KANSAS CITY - The Buffalo Bills won only four games in 2010, and were opening their 2011 season on the road against defending AFC West champion Kansas City, but all week, the Bills were getting plenty of love as a potential upset winner.
And now we know why. The Bills absolutely dismantled a clearly overrated Chiefs team at Arrowhead Stadium this afternoon by the shocking score of 41-7 in front of an announced crowd of more than 68,000 that was down to a few thousand by the end of the game as the Bills reserves closed it out.
Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 17 of 25 passes for 208 yards and four touchdowns, Fred Jackson rushed for 112 yards, and tight end Scott Chandler caught five passes for 63 yards and two scores against a Kansas City defense that was inept from start to finish.
The Bills forced a fumble on the opening kickoff which rookie Kelvin Sheppard, and less than three minutes later Chandler caught his first TD pass. It was a sign of things to come for the Chiefs.
Late in the first quarter Stevie Johnson made a nice grab of a 27-yard TD pass from Fitzpatrick, one play after David Nelson's 35-yard reception, to make it 14-0.
Rian Lindell kicked two second-quarter field goals, the second coming after Leodis McKelvin recovered a Jamaal Charles fumble at the Chiefs 21, before Kansas City made it's only noise late in the first half. Charles capped an 81-yard drive by catching a 6-yard TD pass from Matt Cassel, but after halftime, the Bills regained control and turned the game into a rout.
Chandler caught an 11-yard TD pass on a third-and-goal play, and after Roscoe Parrish's 28-yard punt return, Donald Jones caught a four-yard TD pass to make it 34-7.
In the fourth, Drayton Florence's interception and 30-yard return led to C.J. Spiller's 9-yard TD run, giving the Bills their first 40-point showing in a season opener since 1992 against the Rams, who were then based in Los Angeles.
And now we know why. The Bills absolutely dismantled a clearly overrated Chiefs team at Arrowhead Stadium this afternoon by the shocking score of 41-7 in front of an announced crowd of more than 68,000 that was down to a few thousand by the end of the game as the Bills reserves closed it out.
Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 17 of 25 passes for 208 yards and four touchdowns, Fred Jackson rushed for 112 yards, and tight end Scott Chandler caught five passes for 63 yards and two scores against a Kansas City defense that was inept from start to finish.
The Bills forced a fumble on the opening kickoff which rookie Kelvin Sheppard, and less than three minutes later Chandler caught his first TD pass. It was a sign of things to come for the Chiefs.
Late in the first quarter Stevie Johnson made a nice grab of a 27-yard TD pass from Fitzpatrick, one play after David Nelson's 35-yard reception, to make it 14-0.
Rian Lindell kicked two second-quarter field goals, the second coming after Leodis McKelvin recovered a Jamaal Charles fumble at the Chiefs 21, before Kansas City made it's only noise late in the first half. Charles capped an 81-yard drive by catching a 6-yard TD pass from Matt Cassel, but after halftime, the Bills regained control and turned the game into a rout.
Chandler caught an 11-yard TD pass on a third-and-goal play, and after Roscoe Parrish's 28-yard punt return, Donald Jones caught a four-yard TD pass to make it 34-7.
In the fourth, Drayton Florence's interception and 30-yard return led to C.J. Spiller's 9-yard TD run, giving the Bills their first 40-point showing in a season opener since 1992 against the Rams, who were then based in Los Angeles.
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