KC _ Jamaal Charles 44 run (Succop kick); 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:42 drive time, 12:25 remaining.
KC _ FG Succop 25; 7 plays, 67 yards, 2;52 drive time, 6:48 remaining.
Charles’ touchdown, the Chiefs’ first rushing TD of the season, came on fourth down and one . . . The Raiders lost a pair of big gains on back to back plays. First Darius Heyward-Bey dropped a deep pass at the KC 2. Then a 53-yard Russell to Louis Murphy pass was called back because of Robert Gallery’s tripping penalty . . . Cassel threw 41 yards to Dwayne Bowe on the Chiefs’ first play to the Oakland 33. One play later, a 24-yard pass to Chambers took the Chiefs to the Oakland 7. Three plays gained nothing and the Chiefs took another field goal . . . Savage went to the locker room with an ankle injury shortly before the half . . . Oakland took over at its 16 with 1:15 left. Russell suddenly found his accuracy. He passed 15 yards to Johnnie Lee Higgins on the first play and nine to Zach Miller on the second. His next two passes were broken up, leaving Oakland with a fourth and one at its 40 with 52 seconds left. Oakland punted, putting the Chiefs at their 11 with 44 seconds left. They were unable to score and took a three-point lead to the locker room.

Oak _ Justin Fargas 1 run (Sebastian Janikowski kick); 4 plays, 70 yards, 2:18 drive time, 12:42 remaining.

KC _ FG Ryan Succop 50; 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:27 drive time, 4:49 remaining.

Oak _ FG Janikowski 50; 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:36 drive time, 2:10 remaining.

It took the offensively challenged Raiders two plays to make the defensively challenged Chiefs look bad. Michael Bush ran 60 yards through the Chiefs to the KC 4 and Fargas scored two plays later . . . Oakland took possession on Chris Johnson’s interception at the Raiders’ 33. Matt Cassel was looking deep for Chris Chambers deep but Johnson went up and over Chambers to make the catch . . . The Chiefs forced Oakland to punt but the Chiefs for the second time were unable to gain a first down. Dustin Colquitt punted from the KC 10 and Oakland after a penalty on the return took possession at its 37 . . . The Chiefs again held and took possession with decent field position (their 32) for the first time . . . Johnson had great coverage on Chambers down the right sideline, but Chambers made a great catch for a 29-yard gain to the Oakland 39. Dantrell Savage dropped a pass in the flat on third and 3 and the Chiefs had to settle for the field goal . . . JaMarcus Russell threw a couple of off-target passes to open receivers on Oakland’s possession and the Raiders punted. Savage fumbled and Oakland recovered at the KC 37. Oakland gained just 5 yards in three plays but managed the field goal . . . Cassel’s 22-yard pass to Mark Bradley couldn’t quite dig the Chiefs out of a third down and 23 hole and the Chiefs punted.

Two of last week's starters, tight end Sean Ryan and safety DaJuan Morgan, are inactive for today's game in Oakland. The active tight ends are Leonard Pope and Brad Cottam. Jon McGraw will return to the starting lineup in Morgan's place.

The other inactive players are wide receiver Bobby Wade, linebackers Justin Rogers and David Herron, tight end Jake O'Connell and cornerback Donald Washington. Matt Gutierrez is the third quarterback.

It's my humble opinion, but barring a catastrophic turn of events in which a team's entire running back corps is wiped out, no NFL team is going to touch Larry Johnson this season.

The aggrevation factor totally outweighs his production.

At this point of the season, teams in the playoff race don't want to disrupt their chemistry. And teams out of the race need to look at their young players, not some 30-year old trouble-maker.

The Chiefs moved right guard Mike Goff to injured reserve on Wednesday, and he'll miss the rest of the season with his shoulder injury.

Andy Alleman is expected to move into the starting right guard position.

To fill the open roster spot, the Chiefs have re-signed linebacker Justin Rogers, who spent a week with the Chiefs earlier this season.

So much for Washington's interest in Larry Johnson, at least for now.

Washington, which likely will be without Clinton Portis (concussion) this week for its game against Denver, today placed safety Chris Horton on Injured Reserve and re-signed running back Quinton Ganther.

Ganther, originally signed with the team on Oct. 20, but was inactive for the team’s Week 7 contest against Philadelphia, prior to the Redskins bye week. He was released this past Saturday.

Larry Johnson spoke today for the first time on the Dan Patrick Show, and he had positive things to say about his experience in Kansas City.

Including this: "I was -- and still am -- the biggest Todd Haley fan," Johnson said, according to a transcription as posted by ProFootballTalk.com. "I am a big Todd Haley fan and I'm a Scott Pioli fan."

The NFL will not add to Larry Johnson's punishment for making anti-gay remarks on his Twitter account or to reporters in the Chiefs locker room.

The Chiefs suspended Johnson for two weeks _ one week without pay _ for his remarks and criticisms of coach Todd Haley and released him on Monday.

According to NFL senior vice-president Greg Aiello, that was sufficient.

"The club took disciplinary action in this matter,and we determined it was appropriate," Aiello told The Star in an e-mail.

The aura of Larry Johnson might remain for some time around the Chiefs practice facility but his physical presence was wiped clean by the time the media was allowed into the locker room at mid day.

The nameplate above his locker had been removed. His locker was empty other than three white towels neatly folded and stacked and a few clothes hangars.

Predictably, reaction from players was muted. No doubt they were mindful of the words that sent Johnson on his path out of town.

The Larry Johnson era is finished in Kansas City, and that means one of the most prolific runners in team history has his legacy: He will be remembered for his troubles and not his skills.

The Chiefs released Johnson on Monday morning, two weeks after he made disparaging comments that got him suspended two weeks. Johnson's suspension was scheduled to expire today.

But it seemed during those two weeks that, regardless of his suspension time table, he would never again wear a Chiefs uniform. It just seemed like too much of a stretch. Johnson became the face of poor judgment in Kansas City, and his last time wasn't his first time. He and Kansas City seemed a bad fit from the start, and Johnson complained and called out coaches and asked to be sent somewhere else for years.