Poor situational football dooms Chiefs’ offense against Denver - Arrowhead Pride
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The Kansas City Chiefs lost their second straight game, 28-24, against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, falling to 5-2. The loss propelled Denver to first place in the AFC West standings and should leave the Chiefs scratching their heads. The Chiefs offense was fairly productive all game, with big plays from quarterback Patrick Mahomes and rookie running back Emmet Johnson. Heading into the fourth quarter, the Chiefs led 24-13, but ended the game with a punt, a missed field goal, and a turnover on downs in the final minutes. The Chiefs’ offense outgained Denver by nearly 100 yards, but lingering third-down issues and poor situational football led to critical failures in the game’s largest moments. First possession of the fourth quarter The fourth quarter started well for the Chiefs, with running back Kenneth Walker converting a third down and keeping the clock running. After gaining four yards on a zone-read look on first down, Mahomes barely missed Kelce on second down on a pass that would have put the Chiefs past midfield and in the driver’s seat. On the ensuing third down, Mahomes would go to Johnson, who had a monster game up to that point. [Image: https://platform.arrowheadpride.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2026/11/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-35.gif?quality=90&strip=all] This look is somewhere between an option and a rollout pass to Johnson. As it turned into a downfield pass, right tackle Jaylon Moore was deemed too far downfield, and officials called an illegal man downfield penalty; meanwhile, Johnson got as close as he could to a first down. It is hard to know the series of events on the field, but Johnson was ruled down about a foot short of a first, and then Denver head coach Sean Payton declined the penalty, making it fourth-and-1. No review of the…
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