The Kansas City Chiefs fell to the Buffalo Bills, 28-21, on Sunday afternoon to drop to 5-4 on the season.
Here are some quick notes from the loss.
1. The Chiefs overcame immense adversity to still have a chance in the end.
Kansas City, which was trailing by 15 points early in the fourth quarter, appeared to be on the ropes when faced with a 4th-and-17 near midfield. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes kept the Chiefs’ chances alive, however, when he found wide receiver Rashee Rice for a 29-yard gain to move the chains.
The Chiefs then narrowed the deficit to just seven points soon after with a touchdown and successful two-point try, putting themselves firmly back in the game. The defense came up with a critical stop, too, when linebacker Leo Chenal sacked Bills’ quarterback Josh Allen and forced a Buffalo punt with plenty of time remaining.
Kansas City’s rally ultimately fell short, but the Chiefs gave themselves a chance. The key moving forward will be about turning those chances into wins, as Kansas City has now dropped four one-score games this season.
“We’ve had great moments, and we’ve had bad moments. We have to be more consistent as a team, and I have to be more consistent as a quarterback,” Mahomes said. “We have to be able to battle. We’ve been in all these tight, close games in our history, but they’re not going our way right now, so how do we deal with that adversity? How do we [get] better and learn from it? It will be an uphill battle when we get back, but I think our guys are up for it.”