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INDIANAPOLIS -- Matt Cassel finally figured out how to beat the Colts on Sunday. He used the unbeatable combination of Dwayne Bowes size and Steve Breastons elusiveness. Cassel threw four touchdown passes -- two each to Bowe and Breaston -- to rally the Chiefs from a 17-point deficit for a 28-24 victory over winless Indianapolis. "He is a guy I trust with all my heart -- and the ball," Cassel said of Bowe. "Then you get Steve Breaston, who continues to make so many plays. They compliment each other very well. If youre going to double one, you cant double the other." Without paying a steep price as the Colts learned. Even Peyton Mannings return to the sideline couldnt detract from the impact of this big-play tandem. Kansas Citys comeback was the largest since Todd Haley took over as coach in 2009 and rekindled images of how the Chiefs (2-3) won the AFC West last season. Cassel was an efficient 21-of-29 for 257 yards with a rating of 138.9. Bowe caught seven passes for 128 yards and simply outmuscled the much smaller Jacob Lacey for many of them. Breaston caught four passes for 50 yards but made a spectacular effort to get into the end zone at the end of the first half and a terrific move against a backup cornerback to give the Chiefs their only lead with 5:15 left in the game. Jackie Battle also ran 19 times for 119 yards, enough to give the Chiefs their first win at Indy. "We just started doing things better," coach Todd Haley said. "Thats three weeks in a row with strong second halves. Thats our conditioning and hard work paying off in our favour. We did a good job wearing them out." Indy, one of three winless teams left in the league, is 0-5 for the first time since 1997 and has lost five straight for the first time in a decade. But this one was not Curtis Painters fault. With Manning around to advise to Painter and the receivers between series, Painter delivered a brilliant first half. He opened the game 12-of-17 for 237 yards with two TDs and a near-perfect 152.2 rating. A series of second-half drops prevented the Colts from moving the ball, though, and Painter finished 15-of-27 for 277 yards. He even managed to avoid getting sacked despite playing behind a makeshift offensive line. This time, it was the defence that broke down. "The offence was doing a great job in the first half, and we just kind of let down," Colts safety Antoine Bethea said. "We blew this." Bowe was the primary reason. He burned Lacey on a slant for a 41-yard touchdown in the first half, a play that seemed to spark Kansas Citys moribund offence. He repeatedly broke tackles for first downs. And when Cassel needed a play on first-and-goal from the Indy 5, of course he went to Bowe, who caught the TD pass despite Laceys deflection and pass interference penalty. That made the score 24-21. Two series later, with Bowe as the set-up guy, Cassel went the other direction and found Breaston matched up against rookie cornerback Chris Rucker. It was no contest -- an 11-yard TD reception for the go-ahead score. "Take your hats off to them," Colts receiver Reggie Wayne said. "They came out with a good game plan in the third quarter and they executed it well. I feel like we should be walking out of this game with a W, but we didnt get that done." Yes, Indy dominated early. Painter threw a six-yard TD pass to Pierre Garcon on the opening series and after a 53-yard field goal from Adam Vinatieri, hooked up with Garcon on a 67-yard TD pass to make it 17-0 less than 20 minutes into the game. Garcon finished with five catches for 125 yards. Then, after Bowes long TD catch, Painter led the Colts down the field again, setting up Delone Carter for a three-yard TD run that made it 24-7 with 1:09 left in the half. That was too much time for Cassel and Breaston, who made a nifty stop just before stepping out of bounds and dived across the goal line for a 16-yard score to make it 24-14 at the half. Painter had one chance to rally the Colts late, but his fourth-down pass was knocked away by Jon McGraw and the Chiefs held on for their second straight win. "This is a big win, a step in the right direction," Cassel said. "We kept our focus, and you could see the end result was very positive for us." Notes: Manning stayed about four to five yards back from the sideline and well down the field from plays. He was dressed in khaki pants, a white Colts shirt and a blue baseball hat. ... Pat McAfee hit the crossbar on his second kickoff of the game. ... Joseph Addai left the game with a right hamstring injury in the first quarter and did not return. ... Chiefs running back LeRon McClain injured his neck late in the first half. ... Carters TD was the first of his career. ... 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The Blue Jays looked like a lock to make the post-season for the second time in three years when they beat Detroit three out of four at Exhibition Stadium on the second last weekend of the season. However during that series, Tony Fernandez suffered a fractured elbow in a collision while making a play at second base. Days later Ernie Whitt suffered a rib injury while sliding into second and was knocked out for the rest of the season as well. With a depleted line-up, the Jays dropped their last seven games, including three in a row at Detroit on the final weekend and wound up behind the division-winning Tigers. In 1995, the year after the lost season, and two years after the second World Series victory, the Blue Jays re-acquired David Cone from Kansas City in spring training. Expectations soared. The season came unravelled though and Cone was ultimately traded to the New York Yankees. Roberto Alomar, who was in a contract year, had grown disenchanted with playing in Toronto. Alomar loudly voiced his displeasure when Cone was traded and he wasnt, and ultimately Robbie left for Baltimore as a free agent after the season. Oddly enough, Alomar made $5.5 million in his final year with the Jays. According to Baseball Reference.com, he only made $4.27 million in his first year with the Os. In 1997, it was the final break-up of those great World Series teams. Cito Gaston was fired with about a week to go in the season. In protest Joe Carter wore Citos number on his sleeve during the final week, and the following season joined Alomar in Baltimore as a free agent. 1998 saw the Blue Jays win 88 games under rookie manager Tim Johnson, the most they had won since the World Series years. But Johnson ultimately lost the respect of his team, when they discovered his motivational stories about serving in Vietnam were bogus. Johnson had been an instructor, but never actually went overseas and fought in the war. Over the winter Johnson tried to make amends. 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I had the pleasure and honour of working with Tom and Jerry Howarth and Bruce Brenner for 14 seasons in total. I can tell you Tom would have been mortified over whats happened with his beloved Blue Jays this season. Peavys Future Its a crazy time for this story to leak out. but Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.com claims the White Sox are not going to pick up the $22 million option on right hander Jake Peavys contract for next season. Peavy has had an incredible bounce-back season with the White Sox and has become the leader of their staff. His record is only 11-11, but his other numbers are good and he has become a leader and mentor on the staff. He would be the perfect fit on the Jays staff next season. Hell be 32, but has shown the durability to pitch nearly 200 innings this season and is a major reason Chicago is in first place in the AL Central. Hes not a $22 million pitcher anymore, but a three-year deal at $16 or $17 million per season might be enough to get him. 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