Chiefs ride ground game past Bills
Rookie Clyde Edwards-Helaire showed had 161 yards rushing and Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes to Travis Kelce, leading the Chiefs to a 26-17 win over the host Bills on Monday night.
The game originally was scheduled for last Thursday but moved because of the Titans ’COVID-19 out brek.
The Bills (4-2) had to play the Titans last Tuesday due to the outbreak.
Ma homes finished 21 of 26 for 225 yards. His first scoring toss to Kelce was the 90th of his career in his 37th game, breaking the NFL record for fewest games to 90 TD passes. Hall of Famer Dan Marino had the previous mark at 40 games.
Darrel Williams scored on 13-yard run to cap a nearly eight-minute, 82-yard drive that gave the Chiefs a 20-10 lead with 1:18 left in the third quarter, effectively sealing the game.
The defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs are off to a their third 5-1 start in four seasons.
■ The NFL informed the Titans that its review of how the team handled its coronavirus outbreak has concluded and that the organization will face a potential fine, ESPN reported. Individuals will not be disciplined, and therewas no discussion of forfeiture of draft picks. ... The Panthers worked from home and will do so again Tuesday after backup G Michael Schofield tested positive for the cororavirus, according to reports. Essential personnel and players undergoing treatement for injuries were allowed at the team’s training room. ...
Titans Pro Bowl LT Taylor Lewan will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee. ... 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said RB Raheem Mostert “likely” will be place don IR with a high left ankle sprain. If so, Mostert would miss at least three games. ... Eagles Pro Bowl TE Zach Ertz will miss three to four weeks with a high ankle sprain, ESPN reported. Also, Eagles RB Miles Sanders likely will miss Thursday night’s game against the Giants because of a knee injury.
College football: Nebraska coach Scott Frost announced that junior QB Adrian Martinez will start the team’s season opener against No. 5 Ohio State on Saturday. Martinez, who had a recordsetting freshman season in 2018 but struggled at times last year, competed for the job with redshirt freshman Luke McCaffrey in the preseason. McCaffrey is the son of former NFL WRE d Mc Caffrey and the younger brother of NFL RB Christian McCaffrey. ... Kansas junior RB Pooka Williams announced that he’s opting out of the rest of the season for personal reasons. Williams, the Jayhawks’ leader in all-purpose yards in each of his three seasons, wants to be closer to his ailing mother in Louisiana.
Golf: Tiger Woods’ annual Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 18-man tournament that benefits Woods’ foundation was scheduled for Dec. 3-6 at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas, where the event has been played since 2015.