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.

As proof they are making an honest effort to find better offensive linemen, the Chiefs worked out a former All-American college wrestler who didn't play football at Kent State or even in high school, for that matter.

He is Jermail Porter, who had a brief trial in camp this year with the Patriots. There are no indications the Chiefs will sign Porter any time soon, but it's possible he could wind up as an off-season developmental project.

So Jared Allen had a pretty solid game Monday night against the Packers. Not sure if you saw it, but Allen had 4 1/2 sacks, a safety and a forced fumble. Yep, pretty solid.

I was watching. I kept watching as Allen exploited Green Bay's awful offensive line and took advantage of a quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, who's still clearly green and uncomfortable when his protection breaks down. A good pass rusher takes advantage of an opponent's weaknesses, and time after time, Allen kept doing that strange little dance he does, where he pretends to stir a salad and then extends his arms.

NY _ Hakeem Nicks 54 pass from Manning (Tynes kick); 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:08 drive time, 13:17 remaining.

KC _ Sean Ryan 1 pass from Cassel (run failed); 11 plays, 48 yards, 3:51 drive time, 9:26 remaining.

KC _ Bobby Wade 2 pass from Cassel (Succop kick); 12 plays, 59 yards, 3:34 drive time, 4:54 remaining.

Maurice Leggett had the chance to tackle Nicks before he got to the end zone but Nicks avoided Leggett with a nifty move . . . Johnson ran for 19 yards to put the Chiefs at the New York 29. On fourth and 11 from the 30, Engram took a short pass and was able to run for the first down. The Chiefs converted again on fourth down on an 11-yard Cassel pass to Dwayne Bowe. After Ryan’s TD catch, he was penalized for a false start on KC’s two-point try, pushing the Chiefs back to the 7. New York’s Dave Tollefson gave gave the Chiefs four yards back on an offside penalty. Finally, Cassel tried scrambling for the two points but was stopped short of the end zone . . . Cassel threw for 43 yards to Ryan down the middle to the New York 6 on Kansas City’s next possession. The Giants were called for pass intereference in the end zone on fourth down, giving the Chiefs the ball at the New York 1. On fourth and goal from the 2, Wade laid out in the end zone for a diving TD . . . Smith caught the onside kick, giving New York the ball at the KC 44. But the Giants punted and the Chiefs took over at their 20 with 3:56 remaining . . . They turned it over on downs with 2:28 remaining. The Giants returned that favor, but left the Chiefs just 15 seconds.

NY _ FG Tynes 40; 8 plays, 20 yards, 4:38 drive time, 10:22 remaining.

The Chiefs tried an onside kick but to start the half but the Giants recovered at the KC 42. Bradshaw took a direct snap on fourth and 3 and ran for nine yards and the first down. That set up the field goal . . . Cassel was sacked twice on the Chiefs’ next possession . . . Smith continued his big day with a 19-yard catch from Manning to the KC 45. Tynes eventually came on for another field goal attempt, this one from 39 yards, but it went wide right and the Chiefs deficit remained at 20-3.

NY _ Smith 25 pass from Manning (Tynes kick); 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:39 drive time, 13:33 remaining.

NY _ FG Tynes 25; 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:49 drive time, 0:00 remaining.

An 11-yard run by Ahmad Bradshaw put the Giants past midfield. After a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Jarrad Page, apparently for a helmet to helmet hit on Smith, Manning went right back to Smith for the TD on the next play . . . An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Demorrio Williams moved the Giants past midfield midway through the period. Manning threw for Smith on third down from the 35, but the pass was incomplete. New York punted and the Chiefs took possession on their 9 . . . Johnson broke through the middle for 15 yards on the next play. An 18-yard pass to Engram on third down allowed the Chiefs to continue the drive. The Chiefs faced a fourth and 4 from the 50 at the two-minute warning. They tried to pull the Giants offside but Cassel was called for a false start penalty and the Chiefs punted . . . The Giants neared midfield on a 13-yard Manning to Smith pass. Smith caught yet another pass, this one for 21 yards, to the KC 38. On third and 3 from the 31, Manning passed 24 yards to Kevin Boss. The Giants then took the field goal for a 17-3 halftime lead.

Former Chiefs linebacker Zach Thomas, the longtime former Miami great, has reportedly filed a grievance against the Chiefs for releasing him without injury pay.

According to an ESPN report, Thomas is trying to recoup his $1 million salary because, the report states, he had a concussion when the Chiefs released him. Thomas, who was named to seven Pro Bowls while with the Dolphins, missed all but five days of training camp with the Chiefs. He had been expected to be a starting inside linebacker for Kansas City.

NY _ Steve Smith 3 pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick); 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:04 drive time, 12:44 remaining.

KC _ FG Ryan Succop 34; 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:35 drive time, 4:58 remaining.

The game kicked off and, again, Arrowhead Stadium had some sections in the upper and clubs levels with large areas of open seats. The owners of those seats must have known something because on the field, Jamaal Charles fumbled the opening kickoff and the Giants recovered at the Kansas City 16. Five plays later, New York led 7-0. The big play on the drive was Manning’s six-yard pass to Smith on third and 5 to the KC 5 . . . The Chiefs ran plays from the wildcat formation on their first two plays. Larry Johnson gained two yards on first down and handed to Jamaal Charles for no gain on second down. Matt Cassel took the snap from shotgun formation on third down, was chased from the pocket and then hit and fumbled. Cassel recovered but the Chiefs punted . . . The Chiefs got the ball back when Tanmba Hali sacked Manning and knocked the ball loose. Glenn Dorsey recovered at the New York 36. Later, on third down from the 16, Bobby Engram had a step on linebacker Michael Boley in the end zone but Cassel’s pass didn’t have enough air underneath and hit Boley in the back of the head. The Chiefs had to settle for the field goal . . . Mario Manningham beat Brandon Flowers on a deep pattern for 43 yards to the KC 16. Flowers got it back two plays later when Manningham dropped a pass and deflected it to Flowers for an interception. The Chiefs took over at their 20. They were forced to punt after running three plays.

He's active. Ikechuku Ndukwe, the demoted starting right tackle, is not. Wade Smith and Andy Alleman are the available reserve offensive linemen today.

The other inactive players are wide receiver Quinten Lawrence, running back Dantrell Savage, tight ends Jake O'Connell and Brad Cottam, linebacker Pierre Walters and cornerback Mike Richardson. Matt Gutierrez is the third quarterback.

The Giants will play without, among others, injured defensive tackle Chris Canty and cornerback Aaron Ross. Ahmad Bradshaw and Justin Tuck are active and will play.

Dwayne Bowe was in practice gear and working during the individual drills portion of today's workout. Looked like he was moving well, too.