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Chiefs loss shows how much Patrick Mahomes was carrying team
Overreaction vs. reality: Reality
The Kansas City Chiefs had another quarterback go down on Sunday, with Gardner Minshew leaving due to a knee injury, so the organization was truly playing with both arms tied behind its back offensively. That said, when watching them fall to the Tennessee Titans, it exposed how much Patrick Mahomes was propping this roster up. With the face of the franchise out for the year due to a torn ACL, we saw the warts that this roster has. The offensive line struggles in pass protection, there are no true receiving threats (albeit with Rashee Rice injured for this game), and the defense just saw one of the worst offenses in the league move the ball at will for most of the afternoon. These final two weeks should be a wake-up call to the front office that, as generational as Mahomes is, he needs at least some talent at his disposal to get them back to the mountaintop.
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22. Kansas City Chiefs (6-9)
Last Week: 19
Week 16 Result: Lost 26-9 vs. Tennessee
The Kansas City Chiefs are borderline unwatchable with third-string quarterback Chris Oladokun under center.
Sunday, he took over for Gardner Minshew II, who suffered a knee injury, and according to ESPN’s Nate Taylor, the team fears it’s a torn ACL
Patrick Mahomes is out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL, but Kansas City was on the brink of playoff elimination before he went down. The Chiefs’ Super Bowl hangover will lead to several roster changes in the offseason. – Moton
The lasting image from the Chiefs’ latest loss — this one without Patrick Mahomes | The Athletic
It didn’t matter that Pole was a rookie. Or that this was only his second NFL start. Or that he was the backup to the backup for the Chiefs at left tackle this season.
Humphrey and Smith, in particular, expected more from him.
“We’ve played a lot of ball here,” Humphrey said in the locker room afterward, “so it’s our job to be leaders.”
The attempt was even more important on Sunday, given the circumstances.
The Chiefs were not only out of playoff contention. They were also missing their true captain, as quarterback Patrick Mahomes was sitting out his first game after suffering a season-ending knee injury last week.
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12. Kansas City Chiefs: RB Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame
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