By Bob Gretz
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
4:48:22 pm WR Miles Austin had quite a day, catching 10 passes for 250 yards and two TDs, including the 60-yarder that won the game in overtime. Coming into the game, Austin had just five catches for 81 yards in four games.
4:25:47 pm The Chiefs have lost their last four overtime games and haven't won in the extra period since October 12, 2003 at Green Bay.They haven't won an overtime home game since December 16, 2001 against Denver.
4:10:57 pm In his first NFL start, Cowboys WR Miles Austin has had quite a day, catching nine passes for 190 yards and a 59-yard TD. He replaced Roy Williams in the starting lineup, as Williams is out with bruised ribs.
4:09:46 pm Give Cowboys QB Tony Romo a lot of credit on the 59-yard TD play with WR Miles Austin. Romo spotted the Chiefs blitz coming up the middle, identified S Jon McGraw as the man who was coming and then got the ball away in time for Austin to make a play.
3:52:12 pm The Cowboys are absolutely killing their chances of victory with penalties. They now have 12 in the game and more than half of those calls are defensive offisides or false starts on offense.
3:22:34 pm The Cowboys scoring drive was not pretty, but it produced the first TD of the game for the Dallas offense. A dropped pass and a sack were included in the eight plays before Tashard Choice's 36-yard TD run. Choice now has 57 yards on four carries.
3:11:33 pm The Cowboys defense helped set up a Chiefs FG thanks to four offsides calls. Three of those were accepted as LB Anthony Spencer, NT Jay Ratliff, DE Igor Olshansky and LB DeMarcus Ware were all flagged for jumping the snap count.
2:41:18 pm Offensive problems for the Cowboys. In the first half, they gained 202 yards but never found the end zone. They picked up six penalties, turned it over twice and had just 46 rushing yards. WR Miles Austin dropped two potential TD passes in the end zone.
2:26:39 pm Cowboys CB Michael Jenkins came off the field in the second quarter with an apparent injury.Trainers talked with him, but Jenkins is not receiving any type of treatment at this time and appears to be moving around on the sidelines with no problem.
2:25:38 pm KC defense got lucky in holding Cowboys to a FG. On the third-and-goal play, blitzing safety Jon McGraw hit QB Tony Romo late and hit him with his helmet. Refree Ron Winter did not make the call, Romo's pass was incomplete and Dallas took the three points.
2:20:04 pm The Cowboys 37-yard pass play from QB Tony Romo to WR Miles Austin came when they overloaded the right side and KC's defense did not adjust. TE Jason Witten went in motion putting three receivers on that side of the field with only two defenders to cover them.
2:09:54 pm The Cowboys offense is having a bad day and they are doing it to themselves. QB Tony Romo fumbled an exchange with C Andre Gurode that KC recovered and the offense has been hit with four penalties. Romo has missed his last four throws.
1:58:38 pm The Chiefs offensive emphasis all week was to eliminate negative plays. Given great field position at the Dallas 23, their first play was stopped for a six-yard loss, as Cowboys NT Jay Ratliff brought RB Larry Johnson in the backfield. The Chiefs ended up getting a FG on the possession.
1:47:28 pm Cowboys returner Patrick Crayton lost control of a Chiefs punt and was ready to fall on the loose ball when it bounced off the leg of teammate Alan Ball. Eventually KC's Maurce Leggett recovered at the Dallas 23 for the first turnover of the game.
1:41:49 pm The offensive struggles continued for the Cowboys. They held the ball for nearly six minutes moved to the Chiefs 22-yard line, but the drive stalled in part because of a holding call on G Kyle Kosier. Then Nick Folk was wide left on a 40-yard FG try.
1:36:29 pm The Cowboys offense is having first quarter problems. They've wasted two timeouts because the play clock was about to expire and they've been called for a false start. There's a large crowd at Arrowhead Stadium, but they are not making that much noise.
1:35:20 pm Umpire Bill Schuster was helped off the field in the first quarter after getting hit in the back of the right leg by Chiefs OLB Tamba Hali, who was falling to the ground. Refree Ron Winter is now working with a six-man crew.
12:54:11 pm Game-day weather at Arrowhead Stadium for the Chiefs and Cowboys is cloudy and cool, with temperatures in the mid 40s. There's a strong wind from the northwest. There's a 10 percent chance of precipitation. The natural grass surface is dry.
12:46:30 pm Chiefs are wearing uniforms of the 1962 AFL Dallas Texans who moved to Kansas City the next season. On their helmets is a logo of the state of Texas. Facing the Cowboys, Dallas would seem to have been a better place to play this game than KC.
12:03:41 pm The Cowboys made a roster change on Saturday, promoting RB Chauncey Washington from the practice squad and releasing OL Duke Preston. Washington is active today in Kansas City and he'll be wearing No. 31.
12:02:25 pm In the Cowboys starting lineup at Kansas City will be WR Miles Austin replacing the inactive Roy Williams (ribs) and SS Patrick Watkins opening in place of Gerald Sensabaugh (thumb).
12:01:10 pm Game-day inactives for the Cowboys in Kansas City: WR Roy Williams, RB Felix Jones, S Michael Hamlin, S Gerald Sensabaugh, G Montrae Holland, T Pat McQuistan and LB Curtis Johnson. The inactive third quarterback is Stephen McGee.
