Chiefs 27, Rams 13
ST. LOUIS - Matt Cassel returned to the lineup 11 days after an emergency appendectomy and threw a touchdown pass in leading Kansas City (9-5) to victory over St. Louis (6-8).
Jamaal Charles scored on a short run and helped clinch it with a late 80-yard burst for the Chiefs, who retained a one-game lead over the Chargers in the AFC West.
The Rams remained tied with Seattle, which lost to Atlanta, atop the NFC West.
Kansas City 0 14 3 10 – 27
St. Louis 6 0 0 7 – 13
First quarter
StL–FG Jo.Brown 37, 6:56.
StL–FG Jo.Brown 52, 4:43.
Second quarter
KC–Pope 2 pass from Cassel (Succop kick), 6:49.
KC–Charles 2 run (Succop kick), 1:47.
Third quarter
KC–FG Succop 53, 10:26.
Fourth quarter
KC–FG Succop 38, 12:20.
StL–Jackson 5 run (Jo.Brown kick), 4:04.
KC–Jones 2 run (Succop kick), 3:26.
Attendance: 55,669.
KC StL
First downs 21 14
Total Net Yards 383 224
Rushes-yards 42-210 21-69
Passing 173 155
Punt Returns 8-74 3-48
Kickoff Returns 4-62 6-149
Interceptions Ret. 2-24 1-8
Comp-Att-Int 15-29-1 21-43-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-11 3-26
Punts 6-47.5 8-46.4
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 5-40 9-60
Time of Possession 31:44 28:16
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Kansas City, Charles 11-126, Jones 22-62, Cassel 6-17, Battle 2-9, McCluster 1-(minus 4). St. Louis, Jackson 19-67, Bradford 2-2.
Passing: Kansas City, Cassel 15-29-1-184. St. Louis, Bradford 21-43-2-181.
Receiving: Kansas City, Chambers 3-42, Charles 3-27, Moeaki 3-25, Bowe 2-53, Jones 1-16, Castille 1-12, McCluster 1-7, Pope 1-2. St. Louis, Amendola 7-60, Jackson 5-37, Fells 4-47, B.Gibson 3-29, Robinson 2-8.
Missed Field Goals: None.