Kansas, MO
Kyle Orton went 23-for-31 for 299 yards and kicker Ryan Succup converted all his four field goals and the Kansas City Chiefs ended the Green Bay Packers' immaculate run, 19-14 Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.
Hampered with injuries all season long, the Chiefs set aside distractions to pull off a stunner against the previously unbeaten Packers.
Orton played well in his first start with the Chiefs, orchestrating several key drives and finishing with a 104.1 quarterback rating.
Meanwhile, Succup opened things up for the Chiefs offense after scoring on two field goal attempts in the first quarter.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers put the Packers back in the match with a two-yard TD pass to Donald Driver In the third quarter.
But the Chiefs responded with two more field goal conversions from Succup and one-yard TD run by Jackie Battle in the fourth quarter.
Rodgers 8-yard TD run was not enough to prevent the Packers from suffering their first loss in 14 games.
Rodgers threw 17-for-35 for 235 yards in a so-so effort, while cornerback Charles Woodson led the Packers defense with 11 tackles.
With the defeat, the Packers fell short in duplicating the feat achieved by the New England Patriots, who went 16-0 in the regular-season but lost to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl XLII.
Coach Mike McCarthy downplayed the perfect season, insisting their goal was not to finish the season without a loss but to gain a home-field advantage throughout the postseason.
The Packers (13-1) have only two games left in their regular-season schedule, battling the Chicago Bears on Dec. 25 and Detroit Lions on Jan.1.
The Chiefs (6-8) will try to stay in the playoff picture as they play division rivals Oakland Raiders on Dec. 24 and Denver Broncos on Jan. 1.
Billick: Week 15 Recap
- NFL Teams Prepare For Final Stretch
- AFC Playoff Picture
- NFC Playoff Picture
- NFL Playoff Scenarios for Week 16
- NFL to Stream Super Bowl for First Time
- 49ers Overcome Power Outage and Steelers in Big Win
- Packers Lose, Colts Win on Wild NFL Sunday
- Orton and Succup Deliver Goods: Chiefs End Packers Perfect Season
- Cardinals Push Win Streak to Four with OT Victory Against Browns
- Dolphins Interim Head Coach Todd Bowles Gets First Win
- Romo Sharp: Cowboys Blow Out Bucs
- Playoff Races Heat Up: 22 Teams in Playoff Contention
- NFL to Remain on Broadcast TV
- Matt Ryan, Falcons Rip Jaguars 41-14
- Vikings QB Joe Webb Weaves Magic
- Stafford, Levy Come Through as Lions Pursue Playoff Spot
- Dolphins Fire Head Coach Tony Sparano
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Manning Throws for 400 Yards
Giants Take Control of NFC East - Tebow Magic Continues: Broncos Beat Bears in OT
- Lions Dodge Bullet on Final Play to Overcome Vikings
- Brady's Three Scoring Strikes Lift Patriots Over Redskins
- Big Ben's Next start in Jeopardy Due to Ankle Sprain
- Kansas City Chiefs Fire Head Coach Todd Haley
- Browns Colt McCoy Suffers Concussion from Helmet-to-Helmet Hit
- Time is Now for Bills Running Back C.J. Spiller
- Youth Football Players at Increased Risk for Stroke
- Giants Have Malice for Dallas as Cowboys Game Approaches
- Browns Can't Stop Hobbled Big Ben
- Four Games Remain as NFL Enters Final Quarter
- Green Bay Packers Continue March Towards Perfection
- Linebacker U Products: Lee and Bowman Emerging as NFL Stars
- NFL 2011 Week 14: What To Look For
- Bears Running Back Matt Forte Out 2-6 Weeks with MCL Sprain
- Giants Put Up Good Fight: Aaron Rodgers and Packers Just Too Much
- Rice Tops 200 Yards as Ravens Rout Browns
- Once Woeful Dolphins Pulvarize Streaking Raiders
- Big First Half for Johnson Helps Titans Past Bills
- Sleeping in Seattle: Eagles Suffer Embarrassing Loss to Seahawks
- Winning Helps Denver's Unconventional QB Tim Tebow Gain Fans
- Giants Likely to be Without Osi Umenyiora Against Packers
- Vikings Officially Release Donovan McNabb
- Playoff Races Heat Up: NFL Enters Final Month of Regular Season
- Aaron Rodgers Avoids 16-0 Talk
- Drew Brees Keeps Marching Saints Into End Zone
- Texans Hope Quarterback Jake Delhomme Has Something Left in Tank
- Two-Game Suspension for Lions Tackle Suh
- Jaguars Fire Coach Jack Del Rio After 3-8 Start
- Hapless Colts Can Defensive Coordinator Larry Coyer
- Janikowski Nails Six Field Goals: Raiders Take Down Bears
- Mark Sanchez Throws 4 TD Passes To Rally Jets Past Bills
- Tom Brady Gets Going with 3 TD Passes: Patriots Put Away Eagles
- Chris Johnson, Matt Hasselbeck Lead Titans Past Buccaneers
- Game-Winning Field Goal Lifts Bengals Over Bumbling Browns
- Stuffed! Ravens Suffocating Defense Halts 49ers
- Dan Bailey's Last Second Field Goal Lifts Cowboys Past Dolphins
- Packers Remain Undefeated with Turkey Day Win vs Lions
- Vick, Eagles Teammates Still Ailing; Corner Asomugha Hurt in Practice
- McCoy Coming into His Own at Quarterback for Browns
- Chiefs Claim Ex-Broncos Quarterback Kyle Orton
- 22 Teams Within Two Games of Playoff Spot
- NFL Serves Up Three Sizzling Courses of Thanksgiving Football
- Running Backs: Reliable Option in Passing Game
- Brees, Brady and Rodgers Chasing Marino's NFL Passing Mark
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