So many Patriots fans are bitching about that Mahomes fumble being blown dead. As if it cost them the game or something. In reality, it cost them 30 yards. The Chiefs punted anyway. It was a touchback and a penalty gave the Patriots the ball at their own 35. If the fumble was allowed to play out, he would've been tackled at the Chiefs 35. Bad call but not that big. Certainly not as big as the weak pass interference they called on Mathieu that negated an interception and led to a touchdown. I hate having to point that out to them but I guess they're just whiny buttholes because they lost a game they were never going to win anyway....

I was teaching during most of the game. Took a peek at the break and saw 3-0 Chiefs. Took another peek before I headed home to see 6-3. When I got home it was near the end of the Pats touchdown drive. I was never worried. I watched the whole game through after it was over and felt like we were in control the whole way even though the score was close. Yes Cam would have made a huge difference for them. But I feel like we had a couple gears we weren’t using.

One last observation. During the Pats long drive that ended in Hoyer’s fumble, they showed Mahomes on the sideline: intense. He could not wait to get out there and there was no doubt that he knew KC was going to score a TD. Never have I seen anything like him in a Chiefs uniform.

One thing I love about this team is whenever the defense lets the opponent score to make it a 1 score game, Mahomes and the offense almost always respond with a score to make it a 2 possession game again. It's ****ing awesome.

Mahomes definitely fumble intercepted. One of the two. But it wasn't a game changer. It would be a different story if the Pats didn't throw 3 picks, get sacked without any timeouts before the half, and just play from behind in general.

Carr had a similar play this weekend. He kind of flipped as he was in the grasp and they called it incomplete. Looked like a fumble.

I hear you. When we have a one score lead, I expect to score on the next possession to make it a two score lead. When we have a two score lead, I expect to score on the next possession to make it a three score lead. I’m so spoiled and I love it.

I'm glad for the win, and excited for how composed the defense played. But I'm honestly a little confused by how pedestrian the offense played. And kind of sloppy. It doesn't make sense. This game had to be circled on the schedule, by everyone. But we come out and play as vanilla as I've ever seen them, on both sides of the ball. This should've been a statement game.

Okay, I know, I sound like I'm complaining. Maybe I am, and I shouldn't be. I should be celebrating the win. And I am, inside. I just don't understand why we played the way we played.

We moved the ball at will three of the first four possessions. One was stymied by Watkins fumble and the other two stalled. I agree that we were pretty vanilla at the end of the two stalled drives. I think Andy wanted to save the two scoring plays for later in the season, if he could score TDs in safe mode. He brought the secret plays out to salt away the win, but they were always there.

You're right, you're absolutely right.

I know it's irrational to feel how I feel about it.

We won, and I never thought we wouldn't. It doesn't get much better than that right? Especially against the Patriots.

Too much anticipation.

Really weird play...

First quarter Tyreek catches one over the middle and takes off, he runs toward the sideline and with room in front of him, he ducks out of bounds.

He could have another 5 yards easy and possibly more with a juke and his speed.

Seemed very uncharacteristic for Tyreek. Anyone else notice this?

Its at 12:05 in the first quarter.

Yes. I think he could have also caught the deep pass along the left sideline. He had a hammy back in September. I don’t think he fully trusts his legs, probably with good reason. He has another gear he hasn’t used all year. I’d rather he not gimp himself. It’s not worth the risk to have him sitting on the sideline on the chance of an eye-popping TD.

he had no blocking from that point and 4 guys converging with the angle. at best he gets 4 more yards at worst he is injured. In a 16 game regular season you have to pick your battles and I want Reek for the long haul.

There were 2 patriots closing towards the sideline, maybe from his view it looked completely closed off. He definitely could have gotten another 3 yards though.

Sidenote; I love how Hill is catching the ball with his hands away from his body this year instead of cradle-catching it. He must have worked on it during the offseason. Glad he continues to improve himself. :clap:

That was my thought as well. But if you look at the PATs he missed, he sweeping more horizontal than normal and is pulling his kick.

I am really impressed by Fenton and Thornhill.

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