1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
Green Bay
0
3
7
3
13
Kansas City
7
7
3
0
17

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QB's Spark Chiefs' First Preseason Win Since 2008, Coming at Packers Expense
Preseason Game #4
Tony Moeaki congratulated Leonard Pope after his 1st quarter touchdown reception.
Sept. 2- Matt Cassel and Brodie Croyle each led touchdown drives, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Green Bay Packers, 17-13, Thursday night for their first preseason victory since 2008.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and a host of other Packers starters didn't suit up for the final preseason game. Backup signal-caller Matt Flynn played into the third quarter and hit 23 of 37 passes for 304 yards, much of it against backups.

Running back Ryan Grant and cornerback Charles Woodson also did not dress for what was predicted to be a rainy night but actually remained dry. Nine other Packers were held out with injuries, including four other starters: linebackers Clay Matthews and Brad Jones, defensive end Cullen Jenkins and tackle Chad Clifton.

Rodgers, who led the No. 1 offense on three touchdown drives in one half against the Indianapolis Colts last Thursday, watched Flynn go three-and-out in the Packers' first four possessions.

Finally, facing a host of backups, the Packers (2-2) got rolling, driving from their 24 to first down at the 10. But rookie defensive back Kendrick Lewis broke up a pass on the goal line on third down and then a fourth-down pass was incomplete.

Cassel got off to another slow start, but he wound up hitting 4 of 9 throws for 58 yards, with one interception and a 2-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Leonard Pope late in the first quarter. The drive, against many backups, covered 62 yards on 11 plays.

Cassel turned a 7-0 lead over to Croyle and the oft-injured backup engineered an 8-play, 95-yard march in which Jackie Battle broke Jarrett Bush's tackle and went 49 yards. On fourth down, Battle plowed across from the 1, making it 14-0.

Trailing 14-3, the Packers got a 77-yard catch-and-run when backup cornerback Jackie Bates bit on a play fake and left Brett Swain wide open over the middle. Swain was knocked out of bounds at the 5. Two plays later, Kregg Lumpkin dived into the end zone from the 1. The play was first ruled no gain, but the Packers challenged and got the call reversed.

The Chiefs were 1-3 in preseason after going 0-4 a year ago.

Three receivers had a big night for the Packers. Swain caught six passes for 130 yards, Charles Dillon caught six for 85 and Patrick Williams had five catches for 70 yards.

Croyle hit Tim Castille with a short pass late in the third quarter and the fullback broke a tackle, got a block and went 43 yards, setting up Ryan Succop's 26-yard field goal.

Mason Crosby kicked two 41-yard field goals for the Packers.

The Chiefs' first possession seemed to confirm the impression many have had of Todd Haley's second team: inconsistent offense and greatly improved return game. Rookie Javier Arenas returned a punt 44 yards to the Packers 33, but the Chiefs went three-and-out.

The Packers' punting battle between Tim Masthay and Chris Bryan tilted toward Masthay. He had three kicks for 121 yards while Bryan, an Australian Rules Football kicker, had two for 72.

Two Chiefs starters were out with injuries, tackle Ryan O'Callaghan and linebacker Tamba Hali.

Individual Statistics
Kansas City Passing:
Brodie Croyle 11 of 16 for 119 yards
Matt Cassel 4 of 9 for 58 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception

Green Bay Passing:
Matt Flynn 23 of 37 for 304 yards
Graham Harrell 8 of 18 for 68 yards

Kansas City Rushing:
Jackie Battle 10 carries for 67 yards and 1 touchdown
Dexter McCluster 3 carries for 37 yards
Thomas Jones 5 carries for 26 yards
Javarris Williams 7 carries for 22 yards
Tim Castille 2 carries for 5 yards
Jamaal Charles 1 carry for 2 yards
Mike Cox 1 carry for 1 yard
Brodie Croyle 2 carries for -3 yards
Jeremy Horne 1 carry for -12 yards

Green Bay Rushing:
Kregg Lumpkin 11 carries for 36 yards and 1 touchdown
John Kuhn 5 carries for 20 yards
Brandon Jackson 3 carries for 10 yards
Matt Flynn 1 carry for 1 yard

Kansas City Receiving:
Tim Castille 1 reception for 43 yards
Jake O'Connell 4 receptions for 36 yards
Dwayne Bowe 1 reception for 30 yards
Jamaal Charles 2 receptions for 26 yards
Tony Moeaki 1 reception for 16 yards
Verran Tucker 3 receptions for 16 yards
Rich Gunnell 1 reception for 4 yards
Quinten Lawrence 1 reception for 4 yards
Leonard Pope 1 reception for 2 yards and 1 touchdown

Green Bay Receiving:
Brett Swain 6 receptions for 130 yards
Charles Dillon 6 receptions for 85 yards
Patrick Williams 5 receptions for 70 yards
Andrew Quarless 2 receptions for 20 yards
Jason Chery 2 receptions for 18 yards
Spencer Havner 2 receptions for 14 yards
Greg Jennings 2 receptions for 9 yards
Kregg Lumpkin 2 receptions for 9 yards
Quinn Johnson 1 reception for 7 yards
Chastin West 1 reception for 7 yards
John Kuhn 1 reception for 2 yards
Donald Lee 1 reception for 1 yard

Kansas City Tackles-Assists-Sacks:
Ricky Price 6-2-0, DaJuan Morgan 4-0-0, Jackie Bates 3-2-0, Justin Cole 3-2-0, Pierre Walters 3-0-0, Donald Washington 3-0-0, Glenn Dorsey 2-0-0, Cory Greenwood 2-0-0, David Herron 2-2-0, Derrick Johnson 2-0-0, Kendrick Lewis 2-1-0, Shaun Smith 2-0-0, Demorrio Williams 2-2-1, Eric Berry 1-0-0, Brandon Carr 1-0-0, Travis Daniels 1-1-0, Brandon Flowers 1-0-0, Dion Gales 1-0-0, Wallace Gilberry 1-0-0, Reshard Langford 1-0-0, Derek Lokey 1-0-0, Mike Richardson 1-1-0, John Russell 1-0-0, Andy Studebaker 1-0-0, Jovan Belcher 0-1-0, Alex Magee 0-1-0, Corey Mays 0-1-0

Green Bay Tackles-Assists-Sacks:
Maurice Simpkins 6-1-0, Sam Shields 5-1-0, Alex Joseph 4-1-0, Jarrett Bush 3-0-0, Derrick Martin 3-0-0, C. J. Wilson 3-1-0, Frank Zombo 3-0-0, Rob Francois 2-1-0, Spencer Havner 2-0-0, Charlie Peprah 2-1-0, Jarius Wynn 2-0-0, Justin Harrell 1-1-0, Pat Lee 1-2-0, Anthony Levine 1-0-0, Brady Poppinga 0-1-0, Anthony Toribio 0-1-0

Kansas City Fumble Recoveries:
None

Green Bay Fumble Recoveries:
Jarrett Bush 1 for 9 yards

Kansas City Interceptions:
None

Green Bay Interceptions:
None





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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