Only 11 days after an emergency appendectomy, Matt Cassel led the Kansas City Chiefs to a 27-13 victory over the St. Louis Rams yesterday (Sun., Dec. 19).
This looked well at first, but The Rams (6-8) fizzled. They lost their second straight and missed a shot to solidify first place in the weak NFC West. Sam Bradford became the third rookie in the NFL to pass for 3,000 yards but it came in one of his worst performances.
Bradford was 21 for 43 for 181 yards and two interceptions, both times by Kendrick Lewis. Bradford was sacked three times, all by Wallace Gilberry, to lead a pass rush that hounded him all day.
The Rams led 6-0 after field goals to end the first two possessions but totaled one first down in the second and third quarters while the Chiefs scored 20 straight points.
The Chiefs finished 3-5 on the road. They had been allowing an average of 32 points the previous five road games.
Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.