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Going 2-1 and stunning then-undefeated Green Bay as Kansas City's interim head coach meant a lot more than gratification for Romeo Crennel.

It also persuaded the Kansas City Chiefs to give the affable defensive specialist a second chance to be an NFL head coach.

The Chiefs announced Monday that Crennel was the official replacement for the fired Todd Haley, removing the interim tag he bore for...

The Kansas City Chiefs made Romeo Crennel the permanent head coach on Monday after he led the floundering team to a pair of wins late in the season.

San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner yells after a penalty against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of the Chiefs' win in their home opener NFL football game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri September 13, 2010.

Oakland Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer is pressured by Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Tyson Jackson during the first half of an NFL football game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, Dec.

The Green Bay Packers ' perfect season came to a crashing halt on Sunday against the beleaguered Kansas City Chiefs, who rallied behind interim coach Romeo Crennel and new quarterback Kyle Orton to a shocking 19-14 victory.

The Kansas City Chiefs fired coach Todd Haley on Monday, less than a year after he led the team to the AFC West title, and appointed Romeo Crennel the interim coach.

The injury-ravaged Chiefs dropped to 5-8 after Sunday's 37-10 loss the New York Jets in which they committed 11 penalties for 128 yards, including a 15-yarder on Haley for unsportsmanlike conduct.

WHAT A RUSH: Shonn Greene makes progress for the New York Jets in their NFL win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Ben Roethlisberger joked that the broken thumb on his throwing hand was "still attached" after Sunday night's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.