard had only 37 passing yards at intermission, but he doubled that on Kansas City’s first possession of the second half. Using his big weapons in TE Tony Gonzalez and WR Dwayne Bowe, Huard went four-for-seven for 70 yards, setting up Rayner for a 49-yard field goal to cut the defecit to 10-6.

The Chiefs defense forced a punt on the Vikings ensuing possession and the passing game went back to work. Huard hit Bowe for a 15-yard gain on the first play, then found Gonzalez for 15 yards on a third down moments later. After another 17-yard catch by Bowe, the first-round pick outleaped CB Cedric Griffin and snatched a brilliant 16-yard TD pass in the corner of end zone. Bowe’s second career TD gave the Chiefs their first lead of 2007 season at 13-10 early in the fourth quarter.

The Chiefs defense needed two more stands to make the lead hold up, but answered the call on both occasions. In total, KC sacked Holcomb 5.0 times and held Minnesota to 252 yards and only 129 yards passing in the 13-10 win.

MIN — Peterson, 11-yard run (Longwell kick) (6-50, 3:18).MIN — Longwell, 22-yard field goal (5-29, 1:21).KC — Rayner, 39-yard field goal (7-7, 2:40).KC — Rayner, 49-yard field goal (13-61, 6:21).KC — Bowe, 16-yard pass from Huard (Rayner kick) (12-84, 5:47).

Team Statistics Vikings ChiefsFirst Downs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 14Total Net Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 251Rushes/Net Yards . . . . . . . . . . . 29/123 31/50Net Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 201Pass Attempts/Completions . . . . 29/14 29/20Had Intercepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0Times Sacked/Yards . . . . . . . . 5.0/36.0 1.0/5.0Punts/Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/48.0 6/48.8Penalties/Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/45 10/61Fumbles/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1 1/1Possession Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:23 31:37

RUSHINGKC — L. Johnson 24-42; Bennett 4-7; Huard 2-4; Drummond 1-(-3).MIN — Peterson 25-102, TD; Moore 4-21.

RECEIVINGKC — Gonzalez 7-96; Bowe 5-71, TD; Wilson 3-13; Bennett 3-9; Parker 1-22; L. Johnson 1-(-5).MIN — Wade 4-35; Shiancoe 3-51; Peterson 3-48; Rice 2-21; Moore 2-10.

PASSINGKC — Huard 20-29-206, 1 TD, 0 INTs.MIN — Holcomb 14-28-165, 0 TDs, 0 INTs; Moore 0-1-0, 0 TDs, 0 INTs.

INTERCEPTIONSKC — None.MIN — None.

SACKSKC — Allen 2.0; Hali 2.0; McBride 1.0.MIN — S. Johnson 1.0.

FIELD GOALSKC — Rayner (39) (49).MIN — Longwell (22).

MINNESOTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 3 0 0 — 10KANSAS CITY . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 3 3 7 — 13

Rookie WR Dwayne Bowe hauls in thegame-winning touchdown in fourth quarter.

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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS / WEEK 3 / THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2007 WON 1, LOST 2 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/09 L 3-20 at Houston 70,080 L. Johnson 50 140 2.8 10 0 09/16 L 10-20 at Chicago 62,095 Bennett 16 45 2.8 12 0 09/23 W 13-10 Minnesota 78,038 Huard 4 5 1.3 2 0 09/30 at San Diego Kennison 1 5 5.0 5 0 10/07 Jacksonville Drummond 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0 10/14 Cincinnati TEAM 72 192 2.7 12 0 10/21 at Oakland OPPONENTS 89 339 3.8 18 1 11/04 Green Bay * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 11/11 Denver T. Gonzalez 16 167 10.4 26 0 11/18 at Indianapolis L. Johnson 11 71 6.5 15 0 11/25 Oakland Bowe 10 135 13.5 25 2 12/02 San Diego Parker 8 90 11.3 22 0 12/09 at Denver Wilson 8 43 5.4 31 0 12/16 Tennessee Bennett 8 41 5.1 9 0 12/23 at Detroit Webb 4 57 14.3 32 0 12/30 at New York Jets TEAM 65 604 9.3 32 2 K.C. Opp. OPPONENTS 50 550 11.0 77t 2 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 41 49 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Rushing 9 20 D. Edwards 1 18 18.0 18 0 Passing 30 25 Nap. Harris 1 4 4.0 4 0 Penalty 2 4 Page 1 0 0.0 0 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 14/42 16/42 TEAM 3 22 7.3 18 0 3rd Down Pct. 33.3 38.1 OPPONENTS 3 29 9.7 33 0 4th Down: Made/Att 1/1 0/2 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B 4th Down Pct. 100.0 0.0 Colquitt 18 821 45.6 32.1 3 1 65 0 POSSESSION AVG. 29:11 30:49 TEAM 18 821 45.6 32.1 3 1 65 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 751 806 OPPONENTS 15 705 47.0 40.4 2 6 70 0 Avg. Per Game 250.3 268.7 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Total Plays 174 184 Drummond 7 4 59 8.4 22 0 Avg. Per Play 4.3 4.4 TEAM 7 4 59 8.4 22 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 192 339 OPPONENTS 12 1 184 15.3 73t 1 Avg. Per Game 64.0 113.0 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Total Rushes 72 89 Drummond 10 230 23.0 36 0 NET YARDS PASSING 559 467 Sapp 2 46 23.0 29 0 Avg. Per Game 186.3 155.7 TEAM 12 276 23.0 36 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 8/45 10/83 OPPONENTS 7 140 20.0 26 0 Gross Yards 604 550 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Att./Completions 94/65 85/50 Rayner 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 1 2/ 3 0/0 Completion Pct. 69.1 58.8 Medlock 0/ 0 1/ 1 0/ 1 0/ 0 0/0 Had Intercepted 3 3 TEAM 0/ 0 1/ 1 1/ 2 2/ 3 0/0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 18/45.6 15/47.0 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 3/ 3 1/ 1 1/ 1 0/0 NET PUNTING AVG. 18/32.1 15/40.4 Rayner: ()(45G,48B)(39G,49G) PENALTIES/YARDS 24/161 17/145 Medlock: (30N,27G)()() FUMBLES/BALL LOST 6/4 4/3 OPPONENTS: (26G,28G)(47G,38G)(22G) TOUCHDOWNS 2 5 Rushing 0 1 Passing 2 2 Returns 0 2 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS TEAM 0 10 9 7 0 26 OPPONENTS 7 30 10 3 0 50 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Bowe 2 0 2 0 0 12 Rayner 0 0 0 0 2/ 2 3/ 4 0 11 Medlock 0 0 0 0 0/ 0 1/ 2 0 3 TEAM 2 0 2 0 2/ 2 4/ 6 0 26 OPPONENTS 5 1 2 2 5/ 5 5/ 5 0 50 2-Pt. Conversions: TEAM 0-0, OPPONENTS 0-0 SACKS: Allen 2, Hali 2, D. Johnson 2, Boone 1, D. Edwards 1, Nap. Harris 1, McBride 1, TEAM 10, OPPONENTS 8 FUM/LOST: Bennett 2/1, Drummond 1/1, Huard 1/1, Wiegmann 1/0, Wilson 1/1 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Huard 90 61 549 67.8 6.10 2 2.2 3 3.3 31 7/ 42 77.5 Croyle 4 4 55 100.0 13.75 0 0.0 0 0.0 32 1/ 3 118.8 TEAM 94 65 604 69.1 6.43 2 2.1 3 3.2 32 8/ 45 80.3 OPPONENTS 85 50 550 58.8 6.47 2 2.4 3 3.5 77t 10/ 83 71.2

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Pos. Player Tkls. Asst. Total TFL Sacks/Yds PR FR FF INT/YDS PDLB Harris, Napoleon 21 4 25 2 1.0/10.0 0 0 1 1/4 2LB Johnson, Derrick 20 4 24 1 2.0/18.0 1 0 0 0 2LB Edwards, Donnie 14 7 21 2 1.0/8.0 0 1 0 1/18 2S Page, Jarrad 13 1 14 0 0.0/0.0 0 0 0 1/0 1S Pollard, Bernard 12 2 14 0 0.0/0.0 0 0 1 0 1DE Hali, Tamba 11 2 13 0 2.0/15.0 3 0 1 0 0CB Law, Ty 9 0 9 0 0.0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0DT Boone, Alfonso 8 1 9 1 1.0/11.0 1 1 0 0 1CB Sapp, Benny 8 1 9 0 0.0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0DE Allen, Jared 7 2 9 0 2.0/21.0 1 0 1 0 1CB Surtain, Patrick 6 1 7 1 0.0/0.0 0 1 0 0 1DT Edwards, Ron 5 1 6 0 0.0/0.0 1 0 0 0 0CB Brackenridge, Tyron 3 2 5 0 0.0/0.0 0 0 1 0 0S Wesley, Greg 3 1 4 0 0.0/0.0 0 0 0 0 1DE Wilkerson, Jimmy 2 2 4 0 0.0/0.0 1 0 0 0 0DE McBride, Turk 2 1 3 0 1.0/0.0 1 0 0 0 0LB Bell, Kendrell 1 1 2 0 0.0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0DT Reed, James 1 0 1 0 0.0/0.0 1 0 0 0 0DT Tyler, Tank 1 0 1 0 0.0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0

TEAM 0 0 0 0 0.0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 147 33 180 7 10.0/83.0 10 3 5 3/22 12

Pos. Player Tkls. Asst. Total TDs (0):CB Patterson, Dimitri 4 0 4LB Fox, Keyaron 2 2 4TE Wilson, Kris 1 2 3 Safety (0):LB Bell, Kendrell 2 0 2S Page, Jarrad 2 0 2RB Smith, Kolby 2 0 2WR Drummond, Eddie 1 1 2 TDs (0): LB Harris, Nate 1 1 2S Wesley, Greg 1 1 2 Blocked Punts (0): RB Bennett, Michael 1 0 1CB Brackenridge, Tyron 1 0 1 Blk Punt Rec. (0):LS Darche, Jean-Phillipe 1 0 1LB Harris, Napoleon 1 0 1 Blk Field Goal (0):LB Johnson, Derrick 1 0 1LB Kershaw, William 1 0 1 Blk FG Rec. (0):DE McBride, Turk 0 1 1CB Sapp, Benny 0 1 1 FF (0):

TOTALS 22 9 31FR (0):

FR = Fumble RecoveryFF = Forced FumbleINT = InterceptionPD = Pass Defensed

2007 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS DEFENSIVE STATSRegular Season Statistics (Through Three Games)

2007 CHIEFS SPECIAL TEAMS STATS DEFENSIVE SCORES

PR = PressureKEY

Regular Season Defensive and Special Teams statistics are based on coaches film.

SPECIAL TEAMS BIG PLAYS

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9/9 9/16 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21 11/4 11/11 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16 12/23 12/30@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @

HOU CHI MIN SD JAX CIN OAK GB DEN IND OAK SD DEN TEN DET NYJFIRST DOWNSTotal 14 13 14Rushing 5 2 2Passing 8 10 12Penalty 1 1 0THIRD DOWNSAttempts 11 16 15Converted 3 5 6Percentage 27.3 31.3 40.0TOT. OFFENSENet Yards 219 281 251Plays 53 60 61Avg./Play 4.1 4.7 4.1RUSHINGNet Yards 72 70 50Rush. Att. 17 24 31Avg./Att. 4.2 2.9 1.6PASSINGNet Yards 147 211 201Attempts 33 32 29Completions 22 23 20Intercepted 2 1 0Gross Yards 168 230 206Sacked 3.0 4.0 1.0Yards Lost 21.0 19.0 5.0ADVANCESRushes 17 24 31Completions 22 23 20Totals 39 47 51PENALTIESNumber 5 9 10Yards 40 60 61FUMBLESNumber 3 2 1Lost 2 1 1SCORINGPoints 3 10 13TD Rushing 0 0 0TD Passing 0 1 1TD KO Returns 0 0 0TD Punt Returns 0 0 0TD Sp. Teams 0 0 0TD Def. Returns 0 0 0FG Attempts 2 2 2FG Made 1 1 2Safety 0 0 0

2007 CHIEFS GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSE

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HOU CHI MIN SD JAX CIN OAK GB DEN IND OAK SD DEN TEN DET NYJFIRST DOWNSTotal 13 18 18Rushing 6 6 8Passing 7 10 8Penalty 0 2 2THIRD DOWNSAttempts 14 13 15Converted 9 3 4Percentage 64.3 23.1 26.7TOT. OFFENSENet Yards 315 239 252Plays 55 66 63Avg./Play 5.7 3.6 4.0RUSHINGNet Yards 109 107 123Rush. Att. 31 29 29Avg./Att. 3.5 3.7 4.2PASSINGNet Yards 206 132 129Attempts 22 34 29Completions 16 20 14Intercepted 1 2 0Gross Yards 225 160 165Sacked 2.0 3.0 5.0Yards Lost 19.0 28.0 36.0ADVANCESRushes 31 29 29Completions 16 20 14Total 47 49 43PENALTIESNumber 6 5 6Yards 45 55 45FUMBLESNumber 1 1 1Lost 1 1 1SCORINGPoints 20 20 10TD Rushing 0 0 1TD Passing 1 1 0TD KO Returns 0 0 0TD Punt Returns 0 1 0TD Sp. Teams 0 0 0TD Def. Returns 1 0 0FG Attempts 2 2 1FG Made 2 2 1Safety 0 0 0

2007 CHIEFS GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSE

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LAST TIME

ChargersChargers 20, Chie 20, Chiefs fs 99December 17, 2006 • Qualcomm Stadium • 66,583

SD – Tomlinson, 15-yard run (Kaeding kick) (8-74, 3:42).KC – Tynes, 45-yard field goal (4-9, 1:44).SD – Tomlinson, 85-yard run (Kaeding kick) (1-85, 0:12).KC – Tynes, 52-yard field goal (11-50, 5:48).SD – Kaeding, 30-yard field goal (9-31, 5:04).KC – Tynes, 24-yard field goal (7-33, 3:07).SD – Kaeding, 22-yard field goal (7-65, 2:21).

Team Statistics Chargers ChiefsFirst Downs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 16Total Net Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 241Rushes/Net Yards . . . . . . . . . . . 38/265 21/90Net Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 151Pass Attempts/Completions . . . . . 23/8 41/23Had Intercepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1Times Sacked/Yards . . . . . . . . . 2.0/9.0 6.0/34.0Punts/Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/28.8 7/40.4Penalties/Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/61 3/23Fumbles/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0/0 1/1Possession Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:14 31:46

RUSHINGKC – L. Johnson 19-84; Brown 1-3; Green 1-3.SD – Tomlinson 25-199, 2 TDs; Turner 7-58; Neal 2-10; Rivers 4-(-2).

RECEIVINGKC – Gonzalez 6-53; Kennison 6-43; Hall 3-16; L. Johnson 3-9; Dunn 2-27; Wilson 2-11; Parker 1-26.SD – Jackson 3-66; Neal 2-3; Parker 1-16; Gates 1-7; Tomlinson 1-5.

PASSINGKC – Green 23-41-185, 0 TDs, 1 INT.SD – Rivers 8-23-97, 0 TDs, 2 INTs.

INTERCEPTIONSKC – Wesley 1-10; Hali 1-(-9).SD – Edwards 1-8.

SACKSKC – Hali 1.0; Reed 1.0.SD – Godfrey 2.0; Castillo 1.0; Edwards 1.0; Phillips 1.0; Polk 1.0.

FIELD GOALSKC – Tynes (45) (52) (24).SD – Kaeding (30) (22).

Just four days after the passing of Chiefs Founder Lamar Hunt, Kansas City traveled to San Diego in a clash of two of the AFL’s original members. Unfortunately, the Sunday evening game resulted in a 20-9 loss, the third straight setback for the Chiefs. A pair of big plays on special teams played a key role in the outcome, while Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson continued his record-setting pace, finishing the game with 199 rushing yards and a pair of TDs.

San Diego set the tone of the game on special teams on its initial possession of the contest. The Chargers faced a fourth-and-six from its own 43-yard line and lined up in a punt formation. A direct snap went to RB Michael Turner who went around right end for a 25-yard gain and first down. From there, Tomlinson added to his NFL-record total TD tally as he scored on a 15-yard run. The Chargers gained all 74 yards of the drive via the run in taking a quick 7-0 lead.

Chiefs rookie DE Tamba Hali intercepted a QB Philip Rivers pass later in the first quarter, setting up a field goal from K Lawrence Tynes. The 45-yard try hit the left upright and bounced over the crossbar to the cut the Chargers lead to 7-3.

Moments later, the Chiefs were on the wrong end of a strange special teams miscue. San Diego faced a fourth-and-nine from its own 13-yard line when S Bernard Pollard came around the right end to get a hand on the P Mike Scifres punt. The bouncing ball was touched by Chiefs RB Derrick Ross and was recovered by the Chargers to give San Diego a first down. San Diego took no time at all to covert its second big special teams play of the game into a touchdown as Tomlinson raced untouched for an 85-yard touchdown run. The score gave the Chargers a 14-3 lead in the second quarter.

KC cut into the Chargers 14-3 halftime lead on its second possession of the third quarter. QB Trent Green completed five passes on the drive that led to another Tynes field goal, this time from 52 yards out.

San Diego responded when Turner returned the ensuing kickoff for 58 yards to the Kansas City 43-yard line. The Chiefs defense would keep San Diego out of the end zone and force a K Nate Kaeding 30-yard field goal that upped the Chargers lead to 17-6.

Early in the fourth quarter, Chiefs S Greg Wesley intercepted a Rivers pass and returned it to the San Diego 39-yard line. Kansas City got as far as the Chargers six-yard line before a Green pass sailed just out of the reach of TE Tony Gonzalez. Tynes brought the game to within one score as his third field goal made the score 17-9 with 7:01 left.

QB Philip Rivers – who finished with a paltry 12.4 passer rating – would find WR Vincent Jackson for a 46-yard pass to set up a Kaeding 22-yard FG. That gave the Chargers a 20-9 lead that would hold up for the remainder of the contest.

GAME NOTES• K Lawrence Tynes hit the sixth 50-yard FG of his career, the third-highest total by a kicker in team history.• WR Eddie Kennison became the eighth player in franchise history to register 300 career receptions.

KANSAS CITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 3 3 — 9SAN DIEGO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 0 6 — 20

The Chiefs register 2.0 sacks of QB Philip Rivers, force two INTs and limit him to a 12.4 rating.

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SAN DIEGO CHARGERS / WEEK 3 / THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2007 WON 1, LOST 2 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/09 W 14- 3 Chicago 67,837 Tomlinson 57 130 2.3 11 1 09/16 L 14-38 at New England 68,756 Turner 15 56 3.7 11 0 09/23 L 24-31 at Green Bay 70,733 Neal 5 12 2.4 5 0 09/30 Kansas City Rivers 7 4 0.6 6 0 10/07 at Denver TEAM 84 202 2.4 11 1 10/14 Oakland OPPONENTS 71 266 3.7 14 2 10/28 Houston * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 11/04 at Minnesota Gates 27 297 11.0 26 2 11/11 Indianapolis Tomlinson 14 99 7.1 21t 1 11/18 at Jacksonville Jackson 13 179 13.8 27t 1 11/25 Baltimore Davis 6 46 7.7 12 1 12/02 at Kansas City Neal 4 9 2.3 4 1 12/09 at Tennessee Floyd 2 44 22.0 25 0 12/16 Detroit Turner 2 14 7.0 12 0 12/24 Denver Manumaleuna 1 4 4.0 4 0 12/30 at Oakland TEAM 69 692 10.0 27t 6 S.D. Opp. OPPONENTS 65 793 12.2 57t 6 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 58 56 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Rushing 17 17 Hart 1 20 20.0 20 0 Passing 36 35 McCree 1 2 2.0 2 0 Penalty 5 4 TEAM 2 22 11.0 20 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 17/39 11/30 OPPONENTS 4 134 33.5 65t 1 3rd Down Pct. 43.6 36.7 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B 4th Down: Made/Att 2/2 1/4 Scifres 16 722 45.1 39.3 2 3 61 0 4th Down Pct. 100.0 25.0 TEAM 16 722 45.1 39.3 2 3 61 0 POSSESSION AVG. 31:11 28:49 OPPONENTS 10 410 41.0 38.8 1 4 54 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 828 1014 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Game 276.0 338.0 Sproles 2 0 3 1.5 3 0 Total Plays 190 177 Davis 1 3 -1 -1.0 -1 0 Avg. Per Play 4.4 5.7 TEAM 3 3 2 0.7 3 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 202 266 OPPONENTS 7 4 54 7.7 13 0 Avg. Per Game 67.3 88.7 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Total Rushes 84 71 Sproles 5 118 23.6 39 0 NET YARDS PASSING 626 748 Turner 5 113 22.6 28 0 Avg. Per Game 208.7 249.3 TEAM 10 231 23.1 39 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 8/66 7/45 OPPONENTS 10 195 19.5 29 0 Gross Yards 692 793 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Att./Completions 98/69 99/65 Kaeding 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 1 1/ 1 0/0 Completion Pct. 70.4 65.7 TEAM 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 1 1/ 1 0/0 Had Intercepted 4 2 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 3/ 3 0/ 0 0/ 1 0/0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 16/45.1 10/41.0 Kaeding: (33B)()(44G) NET PUNTING AVG. 16/39.3 10/38.8 OPPONENTS: (27G)(41N,24G)(28G) PENALTIES/YARDS 18/165 15/143 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 5/2 7/4 TOUCHDOWNS 7 9 Rushing 1 2 Passing 6 6 Returns 0 1 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS TEAM 7 7 21 17 0 52 OPPONENTS 17 27 7 21 0 72 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Gates 2 0 2 0 0 12 Tomlinson 2 1 1 0 0 12 Kaeding 0 0 0 0 7/ 7 1/ 2 0 10 Davis 1 0 1 0 0 6 Jackson 1 0 1 0 0 6 Neal 1 0 1 0 0 6 TEAM 7 1 6 0 7/ 7 1/ 2 0 52 OPPONENTS 9 2 6 1 9/ 9 3/ 4 0 72 2-Pt. Conversions: TEAM 0-0, OPPONENTS 0-0 SACKS: Phillips 2.5, Merriman 2, Cesaire 1, Weddle 1, Olshansky 0.5, TEAM 7, OPPONENTS 8 FUM/LOST: Rivers 4/2, Davis 1/0 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Rivers 97 68 675 70.1 6.96 5 5.2 4 4.1 27t 8/ 66 89.5 Tomlinson 1 1 17 100.0 17.00 1 100.0 0 0.0 17t 0/ 0 158.3 TEAM 98 69 692 70.4 7.06 6 6.1 4 4.1 27t 8/ 66 93.6 OPPONENTS 99 65 793 65.7 8.01 6 6.1 2 2.0 57t 7/ 45 102.0

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2007 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER(As of September 24, 2007)

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. D.O.B. EXP. COLLEGE HS HOMETOWN HOW ACQ.69 Allen, Jared DE 6-6 270 4/3/82 4 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA D4b-0457 Baldwin, Johnny LB 6-1 230 4/1/84 R Alabama A&M Bessemer, AL W (DET)-0735 Barksdale, Rashad CB 6-0 208 5/11/84 R Albany Hudson, NY W (PHI)-0799 Bell, Kendrell LB 6-1 245 7/2/78 7 Georgia Augusta, GA UFA (PIT)-0526 Bennett, Michael RB 5-9 207 8/13/78 7 Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI T (NO)-0670 Boone, Alfonso DT 6-3 305 1/11/76 7 Mt. San Antonio JC Saginaw, MI UFA (CHI)-0782 Bowe, Dwayne WR 6-2 221 9/21/84 R Louisiana State Miami, FL D1-0734 Brackenridge, Tyron CB 5-11 189 6/30/84 R Washington State Ontario, CA CFA-072 Colquitt, Dustin P 6-3 210 5/6/82 3 Tennessee Knoxville, TN D3-0512 Croyle, Brodie QB 6-2 206 2/6/83 2 Alabama Rainbow City, AL D3-0651 Darche, Jean-Philippe LS 6-0 242 2/28/75 8 McGill Montreal, Quebec UFA (SEA)-0785 Drummond, Eddie WR 5-9 188 4/12/80 6 Penn State Wheeling, WV FA-0789 Dunn, Jason TE 6-6 274 11/15/73 11 Eastern Kentucky Harrodsburg, KY FA-0059 Edwards, Donnie - C LB 6-2 224 4/6/73 12 UCLA Chula Vista, CA UFA (SD)-0795 Edwards, Ron DT 6-3 315 7/12/79 7 Texas A&M Houston, TX UFA (BUF)-0697 Fox, Keyaron LB 6-3 235 1/24/82 4 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA D3-0488 Gonzalez, Tony TE 6-5 251 2/27/76 11 California Huntington Beach, CA D1-9746 Grigsby, Boomer FB 5-11 249 11/15/81 3 Illinois State Canton, IL D5a-0591 Hali, Tamba DE 6-3 275 11/3/83 2 Penn State Teaneck, NJ D1-0650 Harris, Napoleon LB 6-3 253 2/25/79 6 Northwestern Harvey, IL UFA (MIN) - 0798 Harris, Nate LB 6-0 230 3/8/83 R Louisville Miami, FL CFA-0711 Huard, Damon QB 6-3 218 7/9/73 11 Washington Puyallup, WA FA-0456 Johnson, Derrick LB 6-3 242 11/22/82 3 Texas Waco, TX D1-0527 Johnson, Larry RB 6-1 230 11/19/79 5 Penn State State College, PA D1-0387 Kennison, Eddie WR 6-1 201 1/20/73 12 Louisiana State Lake Charles, LA FA-0124 Law, Ty CB 5-11 200 2/10/74 13 Michigan Aliquippa, PA FA-0690 McBride, Turk DE 6-2 278 5/30/85 R Tennessee Camden, NJ D2-0747 McGraw, Jon - C S 6-3 208 4/2/79 6 Kansas State Manhattan, KS UFA (DET)-0777 McIntosh, Damion T 6-4 320 3/25/77 8 Kansas State Hollywood, FL UFA (MIA)-0764 Niswanger, Rudy C 6-5 301 11/9/82 2 LSU Monroe, LA CFA-0644 Page, Jarrad S 6-0 225 10/19/84 2 UCLA San Leandro, CA D7-0618 Parker, Samie WR 5-11 190 3/25/81 4 Oregon Long Beach, CA D4a-0422 Patterson, Dimitri CB 5-10 190 6/18/83 2 Tuskegee Orlando, FL FA-0749 Pollard, Bernard S 6-1 224 12/23/84 2 Purdue Ft. Wayne, IN D2-066 Rayner, Dave K 6-2 210 10/26/82 3 Michigan State Oxford, MI FA-0792 Reed, James DT 6-0 286 2/3/77 7 Iowa State Saginaw, MI FA-0620 Sapp, Benny CB 5-9 190 1/20/81 4 Northern Iowa Ft. Lauderdale, FL CFA-0483 Sippio, Bobby WR 6-3 214 12/4/80 1 Western Kentucky Kissimmee, FL FA-0721 Smith, Kolby RB 5-11 219 12/15/84 R Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5a-0723 Surtain, Patrick CB 5-11 195 6/19/76 10 Southern Mississippi New Orleans, LA T (MIA)-0571 Svitek, Will T 6-6 300 1/8/82 3 Stanford Newbury, CA D6a-0565 Taylor, Herb T 6-3 295 9/22/84 R TCU Houston, TX D6-0760 Terry, Chris T 6-5 295 8/8/75 8 Georgia Jacksonville, FL FA-064 Thigpen, Tyler QB 6-1 224 4/14/84 R Coastal Carolina Winnsboro, SC W (MIN)-0774 Turley, Kyle T 6-5 306 9/24/75 9 San Diego State Moreno Valley, CA FA-0793 Tyler, Tank DT 6-2 306 2/14/85 R North Carolina State Fayetteville, NC D3-0754 Waters, Brian - C G 6-3 320 2/18/77 8 North Texas Waxahachie, TX FA-0080 Webb, Jeff WR 6-2 211 1/31/82 2 San Diego State La Quinta, CA D6b-0676 Welbourn, John G 6-5 310 3/30/76 9 California Rolling Hills, CA T (PHI)-0425 Wesley, Greg S 6-2 206 3/19/78 8 Arkansas - Pine Bluff England, AR D3-0062 Wiegmann, Casey C 6-2 285 7/20/73 12 Iowa Parkersburg, IA UFA (CHI)-0196 Wilkerson, Jimmy DE 6-2 290 1/4/81 5 Oklahoma Omaha, TX D6-0384 Wilson, Kris TE 6-2 251 8/22/81 4 Pittsburgh Lancaster, PA D2b-04

Key: UFA - unrestricted free agent; FA - free agent; RFA - restricted free agent; CFA - college free agent; W - waivers.

Practice Squad:81 Allan, Michael TE 6-6 254 9/8/83 R Whitworth Bellevue, WA D7-0713 Buchanon, William WR 6-3 191 4/5/83 1 USC Oceanside, CA FA-0773 Harriott, Claude DE 6-4 252 4/8/81 1 Pittsburgh Belle Glade, FL FA-0730 Harris, Gilbert FB 6-2 235 6/18/84 R Arizona San Antonio, TX CFA-0794 Jackson, T.J. DT 6-0 304 12/12/83 2 Auburn Opelika, AL FA-0766 Lobdell, Joe T 6-5 280 5/20/83 R Northern Iowa Lena, IL FA-0775 Pruneda, Ramiro T 6-6 317 1/25/83 1 Monterrey Tech Monterrey, Mexico FA-0772 Smith, Khreem DE 6-3 257 7/7/79 1 Oklahoma State Miami, FL FA-07

Reserve/Injured:67 Bober, Chris G 6-5 310 12/24/76 8 Nebraska - Omaha Omaha, NE UFA (NYG)-0443 Hanoian, Greg FB 6-2 242 12/9/81 1 Syracuse Providence, RI FA-0753 Hicks, David LB 6-2 236 8/7/84 R Grambling El Dorado, AR CFA-0717 Price, Maurice WR 6-0 197 9/11/85 R Charleston Southern Orlando, FL CFA-07

Reserve/Non-Football Injury:31 Holmes, Priest RB 5-9 213 10/7/73 11 Texas San Antonio, TX UFA (BAL)-01

HEAD COACH: Herm Edwards (15th Season as NFL Coach, 7th as NFL Head Coach).

OFFENSE: Mike Solari (Offensive Coordinator.); Bob Bicknell (Asst. Offensive Line); Dick Curl (Asst. Head Coach/Quarterbacks); Jon Embree (Tight Ends); Charlie Joiner (Wide Receivers); John Matsko (Offensive Line); Kevin Patullo (Off. Asst./Quality Control); James Saxon (Running Backs).

DEFENSE: Gunther Cunningham (Defensive Coordinator); Don Blackmon (Linebackers); David Gibbs (Defensive Backs); Michael Ketchum (Defensive Asst.); Tim Krumrie (Defensive Line); Darvin Wallis (Def. Asst./Quality Control).

SPECIALISTS: Mike Priefer (Special Teams); Brent Salazar (Asst. Strength and Conditioning); Cedric Smith (Strength and Conditioning); Nate Wainwright (Manager of Football Administration).

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2007 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS NUMERICAL ROSTER(As of September 24, 2007)

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE EXP. HOW ACQ. COLLEGE GP GS DNP IA2 Dustin Colquitt P 6-3 210 25 3 D3-05 Tennessee 3 0 0 04 Tyler Thigpen QB 6-1 224 23 R W (MIN)-07 Coastal Carolina 0 0 0 36 Dave Rayner K 6-2 210 24 3 FA-07 Michigan State 2 0 0 011 Damon Huard QB 6-3 218 34 11 FA-04 Washington 3 3 0 012 Brodie Croyle QB 6-2 206 24 2 D3-06 Alabama 1 0 2 018 Samie Parker WR 5-11 190 26 4 D4a-04 Oregon 3 3 0 020 Benny Sapp CB 5-9 190 26 4 CFA-04 Northern Iowa 3 0 0 021 Kolby Smith RB 5-11 219 22 R D5a-07 Louisville 3 0 0 022 Dimitri Patterson CB 5-10 190 24 2 FA-07 Tuskegee 3 0 0 023 Patrick Surtain CB 5-11 195 31 10 T (MIA)-05 Southern Mississippi 3 3 0 024 Ty Law CB 5-11 200 33 13 FA-06 Michigan 3 3 0 025 Greg Wesley S 6-2 206 29 8 D3-00 Arkansas - Pine Bluff 3 0 0 026 Michael Bennett RB 5-9 207 29 7 T (NO)-06 Wisconsin 3 0 0 027 Larry Johnson RB 6-1 230 27 5 D1-03 Penn State 3 3 0 034 Tyron Brackenridge CB 5-11 189 23 R CFA-07 Washington State 3 1 0 035 Rashad Barksdale CB 6-0 208 23 R W (PHI)-07 Albany 0 0 0 344 Jarrad Page S 6-0 225 22 2 D7-06 UCLA 3 3 0 046 Boomer Grigsby FB 5-11 249 25 3 D5a-05 Illinois State 0 0 0 347 Jon McGraw - C S 6-3 208 28 6 UFA (DET)-07 Kansas State 0 0 0 349 Bernard Pollard S 6-1 224 22 2 D2-06 Purdue 3 3 0 050 Napoleon Harris LB 6-3 253 28 6 UFA (MIN)-07 Northwestern 3 2 0 051 Jean-Philippe Darche LS 6-0 242 32 8 UFA (SEA)-07 McGill 3 0 0 054 Brian Waters - C G 6-3 320 30 8 FA-00 North Texas 3 3 0 056 Derrick Johnson LB 6-3 242 24 3 D1-05 Texas 3 3 0 057 Johnny Baldwin LB 6-1 230 23 R W (DET)-07 Alabama A&M 0 0 0 359 Donnie Edwards - C LB 6-2 224 34 12 UFA (SD)-07 UCLA 3 3 0 060 Chris Terry T 6-5 295 32 8 FA-06 Georgia 2 0 1 062 Casey Wiegmann C 6-2 285 33 12 UFA (CHI)-01 Iowa 3 3 0 064 Rudy Niswanger C 6-5 301 24 2 CFA-06 LSU 3 0 0 065 Herb Taylor T 6-3 295 23 R D6-07 TCU 0 0 0 369 Jared Allen DE 6-6 270 25 4 D4b-04 Idaho State 1 1 0 070 Alfonso Boone DT 6-3 305 31 7 UFA (CHI)-07 Mt. San Antonio JC 3 3 0 071 Will Svitek T 6-6 300 25 3 D6a-05 Stanford 3 0 0 074 Kyle Turley T 6-5 306 32 9 FA-07 San Diego State 3 3 0 076 John Welbourn G 6-5 310 31 9 T (PHI)-04 California 3 3 0 077 Damion McIntosh T 6-4 320 30 8 UFA (MIA) - 07 Kansas State 3 3 0 080 Jeff Webb WR 6-2 211 24 2 D6b-06 San Diego State 3 0 0 082 Dwayne Bowe WR 6-2 221 23 R D1-07 Louisiana State 3 2 0 083 Bobby Sippio WR 6-3 214 26 1 FA-07 Western Kentucky 2 0 0 084 Kris Wilson TE 6-2 251 26 4 D2b-04 Pittsburgh 3 3 0 085 Eddie Drummond WR 5-9 188 27 6 FA-07 Penn State 3 0 0 087 Eddie Kennison WR 6-1 201 34 12 FA-01 Louisiana State 1 1 0 288 Tony Gonzalez TE 6-5 251 31 11 D1-97 California 3 3 0 089 Jason Dunn TE 6-6 274 33 11 FA-00 Eastern Kentucky 3 0 0 090 Turk McBride DE 6-2 278 22 R D2-07 Tennessee 3 0 0 091 Tamba Hali DE 6-3 275 23 2 D1-06 Penn State 3 3 0 092 James Reed DT 6-0 286 30 7 FA-06 Iowa State 2 0 0 193 Tank Tyler DT 6-2 306 22 R D3-07 North Carolina State 3 0 0 095 Ron Edwards DT 6-3 315 28 7 UFA (BUF)-06 Texas A&M 3 3 0 096 Jimmy Wilkerson DE 6-2 290 26 5 D6-03 Oklahoma 3 2 0 097 Keyaron Fox LB 6-3 235 25 4 D3-04 Georgia Tech 3 0 0 098 Nate Harris LB 6-0 230 24 R CFA-07 Louisville 2 0 0 199 Kendrell Bell LB 6-1 245 29 7 UFA (PIT)-05 Georgia 3 0 0 0

Practice Squad:13 William Buchanon WR 6-3 191 24 1 FA-07 USC - - - -30 Gilbert Harris FB 6-2 235 23 R CFA-07 Arizona - - - -66 Lobdell, Joe T 6-5 280 24 R FA-07 Northern Iowa - - - -72 Khreem Smith DE 6-3 257 28 1 FA-07 Oklahoma State - - - -73 Claude Harriott DE 6-4 252 26 1 FA-07 Pittsburgh - - - -75 Ramiro Pruneda T 6-6 317 24 1 FA-07 Monterrey Tech - - - -81 Michael Allan TE 6-6 254 24 R D7-07 Whitworth 0 0 0 194 T.J. Jackson DT 6-0 304 23 2 FA-07 Auburn - - - -

Reserve/Injured:17 Maurice Price WR 6-0 197 22 R CFA-07 Charleston Southern - - - -43 Greg Hanoian FB 6-2 242 25 1 FA-07 Syracuse - - - -53 David Hicks LB 6-2 236 23 R CFA-07 Grambling - - - -67 Chris Bober G 6-5 310 30 8 UFA (NYG)-04 Nebraska - Omaha - - - -

Reserve/Non-Football Injury:31 Priest Holmes RB 5-9 213 33 11 UFA (BAL)-01 Texas - - - -

2007

Key: UFA - unrestricted free agent; FA - free agent; RFA - restricted free agent; CFA - college free agent; W- waivers.

SPECIALISTS: Mike Priefer (Special Teams); Brent Salazar (Asst. Strength and Conditioning); Cedric Smith (Strength and Conditioning); Nate Wainwright (Manager of Football Administration).

HEAD COACH: Herm Edwards (15th Season as NFL Coach, 7th as NFL Head Coach).

OFFENSE: Mike Solari (Offensive Coordinator.); Bob Bicknell (Asst. Offensive Line); Dick Curl (Asst. Head Coach/Quarterbacks); Jon Embree (Tight Ends); Charlie Joiner (Wide Receivers); John Matsko (Offensive Line); Kevin Patullo (Off. Asst./Quality Control); James Saxon (Running Backs).

DEFENSE: Gunther Cunningham (Defensive Coordinator); Don Blackmon (Linebackers); David Gibbs (Defensive Backs); Michael Ketchum (Defensive Asst.); Tim Krumrie (Defensive Line); Darvin Wallis (Def. Asst./Quality Control).

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(As of September 24, 2007)

OFFENSEWR 18 Samie Parker 80 Jeff Webb 85 Eddie DrummondLT 77 Damion McIntosh 71 Will SvitekLG 54 Brian Waters 65 Herb TaylorC 62 Casey Wiegmann 64 Rudy NiswangerRG 76 John Welbourn 64 Rudy NiswangerRT 74 Kyle Turley 60 Chris TerryTE 88 Tony Gonzalez 89 Jason Dunn 84 Kris WilsonWR 82 Dwayne Bowe 83 Bobby Sippio 87 Eddie KennisonQB 11 Damon Huard 12 Brodie Croyle 4 Tyler ThigpenFB 84 Kris Wilson 46 Boomer GrigsbyRB 27 Larry Johnson 26 Michael Bennett 21 Kolby Smith

DEFENSELE 91 Tamba Hali 96 Jimmy Wilkerson 90 Turk McBrideLT 95 Ron Edwards 92 James ReedRT 70 Alfonso Boone 93 Tank TylerRE 69 Jared Allen 96 Jimmy Wilkerson 90 Turk McBrideLOLB 56 Derrick Johnson 97 Keyaron Fox 57 Johnny BaldwinMLB 50 Napoleon Harris 98 Nate HarrisROLB 59 Donnie Edwards 99 Kendrell Bell 57 Johnny BaldwinLCB 24 Ty Law 20 Benny Sapp 35 Rashad BarksdaleRCB 23 Patrick Surtain 34 Tyron Brackenridge 22 Dimitri PattersonSS 49 Bernard Pollard 25 Greg WesleyFS 44 Jarrad Page 47 Jon McGraw

SPECIALISTSP 2 Dustin Colquitt 6 Dave RaynerK 6 Dave Rayner 2 Dustin ColquittKO 6 Dave Rayner 2 Dustin ColquittPC 51 Jean-Philippe Darche 69 Jared AllenKC 51 Jean-Philippe Darche 69 Jared AllenH 2 Dustin Colquitt 11 Damon HuardPR 85 Eddie Drummond 87 Eddie Kennison 18 Samie ParkerKR 85 Eddie Drummond 80 Jeff Webb 20 Benny Sapp

Rookies Underlined Injured Players in Italics

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEKendrell Bell KEN-DRELLDwayne Bowe BO Tyron Brackenridge ty-RONBrodie Croyle CROY-ulJean-Philippe Darche zhon-phil-EEP darshKeyaron Fox Key-AARONTamba Hali TOM-bah HA-LEERudy Niswanger NIZE-wong-erJarrad Page JaredPatrick Surtain SIR-tanWill Svitek SVEE-techCasey Wiegmann WIG-man

2007 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART