KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ryan Succop wasnt offended when Titans coach Mike Mularkey elected to go for a 2-point conversion and the win Sunday rather than let him attempt the tying extra point against the Chiefs.Good thing, too. His confidence came in handy a few minutes later.The kicker who lost his job in Kansas City to an undrafted rookie in training camp a few years ago spoiled what was nearly a banner day for the Chiefs. He boomed a 53-yarder through the uprights on the final play of the game to give Tennessee a 19-17 victory crucial to its playoff hopes .I just kind of had to throw technique out the window a little bit and really go after it, said Succop, who came up short on his first try, only to get a do-over when Chiefs coach Andy Reid called timeout.I thought I hit the first one good and when it came up short there was a second in my mind, I wasnt even sure I could reach from there, Succop said. You could give me 10 kicks from there and I dont know if I could make one. Honestly.He made the only one that mattered.The victory was the third straight for the Titans (8-6) and kept them tied with Houston atop the AFC South. It also dashed a chance for the Chiefs (10-4) to clinch their spot in the playoffs. They came into the day tied with the Raiders for first in the AFC West.Mularkey said the decision to go for 2 after Derrick Henrys second TD run made it 17-16 with 3:12 to go had nothing to do with Succops leg. Rather, it had everything to do with his confidence in his team.I wanted to make a statement, Mularkey said. When we had the ball, I went around the sideline. I talked to the guys on this team, our leaders, and I said, `This is my plan. And they were all, `Lets go. They knew before the drive started we were going for it.Meanwhile, the Chiefs kept squandering chances to put the game away.Twice they were stuffed at the 1-yard line in the first half and came away without points, and Alex Smith threw an interception in the end zone early in the second to ruin another drive. They also had a hard time converting third downs, going 4 for 14 and continuing a season-long trend.I take the responsibility for that, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. Weve got to do a better job, I do, of coaching them up and putting them in positions to make plays.As the Titans and Chiefs continue their playoff pursuit, here are some more key takeaways:MARVELOUS MARCUS: Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota fumbled the ball away and threw an interception , and was having an otherwise miserable day until the fourth quarter. But after leading his team to a touchdown to get back in the game, he made three crucial completions to set up Succops winning field goal.We had to get down and get to the 50-yard range for Ryan. We knew if we could get a couple big plays that we would have a chance at it, he said. Ryan did a great job of finishing it off at the end.MARVELOUS MURRAY: The Titans DeMarco Murray carried 18 times for 89 yards while catching five passes for 52 yards. For a big stretch of the game, he was the teams only consistent offense.SECOND-HALF WOES: The Chiefs have not scored an offensive touchdown in the second half the last two weeks, and only scored one in the second half dating to their overtime win in Denver on Nov. 27.Every second half is different, Smith said. Certainly today, yeah, frustrating. A lot of plays to be made out there. ... If we could make one or two of them its a different day.BUNDLED UP: It was 1 degree at kickoff, making it the coldest game at Arrowhead Stadium since records have been kept beginning in 1994. The wind chill of minus-9 was second to a 2008 game against Miami, when it was minus-12 at kickoff. In fact, it was so cold that fuses that operate the massive scoreboard in the west end zone froze, leaving a corner of it blank for much of the game.It was tough for both teams, said Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos, a native of Brazil. Tough day.UP NEXT: The Titans visit Jacksonville, which fired coach Gus Bradley on Sunday, next weekend before facing the Texans to finish the regular season. Kansas City gets Denver at home on Christmas night.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL---This story has been corrected to fix the score in the headline to 19-17. Patrik Laine Jersey . The team said Saturday that Lopez was hurt during its 121-120 overtime loss at Philadelphia on Friday. 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From a 19-year-old, it was exceptional.There is more than a hint of Alastair Cook about Lawrence. It is not just his precocious achievements - Lawrences polished century against Surrey in just his second Championship game made him (aged 17 years and 290 days) Essexs youngest centurion and the third youngest in the history of the Championship - but his ability to concentrate for long periods and complement his obvious flair with discipline and patience.There were some fine strokes in this innings; not least the flowing drive off Richard Jones to reach his third century of the campaign (no Essex batsman has made more) and the fourth of his career. But it was more his ability to defend and leave the moving ball that marked him out as a special talent. Like Cook, he oozes Test match temperament.He shared in two century stands - 125 for the sixth wicket and 130 for the seventh - turning a probable first innings deficit into an imposing lead. And he helped secure four batting bonus points that looked mighty unlikely in the morning.There will, as ever, be a temptation to mitigate this success with the disclaimer that it came against Division Two bowling. It is, to a degree, a fair point, too.But this has been a high quality game and this is a good Leicestershire attack. While Dieter Klein tired noticeably during the day - you might say he deKleined - he generated good pace in his early spells (he had 3 for 14 at one stage), has a quick bouncer and a dangerous, swinging full ball that accounted for Cook on the first evening and Nick Browne from the first delivery of the day.Jones generates movement at a good pace - it really is a mystery that he has not enjoyed more sustained success - while Ben Raine is the sort of nagging, disciplined seamer that captains love. Charlie Shreck, meanwhile, produced such a beautiful delivery to account for Ravi Bopara - the ball swung late, beat the outside edge and clipped the top of off stump - that there was a temptation to have a cigarette after it.Lawrence has shown an ability to read the situation that bodes well for his future, too. While at Cheltenham he reached his century from 162 balls, here he understood that the game was in the balance and he needed to see his side through a tough perriod.dddddddddddd He took 144 balls to reach his 50, the ball moving in the air and off the pitch, and 226 to reach three figures as the sun quickened a slow surface and drained the attack.It was his captain, Ryan ten Doeschate, who produced the most fluent batting of the day. While all other have batsmen in this match have struggled to score at a rate of 50-runs per 100 balls, ten Doescahte made 86 from 83 deliveries. If he had a little fortune early on - in ducking a Shreck bouncer, he was fortunate that the ball struck the back of the bat and sped to the boundary - he put away the poor ball sweetly and ran swiftly between the wickets. He missed out on the century he deserved when he was drawn into pushing at one outside off stump and edged to the keeper.While James Foster was cautious initially - his first boundary came from his 59th ball and, until then, he had scored just 12 - he accelerated against a tired attack and the second new ball and left Leicestershire looking visibly frustrated and weary in the field.They are not out of this match, though. If the used surface deteriorates, as they hope, in the fourth innings, Essex could yet find themselves batting last with a tricky chase. But the extra overs bowled in the first innings may show in the legs of the Leicestershire bowlers in the second and the absence of a spinner is far from ideal.Meanwhile Essex announced that Jesse Ryder, their overseas player, has been released from the remainder of his contract and allowed to return to New Zealand without delay. While Ryder has contributed some outstanding innings in white-ball cricket this season, he suffered a calf injury that prevented him from playing four-day cricket in recent weeks.In truth, Ryders three-year spell with Essex has been at least as notable for his gentle swing bowling as his batting. Making use of the green surfaces that were prevalent in county cricket for a couple of years, he claimed 92 first-class wickets at an average of 24.71 for the club. With the bat he averaged 36.53. The improved pitches this season limited his effectiveness with the ball and, as a consequence, he took only one Championship wicket. It seems unlikely that he will return.Essex do have plans for further recruitment, though. As well as Varun Chopra, already secured from Warwickshire, the club has spoken to Mohammad Amir, with a view to him fulfilling the role of overseas player from late June next year. Rumours also persist that Adam Wheater may one day return from Hampshire. Foster, as he has shown in this game, remains a high-quality player but, now aged 36, he hopes to combine his playing career with his future in education next year. Wholesale NFL Womens Jerseys China Womens NFL Jerseys Nike NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys Outlet Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale NFL White Jerseys Discount Jerseys ' ' '