Instant Reaction to Chiefs 21-17 loss vs. Eagles
Week 11 has been marked on the calendars of Chiefs and Eagles fans alike. Two teams atop their respective conferences, and facing off for the first time since the Super Bowl, this matchup was one of the most anticipated of the year. Here are the plays that had the biggest impact on the outcome: Double […]
Week 11 has been marked on the calendars of Chiefs and Eagles fans alike.
Two teams atop their respective conferences, and facing off for the first time since the Super Bowl, this matchup was one of the most anticipated of the year.
Here are the plays that had the biggest impact on the outcome:
Double Kelce At Your Own Risk
You can't blame the Eagles for bracketing Kelce in the low red zone, but when your QB is Patrick Mahomes, not only will he make you pay, but he'll do it with some flair.
Mahomes took a page out of Tim Tebow's Florida Gator playbook, putting his own spin on the increasingly rare jump pass.
Swift Strikes Back
The Eagles knew they needed to respond after the Chiefs marched the ball down the field, going on a long drive of their own that resulted in the Swift (no Taylor) TD from only a few yards out.
I Sneed That
One of the more underrated corners in the league, Sneed faced the tall task of shadowing Eagles WR A..J. Brown on Monday night.
Brown has been on a tear this season and is arguably the hardest cover in the league right now behind Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill.
Yet, Sneed was never going to back down, instead deciding to embrace the challenge and coming up with the big turnover early on Monday night.
Eagles: "Hold My Beer"
These two teams seemingly decided to one-up each other in the first half, with Philadelphia having a counter for every shot the Chiefs threw at them.
That included the first interception of newly acquired safety Kevin Byard's Eagles career.
Kansas City was looking to capitalize before the half, but Philadelphia obviously had other ideas, even though it wouldn't result in much for the Birds.
Kelce Time
You can only hold him down for so long before he strikes.
Andy Reid didn't even need to pull out his genius card on this one, as the Eagles simply lost Kelce in the flat for what became an easy score before half, and gave the Chiefs the touchdown lead they were searching for prior to the interception from Byard.
Kansas City would also get the ball back with mere seconds left before halftime, allowing kicker Harrison Butker to stripe the uprights and give the Chiefs a 17-7 lead.
Gut Punch
The Eagles might be the best in the league when it comes to running the quarterback in the red zone, and they proved that yet again with Hurts keeping the ball on a designed run called QB counter.
The Kelce Cough UP
The Eagles got the break they needed, forcing a turnover on one of the most surehanded ball carriers this league has seen.
Defenders have been practicing the punching of the football even more lately, and you can see the power of the technique on plays like these.
Philadelphia wouldn't let this turnover go to waste however, capitalizing with a big play:
The big hookup would set the Eagles up at the one-yard line, allocating an easy touchdown on the indefensible play that has been termed the brotherly shove:
MVS Drops The Game Winner
On what was a dime that would have given the Chiefs the lead and likely the win, Marquez Valdez Scantling bobbled the ball out of his hands and onto the turf, forcing a third down that resulted in an intentional grounding and subsequential 4th and 25 where the Chiefs would turn the ball over on downs and give the Eagles the victory.
