Killed again by the big play(s); Chiefs lose in OT
By: SCUBA
"You are what your record is." I am not sure who said this, but it's a regrettably true fact of life that you can't help but want to argue. The Chiefs fall to 0-5 leaving fans feeling as if someone ripped their heart out of their collective chest.
Chiefs were of course, the underdog for this one. However, Chiefs fans felt as if this was a game in which they had a chance. Cowboys were in turmoil, Romo had been labeled with the "overated" tag, Wade Philips was on the "hot" seat, and the Chiefs were 0-4 playing at home. The perfect formula ripe for an upset.
The Chiefs were solid in the first half, building a lead up 13-3 into the third quarter. However, if you have watched any Chief game this season you knew the Chiefs would find a way to give up the lead in the fourth quarter, and as if on cue....they did.
Down 20-13 in the final moments of the game the Chiefs did not give up. When the team easily could have folded like a card-table (as my dad would say) they did not. They chose to fight instead. With 24 seconds left Matt Cassel hooked up with Dwayne Bowe to take the game to overtime.
Heading into overtime you felt as if this was it, this was where the Chiefs would show the world that they can not be considered in the 4th tier of NFL teams. We, as Chiefs fans, knew we didn't belong in the 4th tier. We knew that tier was in place for teams such as the Browns, Rams, Raiders, but not us, not today. We had the momentum, we had the crowd, Matt Cassel finally showed up when the game was on-the-line, and we have the ball first in OT.
With everything pointing in the Chiefs' direction for their first win they gave it away. The Chiefs were stopped in their first possession. The Cowboys got the ball and never looked back.
Miles Austin broke the Chiefs back not once, but twice. Austin had already broke a tackle for a 59-yard touchdown with 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter. This time it was a Romo to Austin 60-yard touchdown where he made the Chiefs DB's Mike Browns and Maurice Legget look foolish. Austin broke both tackles and took it to-the-house for the win.
Austin ripped the hearts out of the Chiefs organization and Chiefs' nation. Austin, not only had a career day with 10 catches for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns, but he broke a franchise record with receiving yards in a game.
Just when we thought we were climbing back out of the 4th tier they pull us back in.