The Kansas City Chiefs woke up on Monday at 1-2 — under .500 for the first time since Week 10 in 2015. That is incredible to fathom — and in reality, perhaps it shouldn’t be.
The Los Angeles Chargers kicked a field goal to tie the game at 24 on Sunday, leaving quarterback Patrick Mahomes with just over two minutes on the clock. At the time, it seemed inevitable that Mahomes would lead the Chiefs to victory.
But to the Chargers’ credit, they forced the Chiefs to third-and-8 at the Kansas City 27, and after a no-look interception earlier in the game, Mahomes, having been flushed to his right, tried for a pass using another one of his usual tricks — the extrasensory perception (ESP)-like connection he has with tight end Travis Kelce.