chiefs! donkeys (boo!) live blog ...

Its been two months since I did one of these things. I'll stick it out for as long as I can.

My prediction: at donkeys 26, Chiefs 21.

Key inactives per Bob Gretz: for us, Pat Surtain, Mark Bradley and Donnie Edwards. For denver, champ bailey and dj williams.

Hopefully we get a fun, entertaining game that derails the donkeys title hopes by a week or two.

I'm logged into Yahoo! IM as teamtito15. Feel free to join in with your thoughts and comments there or in the comments section here.

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Had lunch with the nephew and the rest of the family today. His latest infatuation, now that he can eat some foods, is limes. (Gee, wonder why we go through so many limes, wouldn't have anything to do with the margarita mix and vodka bottles ...) Anyways, he likes limes, only he makes this "ew" face when he sucks on it. Its one of those really funny things you have to see to get, I guess.

(No, I still don't want kids. But this one grows on you).

Oh God, looks like we have Macatee and Buerelein again this week. Ugh. Craptacular broadcasting. On the other hand, we're 1-0 with that crew this year.

Saints and Eagles both get huge, huge wins to keep their seasons alive. Vikings survive in Detroit. Colts and Titans win easily. Packers / Titans tied at 21, looks like a good one.

I should probably put the "this live blog might contain adult and/or mature language, content, and references before its all said and done" disclaimer in there. It is denver, after all.

Yikes, hideous orange jerseys on the donkeys.

60ish and sunny? In denver? In December?

Chiefs win the toss and will receive.

Charles with a solid return out to the 40. Anytime the kicker makes the tackle, that's a good sign.

Macatee just called our offensive line "talented". I'm guessing .13 on the BAC.

Thigpen throws it away on first down. Nobody open. And there's that utterly annoying "in com plete! wa wa wa wa" chant.

LJ for 3 on 2nd down.

Thigpen scrambles, short of the marker. Cue the punt unit.

I'm already sick of Buerelein. And we're 1:29 into this game.

Touchback. denver ball at their own 20, 1st and 10.

marshall over the middle, looks like a first down at the 30.

Scott Green our official today.

(brian bozworth voice) that's a live ball! 5 yard loss for the donkeys on a backward pass.

marshall gets 6 on 2nd down. 3rd and 9, denver 31.

cutler's pass is in com plete! Punt time.

Kevin Robinson with a great return, out to the 46, 47 yard line. Holy crap, our special teams came to play today! Where the hell has this been the last three years?

LJ gets 6, maybe 7 on first down. Solid play.

D Bowe! Bobbled, nearly dropped, then caught it on the rebound and takes it to the donkeys 15! First down Chiefs!

LJ, nothing there. 2nd and 10 Chiefs at the donkeys 11.

Swing pass to Charles, loss of one. Buerelein just said "this is an area where you'd expect to see a pass to Tony Gonzalez". Ya think?

Bailout to Charles, gets to the 7. Field goal attempt upcoming.

Bad snap, but kick is good from 26. 3-0 Chiefs!

royal returns the kick to the denver 19. 1st and 10 denver after yet another commercial break.

hillis for 3, 2nd and 7 donkeys.

End around to royal, gets 3. 3rd and 4 at the 25. Ball came out but I thought he was down. Officials agree.

TAINT! TAINT! Touchdown Maurice Leggett!!! Holy crap did cutler telegraph that! 10-0 Chiefs! I have NO idea what cutler was looking at on that throw. But I'm damned glad he threw it!

Touchback on the kickoff. Back after yet another commercial break.

scheffler gets 12 on first down. Solid throw by cutler.

hillis for 8. 2nd and 2 at the denver 39.

Phil checks in: "f*ck the f*cking broncos". Amen champ. Amen. God I hate that team.

first down stokley.

awful cutler throw falls incomplete. 2nd and 10 at the denver 42.

hillis right up the middle. Gain of 13. Pathetic.

bell up the gut for 8. Pathetic.

bell close to the first down. I think he's just short. 3rd and 1?

hillis gets the first. Not much you can do on 3rd and less than a foot.

crowd shot of hillis' family. His sister is hot. Smoking hot.

stokley, solid run after the catch down to the Chiefs 18, 19. 1st and 10 donkeys.

cutler to royal. Nearly picked by Williams. 1st and goal donkeys.

Herm is challenging the catch. Replay looks like the ball hit the turf. Stupid to challenge this though. What's the point. Save the challenge for when it matters.

Fast first quarter -- only :32 left when the challenge is over.

Chiefs win the challenge. 2nd and 10 at the Chiefs 18.

Come on D. Make 'em kick.

Never mind. Touchdown hillis. Chiefs were offsides to boot. Pathetic.

10-7 Chiefs. Kickoff after yet another commercial break.

Once again, holy Lord, hillis' sister is just so freaking hot. I so need a girlfriend. Or at least an incredible bed-breaking hookup.

Touchback on the kick.

Thigpen incomplete on 1st down to Bowe.

Charles gets 9 on 2nd down. And he's hurt. Again. Good God, if he could ever stay on the field for 3 straight plays, we might have a solid back here.

End of 1. Chiefs 10, bronkeys 7. Chiefs have 3rd and 1 at their own 29 ... after yet another commercial break.

Chiefs have one first down so far and are winning. (dusty voice) nice!

LJ gets the first, gain of 3. 1st and 10 at our own 32.

Macatee is starting to grow on me. Buerelein is absolutely f*cking worthless, but Macatee isn't half bad.

Thigpen going deep! Incomplete for Gonzalez. Not a good throw. And solid coverage as well by denver.

Buerelein just called Gonzalez a "potential" Hall of Famer. That's like saying Barack Obama is a "potential" President.

F*ck! Interception! Then stripped out by a Chiefs WR. Then recovered by denver. Ruled as an interception, fumble, and recovery.

(steve coming unhinged at herm's latest brain fart) Herm, this is why you don't f*cking challenge pointless catches over the middle! If we lose this challenge we are done for the game, with 44 minutes to play! This is just stupid. Absolutely stupid.

We will lose this challenge. That's an interception. God f*cking bless it. Our head coach wouldn't comprehend how to use replay even if Jesus Christ himself stood next to him on the sideline and told him what to do.

Holy sh*t, we won the challenge! What the hell was Scott Green looking at? denver dude had the ball, with his knee on the turf!

Chiefs gain an extra challenge. (Whew). Still doesn't forgive the stupidity of the first challenge, but at least we still have one.

So now its 3rd and 10 Chiefs at our own 32, I think.

Noone on the broadcast crew or officiating crew has pointed out we gained the 3rd challenge. I refuse to assume Herm knows on his own that he still has one.

Bowe and its close. 4th and about a yard.

Muy generoso spot. Muy generoso.

We're about 5 inches short.

Go! Go! Go! Go!

What decision, Steve Buerelein? You're 2-10! Go! Put Thigpen under center and fall forward! Don't d*ck around with a handoff, don't get cute, just f*cking fall forward with the QB!

Its what we do, Thigpen falls forward. This is close. This is going to be really close.

He got it! By maybe half an inch! 1st and 10 Chiefs at their own 43!

Make that our own 42.

Thigpen going deep! Incomplete for Jeff Webb. Awesome coverage by denver there.

I'd run a draw to LJ here, donkeys in cover 2.

Chan Gailey, meet Steve. Steve, meet Chan Gailey. LJ on the draw, gains 6.

3rd and a short 5 at almost midfield.

First down, Jeff Webb! Nice throw.

Christ, Buerelein sucks. He tried to do the Dr. Evil "laser" line to describe the throw. Awful.

Delay to LJ gets 8. 2nd and 2 at the denver 37.

LJ loses at least one, probably 2. Bad blocking by McIntosh, he just whiffed on his man.

Holy sh*t, how did Tony G catch that?!?! Into double coverage, excellent double coverage, he makes the catch, and gains 15 after the catch.

14th play of the drive upcoming. 1st and 10 at the donkeys 22.

Incomplete for Tony G. Not a good throw, Gonzalez was open for a solid 8, 9 yard gain.

Thigpen keeps it! Nice play call. Gets 6, maybe 7. 3rd and 3 at the donkeys 15.

Big play here.

LJ gets it offtackle! First and ten at the donkeys 13!

Timeout for a measurement. Makes no sense, he had it by a solid half yard.

The chains barely stretch into the screen, he was that clear of the marker.

17th play of the drive upcoming. This is Steve's Madden offense at its finest.

Thigpen play fake, bootleg ... TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS! Tony Gonzalez! 17 play drive, nearly 8 minutes off the clock, just f*cking awesome!

17-7 Chiefs!

Drew chimes in: "beat the donkeys!" Amen champ. Amen.

I'm really beginning to like Bill Macatee. I like people who don't take themselves seriously.

Gregg checks in: "he has good hands". Yes, yes he does pal.

Come on defense. Bury the bastards.

The dogs haven't had this many Meaty Bones during a Chiefs game in a long, long time. They're both standing next to the door right now, just waiting for the next one. I am loving this game so far.

Touchback on the kickoff. hillis gets 2 on first down.

Say what you want about the Gunther Cunningham era, only two numbers matter to me. 4 and 0. As in, career record vs denver.

Either I missed a play or CBS did, somehow its 3rd and 4.

marshall gains 20. Our defensive line sucks.

Well read screen. Tyler tackles the donkey for a loss of two.

2nd and 12. hillis gets 8, maybe 9.

3rd and 3. Great catch by hillis for the first down.

And he's hurt! hillis is hurt! Yes! Yes! Hell yes!

Awesome Dave Matthews American Express ad. I like that guy. Holy crap, Tina Turner's been a cardmember for as long as I've been alive. Boy that puts things in perspective.

Can't believe Grissom is leaving CSI. Sad. Especially since Grey's Anatomy is so utterly unwatchable right now that I'm getting back into CSI this year.

Dammit, hillis left under his own power.

royal gets 9 on a nice pass.

Looks like bell got the first. If he didn't he's barely short.

Another shot of hillis' sister. I am really developing a crush on the enemy here.

Playing the "MASH" theme song looking at all the injured donkeys. The name of the song is "Suicide is Painless". Hopefully some donkeys find out if that's true or not after the game.

3rd and 2 as we hit the 2 minute warning.

"The distinctive taste of Bud Light can be described in just one word". Crap?

cutler on a designed run, 1st and goal. Nice play call.

This play is "penal in nature". False start donkeys.

Buerelein: "you let the Chiefs hang around, they might begin to think they can play with you". Steve? WE ALREADY BEAT THESE GUYS! Jesus Christ, how the hell is this guy employed in broadcasting?

2nd and goal at the 15. Not much to royal. 3rd and goal at the 12.

Buerelein: "you get that one win, its amazing what it can do for your psyche", in describing the first Chiefs / donkeys game. Yeah. We lost 7 straight after that. Did wonders for the psyche Steve.

Touchdown marshall. 17-14, 1:05 to go in the half. Chiefs have all three timeouts, hopefully we try to move the ball to at least get 3.

K Rob returns the kick to the 27. Injured donkey on the play.

Chiefs go 4 wide. Bowe gets 4, maybe 5, gets out of bounds. Decent opening play.

First down D Bowe. Timeout Chiefs.

Just because Barth hasn't tried a 50 yarder doesn't mean he can't make it, Steve. God Buerelein sucks.

Thigpen incomplete on first down. Solid pass rush by denver.

Battle loses 2 on a blown up screen. Chiefs bleeding the clock out now.

We're at the half. Chiefs 17, donkeys 14. donkeys should get the ball.

Back in 15 minutes.

Or not. I'm going to enjoy the 2nd half as it unfolds. I'll post my thoughts on it later. Go Chiefs!