Esiason quickly added speculation that Maclin may not be around for the entire Chiefs-Patriots game.
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The Chiefs embarked on a glacial 5-minute and 16-second drive that finally ended on Charcandrick West’s 1-yard touchdown run with just 1:13 left on the game clock.
According to multiple reports from NFL Media, Kansas City wideout Jeremy Maclin faces an uphill battle to be able to contribute in the Divisional Round game at Gillette Stadium. If Denver wins, the Patriots are on the road. Brady again came out firing, completing passes of 18, 11, 14, 10 and 16 yards, with the latter being a touchdown strike to Gronkowski, who was matched up in single coverage against safety Eric Berry and eventually found himself wide open in the end zone when Berry bit on the fake. They were down by two scores.
“It’s hard to do”, Brady said of reaching the AFC title game five years in a row.
“(Bill) Belichick does a phenomenal job here and it gives us a great example of where we need to be, so this is a good experience for us and that’s the way we’ll take it. We’ll learn from our mistakes and how you have to play if you want to advance in the postseason. Maclin was limited to two catches for 23 yards. He was eventually carted off to the locker room.
“I appreciate him for going out there and trying to go”, Smith said of Maclin. “And then it came to a point where the pain kind of took over and it was time for me to come out of the game”.
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The Chiefs were officially back in the game at that point, but the Patriots’ offense _ led by the super-efficient Brady _ kept them at bay. As the two-minute warning approached, a KC staffer literally stole the challenge flag from the head coach’s pocket so he wouldn’t accidentally throw it on the field. But he’s still answering for his time management. “We had 20 seconds”, Reid said.
