Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes (Getty Images)
“A lot of people are saying this wasn’t a penalty; I’m going to go on record and say that this is definitely a penalty,” Jason said. “At the end of the day, we still had another play,” Travis said. The Chiefs had a golden opportunity to steal a victory against Denver after reaching the goal line in the closing seconds. “I’ll take my guy Pat Mahomes on the six-yard line with the game on the line; I’ll take that any day of the week. So we gotta execute at the end even more. We can’t let the penalty absolutely deflate us and not let us execute at the end of the game. One particular decision drew criticism. On third-and-goal from the Denver one-yard line, Reid called a handoff to Kenneth Walker III instead of attempting a quarterback sneak. Walker was stopped short, wasting a valuable scoring opportunity.
However, a false start penalty pushed Kansas City into a difficult position before the offense failed to convert on fourth down.
The Kansas City Chiefs are still dealing with the fallout from their painful Week 8 defeat to the Denver Broncos, and the latest comments from Travis Kelce have added another twist to the conversation.
“I’m going to do whatever it takes to win,” Mahomes said. “If I do that, it better work,” Mahomes said. Kelce has taken a different position While Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid questioned a crucial penalty that hurt Kansas City’s chances of winning. The veteran tight end backed the officials’ decision, admitting that the Chiefs committed a penalty. His comments also come as Mahomes addresses another major talking point surrounding the team’s late-game decisions and Reid’s reluctance to use quarterback sneaks. “Quarterback sneak, whatever it is, it’s not like I’m scared to put my body on the line. That’s how I’ve played. It’s gotten me in trouble sometimes, and sometimes it’s helped the team. That’s stuff we’ll continue to evaluate and work on to make ourselves better for future references. “I understand people watch the film and see stuff and want you to go out there and make it happen. But, the play call is what we call, and we want to execute that play. That’s stuff that we evaluate and learn from. We’ll try to be better the next few weeks. If I call my own number, it’s got to work. With Kansas City facing questions about its execution, play-calling and late-game composure, the pressure is growing on Reid and Mahomes to find answers before their next challenge.