Kansas City Chiefs: 10 likes and 10 dislikes from Week 9 vs Vikings

10 Dislikes

1. Hardman’s Lost Fumble

It especially hurt as the game was tied at 10 to start the second half. The return looked decent, too. Unfortunately, Mecole Hardman was a little careless with the pigskin, and he paid for it. Soon thereafter, the Vikings scored a touchdown to go up 16-10.

2. Five Sacks Allowed

The makeshift offensive line had its worst game pass-protecting wise in a while, allowing the Vikings to collected five sacks for a total of 45 yards lost. Cameron Erving continues to struggle at left tackle while Andrew Wylie returned to action only to move to right guard to replace the injured Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.

Of the five starters on Sunday, only two–center Austin Reiter and right tackle Mitchell Schwartz–were the same as in Week 1.

3. Treadwell Beating the Chiefs

There’s a word for guys like wide receiver Laquon Treadwell: bust.

The former first-round pick in 2016 had only two receptions in the first eight weeks of the season for 16 yards. Against the Chiefs, he caught three passes for 58 yards, all three receptions coming on third downs. He caught passes on only two of the Vikings possessions, but Minnesota capitalized on both of them, scoring a touchdown on one and kicking a field goal on the other.

4. Abdullah, Open By 100 Yards

And this after a time out by the Chiefs. Bad look.

https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1191081317498122240

5. Third-Down Touchdowns Allowed

The Minnesota Vikings scored three touchdowns against the Chiefs, and all three come on third-down passes by Kirk Cousins, first to Bisi Johnson, then to Ameer Abdullah (see above), and finally to Kyle Rudolph.