It would have been nice to see a replay to see why he missed a Smith pass that seemed to be thrown very hard but right near Darby. After this loss, the Bills may need a minor miracle to make the playoffs.
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“We’re not really anxious about all that”, Chiefs coach Andy Reid told reporters after the game. “We have to start focusing on this game and learn from what the mistakes were, and we have to get them fixed. All that stuff, if you keep knocking out the fundamentals and techniques, you don’t worry about that other stuff”.
Chiefs left guard Jeff Allen had to be helped off the field midway through the second quarter with a left ankle injury. You give them a chance and let them live, they start making plays – their defense starts making plays.
CARDINALS 19, 49ERS 13: In Santa Clara, California, Carson Palmer ran for a go-ahead 8-yard touchdown with 2:28 left to lift Arizona. On the third offensive play of the game, they combined on a 48-yard completion.
With a makeshift offensive line, the Chiefs continued to put up numbers.
In his most productive game as a member of the Chiefs, Maclin caught nine passes for 155 yards, including a 41-yard touchdown catch. “We played our brand of football and we have to continue to do that”. This is the fourth time the Bills have allowed 30 or more points this season, and this time, they allowed the Chiefs to pile up 413 yards of total offense. He ended the run by bowling over Buffalo safety Bacarri Rambo like a rag doll before getting tackled.
Best Line: Gannon said Chief defensive lineman Dontari Poe weighs 344 pounds “and that was before Thanksgiving”. In addition to Maclin’s catch, he also failed to challenge two more plays that would have been reversed in the Bills’ favor.
The Buffalo Bills suffered a deflating defeat at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, putting their record down to 5-6 on the season, and a game behind in the AFC Wildcard race.
The Bills took an early 10-0 lead in this one, but the Chiefs battled back within two by the end of the first half.
Kansas City took its first lead on a 15-yard touchdown pass to Kelce early in the second half, and Santos knocked through a 49-yard field goal to make it 24-16, before Taylor answered for Buffalo with a short touchdown pass to LeSean McCoy later in the third quarter.
Jerry Hughes – As usual Hughes was good for a few penalties that were completely unnecessary, the roughing the passer pretty much sums up the Bills season.
By that point, Watkins had six catches for 158 yards and two touchdowns.
But despite the win, not everything was sunshine and roses for KC.
While both teams held a lead at one point or another, the Bills ultimately came undone by Rex Ryan’s late-game coaching decisions.
The Chiefs lost Justin Houston, Eric Fisher, and Mitch Morse to injury.
The game developed unlike anything Maclin envisioned, and that could eventually be a great thing for the Chiefs. He still wouldn’t say who was in charge of the replay process, but did say they are going to implement changes to the challenge process.
With the loss Buffalo falls to 5-6, dropping to 10th in the AFC, while the Chiefs take firm control of the last playoff spot.
The Texans (6-5) have won four games in a row for the first time since winning six straight in 2012.
There was also a play at the end of the third quarter that might have been worthy of a review, when Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith was credited for an 11-yard scramble to convert a third-and-11 from the Buffalo 34.
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“That was a big win”, linebacker Derrick Johnson said. The Bills were the toughest team remaining on the schedule. Even when we were down 10-0, guys … we know what is at stake.
