ZachKC
09-24-2007, 01:49 AM
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Chiefs coach Herm Edwards says that a football game comes down to someone making a play at the right time. And so it came to pass, in the 47th minute on the 23rd day of the ninth month, with the Chiefs trailing, with the crowd in despair, with the season on the brink of Biblical collapse, a hero emerged and made that play.
“Shoot,” KC Wolf said in an exclusive interview with The Star. “Drunk guys aren’t too hard to tackle.”
Yes, we often talk about the magic of Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs have won about three-quarters of their games here the last 20 years. They have crushed Super Bowl contenders here. They have intimidated old quarterbacks and broken young ones. They have won low-scoring mud-fights and high-scoring shootouts. They have won in blistering heat and torrential rain and driving snow.
This was a whole new way to win a football game.
The setup: The Chiefs trailed Minnesota 10-6 with 13:10 left in the fourth quarter. It was second and 10. That sounds bad enough, but you already know by now the game was much worse than the score. The Chiefs had unraveled. Chiefs quarterback Damon Huard stood on the field and screamed at the coaches because of the lousy play-calling. Chiefs running back Larry Johnson was so frustrated with the play calls, he threw the football and got a penalty. The offense had done nothing all day (or all season), the defense seemed a little shaky, the fans were muttering.
Then it happened. A drunken fan wearing a Chiefs jersey ran on the field. I’m assuming he was drunk — I didn’t actually give the guy a Breathalyzer — because of the bold and confident way he ran on the field. In the bars, they call that “liquid confidence.” I once had a friend who, when drunk, would swear that he had a fool-proof system to win at roulette.
The confident man ran on the field, and for the longest time nobody ran out to get him. The Chiefs’ security staff seemed about as alert as the Chiefs’ players. The man ran around, then he taunted the Vikings for a few seconds (one player even made a fake as if he were going to go after the guy), then he ran again. You can only imagine how Larry Johnson, who was manhandled all day (24 carries, 42 yards), felt seeing someone in a Chiefs jersey running in the open field.
Then, the yellow coats of security started to close in around the man. That’s when KC Wolf entered the scene. He ran on the field to help. In his 18-year career, KC Wolf has stopped two overzealous fans — one at Arrowhead and one (believe it or not) at the Pro Bowl. Wolf was not looking to be a hero. He just wanted to help block the man’s path.
But some have greatness thrust upon them. The man looked around, surveyed his situation, saw that he was being stalked by five security guards and also a 7-foot-2 wolf, and he made the rather shrewd strategic decision to run at KC Wolf.
That’s when KC Wolf took him down. Wolf stood up and belly-flopped on the guy and security guards. He flexed his muscles as security took the man away.
The crowd erupted in the loudest cheers of the day. The Chiefs’ sideline erupted in laughter. The cheerleaders erupted in dance. There were a lot of eruptions.
“That was awesome!” Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen said.
“That was classic!” Chiefs offensive guard Brian Waters said.
“Hilarious!” Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez said.
“That really was funny,” Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said.
Chiefs coach Herm Edwards says that a football game comes down to someone making a play at the right time. And so it came to pass, in the 47th minute on the 23rd day of the ninth month, with the Chiefs trailing, with the crowd in despair, with the season on the brink of Biblical collapse, a hero emerged and made that play.
“Shoot,” KC Wolf said in an exclusive interview with The Star. “Drunk guys aren’t too hard to tackle.”
Yes, we often talk about the magic of Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs have won about three-quarters of their games here the last 20 years. They have crushed Super Bowl contenders here. They have intimidated old quarterbacks and broken young ones. They have won low-scoring mud-fights and high-scoring shootouts. They have won in blistering heat and torrential rain and driving snow.
This was a whole new way to win a football game.
The setup: The Chiefs trailed Minnesota 10-6 with 13:10 left in the fourth quarter. It was second and 10. That sounds bad enough, but you already know by now the game was much worse than the score. The Chiefs had unraveled. Chiefs quarterback Damon Huard stood on the field and screamed at the coaches because of the lousy play-calling. Chiefs running back Larry Johnson was so frustrated with the play calls, he threw the football and got a penalty. The offense had done nothing all day (or all season), the defense seemed a little shaky, the fans were muttering.
Then it happened. A drunken fan wearing a Chiefs jersey ran on the field. I’m assuming he was drunk — I didn’t actually give the guy a Breathalyzer — because of the bold and confident way he ran on the field. In the bars, they call that “liquid confidence.” I once had a friend who, when drunk, would swear that he had a fool-proof system to win at roulette.
The confident man ran on the field, and for the longest time nobody ran out to get him. The Chiefs’ security staff seemed about as alert as the Chiefs’ players. The man ran around, then he taunted the Vikings for a few seconds (one player even made a fake as if he were going to go after the guy), then he ran again. You can only imagine how Larry Johnson, who was manhandled all day (24 carries, 42 yards), felt seeing someone in a Chiefs jersey running in the open field.
Then, the yellow coats of security started to close in around the man. That’s when KC Wolf entered the scene. He ran on the field to help. In his 18-year career, KC Wolf has stopped two overzealous fans — one at Arrowhead and one (believe it or not) at the Pro Bowl. Wolf was not looking to be a hero. He just wanted to help block the man’s path.
But some have greatness thrust upon them. The man looked around, surveyed his situation, saw that he was being stalked by five security guards and also a 7-foot-2 wolf, and he made the rather shrewd strategic decision to run at KC Wolf.
That’s when KC Wolf took him down. Wolf stood up and belly-flopped on the guy and security guards. He flexed his muscles as security took the man away.
The crowd erupted in the loudest cheers of the day. The Chiefs’ sideline erupted in laughter. The cheerleaders erupted in dance. There were a lot of eruptions.
“That was awesome!” Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen said.
“That was classic!” Chiefs offensive guard Brian Waters said.
“Hilarious!” Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez said.
“That really was funny,” Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said.