Preseason Game #2

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Total

Arizona

0

6

14

7

27

Kansas City

3

3

3

8

17

Dorsey Makes Debut as Cards Put Away Chiefs

Preseason Game #2

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Chiefs QB Brodie Croyle looks over the defense.

Aug. 16- Rookie running back Tim Hightower had a short touchdown run and Matt Leinart shook off a bad start and threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Steve Breaston, leading the Arizona Cardinals to a 27-17 victory over a punchless Kansas City on Saturday night.

Kurt Warner, the 11-year veteran who's trying his best to unseat Leinart as the No. 1 quarterback for the Cardinals (1-1), started the game and hit six of nine passes for 54 yards. He directed a 13-play, 78-yard touchdown drive on his second possession, capped by Hightower's 4-yard touchdown run around right end.

Brodie Croyle directed the Chiefs (1-1) on a scoring drive on the opening possession for the second week in a row. But the offense of first-year coordinator Chan Gailey produced only three field goals for the first 59 minutes in Kansas City's first appearance in Arrowhead Stadium since losing its last nine games of 2007.

Before he started rolling in the second half, Leinart had a terrible start and could have been intercepted twice.

Leinart was 7-for-11 for 62 yards. In the third period, Brian St. Pierre hit Tim Castille with a 24-yard pass against the Chiefs' reserves following J.J. Arrington's 78-yard kickoff return.

With less than 2 minutes to go, Dennis Keyes, a free agent rookie safety, intercepted a pass from Kansas City backup Tyler Thigpen and returned it 84 yards for a touchdown.

The Chiefs' two rookie cornerbacks, Brandon Flowers and Brandon Carr, both got a good workout from the Cardinals' receivers.

Carr, a fifth-round pick out of Grand Valley State, was practically twisted into the turf by Breaston, who turned a short pass into an 11-yard gain.

Flowers, a third-round choice out of Virginia Tech who's already locked down the right cornerback job vacated by the retired Ty Law, made a nice play when he broke up a long pass intended for Anquan Boldin on Arizona's first possession. But Larry Fitzgerald juked him on a first-half play that went for a 9-yard gain.

Hightower, a rookie from Richmond, made a good argument for himself with several impressive runs. His four-yard touchdown scamper around right end in the second quarter was first ruled no score. But the Cardinals successfully challenged. Neil Rackers, the only kicker in the Cardinals' camp, was wide left on extra point attempt.

Nick Novak may have separated himself a bit from rookie Connor Barth in the Chiefs' battle for a job as place kicker. Novak hit field goals of 40 and 33 yards while Barth connected from 35 yards but had a 46-yarder hit the right crossbar.

Thigpen got the Chiefs' lone TD on a 14-yard TD pass to Sergio Joachim with less than 1 minute left, and Dantrell Savage ran in the 2-point conversion.

Defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, the Chiefs' first-round draft pick who sprained a knee in the second week of camp, made his first appearance, playing one series.

Savage, a rookie free agent running back from Oklahoma State, made a bid to win another job that's up for grabs when with a tackle-breaking 45-yard kickoff return after Leinart's TD pass to Breaston.

Individual Statistics

Kansas City Passing:

Tyler Thigpen 16 of 27 for 174 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception

Brodie Croyle 7 of 13 for 38 yards

Arizona Passing:

Matt Leinart 7 of 11 for 62 yards and 1 touchdown

Kurt Warner 6 of 9 for 54 yards

Brian St. Pierre 4 of 4 for 40 yards and 1 touchdown

Anthony Morelli 1 of 1 for 7 yards

Kansas City Rushing:

Larry Johnson 14 carries for 61 yards

Kolby Smith 4 carries for 37 yards

Tyler Thigpen 5 carries for 35 yards

Dantrell Savage 3 carries for 12 yards

Jackie Battle 3 carries for 8 yards

Arizona Rushing:

Tim Hightower 9 carries for 28 yards and 1 touchdown

Edgerrin James 4 carries for 20 yards

J. J. Arrington 2 carries for 13 yards

Steve Baylark 4 carries for 13 yards

Tim Castille 1 carry for 3 yards

Anthony Morelli 1 carry for -1 yard

Kansas City Receiving:

Kevin McMahan 3 receptions for 41 yards

Maurice Price 3 receptions for 34 yards

Dantrell Savage 2 receptions for 19 yards

Michael Allan 1 reception for 18 yards

Jackie Battle 1 reception for 17 yards

Sergio Joachim 1 reception for 14 yards and 1 touchdown

Mike Cox 2 receptions for 12 yards

Jeff Webb 1 reception for 12 yards

Kolby Smith 2 receptions for 10 yards

Dwayne Bowe 1 reception for 7 yards

Will Franklin 1 reception for 6 yards

Bobby Sippio 1 reception for 6 yards

Brad Cottam 1 reception for 5 yards

Jabari Arthur 1 reception for 4 yards

Tony Gonzalez 1 reception for 4 yards

Chris Manderino 1 reception for 3 yards

Arizona Receiving:

Larry Fitzgerald 4 receptions for 46 yards

Tim Castille 4 receptions for 45 yards and 1 touchdown

Steve Breaston 3 receptions for 35 yards and 1 touchdown

Jerheme Urban 1 reception for 16 yards

Ben Patrick 1 reception for 6 yards

J. J. Arrington 1 reception for 5 yards

Sean Morey 1 reception for 5 yards

Tim Hightower 2 receptions for 3 yards

Edgerrin James 1 reception for 2 yards

Kansas City Tackles-Assists-Sacks:

Weston Dacus 4-1-0, DaJuan Morgan 4-0-0, Brandon Flowers 3-0-0, Oliver Hoyte 3-1-0, Derrick Johnson 3-0-0, Steve Octavien 3-0-0, Brandon Carr 2-0-0, Tamba Hali 2-0-0, Derek Lokey 2-0-1, Turk McBride 2-0-2, Jarrad Page 2-1-0, Rashad Barksdale 1-0-0, Johnny Dingle 1-0-1, Glenn Dorsey 1-0-0, T. J. Jackson 1-0-0, Maurice Leggett 1-0-0, Jason Parker 1-0-0, Dimitri Patterson 1-0-0, Bernard Pollard 1-0-0, Patrick Surtain 1-0-0, Pat Thomas 1-0-0, Tank Tyler 1-0-0

Arizona Tackles-Assists-Sacks:

Travis LaBoy 6-1-2, Travarous Bain 4-0-0, Matt Stewart 4-0-0, Marcus Brown 3-2-0, Karlos Dansby 3-2-0, Joe Tafoya 3-0-1, Michael Adams 2-0-0, Alan Branch 2-0-0, Ralph Brown 2-0-0, Aaron Francisco 2-0-0, Eric Green 2-0-0, Gerald Hayes 2-0-0, Ali Highsmith 2-0-0, Kenny Iwebema 2-1-0, Dennis Keyes 2-0-0, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 2-0-0, Antonio Smith 2-0-0, Jason Banks 1-0-0, Calais Campbell 1-1-0, Oliver Celestin 1-0-0, Keilen Dykes 1-0-0, Clark Haggans 1-0-1, Roderick Hood 1-0-0, DeMario Minter 1-0-0, Chike Okeafor 1-0-0, Bryan Robinson 1-0-0, Adrian Wilson 1-2-0, Brandon Moore 0-1-0, Matt Ware 0-2-0

Kansas City Fumble Recoveries:

None

Arizona Fumble Recoveries:

None

Kansas City Interceptions:

None

Arizona Interceptions:

Dennis Keyes 1 for 84 yards and 1 touchdown

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