Dal _ FG Folk 28; 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:04 drive time, 11:10 remaining.

Dal _ Austin 59 pass from Romo (Folk kick); 3 plays, 64 yards, 0:53 drive time, 2:16 remaining.

KC _ Bowe 16 pass from Cassel (Succop kick); 10 plays, 74 yards, 1:52 drive time, 0:24 remaining.

Austin made a spectacular catch early in the period, taking a long pass away from Brandon Carr along the left sideline for a 34-yard gain to the KC 36. Barber then ran for 17 yards and almost eluded Page for a touchdown. The Cowboys couldn’t overcome a false start penalty and had to settle for the tying field goal . . . Two penalties had the Chiefs facing a third and 26 from their own 11 but gained a first down when Dallas’ Alan Ball was penalized for hitting Bobby Wade in the head while breaking up a pass. Two Johnson runs gained 18 yards and moved the Chiefs to the Dallas 46. The Chiefs converted on third and 2 when Cassel sneaked to the Dallas 32. Succop then had a 53-yard field goal blocked when Jay Ratliff jumped over snapper Thomas Gafford and got his hand on the kick. Dallas took over at its 36 with 3:09 remaining . . . On third and 5, Romo beat a blitz with a quick pass to Austin. He broke tackle attempts by Maurice Leggett and Brown on his way to the end zone . . . Cassel made big throws to Bobby Wade for 25 yards on third down and on the TD to Bowe. Bowe’s catch came on fourth down.

KC _ FG Succop 38; 9 plays, 36 yards, 4:46 drive time, 6: 30 remaining.

Dal _ Tashard Choice 36 run (Folk kick); 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:35 drive time, 1:55 remaining.

The Chiefs punted on the first possession of the half but downed the kick at the Dallas 3 . . . Glenn Dorsey almost trapped Barber in the end zone for a safety on first down. The Cowboys had to punt and the Chiefs took possession at their 44 . . . Cassel’s seven-yard pass to Mark Bradley on third and 3 moved the Chiefs to the Dallas 27. Two incompletions on the next set of downs forced the Chiefs to take the field goal . . . Dallas’ Kevin Ogletree fumbled the kickoff but this time the ball went out of bounds, allowing the Cowboys to retain possession. Crayton dropped a pass on first down but Austin made it for it with a leaping grab of Romo’s third down pass. Romo’s nine-yard pass to Crayton on third down put the Cowboys at the KC 36. On the touchdown, Choice broke loose up the middle and then ran around Jarrad Page to the end zone.

KC _ FG Ryan Succop 47; 4 plays, minus-5 yards, 1:00 drive time, 14:13 remaining.

KC _ Mike Vrabel 1 pass from Cassel (Succop kick); 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:19 drive time, 11:00 remaining.

Dal _ FG Folk 21; 11 plays, 83 yards, 3:45 drive time, 1:49 remaining.

The Chiefs lost five yards on their possession and settled for the field goal. That gave the Chiefs their first lead since the fourth quarter of the Oakland game . . . The Cowboys coughed it up again when Romo fumbled the snap and Brown recovered to put the Chiefs at the Dallas 16. A nine-yard swing pass to Larry Johnson later put the Chiefs on the 4. Two Johnson carries took the Chiefs to the 1 and Vrabel was alone in the end zone on third down. . . . Dallas got its drive off to a strong start with Barber’s 11-yard run. Two penalties pushed Dallas backward and the Cowboys punted . . . Cassel passed 13 yards to Sean Ryan and 20 yards to Dwayne Bowe to move the Chiefs to the Dallas 47. Cassel was sacked by Keith Brooking for a seven-yard loss and the Chiefs couldn’t overcome the negative play. They eventually punted with Dallas taking over at the 13 . . . Passes of 17 and 37 yards to Austin took the Cowboys to the KC 20. On third and 8 from the 18, Romo beat a blitz to pass for 10 yards to Sam Hurd. On second down from the 4, Austin dropped what would have been a touchdown pass. The blitzing Jon McGraw forced a quick throw on third down and Romo’s pass was incomplete. The Cowboys took their three points.

The Cowboys moved past midfield on their first possession but Ron Edwards pushed them back when he tackled Marion Barber in the backfield and Dallas eventually punted . . . The Chiefs ran a flea-flicker on their second play. Matt Cassel’s pass for Mark Bradley was incomplete but the Cowboys were penalized for holding. That was the only first down the Chiefs would get on the possession . . . Tony Romo’s 18-yard pass to Patrick Crayton put the Cowboys at the KC 23. The Chiefs blitzed with Mike Brown, but Crayton beat rookie Donald Washington on a slant. Two plays later, Miles Austin beat Washington but Romo’s throw was too far in the end zone. Dallas eventually sent Nick Folk on the field for a 40-yard field goal attempt, but it went wide left . . . The Chiefs punted it back but Patrick Crayton fumbled and Maurice Leggett recovered for Kansas City at the Dallas 23.

Wide receiver Bobby Engram is among the inactives for today's game. So is Quinten Lawrence, so the Chiefs will go with Dwayne Bowe, Mark Bradley, Bobby Wade and Terrance Copper.

Engram has only five catches in the first five games, so evidently the Chiefs didn't believe they would miss much without him.

Running back Dantrell Savage, tight end Jake O'Connell, offensive lineman Ikechuku Ndukwe, linebacker Pierre Walters and cornerback Mike Richardson are the other Kansas City inactives.

The Chiefs could probably use Priest Holmes about now, and the former outstanding running back admits now that he would be tempted to make another return to the NFL – if not for a few recurring reminders of why he left. Holmes, who’s now 36, set numerous team records during his seven seasons with the Chiefs, including becoming the franchise’s all-time leading rusher. “Records are made to be broken,” Holmes said Friday, but they’re also made to be remembered. Holmes will be honored today at Arrowhead Stadium, shortly before kickoff.

Dallas tight end Martellus Bennett was asked what he thought next week would be like if the Cowboys lose to the winless Chiefs.

“I don’t think this team loses to the Chiefs,” Bennett told reporters.

“I’m not a what-if guy. I’m a right-now guy, reality guy. In all reality, the way we’re planning on preparing this week I don’t see it happening.”

Chiefs running back Larry Johnson, the cryptologist that he is, said Thursday that his strange but repeated use of the word "ego" to answer questions after Sunday's game was a puzzle ... that no one could solve.

Perhaps LJ has been reading the bestselling "The Lost Symbol," but unlike the ending of that book, Johnson's explanation was anything but clear.

He downplayed the discussion but said he has been frustrated with the Chiefs' lack of winning.

Here's something to gnaw on to pass a rainy Chiefs Thursday: If you had to, in effect, build around two Chiefs players, who would you choose?

Some background: My venerable colleague Randy Covitz pointed out to me this morning, in response to this morning's story on veteran linebacker Derrick Johnson, that if the NFL enters an uncapped year, Johnson might not yet become a free agent. Another interesting detail under that uncapped-year scenario is that each team would be awarded a second franchise tag, meaning two players instead of one could be labeled -- and paid like -- a franchise player.

Safety Jarrad Page said the NFL sent the Chiefs a letter acknowledging a mistake was made when Page was penalized for unnecessary roughness in last week’s loss to the Giants.

Page broke up a pass over the middle for wide receiver Steve Smith but was penalized for making helmet to helmet contact with Smith. Replays showed Page actually used his shoulder to hit Smith in the chest.

The Giants went on to score on a touchdown pass to Smith on the next play to take a 14-3 lead. They went on to win 27-16.