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Kafka comes through at finish to lift Eagles

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mike Kafka's 18-yard touchdown pass to Riley Cooper in the closing seconds boosted the Philadelphia Eagles past Kansas City 20-17 on Friday night, making Todd Haley 0-7 in preseason games as the Chiefs' head coach.

The Chiefs' offense got off to a horrendous start, and Kevin Kolb, who's attempting to replace Donovan McNabb as the Eagles' starting quarterback, sputtered for most of his time on the field.

Chiefs rookie linebacker Cameron Sheffield was immobilized and had to be taken away on a cart after a helmet-to-helmet tackle on Mike Bell left him motionless on the field. The Chiefs said only that Sheffield had a neck injury and was being further evaluated.

Kafka, a rookie out of Northwestern, led the Philadelphia reserves on an eight-play, 80-yard drive against the Chiefs backups to pull out the win.

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