KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Punter Brian Moorman showed yet again why he is such a weapon for the Buffalo Bills.

With the Bills at their 20-yard line and holding a three-point lead at the end of the third

quarter, Moorman uncorked one of the best punts of his NFL career.

The ball sliced through the wind, landed at Kansas City's 25 and kept rolling until it

stopped at the 7 for a 73-yard punt, the ninth-longest in Bills history. It was the fourth

time Moorman recorded a punt of 70-plus yards, but this was his first since 2007.

And what a time to do it.

That punt helped the Bills regain the field-position edge, and spurred on the defense,

which forced a punt and three interceptions on the Chiefs' four possessions in the fourth

quarter.

"It was good timing," Moorman said. "I just wanted to go out there and swing easy and try

to hit a good ball because down on the field the wind was in my face.

"I knew if I could get it up high enough that it would carry because it had been during

pregame [warm-ups]. I didn't realize it was going to go that high. It's probably one of my

better punts ever. Just hit it pure and sometimes you come away with one of those."

The 73-yard punt capped a big day for Moorman, whose 53-yard average on four punts was the

fifth highest by a Bills punter (he owns four of the top five spots and six of the top 10).

Three of his punts were downed inside the 20.

The 53 yards was his gross and net average as the Chiefs did not record any punt return

yardage. To have a 40-yard net average is tremendous. To top 50 yards is like the holy grail

for punters.

"They don't come along too often," Moorman said. "It's definitely one of those things that

you like to see happen. But the main thing is getting the punts at the right time. If I can

help the team win I don't care if my net's 35 yards if they're all the right punts. To help

them with field position at the right time in the game is kind of fun."

Having a punter like Moorman makes the coverage team's job more enjoyable, too.

"Brian is phenomenal," linebacker Jon Corto said. "Any time we're in a jam or we're down at

our 10- or 20-yard line, we know that he's going to get off a big kick. It's almost like he

steps up at just the right time. I don't know how many times I've seen him bang one and bury

teams inside their 10 or 20. It's a credit to him. That's why he is a Pro Bowl punter."

Performances like Sunday's are what the Bills have come to expect from Moorman, who owns

the team record for career average and is on pace to break his single-season mark. He's not

only talented, he's alert. He saved the Bills from a delay of game penalty prior to Rian

Lindell's second-quarter field goal by calling time out as the play clock reached zero.

"We were in a double set where we were trying to draw them offsides and he saw that time was

running out," special teams coordinator Bobby April said. "The kid's good. He had a heck of a

game. He did everything great today.

"That 73-yarder not only turned field position, it took the crowd out of the game. The crowd

was going bananas and after that play they quieted down and then we came alive. Just the

situation and the way the game was going, it was as big a punt as he's had. It was huge."

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Cornerback Terrence McGee returned to the starting lineup Sunday, his first extended

appearance since having knee surgery during the bye week. He was sidelined for the first three

games after the bye, but made a cameo appearance last week against the New York Jets, coming

in briefly when Reggie Corner was injured.

It took McGee a while to get some of the rust off. He was beaten twice on deep routes by

Chiefs receiver Mark Bradley for what should have been second-quarter touchdowns, but both

passes were overthrown by quarterback Matt Cassel.

"On those two plays I got lucky," McGee said. "The first half really didn't go too well for

me, but the second half I played a little better."

While McGee is glad to be playing again, he admitted that he's still not 100 percent.

"I'd say I'm back as far as I'm finally on the field," said McGee, who got his first

interception of the season and 17th of his career. "I'm not going to lie to you, I don't feel

really like myself. But there are a lot of guys who get to this depth in the season aren't

feeling themselves. You just have to go out there and play."

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Bills receiver Terrell Owens was gracious when learning that Denver Broncos wideout Brandon

Marshall caught 21 passes against Indianapolis on Sunday, breaking Owens' NFL record.

"No more deserving of a guy than he is," Owens said of Marshall. "He's just been a hard

worker. They always said that he was the 'Baby T.O.' All records are meant to be broken at

some point. I wish him well. He's going to have a great career."

Owens caught 20 passes Dec. 17, 2000, against Chicago when he played for San Francisco. His

performance upstaged Jerry Rice's final game with the 49ers. The previous league mark was 18

catches by Tom Fears of the Los Angeles Rams (Dec. 3, 1950, against Green Bay).

"When I broke it I really didn't know much about the record," Owens said. "I didn't know

much about Tom Fears, either. It was one of those moments I had when we were kind of clicking.

I knew it was only a matter of time [that the record would be broken]."

While Owens lost one record, he moved up on another record list.

With a 9-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter, he moved into sole possession of

fourth place on the NFL's all-time career touchdowns list. His 146 TDs put him one ahead of

Marcus Allen and Randy Moss. Owens remains third on the career receiving TDs chart with 143,

one behind Moss.

. . . Running back Marshawn Lynch has eclipsed the 2,500-yard

rushing mark for his career (2,573). Lynch's 47-yard run was the Bills' longest of the season.

... Lindell made his 302nd consecutive extra point, the fourth longest streak in NFL history

behind Matt Stover (416, 1996-present), Jason Elam (371, 1993-2002) and Jeff Wilkins (371,

1999-2007).

. . . The Bills' inactives included cornerback Ashton Youboty,

wide receiver Justin Jenkins, cornerback Cary Harris, wide receiver James Hardy, tight end Joe

Klopfenstein, defensive end Chris Ellis and defensive tackle John McCargo.

Among the Chiefs' inactives was tight end Sean Ryan. The Buffalo native and St. Joe's

graduate celebrated the birth of his daughter, Sienna, on Tuesday.