KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It took the Kansas City Chiefs 15 tries to win the same number of games they did in the previous three seasons combined.
Now, at 10-5, the Chiefs can return to the playoffs with one more victory or a San Diego defeat.
Matt Cassel threw three touchdown passes and Eric Berry returned an interception 54 yards for another score as Kansas City romped past Tennessee 34-14 Sunday. Cassel hit 12 of his first 13 passes for the fast-starting Chiefs (10-5), including touchdown tosses to Jamaal Charles on their first two possessions.
The Chiefs’ AFC West lead went to 1 1/2 games pending San Diego’s late start at Cincinnati. The Chiefs’ six-game improvement from 4-12 in 2009 is a team record.
The Titans (6-9) spent much of the game dropping passes, missing arm tackles and piling up penalties while losing for the seventh time in eight games.