Williams, Panthers maul Chiefs

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10/05/2008 - Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - DeAngelo Williams ran for two touchdowns and caught a scoring pass in Carolina's 34-0 drubbing of the listless Kansas City Chiefs.

Williams gained a career-high 123 yards on 20 carries for the Panthers (4-1), while Jonathan Stewart added 72 yards rushing. Jake Delhomme completed 14- of-22 passes for 236 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Steve Smith led all Panthers receivers with 96 yards on six grabs.

Damon Huard struggled mightily for Kansas City (1-4), which was coming off a surprisingly decisive 33-19 triumph over previously unbeaten Denver last Sunday. Huard, who became the first Kansas City signal-caller to start consecutive games this season, connected on 10-of-21 throws for 86 yards and two interceptions before he was replaced by Tyler Thigpen early in the fourth quarter. Larry Johnson was limited to just two yards rushing on seven carries.

"I think we're just playing good team defense," said Panthers coach John Fox. "The best pass defense in the world is a pass rush. I thought we fed off of each other pretty well. We just played good all-around team defense out there."

The Chiefs, who were shutout for the first since December 28, 2002 versus Oakland (24-0), mustered only 127 yards of total offense, including a paltry 35 yards on the ground.

"Our staff and I didn't see that coming at all," said Chiefs coach Herm Edwards. "We were a confident team after last week's game and then we come in here and acted like we never played before. It just wasn't very good."

The lone bright spot was tight end Tony Gonzalez, who became the all- time leader in receiving yards at his position. Gonzalez broke the record with a six-yard catch in the latter stages of the first quarter. The reception gave him 10,064 career yards, surpassing Shannon Sharpe's previous record of 10,060.

After Kansas City went three-and-out in its first series, the Panthers began their second drive at the Chiefs' 46. Seven plays later, Williams raced 10 yards up the middle to put Carolina on the board with 5:10 remaining in the first quarter.

The Panthers struck again at the 5:09 mark of the second quarter, mounting a seven-play, 80-yard drive that was capped by Delhomme's 25-yard touchdown pass to Williams. Carolina got the ball back at its own 17 yard line following a punt and proceeded to march the length of the field in 11 plays. Williams' 32-yard touchdown run gave the Panthers a commanding 21-0 lead at halftime.

Kansas City's struggles continued in the third quarter. On the first play of the second half, Julius Peppers swatted the ball out of Huard's hand and Damione Lewis recovered the fumble at the Chiefs' 28. The Panthers failed to capitalize as Delhomme's intended pass to Smith was picked off by Jarrad Page in the end zone.

Huard's first throw on the ensuing series landed in the hands of Jon Beason, and Carolina converted the turnover into a 32-yard field goal by John Kasay. The Panthers then cashed in on another Kansas City turnover later in the third, as Huard was intercepted by Ken Lucas, who rumbled 43 yards to the Carolina 48. Three plays later, Delhomme threw a quick slant to Muhsin Muhammad that resulted in a 47-yard touchdown.

Kasay kicked a 43-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to finish the scoring.

Game Notes

Carolina recorded its first shutout since a 15-0 win over St. Louis on November 19, 2006...Thigpen went 5-of-10 for 37 yards...Kansas City had only eight first downs...Williams notched his first-career three-touchdown game.

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Big 12 Conference betting odds

Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State

Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.

Work left to do:

Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.

Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.

Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.