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CHIEFS-RAIDERS ONE-LINERS

Undrafted rookie CB Maurice Leggett’s fumble return for a touchdown keyed the Chiefs snapping a seven-game losing streak. A Kansas City defense that allowed 300 rushing yards the last time it faced the Raiders played well. Veteran TE Tony Gonzalez finally had reason to smile again: “You have no idea how good it feels to get a win.” QB Tyler Thigpen failed to throw for a touchdown for the first time in seven starts, but he got his first win. Coach Herm Edwards was impressed with the way Thigpen responded to throwing a third-quarter interception. Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell followed up an outstanding performance with a 10-of-28 stinker. The Chiefs didn’t shy away from testing CB Nnamdi Asomugha. Interim coach Tom Cable’s call for a fake field goal to chubby K Sebastian Janikowski wasn’t exactly a genius moment. Said Cable: “It was my decision. Obviously it wasn’t a good one.” “We do that in practice all the time,’' CB Nnamdi Asomugha said. “But I never knew that it was a real thing that we were going to attempt.’'