The frustration of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was out in the open this weekend — during the aftermath of a discouraging 20-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills. He expressed annoyance with the officiating, but this loss that dropped the Chiefs to 8-5 featured some of the same issues that have plagued the unit in multiple games.
Kansas City's offense had an underlying efficiency when it used the run game, then quick passes off of them. However, the straight drop-back passing game was ineffective: Mahomes averaged 5.4 yards per pass attempt on non-play-action plays against Buffalo, completing only one of the five times he threw 20 or more yards in the air downfield.