Kansas City beats Seattle 17-6 after rain delay of nearly an hour
By Doug Tucker
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On a
rainy night when violent storms
suspended play for almost an
hour, the winning team should
have been the one with Watters.
But Rich Gannon, atoning for
three lost fumbles, scored on a 4
yard run and connected with An
dre Rison on an 80-yard touch
down Sunday night as Kansas
City beat Seattle 17-6 following a
first-half downpour and a 54
minute delay.
As torrential rains pelted the
field and lightning flashed across
the nighttime sky, NFL officials
halted play at 8:14 CDT, with 7:10
left in the second quarter and the
score knotted 3-all. Halftime was
cut in half to six minutes.
Weather officials said 3.66
inches of rain fell in downtown
Kansas City in a two-hour period
starting just before kickoff, but
rainfall totals of 6 inches or more
were registered across the area.
Only a light rain fell most of the
second half, but the muddy condi
tions contributed to sloppier play,
including two lost fumbles by
Seattle running back Ricky Wat
ters and five for the Chiefs (4-1),
one short of the 29-year-old team
record.
The torrential, chaotic condi
tions may have been the reason
the Seahawks (3-2) lost quarter
back Warren Moon, who was in
jured on the final play before the
delay and replaced by Friesz.
Moon, 41, ran the ball for a 1-yard
loss and bruised his ribs.
The Chiefs handed the Sea
hawks several scoring opportuni
ties as Gannon, making his fourth
start in place of the injured Elvis
Grbac,gaveup the slippery ball on
the Chiefs’ 17-and 7-yard lines.
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