6. Travis Kelce’s Touchdown Grab
The veteran tight end, who dropped a couple of passes later in the game, got turned around on a floating pass from Moore with the Chiefs down 14-0 in the second quarter. But Kelce stayed with it, got himself re-positioned, caught the pass, and scored easily, turning this Sunday Night Football game from a snoozer into an exciting back-and-forth contest.
Would it be #NationalTightEndsDay without a touchdown from Trav?? The answer is no 🏹#GBvsKC 📺: KSHB pic.twitter.com/XX4QOMyPUT
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) October 28, 2019
7. Colquitt
On two occasions, I yearned for Andy Reid to keep the offense on the field and go for it. The first time was Kansas City’s first drive of the game, and the second time was Kansas City’s last drive of the game.
Yet each time, punter Dustin Colquitt came in and showed why he’s such a weapon and still one of the game’s best punters. On the first punt, he pushed the Packers back within their own 20 while on the second, with the help of the cover team, he pinned them back to the one.
8. A Couple of Commentator Remarks
Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, both of whom I like very much, each made a funny (at least, to me) comment with the game winding down.
First, Michaels said something like, “It’s third-and-a-deuce.” Perhaps that’s just my juvenile sense of humor showing, but I laughed aloud when he said that.
Then moments later, with the camera zoomed in on Reid, Collinsworth utters, “Andy Reid needs to find a way to get the ball back.” This also made me laugh while saying a phrase that is not fit to print on FanSided.
Much like the Chiefs defense at that point, Collinsworth appeared fresh out of ideas.
9. The Chiefs Last Scoring Drive
A beautiful 10-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that lasted four minutes, 55 seconds tied the game up at 24. It featured five runs, all by Damien Williams, who accumulated 23 rushing yards on the drive, while Moore went 4-for-5 for 47 yards.
https://twitter.com/Chiefs/status/1188652372727336962
Very well-balanced drive, and it showed that Reid still knows how to make things click even with a back-up in there. To boot, the drive ended with the Chiefs scoring a rushing touchdown with three back-up offensive linemen on the field.
10. Rodgers Beat the Chiefs
Set aside a percentage on a lost fumble and questionable play-calling late in the game, and give the rest of the credit for this Packers victory to Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers was often hurried in this game, and still made incredible pass after incredible pass, including one on the first drive of the game to Jake Kumerow and the touchdown pass to running back Jamaal Williams.
With Matt Moore in for Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs forced the Packers to lean on their future Hall-of-Fame quarterback in order to win. Unfortunately, as he’s done so many times in his career, Rodgers stepped up and got the job done.