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Started by amy11, 2014/03/12 08:51AM
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#1   2014/03/12 08:51AM
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Carson Palmer walked off the field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, where the Raiders had just won for the sixth straight time, and looked just like he did at the start. Not a grass stain on him. No laundry detergent needed. The subject of such scorn over the years, Palmer threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns while having all the time he needed in the pocket, leading Oakland to a 26-16 victory. "Phenomenal," Palmer said. "I dont think my jersey needs to be washed." It was the Raiders first road win since beating the Chiefs last December, and certainly a satisfying one. Sebastian Janikowski was perfect on four field-goal attempts, and the Raiders (3-4) nearly became the third straight team to keep the Kansas City offence out of the end zone. The Chiefs got their lone touchdown on Dexter McClusters catch with 2:27 left in the game. Darren McFadden ran for 114 yards, and Denarius Moore and Darrius Heyward-Bey had touchdown catches for Oakland, which has won two straight after losing four of its first five. "It took us a while to get it going, but once it finally got going, we finished the game out well," McFadden said. "We feel like with our offence, you just have to stick with it." Helps that Palmer could have pitched a tent in his pocket. "I thought he managed the game really well and had tremendous poise," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. "We still have a lot of things to get cleaned up, but the good thing is that we are able to make those corrections after a win." Meanwhile, the Chiefs (1-6) have lost four straight overall, their only win coming in overtime at New Orleans. They also havent led in regulation this season, the first time since at least 1940 that a teams gone this long without a lead, according to STATS LLC. Matt Cassel threw for 218 yards in place of Brady Quinn, who left in the first half with what the team called a "head injury." Quinn had started his second straight game even though Cassel was cleared to play following his own concussion sustained three weeks ago against Baltimore. "Its unfortunate because I think the guys put a lot into it during the week," Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said. "You just have to go forward and do the best you can." The Chiefs committed four turnovers to run their league-leading total to 25, and their fourth-quarter touchdown was the first by the offence since Sept. 30 against San Diego. Jamaal Charles, their biggest offensive weapon, carried only five times for 4 yards. Why did Charles have so few attempts? "Now, that Im not exactly sure, either," Crennel said. Altogether, its little wonder that two more banners appeared prior to the game, towed behind an airplane over Arrowhead Stadium. They were paid for by disgruntled Chiefs fans and renewed their plea from earlier this season that general manager Scott Pioli be fired. The first play of the game pretty much summed up the confrontation between two of the leagues lousiest teams: Palmer threw into tight coverage and was intercepted by Stanford Routt. Naturally, the Chiefs countered by going three-and-out and punting. The Raiders finally got on the board when Palmer found Moore for a short completion that he turned into a 38-yard gain, and Janikowski connected from 36 yards for a 3-0 lead. The field-goal struggle was on. Janikowski hit from 38 yards early in the second quarter, and Ryan Succop matched him with a 30-yarder. Succop hit again from 42 yards late in the half to tie the game. The Raiders took the lead into halftime when the Chiefs Javier Arenas fumbled a punt while attempting to make a fair catch. Jon Condo recovered it at the Kansas City 11, and Palmer hit Moore in the back of the end zone on third down to give Oakland a 13-6 lead with 49 seconds left. The games circuslike nature continued in the second half. Cassel fumbled the snap on the first play of the third quarter and the Raiders Tommy Kelly recovered it, but Oakland couldnt manage anything in three plays -- two of them woeful throws by Palmer. The Raiders had to settle for a 29-yard field goal by Janikowski. Succop added a 52-yarder later in the quarter to get the Chiefs within a touchdown, but Oakland answered by going 80 yards in just six plays for another score. Palmer picked on Routt the whole way, and his 36-yard touchdown pass to Heyward-Bey gave the Raiders a 23-9 lead. How bad were things going for Kansas City? Janikowski finally missed a field goal in the fourth quarter, only for Jalil Brown to be called offside on the play. Janikowski knocked through the redo with 8:14 left to put the game away. "You want to wear a defence down," McFadden said. "I feel like we did that today, and eventually we were able to start to get them to break out." Notes: Chiefs RB Nate Eachus left the game with what the team called a "head injury." ... Chiefs LB Derrick Johnson made his 100th career start. ... Palmer has passed for at least 200 yards in 13 straight games, extending a Raiders record. cheap jerseys for women . -- The New England Patriots have signed tight end Kellen Winslow and re-signed wide receiver Deion Branch to add depth to a pass-catching group that lost Aaron Hernandez to a right ankle injury. cheap jerseys from china .J. Watt knocked down Andy Daltons pass, intercepted it and returned it for a touchdown in last years playoff win over Cincinnati for one of the biggest plays in Texans history. http://www.uscheapjerseysoutlet.com/[/... . Officials arrived Friday at a Dallas-area hotel to discuss and vote on an eight-year agreement reached with the league late Wednesday. [url=http://www.uscheapjerseysoutlet.com/]cheap jerseys online . Instead, much of the attention was focused squarely on two veteran athletes who are being left at home — Olympic bronze medallist Priscilla Lopes-Schliep and world champion Perdita Felicien . cheap jerseys wholesale . One of the first songs was the Beatles 1967 track "A Day in the Life," and what followed was just that. Londons famous traffic circled Olympic Stadiums playing field, now swirled with a stylized Union Jack created by British artist Damien Hirst turned into a giant, swirled, Union Jack.Jonelle Filigno and Christine Sinclair scored first half goals to lead Canada over Great Britain 2-0, for their first ever semi-final berth at the Olympic Games womens soccer tournament. They will face United States, the defending champions. "I think we are in shock right now," said Sinclair. "To win the way we did, Im just speechless." Unlike their final group game draw against Sweden, Canada started the quarter-final in control from the opening kick. In the 12th minute, Canadian forward Filigno got on the end of a corner from midfielder Sophie Schmidt at the top of the box, and fired it into the top right hand corner of the net for Canadas opening marker. Following the goal the Canadians were able to maintain pressure on a Great Britain back-line that was having trouble dealing with the pace of the attacking forwards. Just 14 minutes after the opening goal, defender Desiree Scott charged down the middle of the field and earned Canada a free kick just outside the Great Britain box. Canadian Captain Sinclair stepped up in the 26th minute and calmly fired a beautiful bending ball into the net to the left of a motionless Karen Bardsley, the Great Britain keeper who did not make a move towards the shot until it was out of her reach and into the net. The goal doubled Canadas advantage before the half and silenced a mostly partisan crowd of more than 28-thousand at City of Coventry Stadium in Coventry, England. It was the Burnaby, B.C. natives 140th international goal for Canada, moving her within two of American Abby Wambach for second on the all-time scoring list. "At the start of the game we knew we couldnt afford to go behind,especially in front of this crowd," said Siinclair.dddddddddddd "Thats why we started on fire." Following halftime, Canadas defensive play took over including standout performances from defender Lauren Sesselmann and midfielder Desiree Scott who were involved in many tackles breaking up attacks in their own end. "Being 2-0 up was always going to be hard to defend but we did it," said Scott. "Minute to minute, we left everything we had out there on the pitch. I am so proud." Keeper Erin McLeod got the call in the Canadian net, her third start and first win and clean sheet of the tournament. She was solid when called into action against Great Britain in the quarter-final victory. Great Britains best offensive chances came late in the game, including an 85th minute play in the box where forward Eniola Aluka went down under the challenge of Canadian defender Rhian Wilkinson and appealed for a penalty. The referee ruled that no foul occurred on the play and the game was allowed to continue. Following that, the home side created a scramble in front of McLeods goal but the St. Albert, Alberta native was able to pounce on the ball to help preserve the clean sheet. Great Britain midfielder Jill Scott feels her team did everything they could to get back into the game. "They had a gameplan and it worked so they stuck to it," said Sunderland, England native Scott. "We gave our all to get a goal back to give ourselves a chance." With the victory, Canada now advances to a semi-final showdown with United States on Monday, August 6th at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. "USA are obviously favourites for the tournament and are on fire right now," said Sinclair. "But we know them very well and we deserve to be there." ' ' '


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