🏈 Drama unfolds as Patrick Mahomes loses the football! The Dolphins capitalize on the turnover, pushing into the red zone.Ĭan they turn the tide? Chiefs still ahead 21-7. Otherwise, it’s going to be difficult for Kansas City to move the ball on third down… if this is how their offensive line is going to perform in the stretch run (and the playoffs), the Chiefs will have no shot.”Ĭhiefs OC Matt Nagy Said The Offensive Issues Are ‘Very Fixable’ “When you’re putting in two tight ends to chip on third downs, it’s a problem. “While Smith isn’t earning as much, the team has slowly lost trust in him, too.

“Kansas City paid Taylor a lot of money to be a tremendous pass protector - but over time, the team is relying on him less often.” Taylor signed a four-year, $80 million contract with the Chiefs in March, which includes $60 million guaranteed. “Why are they doing this? Because the Chiefs don’t trust their tackles,” Christensen wrote. And RDE still gets a decent look at Mahomes! What are we doing! /FskAaa4EcN The Chiefs now go into 12 personnel, put Kelce in a condensed split with Gray next to him to chip for LT, and RT gets a chip from McKinnon. SB Nation’s Nate Christensen pointed out several occasions in which the Chiefs unsuccessfully utilized 12 personnel (two tight ends, two receivers, one running back) on third and long. While Kansas City has given up the least amount of sacks per game in the league, they rank 30th in rushing success rate. Over the past two weeks, the Chiefs offensive line has given up four sacks and 19 pressures. ‘The Chiefs Will Have No Shot’ If the Offensive Line Doesn’t Step Up “But I’m going to tell you I probably should have put in the hands of the big O-line.” “If we ran it, you’d ask me why we didn’t throw it,” Reid told reporters after the game. It was a huge mistake by Reid that nearly cost the Chiefs the game. But all of Mahomes’ receivers were covered, forcing him to throw an incompletion that gave the Dolphins another chance to rally.” “Instead of trusting his linemen to generate forward movement at the line of scrimmage with a simple running play on a third-and-1 snap, Reid called a play that required Mahomes to pass. “However, the Chiefs punted after just three plays. “The Chiefs had an opportunity to finish the game on offense by keeping the ball away from the Dolphins with a successful four-minute drive late in the fourth quarter,” The Athletic’s Nate Taylor wrote. “O-line, I owe you one, men.”Īs for the reason behind the rare mea culpa, it stemmed from their final offensive play against the Dolphins, or lack thereof.

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