The Kansas City Chiefs are in an absolute tailspin, dropping their second straight game after a blazing 5-0 start. They crumbled to a 28-24 loss against the Denver Broncos in Week 8, blowing a massive 11-point fourth-quarter lead. Seriously, how do you go from up 24-13 in the final quarter and still lose? It’s just brutal.
The Collapse That Sparked Fan Fury
After a perfect 5-0 run, seeing them now sitting at 5-2 is a gut punch, and the way they got there, giving up a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter, is unforgivable. Fans in the Arrowhead Pride community, especially on The Feed and X, are absolutely boiling over, and they are not holding back on who deserves the most blame. It is a full-blown blame game, and pretty much everyone is taking heat.
Andy Reid, the head coach, is at the top of many fans’ “sh, list,” according to CaliChief619, for “terrible play calls and game management.” The lack of toss, counters, sweeps, or zone stretch plays for K9 has fans baffled. CaliChief619 even drew a stark comparison, saying it “definitely feels like Reid’s last years in Philly right now.” Trevose, a big Reid fan, still puts the blame on him for several calls he *did* make, like the Butker field goal try, and for calls he *didn’t* make, like asking for a play clock reset after the refs moved the ball. MWatkins piled on Reid and the “whole operation” for not noticing the ball was spotted at 4th and inches, not challenging, and only complaining after a punt. Atypical Vagabond hammered Reid and Toub for the decision to even attempt a kick with Butker in those tough conditions, suggesting it should have been a punt instead. LookListenLearn simply said, “Reid! Terrible situational play calls.” The frustration with the coaching staff is palpable.
No One Is Safe From the Blame Game
It’s not just Reid, though. The entire team operation is under fire. Fan wbenk307 called out the “brain trust behind the team’s refusal to try a QB sneak.” Quarterback Mahomes himself caught flak from MWatkins for letting the clock burn off 20 seconds after being down by contact. ChiefsFanInDonkeyLand83 went even harder, pointing out Mahomes losing 6 yards and not throwing it away, turning a 48-yard field goal into a 54-yarder, which was “BRUTAL!” Moore, for his part, “can’t do that on the goal line,” according to MWatkins.
Special teams are being called an “unmitigated disaster” by MWatkins, save for Johnson. Then there’s the kicker, Butker. Trying a mid-50-yard field goal from a guy who hasn’t made one from that distance since last season? MWatkins said it. ChiefsFanInDonkeyLand83 couldn’t fault Butker for missing from 54 yards in the rain, but Dustin @wtxjayhawk on X went full scorched earth, claiming they “could hold tryouts in the KC Metro and find a dude off the street that’s a better field goal kicker than Butker. The dude is so washed it’s unbelievabl.” That’s brutal, but after watching that collapse, you almost get it.
Even the stars aren’t immune. Kelce dropped “multiple catches that hit him right in the hands,” which “didn’t help,” said ChiefsFanInDonkeyLand83. Chris Jones, who’s occupying “so much of our cap space,” is “just being okay” and that’s “rough.” The general sentiment from ChiefsFanInDonkeyLand83 is that “Our stars are getting paid a lot to not be very starry.” The defense also didn’t escape, with MWatkins questioning “how many sacks?” and noting they “didn’t look prepared, didn’t execute, too many unforced errors.” Even the world’s best center can’t snap the ball straight. The refs even got an “honorable mention” from Trevose and criticism for moving the ball and the team not challenging a 4th and inches spot.
It’s a complete mess, a “true team effort” in all the worst ways. As MWatkins put it, “All of them. Every damn one.” The Chiefs are reeling, and the fan base is in full meltdown mode after seeing their team blow an 11-point lead and tumble to 5-2 after such a dominant start. The air in Arrowhead is thick with frustration right now.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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