Kansas City Chiefs: 10 likes and 10 dislikes from Week 11 vs Chargers

10 Dislikes

1. Booger

There’s a scene in Billy Madison where the high school’s principal, moderating a debate between Madison and Eric Gordon, asks Madison to discuss how the “Industrial Revolution changed the face of the modern novel forever.”

After Madison’s not-so-great answer, the principal responds: “Mr. Madison, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”

Anyway, may God have mercy on Booger’s soul.

2. Sloppy Offensive First Half

In the “Likes” portion of this column, I talked about how the Chiefs’ bend-don’t-break defense kept them in the game during the first half. The Chiefs offense contributed to that mess that the defense had to contain.

Somehow, the Chiefs managed to score 10 points and lead at halftime. But the offense just looked out of sorts, even with the return of the starting offensive line. Maybe it had to do with the altitude, or the field conditions, or losing Hilly so early, or maybe playing a solid defense.

Whatever the reason(s), the Chiefs offense looked like hot garbage the first two quarters.

3. The Dearth of Running Back Talent

Something has to be done at the running back position. With the trade deadline past, it won’t happen this year, but the Chiefs, even though they’ve got a mediocre stable of four running backs, need a lead-back. McCoy’s too old (and still carries the football like a loaf of hot bread), and neither Damien Williams nor Darrel Williams seems to have the trust of the coaching staff. Darwin Thompson, a rookie, has been used sparingly, and I don’t see that changing this season.

4. The Absent Legion

After Hill went down, I expected the rest of the Legion of Zoom to pick up the slack. That didn’t happen. The Chiefs other wide receivers (Sammy Watkins, Demarcus Robinson, Mecole Hardman, Byron Pringle) were targeted only nine times the rest of the night, collecting five receptions for 48 yards.

Thank the stars for Kelce.

5. E8

With 4:56 left to go in the third quarter and the Chiefs up 24-9, the Chargers took over at their own 25. On the third play of the drive, Rivers chucked a wobbler in the middle of the field that looked like as easy of an interception that Tyrann Mathieu will ever have.

Except, with no one around, he dropped it.

Kansas City could’ve sealed the victory right then and there instead of doing so with 20 seconds left in the game, but Mathieu just couldn’t hang on.

Five plays later, the Chargers scored a touchdown and added a two-point conversion to make it 24-17  with 1:44 left in the third quarter.