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According to ESPN.com's Adam Teicher, Dwayne Bowe isn’t waiting until Sunday’s game against the Broncos to try to provide that lift. He indicated that process started earlier in the week, shortly after his return for a one-game NFL suspension for a violation of the league’s substance-abuse policy.
“Just be myself,’’ Bowe said when asked what he wanted to accomplish this week. “Come in jovial, come in picking guys up and letting them know it’s one game at a time, one play at a time. Just play with energy, just play with passion, just play your game. That’s what I’m preaching to everyone in the locker room, and that’s what we’ve got to bring if we’re going to beat the Denver Broncos.’’
That’s all good, but what the Chiefs really need from Bowe is to play on Sunday as he did earlier in his career. One reason the Chiefs floundered on offense against the Tennessee Titans is that their wide receivers caught just eight passes, which is tied for last in the league with the New York Giants.
“Being a playmaker, you want to make plays whenever the ball is being thrown,’’ said Bowe, who watched the game on TV at his home in Kansas City. “It was hard watching. I’ve seen myself making some of the plays that [weren’t] made. If they happen again, I’ll be out there to make those plays.
“I wish I could have been out there to help my team, but things happen and you move forward and you learn from them and you try to let it not happen again.’’
Remember: Bowe was back on the practice field Wednesday for the first time in several weeks. Before sitting out last week, he'd been held out of practice for two weeks after suffering a strained quadriceps on August 17. Head coach Andy Reid indicated Bowe would be worked in slowly but should play against Denver.