Sounds like the Chiefs let go of some frustration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Priest Holmes sprained his ankle early in the second half, so Derrick Blaylock scored the other half of Kansas City's NFL-record eight touchdowns rushing.
Shredding what had been the NFL's leading defense against the rush, Holmes and Blaylock each scored four times on the ground Sunday in a stunning 56-10 rout of Atlanta.
Holmes scored on runs of 1, 2, 2 and 15 yards during a 35-0 first-half blitz. He was stopped just a couple of feet short of what would have been his fifth TD rushing for the Chiefs (2-4).
Holmes, who set the NFL record last year with 27 touchdowns rushing, then left with a mild ankle sprain. But all Holmes' injury did was get backup Blaylock into the flow. Blaylock, who had a 7-yard TD in the first half, immediately scored on a 1-yard run after Holmes was hurt. He added TD runs of 3 yards early in the fourth period and 2 yards with 1:59 to play in a game that also saw the Chiefs record a team-record 36 first downs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Priest Holmes sprained his ankle early in the second half, so Derrick Blaylock scored the other half of Kansas City's NFL-record eight touchdowns rushing.
Shredding what had been the NFL's leading defense against the rush, Holmes and Blaylock each scored four times on the ground Sunday in a stunning 56-10 rout of Atlanta.
Holmes scored on runs of 1, 2, 2 and 15 yards during a 35-0 first-half blitz. He was stopped just a couple of feet short of what would have been his fifth TD rushing for the Chiefs (2-4).
Holmes, who set the NFL record last year with 27 touchdowns rushing, then left with a mild ankle sprain. But all Holmes' injury did was get backup Blaylock into the flow. Blaylock, who had a 7-yard TD in the first half, immediately scored on a 1-yard run after Holmes was hurt. He added TD runs of 3 yards early in the fourth period and 2 yards with 1:59 to play in a game that also saw the Chiefs record a team-record 36 first downs.
