The Kansas City Chiefs are masters of the narrow escape. A turnover here, a big play there, jump out to a lead, and then preserve the win down the stretch. It isn’t always pretty but it almost always works for coach Andy Reid’s bunch.
But it didn’t Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. Despite jumping to a 14-0 first-quarter lead, despite being plus 2 in takeaway-giveaway differential, the Chiefs couldn’t hang on. Ryan Succop’s 53-yard field goal as time expired gave Tennessee a 19-17 win and knocked the Chiefs out of first place in the AFC West.
At 10-4, they dropped from the No.