Green, Gonzalez Are Too Much for Dolphins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —  This would be a good week for Trent Green bashers to give it a rest.

With his finest game since 1999, Green threw five touchdown passes--three to Tony Gonzalez--to lead Kansas City past previously unbeaten Miami, 48-30, Sunday.

He even ran for 48 yards and threw a textbook block on Priest Holmes’ touchdown run.

“It’s fun to have a day like that,” said Green, who completed 24 of 34 passes for 328 yards. “Throw the block in there and that makes it that much more enjoyable.”

Green also didn’t throw an interception. He had an NFL-high 24 interceptions last season.

The Chiefs (2-2) scored five touchdowns the previous Sunday against New England’s respected defense and are averaging 35.5 points. In their first three games, the Dolphins had given up an average of 12.3 points.

Safety Greg Wesley intercepted three of Jay Fiedler’s passes in the final eight minutes, setting up the final 10 points for the underdog Chiefs, who had lost five in a row to the Dolphins (3-1).

“It was just a frustrating day and a humbling experience,” said Miami safety Brock Marion, who was draped all over Gonzalez when he made his third touchdown catch.

Added Dolphin linebacker Zach Thomas: “I didn’t expect their passing game to be that good.”

Gonzalez, the All-Pro tight end who missed all of training camp because of a contract holdout, caught seven passes for 140 yards. He set the tone early with a 30-yard gain to set up his nine-yard touchdown reception.

“It was something we saw on film, where the guy covers me man-to-man and the middle of the field is wide open,” he said. “We saw Zach Thomas isn’t that tall [5 feet 11] and I’m able to jump over him.”

Running backs Ricky Williams and Holmes, meanwhile, were almost relegated to bit players on a day that featured 849 yards of offense.

Miami’s Williams rushed for 66 yards, including a three-yard touchdown. Holmes caught six passes for 63 yards and ran for 52, including the 25-yard touch- down.

It was the biggest sports day in Kansas City area history, with NASCAR’s Winston Cup race drawing about 80,000 at Kansas Speedway, along with a paid attendance of 78,178 for the Chiefs game.