Regular Season Game #5

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Kansas City

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Carolina

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14

10

3

34

Williams' Career-Best Game Helps Panthers Blank Chiefs

Regular Season Game #5

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Chiefs QB Damon Huard is hit by the Panthers' Charles Johnson.

Oct. 5- Forgive Herm Edwards if he may want to avoid his old college buddy from now on. Every time he coaches against John Fox, he's had the Carolina Panthers playing their best.

DeAngelo Williams had 123 yards rushing and scored three touchdowns and Panthers handed the Kansas City Chiefs their first shutout in nearly six years, 34-0 on Sunday.

The Panthers (4-1), who have missed the playoffs the past two seasons, are off to their best start since reaching the Super Bowl in the 2003 season. It was one of their most dominating performances since they crushed the Edwards-coached New York Jets 30-3 in 2005 on the way to reaching the NFC championship game.

Kansas City's only highlight in a miserable day was a personal milestone.

Tony Gonzalez caught a 6-yard pass from Damon Huard late in the first quarter to move past Shannon Sharpe for the NFL's career leader for receiving yards by a tight end. But that catch came on third-and-16, leading to one of Dustin Colquitt's seven punts.

A week after the Chiefs (1-4) ended a franchise-record 12-game losing streak with a stunning win over Denver, Edwards gave his former San Diego State teammate a bear hug on the field before the game.

But it didn't take long for Fox and the Panthers to show the rebuilding, youthful Chiefs had no shot for their first two-game winning streak in two years.

Williams and Jonathan Stewart ran through a woeful defense that also couldn't stop the pass. Steve Smith caught six passes for 96 yards, Muhsin Muhammad had a 47-yard touchdown catch and the Panthers moved to 3-0 at Bank of America Stadium after going 2-6 at home last season.

The Chiefs were never in it, and the Panthers again stopped one of the league's top running backs.

Larry Johnson, who had rushed for 319 yards in the past two games, had 2 yards on seven carries. That forced Huard to throw -- or at least try to.

Huard completed only 10 of 21 passes for 86 yards and two interceptions. He also lost a fumble and the Chiefs didn't pick up their second first down until the Panthers had a 24-0 third-quarter lead.

Huard was pulled for Tyler Thigpen early in the fourth quarter -- after Jake Delhomme had already given way to Josh McCown after throwing for 236 yards and two scores.

In their first shutout since blanking St. Louis 15-0 in 2006, the Panthers held the Chiefs to 127 yards. The Panthers had three sacks, Jon Beason and Ken Lucas had interceptions and Kansas City failed to score for the first time since losing 24-0 to Oakland in the final game of the 2002 season.

The Panthers were without starting offensive tackles Jordan Gross (concussion) and Jeff Otah (ankle), but it didn't matter. Despite Frank Omiyale making his first NFL start and Jeremy Bridges also filling in, the Panthers opened giant holes for Williams and Stewart, who rushed for 72 yards.

It helped that Carolina's makeshift line went against the NFL' worst rushing defense. Coming in giving up an average of nearly 177 yards on the ground, the Chiefs were abysmal at clogging lanes.

Even a staple for the conservative Fox -- the draw on third and long -- ended with cheers instead of boos when Williams scampered untouched up the middle for a 32-yard TD in the final minute of the first half to make it 21-0.

Williams also had a 10-yard TD run and caught a 25-yard TD pass from Delhomme in a dominating first half that saw the Chiefs manage one first down and 29 yards.

The Panthers, who haven't allowed a 100-yard rusher despite facing LaDainian Tomlinson, Matt Forte, Adrian Peterson and Michael Turner, gave Johnson no room to run.

Individual Statistics

Kansas City Passing:

Damon Huard 10 of 21 for 86 yards and 2 interceptions

Tyler Thigpen 5 of 10 for 37 yards

Carolina Passing:

Jake Delhomme 14 of 22 for 236 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception

Kansas City Rushing:

Jamaal Charles 4 carries for 18 yards

Tyler Thigpen 4 carries for 16 yards

Larry Johnson 7 carries for 2 yards

Dantrell Savage 1 carry for 0 yards

Damon Huard 1 carry for -1 yard

Carolina Rushing:

DeAngelo Williams 20 carries for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns

Jonathan Stewart 19 carries for 72 yards

Nick Goings 7 carries for 10 yards

Jake Delhomme 1 carry for 1 yard

Josh McCown 1 carry for -1 yard

Kansas City Receiving:

Dwayne Bowe 5 receptions for 57 yards

Jamaal Charles 4 receptions for 22 yards

Tony Gonzalez 3 receptions for 17 yards

Jeff Webb 1 reception for 13 yards

Devard Darling 1 reception for 9 yards

Kolby Smith 1 reception for 5 yards

Carolina Receiving:

Steve Smith 6 receptions for 96 yards

Muhsin Muhammad 3 receptions for 71 yards and 1 touchdown

DeAngelo Williams 1 reception for 25 yards and 1 touchdown

Mark Jones 1 reception for 19 yards

Jeff King 2 receptions for 17 yards

Jonathan Stewart 1 reception for 8 yards

Kansas City Tackles-Assists-Sacks:

Derrick Johnson 9-0-0, Brandon Carr 8-0-0, Demorrio Williams 6-2-0, Brandon Flowers 4-0-0, Bernard Pollard 4-1-0, Pat Thomas 4-0-0, Tamba Hali 3-1-0, Turk McBride 3-2-0, DaJuan Morgan 3-1-0, Tank Tyler 3-2-0, Alfonso Boone 2-0-0, Glenn Dorsey 2-0-0, Tony Gonzalez 1-0-0, Jon McGraw 1-0-0, Jarrad Page 1-2-0, Dimitri Patterson 1-0-0

Carolina Tackles-Assists-Sacks:

Jon Beason 6-1-0, Thomas Davis 4-2-0, Charles Johnson 4-0-1, Charles Godfrey 2-0-0, Landon Johnson 2-0-0, Ken Lucas 2-0-0, Darwin Walker 2-0-0, C. J. Wilson 2-0-0, Tyler Brayton 1-0-1, Chris Gamble 1-0-0, Chris Harris 1-1-0, Maake Kemoeatu 1-0-0, Damione Lewis 1-0-0, Julius Peppers 1-0-1, Richard Marshall 0-1-0, Nate Salley 0-1-0

Kansas City Fumble Recoveries:

Tank Tyler 1 for 7 yards

Carolina Fumble Recoveries:

Damione Lewis 1 for 0 yards

Kansas City Interceptions:

Jarrad Page 1 for 0 yards

Carolina Interceptions:

Ken Lucas 1 for 43 yards

Jon Beason 1 for 8 yards

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