Just the same, Reid will be the first to tell you that the team will have much to address over the coming week as it begins to prepare for the Jacksonville Jaguars.īut even if the Chiefs had played a perfect game, Reid he would have told you the same thing - and that’s the reason his after-bye record improved to 21-3. That theme exists because after a week of rest and introspection, his teams are usually well-prepared and sharp.īut on Sunday night, the Chiefs were anything but sharp - yet they still managed to salvage a victory from the jaws of defeat for one reason: great teams find a way to win. The play would have undoubtedly given the Chiefs new life - but instead, they punted back to the Titans.Įverybody likes to talk about Andy Reid’s record after the bye week because of how consistently good his teams have been in those games. On third-and-16 in the third quarter, Mahomes beautifully placed a ball that a wide-open Mecole Hardman needed to have - and the wideout dropped the pass. The tight end’s reaction depicted what most of the night was like for Kansas City - but when it came to mistakes, the team wasn’t even done. #ChiefsKingdom /TWoalTxljS- Jared Koller November 7, 2022 Later, tight end Travis Kelce dropped a pass that was tipped up in the air for an interception - one that would lead to three more Tennessee points. To be fair to the Chiefs, they did a solid job with Henry the rest of the night, but it was that explosive play that led to what might have become the game-winning touchdown.
In the second quarter - as Kansas City held onto a 9-7 lead (after the missed extra point) - safety Justin Reid bit on a Derrick Henry run a little too hard, rookie linebacker Leo Chenal was washed out of the play and Henry cut back to split both Reid and fellow safety Juan Thornhill for his longest run of the season: 56 yards. Kicker Harrison Butker, who had entered the season with his sights on becoming one of the game’s top kickers, missed both an extra point and a 47-yard field goal. Good teams win when they play well, but great teams win when they play poorlyĪgainst the Titans, the Chiefs made mistake after mistake. Like an NBA superstar such as LeBron James or Kobe Bryant, Mahomes put the team on his back when it seemed like it was beaten and the game was over. C7TnvNzNfu- Arrowhead Pride November 7, 2022 Then, a little bit later - in a play reminiscent of the 2019 AFC championship game - Mahomes scrambled to his right, running 14 yards to the end zone to bring the Chiefs within two. Knowing the team needed a spark - on third-and-17 in the fourth quarter - Mahomes scrambled 20 yards for the first down. Kansas City could not manage any kind of push in the running game - and Patrick Mahomes was far from comfortable.īut, alas, we should have remembered that it is in those moments in which Mahomes is most comfortable. Moreover, the Titans’ front - led by defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, who had called his shot - was absolutely bullying the Chiefs without having to call a blitz. The team was lifeless as it watched a rookie quarterback and his elite running back control the game on the other side.
Mahomes Magic is realĪt the midpoint of the fourth quarter, everything that could possibly be going wrong for the Chiefs was going wrong. That ties for the AFC’s best won-loss record. In the first game out of their bye week, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Tennessee Titans 20-17 in overtime.
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