KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2-3) VS. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (4-1)

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1 REGULAR SEASON GAME #6 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2-3) VS. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (4-1) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, :00 PM (CENTRAL) ARROWHEAD STADIUM KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI TV: CBS Regional Coverage (KCTV-5 in Kansas City) Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon. NATIONAL RADIO: CBS Radio/Westwood One Bill Rosinski and Dan Reeves. LOCAL RADIO: KCFX-FM (101.1) Mitch Holthus, Len Dawson, Bob Gretz and Bill Grigsby. THE MATCH-UP Kansas City opens a two-game homestand beginning with a pivotal AFC West match up against San Diego on Sunday (10/22). With twotime Pro Bowl QB Trent Green sidelined, Kansas City has produced a 2-2 record in four starts by Chiefs backup QB Damon Huard, who was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Chiefs to a comeback victory at Arizona (10/8). Although Kansas City owns a 2-3 mark after suffering a 45-7 loss at Pittsburgh (10/15), the Chiefs have won eight of their last nine home meetings with San Diego. The Chiefs will face a 4-1 San Diego squad that is arguably one of the NFL s hottest clubs. The Chargers only loss came by a narrow, margin at Baltimore (10/1). San Diego is coming off a victory last week at San Francisco (10/15) and has boasted an average margin of victory of 24.8 ppg in its four wins, the second-largest winning margin of any team in the league this season. Sunday s contest will mark the first time that Herm Edwards has squared off against Marty Schottenheimer as Kansas City s head coach. Edwards served three seasons ( 92-94) as the Chiefs defensive backs coach during Schottenheimer s 10-year tenure ( 89-98) as KC s field general. The two coaches have met on four previous occasions when Edwards served as head coach of the N.Y. Jets ( ), including a OT win by the Jets in the 2004 AFC Playoffs (1/8/05). Chargers QB Phillip Rivers currently leads the AFC with a rating and will make his Arrowhead debut on Sunday. Meanwhile, Huard boasts a 94.3 rating for Kansas City, a mark that ranks fourth in the conference. Chiefs RB Larry Johnson ranks second in the NFL, averaging yards from scrimmage (rushing and receiving) per game, while Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson is tied for fifth in that category at ypg. Tomlinson is tied for the NFL lead with seven TDs, including a franchise-record four rushing scores last week. The schedule doesn t get any easier for the Chiefs. Up next are the defending NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks at Arrowhead (10/29). Meanwhile, San Diego returns home to face St. Louis (10/29) STATS AND NFL RANKINGS CHIEFS CHARGERS Total Offense (26) (3) Rush Offense (25) (2) Pass Offense (25) (14) Total Defense (11) (1) Rush Defense (24) 71.6 (3) Pass Defense (5) (2) Turnover Ratio (19t) +8 (3) Pts./Game (22t) 30.2 (2) Opp. Pts./Game (14) 11.0 (3) THE SERIES Kansas City holds a all-time advantage over San Diego in regular and postseason play. The only team the Chiefs have defeated more frequently is Denver (51). All 48 of those victories against San Diego have come in regular season play. The Chiefs snapped a threegame losing streak against the Chargers with a 20-7 victory at Arrowhead (12/24/05). Kansas City has won nine of its last 11 meetings with the Chargers at Arrowhead dating back to 95, including a sevengame stretch of home wins against San Diego from KANSAS CITY VS. SAN DIEGO REGULAR SEASON AT ARROWHEAD, (9-2-0) Date Result Of Note 10/9/95 W, Vanover, 86-yd punt return TD in OT. 11/24/96 L, SD: T. Martin receiving 5-148, 2 TDs. 10/16/97 W, 31-3 KC: Rison receiving 8-86, 2 TDs. 9/20/98 W, 23-7 SD passing: 1-15-(-19)-0 TDs, 2 INTs. 10/31/99 W, 34-0 KC s fourth all-time shutout of SD. 9/17/00 W, Grbac TD passes 3 to Morris. 12/23/01 W, Richardson, 1-yard TD w/ 0:48 left. 12/22/02 W, Husted, 38-yard FG w/1:08 left. 9/7/03 W, Chiefs led 24-0 at halftime. 11/28/04 L, SD: Kaeding, 43-yard FG w/2:24 left. 12/24/05 W, 20-7 KC: Johnson, 131 rushing yds, 1 TD. The Chiefs are seeking to construct their first winning streak against the Chargers since claiming three consecutive victories against San Diego from The home team has won 15 of the last 20 games in this series dating back to 96. Kansas City owns a 4-4 record against San Diego since former Chiefs head coach took the reins of the Chargers in Chiefs-Chargers matchups are traditionally closely-contested battles. Excluding one tie between the two teams, a total of 10 games in this series have been decided by exactly one point, the most of any series in the league since 60. The last such one-point game in this AFC West series resulted in a Chargers win at San Diego (10/13/02). Interestingly, the initial meeting between these two squads was the first regular season game in the history of both franchises when the Dallas Texans lost a decision to the L.A. Chargers at the L.A. Coliseum (9/10/60). The Chiefs and Chargers have met just one time in postseason play. San Diego claimed a win in the lone playoff tilt between the two clubs, registering a 17-0 victory in a 92 AFC Wild Card Playoff Game at San Diego (1/2/93).

2 HERM EDWARDS NFL Head Coach: 6th Year NFL Coach Overall: 17th Year NFL Overall: (.478) Regular Season: (.482) Postseason: 2-3 (.400) Record w/kc: 2-3 (.400) Record w/nyj: (.488) Overall NFL Exp: 27 years College: San Diego State ( 77) Herm Edwards was named the 10th head coach in Kansas City history on January 9, He rejoined the Chiefs after five-year stint ( ) as head coach of the N.Y. Jets. Edwards guided the Jets to three postseason berths, the most of any coach in that franchise s history. Edwards originally joined the Chiefs as a recipient of the NFL s Minority Coaching Fellowship in 89. He later served as a scout ( 90-91, 95) and also coached defensive backs for Kansas City ( 92-94). Born in Fort Monmouth, NJ on April 24, 1954, Edwards served as Tampa Bay s assistant head coach/dbs coach under Tony Dungy from before taking over as the head coaching reins of the Jets. Edwards concluded his college career as a DB at San Diego State in 76 and signed as a rookie free agent with Philadelphia ( 77-85). In 135 career starts with the Eagles, he established a franchise record with 38 INTs, and started in Super Bowl XV. Edwards concluded his NFL playing career seeing duty in seven games for the Rams and Falcons in 86. He then coached DBs at San Jose State ( 87-89) prior to his arrival in the NFL ranks with Kansas City in 90. THE HEAD COACHES MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER NFL Head Coach: 21st Year NFL Coach Overall: 30th Year NFL Overall: (.587) Reg. Season: (.603) Record w/cle: (.620) Record w/kc: (.634) Record w/wash: 8-8 (.500) Record w/sd: (.536) College: Pittsburgh ( 65) Marty Schottenheimer was named the 13th head coach in Chargers history on January 29, He joined the Chargers following head coaching stints with Cleveland ( 84-88), Kansas City ( 89-98) and Washington (2001). He is the fifth coach in NFL history to direct three different clubs to the playoffs after leading San Diego to the postseason in Schottenheimer compiled a record in KC, the best winning pct (.634) in Chiefs history. During his 10 years in Kansas City, Schottenheimer s teams compiled nine straight winning seasons, seven playoff berths and three division titles. Born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on September 23, 1943, Schottenheimer began his NFL coaching career with the N.Y. Giants ( 75-77) as LBs coach and defensive coordinator. After two seasons coaching LBs with Detroit ( 78-79) he went to Cleveland ( 80-84), coaching LBs, DBs and serving as defensive coordinator before being named the head coach of the Browns midway through the 84 season. An All-America LB at Pitt, Schottenheimer was a fifth-round draft pick of Buffalo in 65 and played with the Bills from before a two-year stint with the Boston Patriots from EDWARDS VS. THE CHARGERS (3-1) Herm Edwards is 3-1 against San Diego in regular and postseason play. Edwards 3-1 record includes a OT victory by the Jets in an AFC Wild Card Game at San Diego (1/8/05). DATE RESULT OPP. COACH 11/3/02 N.Y. Jets 44, SAN DIEGO 13 M. Schottenheimer 9/19/04 N.Y. Jets 34, SAN DIEGO 28 M. Schottenheimer 1/8/05* N.Y. Jets 20, SAN DIEGO 17 OT M. Schottenheimer 11/6/05 San Diego 31, N.Y. JETS 26 M. Schottenheimer HOME TEAM IN ALL CAPS *AFC Wild Card Game G WILL SHIELDS IS KC S ALL-TIME IRONMAN Chiefs 11-time Pro Bowl G Will Shields has played in more regular season games than any other player in Chiefs history. Since seeing duty in his initial regular season game as a rookie at Tampa Bay (9/3/93), Shields has played for four different Chiefs head coaches beginning with Marty Schottenheimer and has protected eight different starting QBs for KC. CHIEFS RECORD BOOK, MOST GAMES PLAYED Games Player 1st Game Last Game 213 G Will Shields at TB (9/3/93) at PIT (10/15/06) 212 K Nick Lowery OAK (9/7/80) SEA (1/2/94) 203 P Jerrel Wilson at DEN (9/7/63) at OAK (12/18/77) QB DAMON HUARD S STARTING STATS Chiefs QB Damon Huard owns a 7-3 (.700) record as an NFL starter. Huard is 2-2 this season subbing for an injured QB Trent Green. Huard currently ranks seventh in the NFL with a 94.3 rating and has posted a rating in Kansas City s two victories this season. Here s a look... DAMON HUARD AS AN NFL STARTER (7-3) Date Opp. Comp Atts. Yds TDs INTs Rating Result 10/24/99* PHI W OAK W /07/99* TEN W 17-0 BUF L /21/99* NE W IND W DEN L 6-9 OT 10/1/06# SF W 41-0 ARZ W PIT L 7-45 Totals , *With Miami #With Kansas City KANSAS CITY S COACHING FAMILY TREE Five current NFL head coaches spent time working on Marty Schottenheimer s Kansas City staffs during the 90s. Those coaches have guided their teams to a combined 33 postseason appearances during their tenures as head coaches. Herm Edwards got his initial coaching experience as a minority fellowship coach with the Chiefs in 89. After a two-year stint as a scout from 90-91, he was hired by Schottenheimer as the Chiefs defensive backs coach in 92. Edwards replaced Tony Dungy, who left Kansas City to become the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings. During the 2004 NFL playoffs, KC s coaching family tree was well represented. Edwards N.Y. Jets squad claimed a OT AFC Wild Card win at San Diego against Schottenheimer s Chargers (1/8/05). The Jets would then drop a OT decision in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Pittsburgh (1/15/05) against Bill Cowher s Steelers. Dungy s Indianapolis squad also qualified for postseason play that season. CURRENT NFL HEAD COACHES WITH KANSAS CITY TIES Coach KC Tenure Of Note Herm Edwards , 06 Replaced Dungy as DBs coach in 92. NFL Head Coach: N.Y. Jets ( ), Kansas City (2006) Guided the Jets to three playoff berths in five seasons as head coach. M. Schottenheimer record as KC s head coach. NFL Head Coach CLE ( 84-89), KC ( 89-98), WAS (2001), SD ( ) Led KC to six consecutive playoff berths from Bill Cowher Served as KC s defensive coordinator. NFL Head Coach: Pittsburgh ( ) Won Super Bowl XL and has led his team to six AFC title games. Tony Dungy Left KC in 92. Became MIN s def. coord. NFL Head Coach Tampa Bay ( ), Indianapolis ( ) Hired Herm Edwards as Assistant Head Coach in TB in 96. Mike McCarthy Served as KC s QBs coach NFL Head Coach Green Bay (2006) Served as GB s QBs coach in 99. Became NO s off. coordinator in Marvin Lewis 1991 Served as Minority Fellowship Coach. NFL Head Coach Cincinnati ( ) Led the Bengals to the playoffs with an 11-5 record in 2005.

3 2006 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AFC NFL Category Player Total Rank Rank Scoring Tynes 33 7th T22nd Rushing Yards L. Johnson 357 9th 22nd QB Rating Huard th 7th Receptions L. Johnson 23 T14th T35th Rec. Yards L. Johnson 274 T17th - - Interceptions Law 2 T4th T8th Punting Avg. Colquitt nd 4th Punt Ret. Avg. Hall nd 2nd KO Ret. Avg. Webb th 12th Sacks Hali 2.5 T23rd -- THE 2006 CHIEFS Kansas City ranks fifth in the NFL in pass defense, allowing just ypg. San Diego ranks second at ypg. The Chiefs are 11th in the NFL in total defense, permitting just ypg. The Chargers lead the league in total defense, allowing only ypg. Kansas City has permitted just six points in the third quarter, the third-lowest total in the league behind San Diego and Baltimore, who have yet to relinquish any third-quarter points. The Chiefs are tied for sixth in the league, allowing 16.2 first downs per game. San Diego ranks second, allowing 13.6 per game. KC is tied for third in the league, giving up just 43 passing first downs. SD has allowed 45 to rank sixth in the NFL. Kansas City ranks eighth in the NFL in third-down defense, allowing opponents to convert just 31.3% of the time (21 of 67). San Diego is third in the league on third down at 27.3% (15 of 55). The Chiefs are 13th in the league, allowing 4.9 yards per play. The Chargers lead the league in that category at 4.2 yards per play. The Chiefs defense is eighth in the AFC in the Red Zone, permitting just six TDs on 12 Red Zone trips (50.0%). SD is 14th in the AFC in the Red Zone, allowing six TDs on nine Red Zone trips (66.7%). The Chiefs own a composite passer rating of 83.9, the sixth-best mark in the NFL. Kansas City s offense ranks fourth in the AFC and ninth in the NFL with 62 passing first downs. The Chiefs offense is tied for sixth in the AFC and tied for 12th in the NFL in third-down conversions at 39.4% (28 of 71). KC is averaging 48.6 advances (rushes and completions) per game, the fifth-best tally in the AFC and the 11th-highest total in the NFL. The Chiefs are fifth in the NFL with an 11.6-yard punt return average. Cleveland leads the league at The Chiefs are third in the league in net punting (40.5) and are fifth in gross punting (46.7). KC ranks seventh in the AFC and 12th in the league in average starting field position after an opponent s kickoff (27.0-yard line). The Chiefs have been penalized just 23 times, the fourth-lowest total in the league. Pittsburgh is the least-penalized team in the league (15 penalties). CHIEFS-CHARGERS CONNECTIONS Kansas City head coach HERM EDWARDS ( 75-76) and offensive coordinator MIKE SOLARI ( 72-75) both played collegiately at San Diego State Chiefs defensive coordinator GUNTHER CUNNINGHAM coached the defensive line in San Diego ( 85-90) Kansas City QB TRENT GREEN was an eighth-round draft choice (222nd overall) of San Diego in the 93 NFL Draft SD offensive coordinator CAM CAMERON was Green s QBs coach in Washington ( 95-96) Cunningham and KC defensive assistant DARVIN WALLIS coached with San Diego head coach MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER in KC. Wallis was also on Schottenheimer s staff in Cleveland ( 84-88) San Diego strength coach DAVE REDDING ( 89-97), asst. strength coach MATT SCHIOTZ ( 95, 97) and coaching administrator JOHN WUEHRMANN ( 96-00) also worked with Schottenheimer in Kansas City. Redding was the strength coach at Missouri ( 78-81). Schiotz served as a graduate assistant at Kansas ( 95-96) Kansas City WRs coach CHARLIE JOINER was a HOF player ( 76-86) in San Diego before joining the Chargers coaching staff ( 87-91) Chargers Director of College Scouting JIMMY RAYE III worked with KC in 95 San Diego LBs coach GREG MANUSKY played LB in 96 games for KC from San Diego LB DONNIE EDWARDS was a fourth-round pick of KC in 96, appearing in 94 games (80 starts) with KC ( 96-01) Chargers TE BRANDON MANUMALEUNA s father FRANK was a linebacker for Kansas City for three seasons ( 79-81) Chiefs WR JEFF WEBB played collegiately at San Diego State KC TE TONY GONZALEZ is a native of Torrance, CA and prepped at Huntington Beach HS San Diego defensive coordinator WADE PHILLIPS coached at Kansas ( 75) San Diego special teams coach STEVE CROSBY was born in Great Bend, KS and was a RB at Fort Hays State San Diego DBs coach BRIAN STEWART coached at Missouri San Diego RB DARREN SPROLES is a native of Olathe, KS and he prepped at Olathe North High School. He played at Kansas State San Diego DT JAMAL WILLIAMS played at Kemper Military Academy in Booneville, MO. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 2006 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AFC NFL Category Player Total Rank Rank Scoring Kaeding 55 1st 3rd Rushing Yards Tomlinson 407 4th 12th QB Rating Rivers st 3rd Receptions Tomlinson 26 T8th T18th Rec. Yards Parker 274 T17th - - Interceptions Jammer 2 T4th T8th Punting Avg. Scifres rd 5th Punt Ret. Avg. Parker th 20th KO Ret. Avg. Turner th 30th Sacks Phillips 6.0 1st T2nd THE 2006 CHARGERS Former first-round draft pick QB Philip Rivers (D1-04) is in his first season as the starting signal-caller for the 4-1 Chargers. Three-time Pro Bowl RB LaDainian Tomlinson (D1-01) is already the Chargers career rushing leader (7,768 yards) in just his sixth NFL season and has rushed for at least 1,200 yards in each of his first five pro campaigns. He works with former Pro Bowl FB Lorenzo Neal. WR Keenan McCardell is in his third season with the Chargers and works opposite WR Eric Parker. TE Antonio Gates has earned back-to-back Pro Bowl bids and is coming off a career year in 2005 when he posted 89 catches for 1,101 yards with 10 TDs. The San Diego offensive line features veteran Gs Chris Dielman and Mike Goff, C Nick Hardwick (D3-04) and T Shane Olivea (D7-04), as well as rookie T Marcus McNeil (D2-06). Former Chiefs LB Donnie Edwards earned a Pro Bowl berth in 2002 and works at linebacker with 2005 Pro Bowler Shawne Merriman (D1a-05). Merriman was named the NFL s Defensive Rookie of the Year last season after leading the Chargers with 10.0 sacks. Former Titan Randall Godfrey and Shaun Phillips (D4-04) round out the LB corps. DT Jamal Williams (D2-98) anchors the middle of the Chargers 3-4 defense. DE Igor Olshansky (D2-04) and rookie DE Luis Castillo (D1b-05) bookend the D-line. San Diego s talented young secondary includes CBs Quentin Jammer (D1-02) and Drayton Florence (D1-03), as well as SS Terrence Kiel (D2b-03) and FS Marlon McCree. K Nate Kaeding (D3a-04) leads the AFC in scoring with 55 points, while P Mike Scifres (D5-03) handles the punting duties. RB Michael Turner (D5b-04) handles kickoff returns, while Parker returns punts. CHIEFS HOF INDUCTEE, DE NEIL SMITH As part of the Chiefs annual Alumni Day halftime ceremonies on Sunday, DE Neil Smith will have his name added to the façade of Arrowhead Stadium as the 36th member of the Chiefs Hall of Fame. Selected by Kansas City with the second overall selection in the 88 NFL Draft, Smith went on to play in 138 regular season games (127 starts) with Kansas City. He ranks second in franchise history with 86.5 sacks and posted a double-digit sack tally four straight seasons from Smith paired with teammate LB Derrick Thomas to form one of the most feared pass-rushing duos in NFL history and served as a cornerstone of a Chiefs squad that made six consecutive postseason appearances from In total, Smith finished his Chiefs career with 546 tackles (403 solo), 13 fumble recoveries, 29 forced fumbles and three INTs. MEDIA INFORMATION INJURIES RB Michael Bennett (hamstring), QB Trent Green (head trauma), WR Dante Hall (hip), CB Benny Sapp (knee), LB Rich Scanlon (knee) and T Will Svitek (knee) did not play at Pittsburgh. FB Ronnie Cruz (knee) was injured vs. the Steelers. RADIO AND TV CBS (KCTV-5) will televise the contest to a regional audience. Former Voice of the Chiefs Kevin Harlan handles the play-by-play, while former NFL QB Rich Gannon handles the color commentary. Gannon enjoyed a four-year stint with the Chiefs from 95-98, posting an 11-8 record as Kansas City s starter. Eighttime Kansas Broadcaster of the Year, Mitch Holthus, is in his 13th year handling the play-by-play duties, while Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson adds color commentary with sideline reports from Bob Gretz. The KCFX pregame show begins at 8:30 AM (CT). Chiefs Insider, KC s official pregame TV show airs Sundays at 9:30 AM on KCTV-5. CONFERENCE CALLS San Diego head coach Marty Schottenheimer (1:25 CT) and Chargers LB Shawne Merriman (1:45 CT) will be available via conference call to the KC media on Wednesday. Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards (2:00 CT) and RB Larry Johnson (2:45 CT) are scheduled to speak with the San Diego media on Wednesday. CHIEFS BOOK DRIVE New and gently used children s books will be collected at the Arrowhead turnstiles prior to Sunday s game in a project to benefit Reach and Read Kansas City. This drive is a collaboration between the Chiefs and First National Bank.

4 Chiefs Need to Rebound at Arrowhead Against a Well-Balanced San Diego Squad by Pete Moris Chiefs Defense Seeks to Contain High-Flying San Diego Offense The Chiefs will be seeking to maintain their stingy scoring defense at Arrowhead. That will be a tough assignment against a San Diego squad that currently ranks second in the NFL in scoring at 30.2 ppg, an average that trails only Chicago (31.2 ppg). Dating back to a 20-7 win vs. San Diego (12/24/05), Kansas City has allowed just 8.3 ppg in the club s last four games at home, holding opponents scoreless in 12 of 16 quarters over that span. The Chiefs haven t allowed a second-half TD in their last five home games, giving up just four second-half FGs in those contests. Meanwhile, SD has been shut out in the second half of its last three losses dating back to KC has won 20 consecutive games when holding its opponents to 21 points or less at home, the third-longest active streak in the league behind Pittsburgh (26 games) and Seattle (21 games). Dating back to 95, the Chiefs are 51-7 (.879) at Arrowhead when holding their foes to 21 points or less. San Diego is 7-21 (.250) under Marty Schottenheimer when being held to 21 points or less, including a string of six consecutive losses. Kansas City is 27-4 (871) at Arrowhead when topping the 30-point barrier since 95. However, San Diego s defense has not given up 30 points or more in 22 consecutive contests dating back to In fact, the Chargers have held eight straight opponents under the 21-point barrier. The Chiefs can t afford to let the Chargers offense pile up 30 or more points this week. San Diego is 13-1 (.929) when topping the 30-point barrier dating back to 2004, including a streak of seven consecutive wins. Holding a Halftime Lead Particularly Important this Week Teams holding a halftime lead have won 13 of the last 15 games in the Chiefs-Chargers series dating back to 97. KC has led the Chargers at halftime in nine straight meetings at Arrowhead, outscoring San Diego by a 156-to-44 margin in the first half of those games. KC is 48-7 (.873) in regular season action at Arrowhead when leading at the half dating back to 95. Dating back to 2004, the Chargers are 19-4 (.826) in games when they score first and own an identical record when leading at halftime over that same span. Since Marty Schottenheimer took over the Chargers in 2002, San Diego is just 6-24 (.200) when trailing at halftime. KC Typically Controls the Turnover Table at Arrowhead The Chiefs boast a 15-game winning streak at Arrowhead when posting a positive turnover ratio, the third-longest active streak in the league. Dating back to 95, the Chiefs own a 42-4 (.913) record at Arrowhead with a positive takeaway margin. KC is a combined +9 (19 takes/10 gives) in its last nine meetings with the Chargers at Arrowhead. San Diego owns a 16-2 (.889) record with a positive turnover ratio dating back to However, San Diego is just 7-37 (.159) with a negative turnover mark dating back to 2000, including a 6-21 (.222) mark under Marty Schottenheimer. San Diego currently leads the AFC with a +8 turnover differential (10 takes/2 gives). The Chargers have committed an NFL-low two turnovers this season and are the only team in the league that hasn t lost a fumble. MOST CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS WITH A PLUS TURNOVER RATIO Team Streak Last Home Loss When Plus Date 1. Baltimore vs. Buffalo 10/31/99 2. New England vs. Denver 10/27/02 3. Kansas City vs. Denver (OT) 10/20/02 4. Jacksonville vs. Cleveland 12/8/02 5. Tennessee OT vs. Cleveland 9/22/02 Chiefs-Chargers Rushing Stats to Watch While the Chiefs have averaged rushing yards and two TDs in their last three meetings with San Diego at Arrowhead, piling up gaudy rushing stats could be difficult for both teams this week. San Diego ranks third in the NFL in rushing defense, permitting just 71.6 ypg on the ground. Meanwhile, Kansas City has allowed just 80.5 rushing ypg in its last four home contests, giving up exactly 80 ground yards in a 20-7 win vs. San Diego (12/24/05). The Chargers are currently on pace to post their best rushing defense since they led the league in 98 when they gave up 71.3 yards per game on the ground. The Chiefs and Chargers are traditionally tough at stopping the run, but both teams are also historically productive on the ground offensively. Since the start of the 2001 NFL campaign, no teams own more rushing TDs than Kansas City (134) and San Diego (103). The Chiefs own a 19-2 (.905) record at Arrowhead dating back to 2002 when scoring two or more rushing TDs, including a streak of seven straight wins. KC s last loss in such a circumstance was a setback vs. SD (11/28/04). Dating back to 2001 only Atlanta (146.6), Denver (145.3) and Pittsburgh (137.6) have averaged more rushing yards per game than Kansas City (134.7) and San Diego (129.7). This season, only Atlanta (232.0) is averaging more ypg on the ground than San Diego (158.2). RBs Larry Johnson, LaDainian Tomlinson Set to Square Off Since the start of the 2004 campaign, only Pittsburgh (2) has allowed fewer individual 100-yard rushers than San Diego (3). One of those three 100-yard outings permitted by the Chargers came courtesy of RB Larry Johnson, who produced 131 yards in his last meeting with SD, a 20-7 Chiefs win at Arrowhead (12/24/05). The Chargers entered that game leading the league in rushing defense, allowing 74.9 ypg. KC and SD are the NFL s two best teams when it comes to preventing 100-yard rushers on their home turf. SD boasts an NFL-best 18-game streak without allowing at 100-yard back at home, while KC has gone 17 straight games without relinquishing a 100-yard rusher at Arrowhead. SD is just 2-21 (.087) when allowing a 100-yard rusher dating back to 97. The Chiefs are 11-4 (.733) when Johnson boasts a 100-yard rushing performance, including a pristine 8-0 mark at Arrowhead. Johnson has been held under the 100-yard plateau the past two weeks. Meanwhile, the Chargers boast a 21-8 (.724) record when RB LaDainian Tomlinson registers a 100-yard rushing game, including a streak of 13 straight wins. The last time SD lost a game when Tomlinson cracked the 100-yard rushing plateau was a Chiefs win at Arrowhead (11/30/03). Three of SD s eight losses when Tomlinson reaches triple digits have come vs. KC. The Chiefs are 12-2 (.857) in games when Johnson scores two or more total TDs, while the Chargers are 16-2 (.889) in games when Tomlinson scores two or more rushing TDs, including last week s win at San Francisco (10/15) when he had a franchise-record four rushing TDs. In nine career starts vs. the Chiefs, Kansas City s defense has held Tomlinson to an average of just 76.3 rushing ypg. In his last three starts at Arrowhead, the Chargers Pro Bowl rusher has accumulated a total of just 127 rushing yards, an average of 42.3 ypg. ACTIVE STREAKS W/O ALLOWING 100-YARD RUSHER AT HOME Streak Team Last 100-Yard Rusher Allowed Date SD Curtis Martin 119 vs. NYJ 9/19/ KC DeShaun Foster 174 vs. CAR 9/19/04 PIT Rudi Johnson 123 vs. CIN 10/3/ CHI Edgerrin James 204 vs. CHI 12/5/ MIA Lee Suggs 143 vs. CLE 12/26/04 Thou Shalt Not Pass at Arrowhead Kansas City s pass defense at Arrowhead has been simply stellar over the past six games and has been a key reason the Chiefs own a 5-1 record in those outings. The Chiefs have allowed just passing ypg in those contests and have limited opposing passers to a 53.9 rating, giving up just three TDs and forcing 11 INTs over that six-game span. The Chiefs and Chargers enter this week s game owning two of the league s best pass defenses. San Diego ranks second in the league, allowing just aerial ypg, while Kansas City ranks fifth in the NFL in pass defense, permitting ypg. The Chiefs will face a San Diego offense that owns a composite passer rating of 99.2, the league s fourthbest efficiency rating. The Chargers have also been sacked just 5.0 times, a mark that ties for the lowest total in the NFL. The Chiefs haven t permitted a 300-yard passer in their last seven games at Arrowhead. Chargers QB Phillip Rivers registered his first career 300-yard outing last week, a 334-yard performance in a win vs. San Francisco (10/15). Kansas City has won 18 of its last 20 games against QBs in their first or second year as NFL starters who are making their initial appearance as a starter at Arrowhead. Rivers will make his first appearance at Arrowhead on Sunday. If the Chiefs seek to continue playing solid pass defense, they will need to find a way to contain Chargers Pro Bowl TE Antonio Gates. Gates has registered 25.9% (7 of 27) of his career TD catches in four contests against Kansas City, averaging six catches for 84.5 yards in those games. Gates caught five passes for 78 yards, including a 57-yard TD last week. Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez owns five career TDs against San Diego. The only team he s registered more scores against is Oakland (7). CHIEFS PASS DEFENSE, LAST SIX GAMES AT ARROWHEAD Comps. Atts. Comp. % Yards TDs INTs Rating W-L % 1, Chiefs-Chargers Statistical Tidbits The Chargers are 0-6 all-time in October games played in Kansas CIty, including a 34-0 loss in San Diego s last October visit to Arrowhead (10/31/99) San Diego leads the NFL in time of possession (35:58), as well as rushes and completions per game (57.0) San Diego is adept at stopping opponents on first down, allowing a league-low average gain of just 3.52 yards-per-play on first down. SD s opponents are faced with a league-long average of 9.2 yards-to-go on second down. SD has also limited opposing passers to a league-low 42.2 rating on second down.

5 POSITION-BY-POSITION NOTES by Brad Kuhbander QUARTERBACKS QB TRENT GREEN Has been inactive the past four games after suffering a head trauma vs. Cincinnati (9/10). His 20,207 yards passing with the Chiefs are the second-best mark in team history, trailing only Len Dawson (28,507). Ranks first in team history with an 88.2 passer rating, completion percentage, yard completions, a 7.79-yard average gain and 23 career 300-yard passing games. His 111 TD passes with KC are the third-highest total in Chiefs history. Has led the Chiefs to 44 wins, the second-best total by a starting QB in team history behind Dawson (94). His 20,207 passing yards since joining KC in 2001 rank second in the NFL behind only IND QB Peyton Manning (22,180). KC is 18-8 when he records a rating game (min. 20 attempts). In 12 games (11 starts) vs. San Diego he has completed 235 of 386 passes for 2,804 yards with 18 TDs and 15 INTs for an 84.2 rating with three 300-yard games and two rating contests. QB DAMON HUARD Registered his first victory as a Chiefs starting QB vs. San Francisco (10/1), marking his first win as a starter since guiding Miami to a victory at Indianapolis (11/26/00), a span of 2,135 days between victories. Has connected on 89 of 136 throws for 931 yards with five TDs and an INT for a 94.3 rating and has added five carries for 11 yards in His 94.3 rating ranks fourth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL. Is third in the AFC and fourth in the NFL with a 65.4 comp. pct. Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his work at Arizona (10/8) when he completed a career-high 26 of 38 passes for a personal-best 288 yards with two TDs, good for a rating. Owns a 7-3 record as an NFL starter, completing 172 of 282 passes for 1,741 yards with nine TDs and three INTs for an 84.8 rating. Has played in 43 games (10 starts) with MIA ( 97-00), NE ( ) and KC ( ), connecting on 259 of 425 attempts (60.94%) for 2,622 yards with 14 TDs and nine INTs, good for an 80.7 rating. QB BRODIE CROYLE Third-round draft pick has played in two games, connecting on three of seven passes for 23 yards with two INTs. RUNNING BACKS RB LARRY JOHNSON Rushed 15 times for 26 yards with a two-yard TD and caught three passes for six yards at Pittsburgh (10/15). Has carried the ball 105 times for 357 yards (3.4 avg.) with three TDs and caught 23 passes for a team-high 274 yards (11.9 avg.). Is second in the NFL, averaging yards from scrimmage per game. Is tied for fifth in the NFL with two 100-yard rushing games Is seventh in the AFC averaging 71.4 rushing ypg. Stands second among all NFL RBs with 274 receiving yards. Ranks ninth in the AFC 357 rushing yards. Is second among AFC RBs and tied for sixth among NFL RBs with 23 receptions. Paces the AFC and is fourth in the NFL with 631 yards from scrimmage. His 28 first downs are first in the AFC and tied for fifth in the NFL. His 15 career 100-yard rushing days rank second in Chiefs history, trailing only RB Priest Holmes (24). The Chiefs are 11-4 when he has a 100-yard rushing game, including an 8-0 mark at Arrowhead. Kansas City is 8-2 when he scores two or more rushing TDs. Ranks eighth in Chiefs history with 2,773 rushing yards, needing 352 more yards to bypass RB Curtis McClinton (3,124) for seventh. In five games (two starts) vs. San Diego he has 66 rushes for 281 yards (4.3 avg.) with three TDs and a 100-yard day. Carried the ball 32 times for 131 yards (4.1 avg.) with a TD and caught four passes for 48 yards (12.0 avg.) with a TD vs. San Diego (12/24/05). RB MICHAEL BENNETT Has been inactive the past three games with a hamstring injury. Was acquired in a trade from New Orleans on August 2nd. Played in 64 games (49 starts) with Minnesota ( ), rushing 713 times for 3,174 yards (4.5 avg.) with 12 TDs and catching 126 passes for 1,040 yards (8.3 avg.) with five scores. Was elected to the Pro Bowl in 2002 after producing 255 carries for 1,296 yards (5.1 avg.) with five TDs and 37 receptions for 351 yards with a TD. FB RONNIE CRUZ Has played in five games (three starts), rushing five times for 19 yards (3.8 avg.) and catching two passes for 20 yards. RB DEE BROWN Has played in four games and was inactive with a knee injury vs. Cincinnati (9/10), rushing five times for 10 yards. WIDE RECEIVERS WR EDDIE KENNISON Recorded three receptions for 57 yards (19.0 avg.) at Pittsburgh (10/15). Has 16 catches for 244 yards with a TD and two carries for 11 yards. Also has three punt returns for 18 yards (6.0 avg.). His 4,513 receiving yards with Kansas City rank seventh in team history. Is ninth in team history with 271 receptions and he needs 18 more catches to pass RB Ed Podolak (288) for eighth. Stands fifth in Chiefs history with a yards per catch average. His yard receiving days stand fourth in club annals and needs one more to tie TE Tony Gonzalez (15) for third. Ranks second in team history with 70 catches of 20+ yards. Joined WR Carlos Carson ( 83-84) as the second player in team history to record back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons, doing it in Joined Charlie Joiner, Irving Fryar, Don Maynard and J.T. Smith as the fifth WR in NFL history to record his first consecutive 1,000-yard seasons in his ninth and 10th NFL season or later. In 10 starts (nine starts) vs. San Diego he has 33 catches for 471 yards (14.3 avg.) with a TD and a 100-yard game. WR DANTE HALL Was inactive at Pittsburgh (10/15) with a right hip injury. Has totaled 35 touches for 474 yards (13.5 avg.) with two TDs. Has caught 11 passes for 72 yards with a TD and rushed one time for three yards. Has returned 10 kickoffs for 232 yards (23.2 avg.) and 13 punts for 167 yards (12.8 avg.) with a TD. His 12.8-yard punt return average ranks second in the NFL. In his career he has returned 317 kickoffs for 7,669 yards (24.2 avg.) with a team-record six TDs and 174 punts for 1,809 yards (10.4 avg.) with five TDs. Also has 130 catches for 1,483 yards (11.4 avg.) with eight scores. His 7,669 career KO return yards and 317 KO returns are first in KC history. Two-time Pro Bowl return man ranks first in franchise history with six kickoff returns for TDs, five punt returns for TDs and 11 total special teams TDs. His 19 career TDs have come from an average of 70.9 yards, the secondlongest distance in NFL history (minimum 10 TDs). His six career kickoff return TDs are tied with RBs Ollie Matson, Gale Sayers, Travis Williams and Mel Gray for first in NFL history. His 11 career kick return TDs are third in NFL history. He needs two more to tie RB Brian Mitchell (13) for first. Has averaged a kick return (kickoff or punt) TD once every 7.8 games. Ranks first in Chiefs history with 11,168 combined net yards. Returned six kickoffs for a career-high 233 yards (38.8 avg.) with a 96-yard TD vs. San Diego (11/28/04). WR SAMIE PARKER Caught five passes for 72 yards (14.4 avg.) at Pittsburgh (10/15). Has recorded 19 receptions for 179 yards (9.4 avg.) with a TD. Caught four passes for 58 yards with a TD vs. San Diego (12/24/05). WR ROD GARDNER Has two receptions for 17 yards (8.5 avg.). Signed with Kansas City as a free agent on September 13th. Has played in 79 games (62 starts) with WAS ( ), CAR (2005), GB (2005) and KC (2006), catching 242 passes for 3,165 yards with 23 TDs. WR JEFF WEBB Caught three passes for 23 yards (7.7 avg.) and returned six kickoffs for 119 yards (19.8 avg.) at Pittsburgh (10/15) Has three catches for 23 yards (7.7 avg.) and seven kickoff return for 169 yards (24.1 avg.). Also has two special teams tackles. TIGHT ENDS TE TONY GONZALEZ Produced three receptions for 15 yards at Pittsburgh (10/15). Has caught 21 passes for 187 yards (8.9 avg.) with a TD. His 21 receptions are fourth among AFC TEs and fifth among NFL TEs. Ranks sixth among AFC TEs with 187 receiving yards. Seven-time Pro Bowler ranks first on the Chiefs all-time receiving chart with 669 catches and 7,997 receiving yards. Is just the third tight end in NFL history to establish himself as his franchise s career leader in receptions, joining Cleveland s Ozzie Newsome (662) and Denver s Shannon Sharpe (815). Is second in NFL history among TEs with 669 career catches. Sharpe leads all TEs with 815 catches. Stands second in NFL history among TEs with 7,997 receiving yards, trailing only Sharpe (10,060). Has six double-digit reception games in his career. Owns 57 TD receptions, tying WR Otis Taylor ( 65-75) for the most TD catches in Chiefs history. His 57 career TDs are the third-highest total by a TE in NFL history, needing four more to surpass TE Jerry Smith (60) for second and six to bypass Sharpe (62) for first.

6 Has caught a pass in 89 consecutive games, the longest streak in team annals and the fourth-longest steak by a TE in NFL history. Ranks fourth among TEs in NFL history and third in Chiefs annals with 15 career 100-yard receiving games. Has started 116 straight games, the fifth-longest streak in Chiefs history. In 18 games (16 starts) vs. San Diego he has 73 catches for 776 yards (10.6 avg.) with five TDs and two 100-yard games. Caught a Chiefs single-game record 14 catches for 144 yards (10.3 avg.) at San Diego (1/2/05). His 14 receptions were the second-highest singlegame tally by a TE in NFL history. TE JASON DUNN Has played in 134 games (45 starts) with PHI ( 96-98) and KC ( ), catching 77 passes for 874 yards (11.4 avg.) with 11 TDs. TE KRIS WILSON Has played in 22 games (one start) for the Chiefs, recording six receptions for 52 yards. OFFENSIVE LINE G WILL SHIELDS Played in his 213th career game at Pittsburgh (10/15), passing K Nick Lowery for the most games played in Chiefs history. Eleven-time Pro Bowler has started 212 consecutive games, the secondlongest active streak in the NFL, trailing Green Bay QB Brett Favre (226). His 212 consecutive starts are the third-longest streak in NFL history since 70, trailing only OL Bruce Matthews (229) and Favre (226). His streak of 213 consecutive games played is the longest string in franchise history and his 212 starts are the most in team history since 68. G BRIAN WATERS Started at LG at Pittsburgh (10/15), marking his 76th consecutive start. Was selected to his second Pro Bowl in 2005, joining G Will Shields to become the first guard duo to make back-to-back Pro Bowls since Cowboys guards Nate Newton and Larry Allen in C CASEY WIEGMANN Has opened 84 consecutive games with KC dating back to Has taken 4,541 consecutive snaps at center for KC dating back to a contest vs. the N.Y. Giants (9/23/01). T KYLE TURLEY Has started the first two games at LT and has been inactive for two games with a back injury. T KEVIN SAMPSON Started at RT at Pittsburgh (10/15). Has started four games and has been inactive for one game. T JORDAN BLACK Opened at LT in place of an injured T Kyle Turley vs. SF (10/1), at Arizona (10/8) and at Pittsburgh (10/15). Has played in five games with four starts, three at LT and one at RT. Has played in 37 games (18 starts) in four seasons with the Chiefs. C/T CHRIS BOBER Has played in 80 games (35 starts) with NYG ( ) and KC ( ). DEFENSIVE LINE DE JARED ALLEN Notched three tackles (two solo) at Pittsburgh (10/15). Has 24 tackles (19 solo), five tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks (-12.0 yards), five QB pressures, two passes defensed, a FF and a FR. His 22.0 sacks rank 13th in KC history, needing 1.5 more to bypass DT Dan Williams (23.0) for 12th and tie DT Joe Phillips (23.5) for 11th. DE TAMBA HALI Tallied a career-high 10 tackles (nine solo) and forced two RB Willie Parker fumbles at Pittsburgh (10/15). Is tied for second on the team with 35 tackles (26 solo), 2.5 sacks (-17.5 yards), a pass defensed and four FFs. DT RON EDWARDS Has amassed seven tackles, a sack (-8.0 yards) and two QB pressures. DT JAMES REED Has posted 18 tackles (12 solo), four QB pressures and two PDs. DE ERIC HICKS Ranks fifth in team history with 44.5 career sacks and needs 7.0 more to pass LB Mike Bell (51.0) for fourth. DT RYAN SIMS Has three tackles and a QB pressure. DE JIMMY WILKERSON Has seven tackles (five solo), a QB pressure and one pass defensed. Has played in 47 contests (two starts) in four seasons with KC ( ). DT STEPHEN WILLIAMS Has three tackles (two solo). LINEBACKERS LB KAWIKA MITCHELL Recorded a team-high 11 tackles (eight solo) with one behind the line and recovered a RB Willie Parker fumble at Pittsburgh (10/15). Tied for second on the team with 35 tackles (24 solo) with three tackles for loss, a sack (-2.0 yards), two QB pressures, a pass defensed and one FR. Recorded 10 tackles at San Diego (1/2/05). LB KENDRELL BELL Has posted 18 tackles (16 solo) with two for loss and a sack (-8.0 yards). Was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2001 season with Pittsburgh. LB DERRICK JOHNSON Is first on the team with 38 tackles (30 solo), three stops behind the line, 1.5 sacks (-6.5 yards), three QB pressures, one PD, a FR and a FF. Posted nine tackles and two QB pressures at San Diego (10/30/05). LB KEYARON FOX Is second on the team with seven special teams tackles. LB BOOMER GRIGSBY Has two special teams tackles. LB RICH SCANLON Has two special teams stops. DEFENSIVE BACKS SS SAMMY KNIGHT Posted five solo tackles and a pass defensed at Pittsburgh (10/15). Has registered 25 tackles (23 solo) with two behind the line, one pass defensed and an INT. Dating back to the 97 campaign, no NFL player has recorded more takeaways (51 38 INTs, 13 FRs) than Knight or S Darren Sharper. Elected to the Pro Bowl following the 2001 season with New Orleans. Tallied seven tackles and a fumble recovery vs. San Diego (12/24/05). CB PATRICK SURTAIN Amassed seven tackles (six solo) at Pittsburgh (10/15). Has totaled 26 tackles (21 solo) and two passes defensed. Dating back to 2000, only S Darren Sharper (41) and CB Deltha O Neal (30) have registered more INTs than Surtain (29) or CB Tory James (29). Earned two Pro Bowl invites while with Miami. Totaled seven tackles and an INT vs. San Diego (12/24/05). Tied a career high with two INTs at San Diego (10/27/03) while with Miami. CB TY LAW Has tallied 19 tackles (17 solo), a sack (-6.0 yards), a pass defensed and two INTs. Five-time Pro Bowler has 45 takeaways (42 INTs, 3 FR) since 97, the third-highest total in the NFL during that time. FS GREG WESLEY Produced seven tackles (six solo) at Pittsburgh (10/15). Has 26 tackles (24 solo), a pass defensed and an INT. Owns 27 career interceptions, tying LB Willie Lanier for eighth in Chiefs history. He needs four more to surpass CB Kevin Ross (30) for seventh. Compiled seven tackles and an INT at San Diego (10/30/05). CB BENNY SAPP Has four tackles (three solo) and two special teams stops. CB LENNY WALLS Has 10 tackles (eight solo) and a pass defensed. Has played in 48 games (21 starts) with Denver ( ) and KC (2006), recording 115 tackles (101 solo), an INT, 29 PDs, a FR and two FFs. S BERNARD POLLARD Forced a WR Santonio Holmes fumble at Pittsburgh (10/15). Has four special teams tackles, a blocked punt and a special teams forced fumble in five games. Appeared in 36 games (35 starts) at Purdue, registering 254 tackles (164 solo), a sack, four INTs, nine PDs, two FRs and two FFs. S JARRAD PAGE Has eight tackles, a QB pressure and a four-yard rush on a fake punt. Played in 49 games (45 starts) at UCLA, recording 249 tackles (169 solo), a sack, nine INTs, 23 PDs, four FRs and four FFs. SPECIALISTS K LAWRENCE TYNES Has converted eight of nine FGs and nine PATs for 33 points. Also has one punt for 33 yards. His 33 points are tied for sixth among AFC kickers. Is fourth in team history with 52 FGs. Earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors at Arizona (10/8). P DUSTIN COLQUITT Punted a career-high seven times for a personal-best 341 yards (48.7 gross, 40.9 net) with two inside the 20 at Pittsburgh (10/15). Has punted 26 times for 1,228 yards (47.2 gross, 40.8 net), landing eight inside the 20 and four touchbacks. His 40.8 net avg. ranks second in the AFC and third in the NFL. Is second in the AFC and fourth in the NFL with a 47.2-yard gross punt avg. TE KENDALL GAMMON Long snapper extraordinaire has seen action in his 223 career games. Earned a Pro Bowl berth following the 2004 campaign.

7 THE LAST GAME Steelers 45, Chiefs 7 October 15, 2006 Hienz Field 64,727 KANSAS CITY PITTSBURGH Kansas City traveled to Pittsburgh for the first time since 89 and found a hostile crowd and a desperate opponent awaiting its arrival. After bouncing back from an early 14-0 deficit last week at Arizona, the Chiefs were unable to repeat that feat for a second consecutive contest. The Steelers dominated from the game s outset, jumping out to a 31-0 halftime lead en route to a 45-7 victory. Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger registered his first win of the season, connecting on 16 of 19 passes for 238 yards and two TDs, finishing the contest with a rating. Pittsburgh RB Willie Parker rushed for 109 yards and added a pair of scores. Pittsburgh started its scoring barrage on the game s initial possession. The Steelers were facing a third-and-11 when Roethlisberger hit WR Santonio Holmes on quick pass. Kansas City CB Ty Law came up to make the tackle, but slipped and Holmes raced downfield for a 50-yard game. Parker capped the drive with a three-yard run, giving Pittsburgh a 7-0 lead. The Steelers struck paydirt again on their third possession when Roethisberger found WR Nate Washington wide open in the Chiefs secondary for a 47-yard score. The touchdown gave Pittsburgh a 14-0 advantage late in the first quarter. Another Parker TD minutes later put Pittsburgh ahead Pittsburgh added another scoring drive before the half came to a close set up by RB Najeh Davenport s 44-yard run. The Steelers then went back to the air as WR Hines Ward caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to widen the Steelers margin to A 32-yard field goal from K Jeff Reed mercifully ended the first half as Pittsburgh held a dominating 31-0 lead heading into the intermission. Kansas City s defense tried to get the club back into the contest in the second half. DE Tamba Hali forced a Parker fumble that was recovered by LB Kawika Mitchell. However, the Chiefs couldn t produce any points from the turnover, handing the ball back to the Steelers when S Troy Polamalu intercepted a QB Damon Huard pass. The Chiefs mounted their best drive of the day during the third quarter. Huard started to heat up, finding WRs Eddie Kennison and Samie Parker for big gains. RB Larry Johnson capped the drive with a determined two-yard scoring run when he carried a host of Pittsburgh defenders into the end zone. The score cut the Steelers lead to Kansas City s momentum would be short-lived. Hali would force his second Parker fumble on the day, but the ball bounced into the hands of G Chris Kemoeatu to keep the pass in Pittsburgh s possession. The Steelers would go on to produce a 13-play, 62-yard drive that resulted in a one-yard TD from Davenport on fourth-and-goal. Steelers LB Rian Wallace capped the scoring when he returned a QB Brodie Croyle interception for a 30-yard TD, making the final score GAME NOTES G Will Shields played in his 213th regular season game as a member of the Chiefs, bypassing K Nick Lowery (212) for the most games played in franchise history. STEELERS Parker, 3-yard run (Reed kick) (7-73, 4:15). STEELERS Washington, 47-yard pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) (2-58, 0:45). STEELERS Parker, 8-yard run (Reed kick) (9-80, 5:15). STEELERS Ward, 13-yard pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) (3-65, 1:32). STEELERS Reed, 32-yard field goal (12-76, 4:12). CHIEFS L. Johnson 2-yard run (Tynes kick) (11-80, 4:21). STEELERS Davenport, 1-yard run (Reed kick) (13-62, 8:20). STEELERS Wallace, 30-yard INT return (Reed kick). Team Statistics Steelers Chiefs First Downs Total Net Yards Rushes/Net Yards /219 19/38 Net Passing Pass Attempts/Completions /17 39/19 Had Intercepted Times Sacked/Yards / /10.0 Punts/Average /45.7 7/48.7 Penalties/Yards /41 6/50 Fumbles/Lost /1 0/0 Possession Time :31 25:29 RUSHING CHIEFS L. Johnson 15-26, TD; Ross 3-8; Cruz 1-4. STEELERS Parker , 2 TDs; Davenport 12-78, TD; Haynes 5-21; Holmes 1-13; Roethlisberger 1-0; Batch 2-(-2). RECEIVING CHIEFS Parker 5-72; Kennison 3-57; Webb 3-23; Gonzalez 3-15; L. Johnson 3-6; Wilson 1-6; Dunn 1-6. STEELERS Ward 5-59, TD; Washington 3-68, TD; Wilson 3-42; Holmes 2-58; Haynes 2-12; Miller 1-16; Parker 1-(-11). PASSING CHIEFS Huard , 0 TDs, 1 INT; Croyle , 0 TDs, 2 INTs. STEELERS Roethlisberger , 2 TDs, 0 INTs; Batch 1-1-6, 0 TDs, 0 INTs. INTERCEPTIONS CHIEFS None. STEELERS Polamalu 1-49; McFadden 1-39; Wallace 1-30, TD. SACKS CHIEFS Law 1.0. STEELERS Brown 1.0. FIELD GOALS CHIEFS None. STEELERS Reed (32) 28WR.

8 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS / WEEK 6 / THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2006 WON 2, LOST 3 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/10 L Cincinnati 77,956 L. Johnson /17 L 6-9 OT at Denver 76,786 Green /01 W 41-0 San Francisco 77,609 Bennett /08 W at Arizona 63,445 Cruz /15 L 7-45 at Pittsburgh 64,727 Huard /22 San Diego Kennison /29 Seattle D. Brown /05 at St. Louis Ross /12 at Miami Page /19 Oakland Hall /23 Denver Croyle /03 at Cleveland TEAM /10 Baltimore OPPONENTS /17 at San Diego * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/23 at Oakland L. Johnson /31 Jacksonville Gonzalez K.C. Opp. Parker TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Kennison Rushing Hall t 1 Passing Webb Penalty 7 4 Wilson rd Down: Made/Att 28/71 21/67 Cruz rd Down Pct Gardner th Down: Made/Att 3/5 3/3 Dunn th Down Pct Huard POSSESSION AVG. 30:05 29:55 TEAM TOTAL NET YARDS OPPONENTS Avg. Per Game * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Total Plays Law Avg. Per Play Knight NET YARDS RUSHING Wesley Avg. Per Game TEAM Total Rushes OPPONENTS NET YARDS PASSING * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Avg. Per Game Colquitt Sacked/Yards Lost 12/92 10/60 Tynes Gross Yards TEAM Att./Completions 158/ /81 OPPONENTS Completion Pct * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Had Intercepted 4 4 Hall t 1 PUNTS/AVERAGE 27/ /43.8 Kennison NET PUNTING AVG. 27/ /33.6 TEAM t 1 PENALTIES/YARDS 23/195 23/204 OPPONENTS FUMBLES/BALL LOST 10/6 11/4 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD TOUCHDOWNS 9 10 Hall Rushing 3 5 Webb Passing 5 4 Cruz Returns 1 1 TEAM * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS OPPONENTS TEAM * FIELD GOALS OPPONENTS Tynes 1/ 1 3/ 3 0/ 0 4/ 4 0/1 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS TEAM 1/ 1 3/ 3 0/ 0 4/ 4 0/1 Tynes / 9 8/ OPPONENTS 0/ 0 2/ 3 4/ 4 3/ 4 0/2 L. Johnson Tynes: (29G,51N)(29G,45G)(22G,49G)(45G,40G, Hall G)() Gonzalez OPPONENTS: (37G,42G,36G)(44N,23G,22G,39G)(51N) Kennison (41G,45G,51N)(32G,28N) Parker TEAM / 9 8/ OPPONENTS /10 9/ Pt. Conversions: TEAM 0-0, OPPONENTS 0-0 SACKS: Hali 2.5, Allen 2, D. Johnson 1.5, Bell 1, Edwards 1, Law 1, K. Mitchell 1, TEAM 10, OPPONENTS 12 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Huard / Green / Croyle / TEAM / OPPONENTS /

9 2006 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS DEFENSIVE STATS (Through Five Games) Player Tkls. Asst. Total TFL Sacks/Yds PR FR FF INT/YDS PD Johnson, Derrick / Hali, Tamba / Mitchell, Kawika / Wesley, Greg / /0 1 Surtain, Patrick / Knight, Sammy / /27 1 Allen, Jared / Law, Ty / /-5 1 Bell, Kendrell / Reed, James / Walls, Lenny / Page, Jarrad / Edwards, Ron / Wilkerson, Jimmy / Hicks, Eric / Sapp, Benny / Sims, Ryan / Williams, Stephen / Fox, Keyaron / TEAM / TOTALS / / CHIEFS SPECIAL TEAMS STATS DEFENSIVE SCORES Player Tkls. Asst. Total TDs (0): Griffin, Kris Fox, Keyaron Safety (0): Pollard, Bernard Wilkerson, Jimmy SPECIAL TEAMS BIG PLAYS Brown, Dee TDs (1): Dante Hall, 60-yard punt return Sapp, Benny vs. San Francisco (10/1/06) Grigsby, Boomer Scanlon, Rich Webb, Jeff Blocked Punts (1) Bernard Pollard (Scott Player) Wilson, Kris at Arizona (10/8/06) Cruz, Ronnie Gammon, Kendall Blk Punt Rec. (0): Gardner, Rod Page, Jarrad Blk Field Goal (0): TEAM TOTALS Blk FG Rec. (0): KEY FF (2): Rod Gardner (Maurice Hicks) PR = Pressure vs. San Francisco (10/1/06) FR = Fumble Recovery Bernard Pollard (S. Holmes) FF = Forced Fumble at Pittsburgh (10/15/06) INT = Interception PD = Pass Defensed FR (1): Jarrad Page (Maurice Hicks) vs. San Francisco (10/1/06) NOTE: Regular Season Defensive and Special Teams statistics are based on coaches film.

10 2006 CHIEFS GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSE 9/10 9/17 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 11/23 12/3 12/10 12/17 CIN DEN SF ARI PIT SD SEA STL MIA OAK DEN CLE BAL SD OAK JAX FIRST DOWNS Total Rushing Passing Penalty THIRD DOWNS Attempts Converted Percentage TOT. OFFENSE Net Yards Plays Avg./Play RUSHING Net Yards Rush. Att Avg./Att PASSING Net Yards Attempts Completions Intercepted Gross Yards Sacked Yards Lost ADVANCES Rushes Completions Totals PENALTIES Number Yards FUMBLES Number Lost SCORING Points TD Rushing TD Passing TD KO Returns TD Punt Returns TD Sp. Teams TD Def. Returns FG Attempts FG Made Safety

11 2006 CHIEFS GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSE 9/10 9/17 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 11/23 12/3 12/10 12/17 CIN DEN SF ARI PIT SD SEA STL MIA OAK DEN CLE BAL SD OAK JAX FIRST DOWNS Total Rushing Passing Penalty THIRD DOWNS Attempts Converted Percentage TOT. OFFENSE Net Yards Plays Avg./Play RUSHING Net Yards Rush. Att Avg./Att PASSING Net Yards Attempts Completions Intercepted Gross Yards Sacked Yards Lost ADVANCES Rushes Completions Total PENALTIES Number Yards FUMBLES Number Lost SCORING Points TD Rushing TD Passing TD KO Returns TD Punt Returns TD Sp. Teams TD Def. Returns FG Attempts FG Made Safety

12 THE LAST TIME Chiefs 20, Chargers 7 December 24, 2005 Arrowhead Stadium 75,956 SAN DIEGO KANSAS CITY On a rain-soaked Christmas Eve, the Chiefs earned their gift: a 20-7 win over the Chargers to stay in the postseason hunt. In the mud and slop, RB Larry Johnson scored two touchdowns and topped the 100-yard plateau for an eighth straight game. The victory marked Kansas City s 18th consecutive December win at Arrowhead Stadium and its 10th straight December home win against an AFC West foe. A steady rain and a muddy track appeared to be the perfect conditions for Johnson. Facing a San Diego run defense that was ranked number one in the NFL and hadn t allowed a 100- yard rusher in 16 consecutive games, Johnson put a big dent in those numbers. The Pro Bowl RB finished with a game-high 131 yards on 32 carries plus four catches for 48 yards, while his counterpart and fellow Pro Bowl RB LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for just 47 yards on 15 carries. The Chiefs used their iron horse Johnson to open the scoring. Aided by a 44-yard punt return from WR Dante Hall, Kansas City took over with a short field. Johnson did the rest, accounting for all 43 yards of the scoring drive (38 rushing, five receiving) including a four-yard sweep around the left end for the TD. In his previous two starts vs. the Chiefs, San Diego TE Antonio Gates tortured the Kansas City defense with five touchdowns catches. In the first quarter he was at it again, grabbing an 18-yard TD pass from QB Drew Brees to tie the score at 7-7. However, on the first play of the second quarter, QB Trent Green struck back, lobbing a 42-yard touchdown pass to WR Samie Parker to retake the lead at Later in the quarter Green and company struck again. Cashing in on good field position and a defensive pass interference penalty on San Diego, Green hooked up with Johnson for a nifty 28-yard touchdown pass. Green tossed the short checkdown pass to Johnson, who then shed two would-be tacklers and incredibly stayed inbounds tip-toeing the sideline into the end zone. A replay review upheld the score as Johnson was able to clip the pylon on his way into the end zone. A dropped snap caused a missed extra point attempt, keeping the score at 20-7 at the half. San Diego looked poised to get back into the game coming out of halftime. Tomlinson who had just 13 rushing yards in the first half started finding running room, ripping off a 20-yard run and moving the Chargers inside the KC Red Zone. However, CB Patrick Surtain intercepted a tipped pass at the KC 16-yard line to keep the Chiefs in control. San Diego would only cross into Chiefs territory once more as KC s defense threw a second-half shutout for the first time since Late in the fourth quarter the Chargers drove as deep as the KC 22-yard line, but the Red and Gold defense stiffened and turned them over on downs to seal the 20-7 win. CHIEFS L. Johnson, 4-yard run (Tynes kick) (6-43, 2:58). CHARGERS Gates, 18-yard pass from Brees (Kaeding kick) (10-75, 4:06). CHIEFS Parker, 42-yard pass from Green (Tynes kick) (8-67, 4:13). CHIEFS L. Johnson, 28-yard pass from Green (kick failed) (6-57, 2:37). Team Statistics Chargers Chiefs First Downs Total Net Yards Rushes/Net Yards /80 37/144 Net Passing Pass Attempts/Completions /18 35/19 Had Intercepted Times Sacked/Yards / /10.0 Punts/Average /40.8 5/30.6 Penalties/Yards /58 7/48 Fumbles/Lost /1 2/0 Possession Time :58 34:02 RUSHING CHIEFS L. Johnson , TD; Green 4-7; D. Hall 1-6. CHARGERS Tomlinson 14-47; Brees 5-31; Neal 1-2. RECEIVING CHIEFS Gonzalez 5-58; Parker 4-58, TD; L. Johnson 4-48, TD; Richardson 2-20; Kennison 2-19; Dunn 1-2; D. Hall 1-2. CHARGERS McCardell 6-58; Gates 4-52, TD; Parker 4-33; Tomlinson 3-18; Peelle 1-0. PASSING CHIEFS Green , 2 TDs, 0 INTs. CHARGERS Brees , 1 TD, 1 INT. INTERCEPTIONS CHIEFS Surtain 1-0. CHARGERS None. SACKS CHIEFS Allen 1.0. CHARGERS Edwards 1.0; Foley 1.0. FIELD GOALS CHIEFS Tynes 52S. CHARGERS None. GAME NOTES RB Larry Johnson tied a franchise record with his ninth 100- yard rushing game of the season. He also moved ahead of RB Christian Okoye (1,480 in 89) for the third-highest singleseason rushing yardage total in KC annals. LB Gary Stills registered his 148th special teams tackle with the Chiefs, bypassing LB Greg Manusky (147) for the most special teams tackles in club history.