Kansas City Chiefs, While Better, Show Room For Improvement Against Vikings

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Published: August 23, 2009

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... Brett Favre. The future Hall of Famer came out of retirement...again...to join the Vikings, and it just so happened that his first action as the new starting quarterback would come against the Chiefs. Unfortunately for Favre, who had only three days to work with his new receivers, the Chiefs defense was up to the challenge. Favre connected on only one of his four passes, a 4-yard completion to rookie Percy Harvin, and left the night after a bonecrushing hit from linebacker Corey Mays. Mays and the rest of the Chiefs starting defense did an excellent job against Favre and the NFL's leading rusher from a year ago, Adrian Peterson. The Chiefs held Peterson to 44 yards on ten carries, including a big fourth and one stop by Jarrad Page that killed Minnesota's opening drive. On offense, the Chiefs were much better in the passing game than a week ago against the Texans, with quarterback Matt Cassel completing 9 of 14 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown. Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe was ...

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