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oaklandhater · 11-20-2016, 06:02 PM

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Chiefs seeing red after loss hurts chances to win tight AFC West race

If the Kansas City Chiefs are going to emerge from the three-card monte that is the AFC West, they’re going to have to avoid two things: losing to teams below them and missing on chances to score points.

Both happened Sunday.

The Chiefs inexplicably blew a chance to push the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders, playing later in Week 11, with a game they should have won. But the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — imagine this — were the more poised and efficient team on Sunday in a 19-17 win over the Chiefs.

That’s saying a lot. The Bucs have been a wild affair this season, replete with turnovers, defensive breakdowns and The Roberto Aguayo Experience. But Aguyao, on a day when kickers lost their ability to kick league-wide, was a perfect 4-of-4, and the Chiefs couldn’t count on them beating themselves.

Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs lost a tough game Sunday. (AP)
Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs lost a tough game Sunday. (AP)
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This is a team that had won 10 straight at Arrowhead, but the Chiefs are just not a dynamic offensive team right now. In addition to bogging down in the red zone (2-for-4 on Sunday, after 0-for-6 the previous two games), they also gave away points when Alex Smith was picked in the end zone by Bucs safety Chris Conte with 12 minutes to go in the fourth quarter.

That was a back breaker, and Smith couldn’t get the ball back in time to make a charge for a late field goal. It might not have mattered. The Chiefs ran 52 plays Sunday, and 49 of them went for 17 yards or shorter. Jeremy Maclin’s absence made a difference, but even with him on the field the Chiefs can’t afford to not capitalize on drive and give teams such as the Buccaneers chances.

Despite some shaky moments from Jameis Winston, he often diced the Chiefs up. The Bucs converted 69 percent of their third-down attempts against the Chiefs, which — like their red-zone troubles on offense — is a disturbing trend that is going on three weeks now.

Now the Chiefs have four of their final six games against AFC West teams. The good news is that they can take care of business in games that matter more than this one. The bad news? They’ll have a very hard time doing so with efforts such as these.

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Eric Edholm is a writer for Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter!

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**petegz28** · 11-20-2016, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by oaklandhater

28TH RANKED OFFENSE ITS A DUMPSTER FIRE!!!!!!!

7-3 ...I am not complaining

KCUnited · 11-20-2016, 06:04 PM

**New World Order** · 11-20-2016, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by petegz28

7-3 ...I am not complaining

Thank you defense.

Beef Supreme · 11-20-2016, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by petegz28

Meh, I can't go there. He rarely throws INT's. We can't start cherry picking. He rarely throws INT's. And even with that INT we were still in the game. We needed one 3 and out. Just one.

We needed our defense to win the game for us. Again.

They didn't.

When is the offense going to win a game for us?

**The Franchise** · 11-20-2016, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by petegz28

Meh, I can't go there. He rarely throws INT's. We can't start cherry picking. He rarely throws INT's. And even with that INT we were still in the game. We needed one 3 and out. Just one.

Yeah. We were still in the game....because the defense kept us there. If they were as bad as you said they were....we would have been down by more than 3 scores.

**SAUTO** · 11-20-2016, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by petegz28

Meh, I can't go there. He rarely throws INT's. We can't start cherry picking. He rarely throws INT's. And even with that INT we were still in the game. We needed one 3 and out. Just one.

Or one fg instead of an int

**petegz28** · 11-20-2016, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

Or one fg instead of an int

I am not sure about that. You think the defense would have held the Bucs for 3+ minutes and gave us a 1 point win?

Here's a hint. The defense didn't have a single 3 and out all game.

Most likely the Bucs would have kicked a FG to win the game.

**SAUTO** · 11-20-2016, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by petegz28

I am not sure about that. You think the defense would have held the Bucs for 3+ minutes and gave us a 1 point win?

Here's a hint. The defense didn't have a single 3 and out all game.

Most likely the Bucs would have kicked a FG to win the game.

they didnt score another point, are you saying they weren't trying up one?

Beef Supreme · 11-20-2016, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by petegz28

I am not sure about that. You think the defense would have held the Bucs for 3+ minutes and gave us a 1 point win?

Here's a hint. The defense didn't have a single 3 and out all game.

Most likely the Bucs would have kicked a FG to win the game.

You seem to think that the offense would have scored again if the defense would have just held them to a 3 and out. Like that's a real certainty.

MeatRock · 11-20-2016, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by petegz28

Meh, I can't go there. He rarely throws INT's. We can't start cherry picking. He rarely throws INT's. And even with that INT we were still in the game. We needed one 3 and out. Just one.

He rarely throws TD's too, unfortunately. 9 td's to 4 int's? Not getting it done through 10 games.

rabblerouser · 11-20-2016, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MeatRock

He rarely throws TD's too, unfortunately. 9 td's to 4 int's? Not getting it done through 10 games.

Jeez...you'd associate those numbers with an option QB in the NCAA who throws less than 20 passes a game, not a starting NFL QB. Wow.

mcaj22 · 11-20-2016, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by rabblerouser

Jeez...you'd associate those numbers with an option QB in the NCAA who throws less than 20 passes a game, not a starting NFL QB. Wow.

correct, those are numbers are basically Carson Wentz's year 1 numbers in the NFL. Fresh out of college and Wentz stats so far are Alex Smith in year 11. Quite sad really.

TigeRRUppeRRcut · 11-20-2016, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MeatRock

Smith doesn't throw enough TD's to be exonerated for his Picks. Period!

Tell that to Russell Wilson who only threw 26 TD's all season to win the SB in 2013 then went to the SB in 2014 throwing only 20.

If you want to cherry pick stats and ignore rushing TD's which also represent the work of the offense (QB included) then you are a lunatic.

**New World Order** · 11-20-2016, 06:02 PM

Offense is definitely an ugly thing to watch.

No argument there.

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