ATLANTA
Facing a fourth-and-2 at their own 45-yard line early in the third quarter Sunday, Chiefs coach Andy Reid waved his offense back onto the field.
They only had a four-point lead over the Falcons at that point, but there was no point in faking the funk. It would take points to beat the league’s top-scoring team, and Atlanta coach Dan Quinn knew this, too – which is why he promptly called timeout.
What the Chiefs did next not only helped them grab momentum, it also set off a chain reaction by Quinn that ended up making the difference in a razor-thin 29-28 victory by the Chiefs.