Beck lifts Phish over Chiefs

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08/17/2007 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Beck scored on a two-point conversion plunge following Patrick Cobbs' seven-yard touchdown run to give the Dolphins an 11-10 victory over the Chiefs in preseason action.

Beck, who completed 5-of-6 passes for 52 yards, engineered a 63-yard scoring drive that culminated with Cobbs' touchdown scamper with 4:36 remaining.

Justin Medlock's 43-yard field goal with just over nine minutes to play had given Kansas City a 10-3 lead prior to Miami's scoring drive.

Much of the hype preceding the game centered around the Chiefs' quarterback dilemma, and head coach Herman Edwards had hoped either veteran Damon Huard or second-year man Brodie Croyle would step up and emerge as the starter, but neither necessarily impressed.

Huard completed three of five passes for 26 yards in his three possessions. Croyle accounted for the Chiefs' touchdown, a 21-yard connection with Chris Hannon late in the second quarter, but also threw a costly interception that cost them another scoring opportunity.

Trent Green saw minimal action in his return to Kansas City, completing 4-of-7 passes for 41 yards. He played on just two offensive possessions before being replaced by Cleo Lemon, and then eventually Beck.

Chiefs rookie Curtis Printers completed 8-of-10 attempts in relief of Huard and Croyle, for 122 yards. He also rushed for 17 yards on two carries.

Ronnie Brown carried the ball 13 times for 57 yards for Miami, and Jesse Chatman had five catches 43 yards, including a 23-yarder.

The Kansas City ground attack, minus holdout Larry Johnson, managed just 61 yards on 27 carries.

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Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State

Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.

Work left to do:

Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.

Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.

Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.