Andy Reid reveals why the Chiefs are having second half scoring drought
2023 hasn't been a bad year by any means, as the Kansas City Chiefs still sit somewhere near the top of the AFC. With a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, they are now in a tie for second in the AFC behind the Baltimore Ravens. But it's safe to say that if the offense wasn't […]
2023 hasn't been a bad year by any means, as the Kansas City Chiefs still sit somewhere near the top of the AFC. With a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, they are now in a tie for second in the AFC behind the Baltimore Ravens. But it's safe to say that if the offense wasn't playing like a top-three unit in the league, the Chiefs would be screwed.
That is mostly because the offense has been so bad. Well, let me rephrase that. The second-half offense has been so bad. The first-half offense has actually been pretty good at times, especially the last two weeks.
Against the Eagles on Monday Night Football, the Chief's offense came to a screeching halt in the second half. They scored 17 in the first and went scoreless in the second half. It is one of the odd things we have seen from the Chiefs this year. The Chiefs in 2023 are averaging under six points per game in the second half.
So, why is this happening? Why is a team that has historically had some of the best offenses we have seen in the last six or seven years been so bad in just one part of the game?
"We're kind of shooting ourselves in the foot," Andy Reid said to reporters after the game. "I've got to do a better job helping out with that, and then my guys have got to do the same thing. So, we've all got to pick it up a notch there in the second half. (We're) just not as sharp there. We'll work on that."
Penalties are easily one of the things hurting this team, and Monday Night Football was a perfect example. The Creed Humphrey false start penalty, even though he just dipped his hips like he always does, was still a penalty that ended up hurting the Chiefs' chances at converting a big down.
In terms of shooting themselves in the foot, I have to think he means the drops by the receivers. In a way, it was a flashback of the loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 1, where, if just a few more receivers made catches that hit their hands, they win the game. The same could be said here, whether it be Marquez Valdes-Scantling or Travis Kelce's fumble.
The Chiefs, and mainly Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes, continue to be optimistic about the receiver issue, though. Once again, after the game, we see Mahomes take the high road. Could Mahomes have played better on MNF? For sure. However, for the most part, he did his job to put the team in a position to win, and the penalties and drops just set them back.
This team will be okay, as they always are. But, them shooting themselves in the foot is certainly making everything harder than it has to be.
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