CHICAGO -- Tyler Palko got yanked from the game -- and possibly saved his job. He wasnt making any bold proclamations, though. Palko shook off two miserable starts and threw for 157 yards and a touchdown even though he was briefly lifted for Kyle Orton, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat Chicago 10-3 Sunday on a day when the Bears lost Matt Forte to a sprained right knee. "No one likes to get taken out, but at the end of the day, its the coachs decision and youve got to roll with the punches," Palko said. "(Coach Todd Haley) indicated earlier in the week by any means necessary, we need to get a win." The Chiefs got one, and their four-game losing streak ended. The quarterback debate? Well, that might not be over, but Palko can at least say he made a strong case. "You have to earn the right to put your hands underneath centre," he said. "If thats a week-by-week basis, then thats how its going to be. Im not the coach, and I dont handle those decisions." He might get some more time, considering Orton took just one snap at the start of the second quarter and left the game after injuring his right index finger. Haley said he doesnt "really have much to give you" when asked about the injury. Palko gave him enough, though. He connected with Dexter McCluster on a wild 38-yard pass to end the first half on a ball that got deflected by Brian Urlacher and Chris Conte, giving the Chiefs a 7-3 lead and their first touchdown in three games. Kansas City (5-7) got a 21-yard field goal from Ryan Succop in the third quarter to make it a seven-point game, and Jon McGraw intercepted struggling backup Caleb Hanie in the end zone in the fourth. The Chiefs also recorded seven sacks -- three by Justin Houston -- and intercepted Hanie three times. The Bears (7-5) dropped their second straight after winning five in a row, but the biggest loss Sunday came in the first quarter. Forte took a hit to the right knee from Derrick Johnson on a run for no gain deep in Chicago territory with 6 minutes left in the period, another big blow for a team contending in the NFC. Quarterback Jay Cutler was already out indefinitely after breaking his right thumb against San Diego on Nov. 20, and now Chicago might have to make do without the leagues third-leading rusher. "Its not a good feeling when you see your star tailback go down with a knee injury," coach Lovie Smith said. "Part of the game. Well just keep our fingers crossed and hopefully its not that serious." In the fourth and final year of his rookie contract, Forte has been one of the Bears most valuable players. He has also been durable during his career, starting all 60 games since he entered the league in 2008, but that run could be in jeopardy. Forte stayed on the ground while being examined by medical personnel and walked to the sideline under his own power after that hit to the knee. He remained there for several minutes before heading to the locker room. Orton, a former Bear, didnt last long in this one. On his first play since he was claimed off waivers from Denver, he was hit in the hand by Major Wright as he tossed an incomplete pass. Palko came back in and wound up completing 17 of 30 passes without an interception. It was a big improvement for a quarterback who got picked off three times in each of his first two starts after Matt Cassel suffered a season-ending hand injury. "I really thought Tyler did a great job today," Orton said. "Hes been through a lot. Its great to see a guy get his chance and take advantage of it." Hanie might be blowing his opportunity, though. "Dont blame one guy for this loss," Smith said. "We all had a big say in what happened today." Hanie did nothing to quiet the calls for the Bears to go after Donovan McNabb, completing 11 of 24 passes in his second start for Cutler. Besides getting sacked seven times against a team that came in with just 13, he threw three interceptions for the second straight week, and whatever chance the Bears had, basically disappeared when he got picked off in the end zone. Hanie had completed four straight passes to put the ball on the Chicago 13 after connecting on just one in the second half when Roy Williams juggled a throw. The ball hit off several defenders before a diving McGraw picked it off in the end zone with just over 4 minutes left. "Obviously, the production wasnt there," Hanie said. "Three points is not good enough. Ive just got to do a better job getting us in the right position and getting the ball to our guys." Notes: Besides Forte, the Bears also lost Wright to a shoulder injury. ... The Bears visit Denver this week in the last of four straight games against AFC West opponents. ... Chiefs safety Kendrick Lewis injured a knee in the first half. wholesale nfl jerseys . 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"I said it before, before I sign a contract, if the league decides to cut our salaries and cut our contracts for what they want, I dont know how many guys will be coming back," Ovechkin said on the call.After forming a breakaway on Box Hill, Marianne Vos of the Netherlands won a gold medal, riding with Russian Olga Zabelinskaya and Briton Lizzie Armistead for the final 40 kilometres of the womens road race at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Vos crossed the line in three hours, 35 minutes, 29 seconds. Vos, who came into the event as the favourite after winning more races than any other rider last season, put in a lot of work throughout the race, as part of a very combative Dutch team. The gold medal is Vos first in road racing at the Olympic Games or World Championships. For the last five years, Vos has finished second to Italian Giorgia Bronzini at World Championship races. Armistead claimed the road race silver medal in a final sprint against Vos, earning Great Britains first medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Russian Olga Zabelinskaya finished third for a bronze medal. Zabelinskayas father, Sergei Sukhoruchenko, won a gold medal for the USSR at the boycotted Moscow 1980 Olympic Games. Prior to the Race, Vos had predicted the winning strategy. "Its more difficult to control the race with these small teams," said Vos before the race. "It there is a breakaway, its not going to be caught easily, although of course you have to add that it waas a very big escape group yesterday.dddddddddddd" Both Vos and Armistead have both competed in track cycling in the past, with Vos having won a gold medal at Beijing 2008 in the points race. American sprinter Shelley Olds had joined the breakaway, but when she did not contribute by helping to lead the breakaway, the others increased the pace and Olds dropped back. Under cloudy skies, the race started in a light rain. In the final 35km, the rain intensified making the roads slippery and reducing visibility. Having learned from yesterdays mens race, the womens teams all took turns attacking early. Once the final escape established itself, they pushed hard to cover the distance from Box Hill to the finish line at the Mall in London. As in the mens race, the peloton took too long to organize and failed to catch the lead riders, despite teams from Italy, Germany, Canada, and the US all working together. Joelle Numainville crossed the finish in 12th place, Canadas top finish.The result was especially good given Numainville had to stop in the final 15km with a technical problem. Fellow Canadians Denise Ramsden and Clara Hughes finished 27th and 32nd respectively. Both had been working in the peloton to help pull back the break. - more to come ' ' '