Chiefs play horribly, fall to Texans
Well, we know that the Kansas City Chiefs won’t be going 16-0. Other than that, tough to say who or what this team is.
Kansas City could not come back for a second straight game, mostly due to self-inflicted nonsense. Houston was able to hold on in a hideous affair, winning 19-12. The Chiefs gave up 10 points off of two turnovers in their own end in the first half, one time with a Mitch Morse snap over Alex Smith’s head, and another because Spencer Ware fumbled.
This was one of those games where the Chiefs couldn’t get out of their own way. A 105-yard kick return by Tyreek Hill was called back because of penalty. The offensive line was an absolute disaster, mostly because Mitch Schwartz could not block a rehabbing J.J. Watt and John Simon.
After the first drive of the day, Kansas City’s defense looked very good. The Chiefs never allowed a touchdown on a drive that didn’t start outside its own 30-yard line, so that’s the positive. Tamba Hali and Derrick Johnson each had sacks and looked spry, but the offense completely torpedoed any hope of a victory.
Alex Smith will get plenty of heat for this mess, and rightfully so. He was inaccurate and indecisive even when he had time. Overall, Smith was 20-of-37 for 186 yards and no touchdowns. Smith was certainly not helped out by his receivers. Demetrius Harris dropped what would have been a 30-yard completion. Jeremy Maclin dropped two throws right in his hands, and Albert Wilson continued his longstanding tradition of dropping catchable balls.
Check out these other NFL posts from FanSided:
Top 10 craziest NFL fan bases
Top 15 NFL Draft busts of all-time
Top 15 Heisman winners who flopped in the NFL
The story of this game might be found in the effort of Marcus Peters. Peters was beat for a touchdown, then scored an interception in the end zone, then got a taunting penalty, then got another interception.
All told, this game was a mess. The offense shares blame, The coaching shares blame. On the plus side, the Chiefs are fine in terms of record. They are 1-1 and headed home.