KANSAS CITY, Mo.
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Chiefs felt on top of the world a week ago, when they were coming off a narrow
win at Carolina -- mostly because they were suddenly on top of the AFC West.They
sure didnt feel like that Sunday.Their offense continued to fizzle in the red
zone, where Alex Smith threw a crucial interception in the fourth quarter. Their
defense couldnt get Tampa Bay off the field on third downs, when Jameis Winston
was able to repeatedly find Mike Evans and the rest of his wide receivers for
first downs.The result was a 19-17 setback that changes the complexion of the
Chiefs entire season.No longer are they fighting for the No. 1 seed in the
playoffs. Now, theyre fighting to make the playoffs.Its just one game. We have
to figure out what went wrong and move forward, Chiefs offensive tackle Mitchell
Schwartz said, trying to put things in perspective. It is an aberration,
hopefully. Its not the type of thing a really top-tier team would let happen to
them.Yet it happened. And it happened on both sides of the ball.So far this
season, the Chiefs (7-3) have been able to bail out their defense by converting
crucial plays on offense, while their defense has stood tall when the offense
has been scuffling.When both sides went haywire Sunday, the result was obvious:
a loss.We have to execute the plays. Thats the cause. We stopped ourselves, said
running back Spencer Ware, held to 69 yards rushing in another dismal effort. We
know what we need to fix and were going to continue to work on it as a team.That
may be the biggest thing going for Kansas City as it tries to bounce back from
its first loss since Oct. 2. There was no finger-pointing in an eerily quiet
locker room, only resolve to fix the issues that have become the Chiefs biggest
concern in the waning weeks of the regular season.On offense, its the failure to
score inside the opponents 20-yard line.Kansas City came up empty on three trips
two weeks ago at Carolina, and was converting touchdowns at a 40 percent clip
heading into Sundays game against Tampa Bay. The Chiefs settled for a chip-shot
field goal by Cairo Santos on their first trip, then Alex Smith threw an
interception that spoiled their comeback.It also set up Tampa Bays touchdown
march that essentially sealed the victory.Its hard when you get that far down
there. The back line becomes another defender for them, Schwartz said. We need
to be able to stick to it and be able to execute the plays.The interception was
on a play designed to be a quick pass to a slanting wide receiver, but Tampa Bay
safety Chris Conte never bit on it. He was there when Smith released the pass,
and coach Andy Reid said later the fault for the call rested on his shoulders.We
were rolling there at that point, Smith said. Had a good run on first down and
were sitting there at second-and-goal, and you just cant have it. You cant throw
it. Youve got to protect the play.On the other side of the ball, the Chiefs need
to figure out ways to force fourth downs. The Buccaneers were 11 of 16 on third
down, none bigger than Winstons pass to Evans on third-and-3 just before the
two-minute warning. It not only gave them a fresh set of downs, but allowed them
to run off all but the final 8 seconds of the clock.We didnt do a good job
rushing the quarterback, said Chiefs pass rusher Justin Houston, who made his
season debut after ACL surgery in February. He had plenty of time in the pocket.
We didnt get in the pocket at all, no penetration. We have to do better.It didnt
help that their secondary was missing top cornerback Marcus Peters, who has been
dealing with a hip pointer. Peters hoped to play against Tampa Bay but the pain
was too much.Now, the Chiefs hope hell be back for a Sunday night showdown
against AFC West rival Denver.They need to have their other issues fixed,
too.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and
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. It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first
five preseason games. Jeff Teague led the Hawks (1-5) with 17 points and eight
assists and Al Horford had 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Scott scored 15 of
his 17 points in the second half. KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Bruce Chen had the Boston
Red Sox popping up and out. Chen outdueled Jon Lester and the Kansas City Royals
defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-1 Thursday night. The Royals won for the 16th time
in 20 games since the All-Star break. The Red Sox, who have the best record in
the American League, lost for only the third time in 10 games. Chen retired 15
on fly-ball outs. "A phenomenal job," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He was
ahead in the count most of the night. He commanded the ball down, commanded the
ball up, changed speeds. Anytime you see a lot of popups, out-front swings, you
know Bruce is on his game and he got an awful lot of them tonight." Chen, who
was making his fifth start since beginning the season in the bullpen, did not
allow a runner past first base until the eighth and retired 11 in a row in one
stretch. He gave up five singles, walked one and struck out two before leaving
with two outs in the eighth inning. "Movement on the ball," Chen said of the
high number of fly outs. "They see it and at the last moment, it cuts or sinks
or theyre a little bit out in front. I think, also, the combination of different
pitches, not repeating the same pitch or same pattern has to help. Brett (Hayes,
the catcher) did a really good job of reading the hitters." Hayes, who was just
called up from Triple-A Omaha, had not caught Chen since spring training. "Bruce
was being Bruce," Hayes said. "He kept hitters off balance, throwing all of his
pitches for strikes, making them chase and out in front. Hes just a veteran who
knows how to pitch. Anybody who pitches like that is fun to catch, especially
him." Red Sox manager John Farrell was impressed with Chen. "He varied his arm
angle, varied his speed, stayed out of the middle of the strike zone, then he
would elevate to give us a different look," Farrell said. Luke Hochevar got the
final four outs for his second career save. Lester (10-7), who came into the
game with a 6-2 record and 1.64 ERA in nine starts against the Royals, needed 41
pitches in the first inning when Kansas City sent eight men to the plate and
scoreed three runs.
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fielding error on Alex Gordons fly to left made two of the runs unearned.
Lorenzo Cain, who opened the inning with a double, scored on Gomes misplay.
Mike Moustakas two-out single to right with the bases loaded scored Billy Butler
and Gordon to make it 3-0. "Moustakas had a huge hit to put us by three," Yost
said. Rubby De La Rosa replaced Lester in the eighth and Butler hit his first
pitch out to centre for his 10th home run. Justin Maxwell homered with two outs
to make it 5-0. "Obviously it was a long first, a lot of pitches," Lester said.
"I knew I had to somehow grind my way through it and get seven, save the
bullpen. Thats something you have to learn to do, to find a way in those outings
to go six or seven or maybe eight, and I was able to do that." Lester, who was
roughed up for six runs and 11 hits in 4 1-3 innings by Arizona in his previous
start, shut down the Royals after the first, allowing just two more singles in
seven innings. "I thought he righted himself and did a tremendous job to go
seven and give us an opportunity to win," Farrell said. Stephen Drew, who had
two hits to extend his hitting streak to a season high nine games, singled home
Gomes in the ninth for the only Red Sox run. "Bruce is the star of the game,"
Butler said. "He absolutely pitched his game. He held down a pretty good
offence." NOTES: The Royals optioned LHP Danny Duffy to Triple-A Omaha and
purchased the contract of LHP Francisley Bueno from their Pacific Coast League
affiliate. ... Daniel Nava came off the paternity leave list and started at
first base for the Red Sox, who optioned RHP Steven Wright to Triple-A
Pawtucket. ... DH David Ortiz, who had started 95 games, was not in the Red Sox
lineup. "Its not injury related," Farrell said. "Its just a day. Truth be told,
wed expected more off days overall than he has been." ... Red Sox RHP
Clay Buchholz, who went on the disabled list June 18 with a neck strain, is
scheduled to throw 25-30 pitches off the mound Friday.
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